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Messages not picked up from active queue
\ Mike Brack (31 Mar 2008)

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Subject:	Messages not picked up from active queue
Group:	Postfix-users
From:	Mike Brack
Date:	31 Mar 2008

Hi all

I use Postfix 2.5.1 on Ubuntu 7.04.
I can send message to the mailserver, they get processed but they get
stuck in the active queue.
In the log files I do not find any indication why this happens.

Following I have added the output of postconf -n and an extract from
mail.info (there are no additional information in other log files).

*mail.info*
postfix/tlsmgr[7712]: warning: request to update table
btree:/var/spool/postfix/smtpd_scache in non-postfix directory
/var/spool/postfix
postfix/tlsmgr[7712]: warning: redirecting the request to
postfix-owned data_directory /var/lib/postfix
postfix/tlsmgr[7712]: warning: request to update table
btree:/var/spool/postfix/smtp_scache in non-postfix directory
/var/spool/postfix
postfix/tlsmgr[7712]: warning: redirecting the request to
postfix-owned data_directory /var/lib/postfix
postfix/smtpd[7710]: connect from tux13.hoststar.ch[213.239.212.12]
postfix/smtpd[7710]: 7957ADD687FC: client=tux13.hoststar.ch[213.239.212.12]
postfix/cleanup[7717]: 7957ADD687FC:
message-id=<20080331072706.6hjs0sx8gw8w0kkc>
postfix/qmgr[24189]: 7957ADD687FC: from=<info@from_domain>, size=1002,
nrcpt=1 (queue active)
postfix/smtpd[7710]: disconnect from tux13.hoststar.ch[213.239.212.12]
postfix/smtpd[7726]: connect from <fqdn_of_mymailserver>[127.0.0.1]
postfix/smtpd[7726]: E8FA7DD68804: client=<fqdn_of_mymailserver>[127.0.0.1]
postfix/cleanup[7717]: E8FA7DD68804:
message-id=<20080331072706.6hjs0sx8gw8w0kkc>
postfix/qmgr[24189]: E8FA7DD68804: from=<info@from_domain>, size=1510,
nrcpt=1 (queue active)
postfix/smtpd[7726]: disconnect from <fqdn_of_mymailserver>[127.0.0.1]
amavis[26489]: (26489-01) Passed CLEAN, [213.239.212.12]
[84.73.177.72] <info@from_domain> -> <info@to_domain>, Message-ID:
<20080331072706.6hjs0sx8gw8w0kkc>, mail_id:
wIeAa40dj5oN, Hits: 4.179, queued_as: E8FA7DD68804, 2451 ms
postfix/smtp[7718]: 7957ADD687FC: to=<info@to_domain>,
relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024, delay=2.6,
delays=0.11/0.02/0.01/2.4, dsn=2.6.0, status=sent (250 2.6.0 Ok,
id=26489-01, from MTA([127.0.0.1]:10025): 250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as
E8FA7DD68804)
postfix/qmgr[24189]: 7957ADD687FC: removed
postfix/master[24178]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/virtual pid
7729 killed by signal 11
postfix/master[24178]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/virtual: bad command
startup -- throttling

*
postconf -n*
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
append_dot_mydomain = no
biff = no
broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
config_directory = /etc/postfix
content_filter = amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024
html_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/html
inet_interfaces = all
mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_size_limit = 0
mydestination = <fqdn_of_mymailserver> localhost localfqdn_of_mymailserver
myhostname = <fqdn_of_mymailserver>
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
myorigin = /etc/mailname
proxy_read_maps = $local_recipient_maps $mydestination
$virtual_alias_maps $virtual_alias_domains $virtual_mailbox_maps
$virtual_mailbox_domains $relay_recipient_maps $relay_domains
$canonical_maps $sender_canonical_maps $recipient_canonical_maps
$relocated_maps $transport_maps $mynetworks
$virtual_mailbox_limit_maps
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix
receive_override_options = no_address_mappings
recipient_delimiter = +
relayhost =
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${queue_directory}/smtp_scache
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,
permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/smtpd.cert
smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/smtpd.key
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${queue_directory}/smtpd_scache
smtpd_use_tls = yes
transport_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_transports.cf
virtual_alias_domains =
virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_forwardings.cf,
mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_email2email.cf
virtual_gid_maps = static:5000
virtual_mailbox_base = /home/vmail
virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_domains.cf
virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_mailboxes.cf
virtual_uid_maps = static:5000

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Any help is very much appreciated
Mike