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Mail won't start up after migration to Mountain Lion Server

Just migrated a 10.6.8 server to Mountain Lion Server and all systems are working except Mail which won't start up...




12/6/12 4:49:42.959 PM log[6964]: imap-login: Error: apple_password_callback: /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/sbin/certadmin terminated abnormally

12/6/12 4:49:42.960 PM log[6964]: imap-login: Fatal: Couldn't parse private ssl_key

12/6/12 4:49:42.960 PM dovecotd[4466]: master: Error: service(imap-login): command startup failed, throttling

12/6/12 4:49:43.923 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (org.postfix.master[8668]) Exited with code: 1

12/6/12 4:49:43.923 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (org.postfix.master) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds

12/6/12 4:49:52.935 PM postfix/master[8676]: fatal: bind: private/smtp: Permission denied

12/6/12 4:49:53.942 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (org.postfix.master[8676]) Exited with code: 1

12/6/12 4:49:53.942 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (org.postfix.master) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds

12/6/12 4:50:02.952 PM postfix/master[8681]: fatal: bind: private/smtp: Permission denied

12/6/12 4:50:03.955 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (org.postfix.master[8681]) Exited with code: 1

12/6/12 4:50:03.955 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (org.postfix.master) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds

12/6/12 4:50:12.973 PM postfix/master[8683]: fatal: bind: private/smtp: Permission denied

12/6/12 4:50:13.979 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (org.postfix.master[8683]) Exited with code: 1

12/6/12 4:50:13.979 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (org.postfix.master) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds

12/6/12 4:50:22.998 PM postfix/master[8686]: fatal: bind: private/smtp: Permission denied

12/6/12 4:50:24.000 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (org.postfix.master[8686]) Exited with code: 1

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12/6/12 4:51:43.270 PM log[6964]: imap-login: Error: /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/sbin/certadmin --get-private-key-passphrase /etc/certificates/server.mydomain.com.89E3F4E6CEE39FB401533135174C1BF0F61E51F9. key.pem: Unable to find matching passphrase in the Keychain

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12/6/12 4:52:56.552 PM sandboxd[8764]: ([8357]) mdworker(8357) deny file-read-data /Groups/workgroup/MY OFFICE/PERSONNEL/user/Last, First/users stuff (pre-ls-info fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:40000005E diag:0 uti:com.apple.application-file plugin:/Library/Spotlight/Application.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 406774)

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Any ideas?!?

Posted on Dec 6, 2012 5:02 PM

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Mail won't start up after migration to Mountain Lion Server

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