[olug] Postfix/dovecot

[Lou Duchez]

Postfix needs Dovecot for authentication for relay, and that's it.  
Postfix does not deliver mail via Dovecot.  Postfix writes mail to 
whatever directory, and Dovecot reads mail from whatever directory, but 
they're separate operations.

But on mail you're relaying out, Dovecot is involved only to 
authenticate the sender.


> the log error was fixed.  Well, the relay is what it is allowed to send
> to.  and the process is postfix->dovecotlda->maildir->dovecot->email client.
>
> I'm trying to send email out.
>
> Sam
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Dave Rowe <dave at roweware.com> wrote:
>
>> Not a postfix/dovecot expert, but the logs state that Permission was
>> denied when attempting to open a log file
>> (/home/vmail/dovecot-deliver.log).  Who is postfix/dovecot running as,
>> and do they have access to that homedir.
>>
>> Also, regarding the Relay Access Denied, did you setup Postfix to
>> allow mail to be sent _from_ gmail.com domains?  I believe (from when
>> I've setup qmail / exim4 in the past) you define what domains your MTA
>> is allowed to send for.
>>
>> Dovecot _ISN'T_ an MTA - postfix is, right?  So are you talking about
>> postfix sending / receiving the email effectively in the same
>> operation, but dovecot doesn't see the message in the maildir that
>> postfix "delivers" to?
>>
>> Rough process: postfix (local) -> postfix (local) -> maildir ->
>> dovecot -> email client (Thunderbird, Horde, RoundCube, etc)  ??  In
>> this instance are you configuring postfix to talk to itself, or are
>> you attempting to transport via postfix to a remote SMTP server, which
>> in turn sends the message back to your postfix install?
>>
>> -Dave
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Sam Flint <harmonicnm7h at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Does anyone have any ideas?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Sam Flint <harmonicnm7h at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> Well, for postfix, it now accepts email, but when it sends it through
>>>> dovecot, dovecot complains, and the email won't go through.  Log entry:
>>>>
>>>>           Apr 14 19:22:32 li455-174 postfix/qmgr[24423]: 2C4B69382:
>>>>           from=<harmonicnm7h at gmail.com>, size=1911, nrcpt=1 (queue
>>>>           active)
>>>>           Apr 14 19:22:32 li455-174 postfix/pipe[32234]: 2C4B69382:
>>>>           to=<swflint at flintfam.org>, relay=dovecot, delay=433995,
>>>>           delays=433994/0.04/0/0.11, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred
>>>>           (temporary failure. Command output: doveconf: Warning: NOTE:
>>>>           You can get a new clean config file with: doveconf -n >
>>>>           dovecot-new.conf doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in
>>>>           /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:25: add auth_ prefix to all settings
>>>>           inside auth {} and remove the auth {} section completely
>>>>           doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in
>>>>           /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:26: auth_user has been replaced by
>>>>           service auth { user } doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in
>>>>           /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:28: passdb  {} has been replaced by
>>>>           passdb { driver= } doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in
>>>>           /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:33: userdb  {} has been replaced by
>>>>           userdb { driver= } Can't open log file
>>>>           /home/vmail/dovecot-deliver.log: Permission denied )
>>>>           Apr 14 19:22:32 li455-174 postfix/qmgr[24423]: 2C4B69382:
>>>>           from=<harmonicnm7h at gmail.com>, status=expired, returnedto
>>>>           sender
>>>>
>>>> Postfix also refuses to send email out, error in webmail app is:
>>>>
>>>>          Transaction failed
>>>>          554 5.7.1 <harmonicnm7h at gmail.com>: Relay access denied
>>>>
>>>> Log has:
>>>>
>>>>          Apr 14 21:49:12 li455-174 postfix/smtpd[32585]: connect from
>>>>          localhost[::1]
>>>>          Apr 14 21:49:12 li455-174 postfix/smtpd[32585]: NOQUEUE: reject:
>>>>          RCPT from localhost[::1]: 554 5.7.1 <harmonicnm7h at gmail.com>:
>>>>          Relay access denied; from=<swflint at flintfam.org>
>>>>          to=<harmonicnm7h at gmail.com> proto=ESMTP helo=<flintfam.org>
>>>>          Apr 14 21:49:12 li455-174 postfix/smtpd[32585]: lost connection
>>>>          after RCPT from localhost[::1]
>>>>          Apr 14 21:49:12 li455-174 postfix/smtpd[32585]: disconnect from
>>>> localhost[::1]
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Sam
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Sam Flint
>>>> Happy Hacking!
>>>> swflint at flintfam.org
>>>> flintfam.org/~swflint
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Sam Flint
>>> flintfam.org/~swflint
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