mail stuck in postfix incoming directory

[Harondel J. Sibble]

Wish I could, but no, has too much sensitive/usable info...

On 12 Jun 2012 at 21:22, Joolee wrote:

> Can you post it to the list?
> 
> On 12 June 2012 20:51, Harondel J. Sibble <mailscanner at pdscc.com> wrote:
> 
> > Interesting, problem solved, there was a file called "message" from 1535
> > yesterday in the
> >
> > /var/spool/postfix/active
> >
> > directory, once I moved that out, all the mail started to flow.
> >
> > What should I be checking in the problem message file to determine the
> > cause
> > of the problem?
> >
> > On 12 Jun 2012 at 11:13, Harondel J. Sibble wrote:
> >
> > > So one of the machines in the field stopped sending or receiving emails,
> > > actually it receives them fine from both internal (exchange) and
> > externally,
> > > but they don't leave the mailscanner box.
> > >
> > > /var/spool/postfix/incoming
> > >
> > > has all the emails that have come to the box since yesterday afternoon.
> > >
> > > Maillogs show
> > >
> > >
> > > Jun 12 11:05:23 mailscannersys postfix/qmgr[8414]: fatal: qmgr_move:
> > update
> > > active/message time stamps: Operation not permitted Jun 12 11:05:24
> > > mailscannersys postfix/master[8107]: warning: process
> > > /usr/libexec/postfix/qmgr pid 8414 exit status 1 Jun 12 11:05:24
> > > mailscannersys postfix/master[8107]: warning: /usr/libexec/postfix/qmgr:
> > bad
> > > command startup -- throttling Jun 12 11:06:24 mailscannersys
> > > postfix/qmgr[8417]: fatal: qmgr_move: update active/message time stamps:
> > > Operation not permitted Jun 12 11:06:25 mailscannersys
> > postfix/master[8107]:
> > > warning: process /usr/libexec/postfix/qmgr pid 8417 exit status 1 Jun 12
> > > 11:06:25 mailscannersys postfix/master[8107]: warning:
> > > /usr/libexec/postfix/qmgr: bad command startup -- throttling
> > >
> > > this is a centos 4.8 box and was running fine until this occurred
> > yesterday.
> > > Googling seems to indicate permission errors, however when I compare
> > >
> > > /var/spool/postifx and subdirectories with another working, box, all
> > looks
> > > correct, suggestions?
> > >
> > > I've had a chat with the new onsite admin and he swears the only change
> > made
> > > recently was to add a line to allow word docs with double periods in
> > >
> > > /etc/MailScanner/filename.rules.conf
> > >
> > > other than that, no other changes.
> > > --
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Harondel J. Sibble 
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Creating Solutions for the small and medium business computer user.
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