11 Aug 09
Problems with postfix
This is something I’d normally post on twitter, but postfix configs don’t fit in 140 characters.
I’ve just installed postfix on Ubuntu 8.04, and run through the autoconfigurator. I also set up saslauthd, and ssl using the official walkthrough.
The output of postfix -n is:
vps# 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
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = all
mailbox_size_limit = 0
mydestination = silassnider.com, vps.swsnider.com, localhost.swsnider.com, localhost
myhostname = silassnider.com
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
myorigin = /etc/mailname
readme_directory = no
recipient_delimiter = +
relayhost =
smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes
smtp_tls_security_level = may
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_local_domain =
smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/ssl/certs/cacert.pem
smtpd_tls_auth_only = no
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/smtpd.crt
smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/smtpd.key
smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1
smtpd_tls_received_header = yes
smtpd_tls_security_level = may
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s
smtpd_use_tls = yes
tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom
The problem is this: When I try to send email to a server other than my own through the postfix daemon, it fails.
Example:
vps# telnet localhost 25
Trying 74.63.15.135...
Connected to vps.swsnider.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 silassnider.com ESMTP Postfix (Ubuntu)
helo silassnider.com
250 silassnider.com
mail from: root@silassnider.com
250 2.1.0 Ok
rcpt to:swsnider@gmail.com
554 5.7.1 <swsnider@gmail.com>: Relay access denied
Which I don’t think should happen — I’m not sure what’s going on, and I’m pretty sleepy, so it could be brain fog :(
Please help!
