postfix gone haywire

shree · n00b Joined: 03 Apr 2004 Posts: 17

when i start postfix it says postfix started 'ok' and then when i make changes and want to reload postfix it says postfix not started....any clue why this is so?

thanx

kpack · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 137

Despite the fact that the Postfix init script says 'ok', it sounds like the process is dying on startup, probably because of a configuration error.

You can verify that Postfix it's up using:

nmap localhost

and seeing if port 25 is open.

If not, look in /var/log/maillog for errors.

stickboy2642 · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 6:30 am Post subject:

I ran into a couple small problems after updating postfix. It is looking for the directory /var/lib/held that I did not previously have. I made the new directory and postfix started back up fine. Something worth checking into.

Best way to find out what the problem was is to look at /var/log/maillog though. Just thought I would throw that idea out in case it is of use to someone.