Postfix won't start...help :(

[k_b_stephens]

I had postfix relaying fine and was following the http://advosys.ca/papers/printable/postix-filtering.html instructions.
Tried chown root:filter /var/spool/postfix but still getting errors.

Any suggestions for a first timer?

root@Penguin postfix # postfix start
postfix/postfix-script: warning: not owned by filter: /var/spool/postfix/active
postfix/postfix-script: warning: not owned by filter: /var/spool/postfix/active/C
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postfix/postfix-script: warning: not owned by group postdrop: /var/spool/postfix/public
postfix/postfix-script: warning: not owned by group postdrop: /var/spool/postfix/maildrop
postfix/postfix-script: warning: not owned by filter: /var/spool/postfix/maildrop
postsuper: fatal: scan_dir_push: open directory defer: Permission denied
postfix/postfix-script: fatal: Postfix integrity check failed!

Thanks,
Keith
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[kashani]

Wrong folder according to the docs.

mkdir /var/spool/filter
chown root:filter /var/spool/filter
chmod 770 /var/spool/filter

You'll want to fix the permissions on /var/spool/postfix

kashani
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[semen]

I could not start postfix and I got the following errot in the mail log

postfix/postsuper[20628]: fatal: scan_dir_push: open directory bounce/0/0: Not a directory
postfix/postfix-script: fatal: Postfix integrity check failed!

I just removed the file...

# cd /var/spool/postfix/bounce/0

# mv 0 /tmp

and after that postfix was able to restart.


I hove it will help somebody

[aman]

I love you, that last post just saved my life!!!

Adam
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