[SOLVED] Sendmail / Apache

Swarfega · 2012-08-21 10:25:31

I run some forums from an Arch Virtual Machine however I cannot get mail to work. I have installed postfix just to get hold of the sendmail program. When I run a test my forums suggest it went well but nothing is received.

SMTP:	localhost
sendmail_from:	None
sendmail_path:	/usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i

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No errors were returned while attempting to send the email. Check me@example.com shortly to confirm you've received the email. If you don't receive the email, try sending the test to a different address. If that fails, check your mail server's configuration.

If I look in mail.log I see this...

Aug 21 10:19:53 localhost postfix/postdrop[1597]: warning: unable to look up public/pickup: No such file or directory

Ideas?

Last edited by Swarfega (2012-08-21 13:20:09)

hussam · 2012-08-21 12:26:14

does /var/spool/postfix/public/pickup exist?

Swarfega · 2012-08-21 12:27:09

pickup is missing, the rest is there though.

hussam · 2012-08-21 12:36:53

open
/etc/postfix/master.cf
check for this line. it should be there and NOT commented (no # at the beginning of the line)

pickup    fifo  n       -       n       60      1       pickup

then /etc/rc.d/postfix restart

Last edited by hussam (2012-08-21 12:37:40)

Swarfega · 2012-08-21 13:05:57

pickup    fifo  n       -       n       60      1       pickup

Already in this state. I haven't rebooted since the install of postfix. Worth a go?

hussam · 2012-08-21 13:11:04

have you done /etc/rc.d/postfix restart?
it will create the pickup file if it doesn't exist.

Swarfega · 2012-08-21 13:19:55

hussam you are the man!

/etc/rc.d/postfix restart
:: Stopping postfix daemon                                               [FAIL]
:: Starting postfix daemon                                               [DONE]

seconds later the mail came though. I presumed that once installed that postfix was running. Cheers man!

hussam · 2012-08-21 14:21:55

postfix wasn't even running then...

Swarfega · 2012-08-22 12:03:16

Indeed

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#1 2012-08-21 10:25:31

[SOLVED] Sendmail / Apache

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Re: [SOLVED] Sendmail / Apache

#3 2012-08-21 12:27:09

Re: [SOLVED] Sendmail / Apache

#4 2012-08-21 12:36:53

Re: [SOLVED] Sendmail / Apache

#5 2012-08-21 13:05:57

Re: [SOLVED] Sendmail / Apache

#6 2012-08-21 13:11:04

Re: [SOLVED] Sendmail / Apache

#7 2012-08-21 13:19:55

Re: [SOLVED] Sendmail / Apache

#8 2012-08-21 14:21:55

Re: [SOLVED] Sendmail / Apache

#9 2012-08-22 12:03:16

Re: [SOLVED] Sendmail / Apache

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