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BackinBlack
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Joined: 09 May 2014
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Location: Baltimore, MD
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 Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 11:40 pm Post subject: Postfix/Dovecot not connecting |
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Hi there!
I am kinda new here I have been messing with Gentoo for a few years not ( on and off )
I am setting up a small server and am in need of a small mail system.
I did one of these years ago and found it easy!
Now it seems things have changed a lot and I can seem to get anything to connect to imap or pop3
Postfix is running 100% I can send and receive mail with SSH using mutt.
But nothing outside of the box will connect to dovecot imap or pop3
the only message I get is
| Code: | *BYE Disconnected: Auth process broken
Connection to host lost. |
I have no idea what is going on here years ago it worked on the first shot right after the emerge of both programs.
This is my postfix conf
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command_directory = /usr/sbin
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
data_directory = /var/lib/postfix
mail_owner = postfix
myhostname = localhost
mydomain = domain.tld
myorigin = $myhostname
myorigin = $mydomain
inet_interfaces = all
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
mynetworks_style = host
mynetworks = 10.0.0.2/28, 127.0.0.0/8
debug_peer_level = 2
debugger_command =
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
ddd $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
setgid_group = postdrop
html_directory = no
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
sample_directory = /etc/postfix
readme_directory = no
home_mailbox = .maildir/
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and this is my dovecot conf
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protocols = imap pop3 lmtp
listen = *, ::
dict {
#quota = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext
#expire = sqlite:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext
}
!include conf.d/*.conf
!include_try local.conf
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even looking at my backups from years ago the conf files have change ALOT!
Thanks in advance!  |
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freke
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Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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Location: Somewhere in Denmark
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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You can try to turn on verbose logging for dovecot (/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-logging) to maybe see what exactly goes wrong.
ie.
| Code: | auth_verbose = yes
auth_debug = yes |
It should give some hints as to why auth fails and show the SQL-queries used. |
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BackinBlack
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Joined: 09 May 2014
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Location: Baltimore, MD
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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Odd there is no log files for either postfix or dovecot.
I went back and redid everything with the help of https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Simple_Virtual_User_Mail_System
Now my postfix wont even send mail to local boxes.
I just cant seem to get it right and my box is telling me nothings wrong lol |
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BackinBlack
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Joined: 09 May 2014
Posts: 5
Location: Baltimore, MD
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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Okie! Got the logs flowing!
had to add to the dovecot.conf file.
| Code: | log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
info_log_path = /var/log/dovecot-info.log
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the output to this is
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May 11 19:27:48 auth: Fatal: LDAP: No uris or hosts set
May 11 19:27:48 master: Error: service(auth): command startup failed, throttling for 4 secs
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and the dovecot-info log is
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May 11 19:27:48 auth: Debug: Loading modules from directory: /usr/lib64/dovecot/auth
May 11 19:27:48 imap-login: Info: Disconnected: Auth process broken (disconnected before auth was ready, wait$
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For a odd reason I can remember having this problem before!  |
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gentoo_lamb
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Joined: 19 Apr 2014
Posts: 3
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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It sounds like iptables is blocking dovecot from working. Add a line to your iptables rules (near the start) allowing whatever port dovecot uses. Something like this:
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iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 25 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -o eth0 -p tcp --sport 25 -m state --state ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
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peje
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
Posts: 100
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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@Backinblack I suggest you to change in the dovecot dir /etc/dovecot and run the command doveconf -n if there are errors you should first repair your config...
cu Peje |
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keet
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Joined: 09 Sep 2008
Posts: 568
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| Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 12:23 am Post subject: |
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I'm rather new to Postfix and Dovecot, myself, so hopefully I won't lead you astray, but:
How do /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf and /etc/dovecot/conf.d/auth-ldap.conf.ext look?
It sounds like it's using L.D.A.P.-based authentication, but that might not be set up properly.
Is '!include auth-ldap.conf.ext' uncommented in 10-auth.conf? Are you trying to use L.D.A.P. authentication? |
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BackinBlack
n00b
Joined: 09 May 2014
Posts: 5
Location: Baltimore, MD
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| Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 12:27 am Post subject: Boom! |
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Got it working! for some off the wall reason my box changed some of the info in 10-auth.
So that's working now among the other few problems I can log in with my webmail and I can send mail local but cant receive mail from the internet. or send mail to it.
I had this problem before as well! I had to walk away for a few days to calm down lol! |
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