Dovecot and recieving mails for root

[jogr]

Hi out there,

 

I am in trouble using dovecot. There are (not yet) any users added by froxlor, so the testing mail adresses are /etc/mail/aliases

 

A redirection such as

webmaster: some@non-server.tld

 

works fine, but I am not able to recieve mails for root (such as generated by cronjobs)

 

root@myserver ~ # postconf -n

alias_database = hash:/etc/mail/aliases

alias_maps = $alias_database

append_dot_mydomain = no

biff = no

broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes

command_directory = /usr/sbin

config_directory = /etc/postfix

daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix

default_destination_concurrency_limit = 20

inet_interfaces = all

local_destination_concurrency_limit = 2

local_transport = local

mailbox_command = /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver

mailbox_size_limit = 0

message_size_limit = 104857600

mydestination = $myhostname, $mydomain, localhost.$myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost

mydomain = myserver.de

myhostname = myserver.de

mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8

sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail

smtp_use_tls = yes

smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Gentoo/GNU)

smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unknown_client

smtpd_helo_required = yes

smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination, reject_unauth_pipelining, reject_non_fqdn_recipient

smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes

smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname

smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth

smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous

smtpd_sender_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unknown_hostname, reject_unknown_recipient_domain, reject_unknown_sender_domain

smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/ssl/server/www_myserver_de.ca-bundle # Just an example for CACert.org

smtpd_tls_auth_only = no

smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/server/www_myserver_de.crt

smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/server/myserver_de.key

smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s

tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom

virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_alias_maps.cf

virtual_gid_maps = static:9997

virtual_mailbox_base = /var/customers/mail

virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_mailbox_domains.cf

virtual_mailbox_limit = 0

virtual_mailbox_limit_inbox = yes

virtual_mailbox_limit_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_mailbox_limit_maps.cf

virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_mailbox_maps.cf

virtual_maildir_limit_message = Sorry, this user has overdrawn their diskspace quota. Please try again later.

virtual_overquota_bounce = yes

virtual_transport = virtual

virtual_uid_maps = static:9997

root@myserver ~ # dovecot -n

# 1.2.11: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf

# OS: Linux 2.6.34-gentoo-r6 x86_64 Gentoo Base System release 1.12.13

protocols: imap pop3 imaps pop3s

ssl_ca_file: /etc/ssl/server/www_myserver_de.ca-bundle

ssl_cert_file: /etc/ssl/server/www_myserver_de.crt

ssl_key_file: /etc/ssl/server/myserver_de.key

ssl_cipher_list: ALL:!LOW:!SSLv2

disable_plaintext_auth: no

login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login

login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login

login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login

login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login

mail_access_groups: vmail

mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap

mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap

mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3

mail_plugins(default): quota imap_quota

mail_plugins(imap): quota imap_quota

mail_plugins(pop3): quota

mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib64/dovecot/imap

mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib64/dovecot/imap

mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib64/dovecot/pop3

pop3_uidl_format(default): %08Xu%08Xv

pop3_uidl_format(imap): %08Xu%08Xv

pop3_uidl_format(pop3): UID%u-%v

lda:

postmaster_address: admin@myserver.de

auth_socket_path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master

mail_plugins: quota

sendmail_path: /usr/sbin/sendmail

auth default:

mechanisms: plain login

user: vmail

passdb:

driver: sql

args: /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf

userdb:

driver: prefetch

userdb:

driver: sql

args: /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf

socket:

type: listen

client:

path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth

mode: 432

user: postfix

group: postfix

master:

path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master

mode: 432

user: vmail

group: vmail

plugin:

quota: maildir:User Quota

root@myserver ~ # less /var/log/mail.log

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver postfix/qmgr[330]: B56762A82F8: from=<some.one@googlemail.com>, size=2145, nrcpt=1 (queue active)

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver postfix/qmgr[330]: A68FB2A82F9: from=<some.one@googlemail.com>, size=2130, nrcpt=1 (queue active)

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver postfix/qmgr[330]: 57F072A82F6: from=<some.one@googlemail.com>, size=2135, nrcpt=1 (queue active)

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver postfix/qmgr[330]: 582D92A8020: from=<portage@localhost>, size=609, nrcpt=1 (queue active)

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): chdir(/root) failed: Permission denied

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): mail_location not set and autodetection failed: Mail storage autodetection failed with home=/root

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): Fatal: Namespace initialization failed

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): chdir(/root) failed: Permission denied

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): mail_location not set and autodetection failed: Mail storage autodetection failed with home=/root

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): Fatal: Namespace initialization failed

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver postfix/local[867]: 1BC682A8090: to=<root@myserver.de>, relay=local, delay=13252, delays=13252/0.01/0/0.03, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred (temporary failure)

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): chdir(/root) failed: Permission denied

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): mail_location not set and autodetection failed: Mail storage autodetection failed with home=/root

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): Fatal: Namespace initialization failed

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver postfix/local[868]: B56762A82F8: to=<root@myserver.de>, relay=local, delay=1072, delays=1071/0.01/0/0.05, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred (temporary failure)

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver postfix/local[867]: A68FB2A82F9: to=<root@myserver.de>, relay=local, delay=400, delays=400/0.03/0/0.04, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred (temporary failure)

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): chdir(/root) failed: Permission denied

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): mail_location not set and autodetection failed: Mail storage autodetection failed with home=/root

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): Fatal: Namespace initialization failed

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): chdir(/root) failed: Permission denied

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): mail_location not set and autodetection failed: Mail storage autodetection failed with home=/root

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver dovecot: deliver(root): Fatal: Namespace initialization failed

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver postfix/local[868]: 57F072A82F6: to=<root@myserver.de>, relay=local, delay=13007, delays=13007/0.08/0/0, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred (temporary failure)

Sep 25 18:08:10 myserver postfix/local[867]: 582D92A8020: to=<root@myserver.de>, orig_to=<root>, relay=local, delay=16998, delays=16998/0.08/0/0.02, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred (temporary failure)

 

root@myserver~ # dovecot --build-options

Build options: ioloop=epoll notify=inotify ipv6 openssl

Mail storages: maildir mbox raw shared

SQL drivers: mysql

Passdb: checkpassword pam passwd passwd-file shadow sql

Userdb: nss passwd passwd-file prefetch sql static

[d00p]

email for root go to the user root, so you have to set a destination e-mail adress for the user root in your /etc/mail/aliases just like you did for webmaster,

 

root: some@non-server.tld

[jogr]

root@myserver ~ # cat /etc/mail/aliases

# Basic system aliases -- these MUST be present.

MAILER-DAEMON: postmaster

postmaster: root

root: some.one@googlemail.com, \root

 

But there will be no mails for root on the root account on the server nor will there be mails at the google account.

[d00p]

did you run "newaliases" after editing that file? and maybe restarting postfix?

[jogr]

I did both. Run "newaliasses" and restart postfix. I also tried to set mail_location, but this changed nothing. Actually I removed \root from

 

root: some.one@googlemail.com, \root

and tried to resend the mails by postsuper -r.

Without \root, the mails were sent to the given google mail adress, but I would like to hold these mails also on the server.

[d00p]

so it did work but you have a new problem: you want to keep the mails too, that's something else.

 

I never needed to keep the mails onto the server, so, sorry, don't know - thought you just have problems getting the root-mails (which seemed to be the problem in your post from 11:25 AM)

[greppy]

I have local delivery working, and delivery to usernames@hostname working.

 

ie user1@froxlor.example.com, which is a real shell in /etc/passwd, delivers to ~/Maildir.

 

Hopefully this helps.

 

/etc/postconf/main.cf

mailbox_command = /usr/lib/dovecot/deliver -c /etc/dovecot/conf.d/01-dovecot-postfix.conf -n -m "${EXTENSION}"
local_transport = local:$myhostname

 

/etc/dovecot/conf.d/01-dovecot-postfix.conf

# Some general options
mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
auth_username_chars = abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ01234567890.-_@

protocol lda {
       postmaster_address = postmaster
       mail_plugins = sieve
       quota_full_tempfail = yes
       deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: %$
       rejection_reason = Your message to <%t> was automatically rejected:%n%r
}

plugin {
       sieve=~/.dovecot.sieve
       sieve_dir=~/sieve
}