fatal: the Postfix mail system is not running

Clean install 10.5.1 Server. DNS works fine (check with Host and Dig) (check with working 10.4.11 server) When i start the Mail (only IMAP) and i look by Log "SMTP" i get

xserver postfix/postfix-script[845]: fatal: the Postfix mail system is not running

Trying to send mail no result.

By system.log

Jan 17 14:53:52 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[417]: verifying cyrus databases
Jan 17 14:53:52 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[417]: skiplist: recovered /var/imap/mailboxes.db (4 records, 856 bytes) in 0 seconds
Jan 17 14:53:52 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[417]: skiplist: recovered /var/imap/annotations.db (0 records, 144 bytes) in 0 seconds
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[417]: done verifying cyrus databases
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver master[416]: Cyrus POP/IMAP Server v2.3.8 ready for work
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: checkpointing cyrus databases
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: DBERROR: error listing log files: DB_NOTFOUND: No matching key/data pair found
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: DBERROR: archive /var/imap/db: cyrusdb error
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: DBERROR: error listing log files: DB_NOTFOUND: No matching key/data pair found
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: DBERROR: archive /var/imap/db: cyrusdb error
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: DBERROR: error listing log files: DB_NOTFOUND: No matching key/data pair found
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: DBERROR: archive /var/imap/db: cyrusdb error
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: done checkpointing cyrus databases
Jan 17 14:54:03 xserver Server Admin[231]: Unexpected call to doMarkConfigurationAsDirty by 'DNS' plugin during updateConfigurationViewFromDescription
Jan 17 14:56:11 xserver named[461]: starting BIND 9.4.1-P1 -f


By mailacces.log i get

Jan 17 13:47:08 xserver cyrus-quota[1041]: DBERROR: critical database situation
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: DBERROR: error listing log files: DB_NOTFOUND: No matching key/data pair found
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: DBERROR: archive /var/imap/db: cyrusdb error
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: DBERROR: error listing log files: DB_NOTFOUND: No matching key/data pair found
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: DBERROR: archive /var/imap/db: cyrusdb error
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: DBERROR: error listing log files: DB_NOTFOUND: No matching key/data pair found
Jan 17 14:53:58 xserver ctl_cyrusdb[420]: DBERROR: archive /var/imap/db: cyrusdb error


With Postconf -n

Last login: Thu Jan 17 14:50:43 on ttys000
xserver:~ admin$ postconf -n
command_directory = /usr/sbin
config_directory = /etc/postfix
content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
debug peerlevel = 2
enable serveroptions = yes
html_directory = no
inet_interfaces = all
mail_owner = _postfix
mailbox sizelimit = 0
mailbox_transport = cyrus
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
maps rbldomains =
message sizelimit = 20971520
mydestination = $myhostname,localhost.$mydomain,xxxx.nl
mydomain = test.nl
mydomain_fallback = localhost
myhostname = xserver.xxxx.nl
mynetworks = 127.0.0.1/32,192.168.2.0/24
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
queue_directory = /private/var/spool/postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix
relayhost =
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/examples
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
setgid_group = _postdrop
smtpd clientrestrictions = permit_mynetworks zen.spamhaus.org permit
smtpd pw_server_securityoptions = login,plain
smtpd recipientrestrictions = permit sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauthdestination,permit
smtpd sasl_authenable = yes
smtpd use_pwserver = yes
unknown local_recipient_rejectcode = 550
xserver:~ admin$


What am i missing?

MacPro, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Jan 17, 2008 6:18 AM

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5 replies

Jan 17, 2008 8:03 AM in response to Peter-Erik van Riet

Make sure Server Admin is not running.
Edit /etc/postfix/main.cf and change:
smtpd clientrestrictions = permit_mynetworks zen.spamhaus.org permit
to:
smtpd clientrestrictions = permit_mynetworks reject rblclient zen.spamhaus.org permit

When done issue:
sudo postfix reload

Alex

P.S. This will only fix your postfix problem not your Cyrus DB problems. If those persist, open a new thread with details.

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