postfix queues problem?

[Julian Field]

At 16:02 22/05/2004, you wrote:
>On Sat, 2004-05-22 at 23:30, Julian Field wrote:
> > At 10:03 22/05/2004, you wrote:
> > >On Sat, 2004-05-22 at 18:09, Drew Marshall wrote:
> > > > Brian Parish wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >For some reason the install script did not set up the second postfix
> > > > >instance, so I followed the info at:
> > > > >
> > > > >http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Using_MailScanner/Postfix/SpamA
> ssas
> > > sin/ClamAV_in_Gentoo_Linux#Configuring_two_versions_of_postfix
> > > > >
> > > > >and did the following:
> > > > >
> > > > >cp -rp /etc/postfix /etc/postfix.in
> > > > >
> > > > >Edited /etc/postfix.in/main.cf and added a line at the top that says:
> > > > >
> > > > >defer_transports = smtp local virtual relay
> > > > >
> > > > >In the same file, changed:
> > > > >queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
> > > > >to
> > > > >queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix.in
> > > > >
> > > > >cp -rp /var/spool/postfix /var/spool/postfix.in
> > > > >
> > > > >Edited /etc/postfix/master.cf and commented out the following line:
> > > > >smtp   inet    n       -       y       -       -       smtpd
> > > > >
> > > > >chown postfix.postfix /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming
> > > > >chown postfix.postfix /var/spool/MailScanner/quarantine
> > > > >
> > > > >service MailScanner start
> > > > >
> > > > >now says that it starts the two postfix queues, but in
> > > > >/var/log/mail/info I get over and over:
> > > > >
> > > > >MailScanner[nnn]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus Scanner version 4.30.3
> > > > >starting...
> > > > >
> > > > >I see MailScanner <defunct> processes and no mail is processed.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > Check the 'run as user' in MailScanner.conf. Make sure it's postfix and
> > > > like wise the 'run as group' should as be postfix. As Postfix won't
> > > > allow anything to do with root near it's queues.
> > > >
> > > > Drew
> > > >
> > >Thanks Drew,
> > >
> > >Those lines were set at null.  i.e. run as user =
> > >
> > >So I fixed those, but still no cigar.  Incoming mail is not scanned and
> > >not passed on to the outgoing queue and "MailScanner starting" messages
> > >accumulate in the info log.
> >
> > Set "Debug = yes" in MailScanner.conf, then kill your MailScanner
> > processes, then "check_mailscanner" and see if it prints any errors.
> > --
> > Julian Field
>
>No - looks clean.  Tried starting the postfix processes individually as
>suggested by Drew - that generates no errors either.  But no mail is
>processed.  I can see it coming in and being queued, but it gets no
>further.  This is starting to get serious as I now have e-mail somewhere
>in between queues and don't know what it is or how to get it out.
>
>Any other suggestions very welcome!

If you can mail me (off-list) the IP address, login details and root
password, I will log on and take a look for you. Might be something simple.
--
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