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Re: 10.5.3: Server Mail gets even worse, kills incoming SMTP




On May 29, 2008, at 6:51 PM, David Haines wrote:


On May 29, 2008, at 6:29 PM, Trevor Jacques wrote:

Try launchctl instead.

- 1 org.postfix.master

you might want to at least read the man page first.

I should not have to do this to get the GUI (i.e. the product I bought, Server, which includes all the GUI tools I'm supposed to need) to work. I should not have to mess with the command line for basic product functionality, since that's the way Server is sold.


I have to take what is asked of me on this list on its face. Typos in requests notwithstanding, I should not have to go to school on the command line to get a GUI product to work. This is Apple's problem, not yours. :-/

What's galling is the lack of support from Apple, but that's an issue to be discussed with Apple.

Well, I blame Apple for the way they marketed 10.5 server. Obviously, their call, but it's not helpful in so many ways.


"Shouldn't have to" won't help you much, but the command-line tools often will. I recommend not rejecting a critical toolset.

What happens when you try the following ?

First try

sudo postfix reload

and watch the system log in another window
tail -f /var/log/system.log

and the mail log in another
tail -f /var/log/mail.log


And then try in the first Terminal window:

sudo serveradmin stop mail

(wait 15 seconds)

sudo serveradmin start mail


And lastly (just one way to do it):

cd /System/Library/LaunchDaemons

sudo launchctl unload org.postfix.master.plist

wait 5-10 seconds, and then:

sudo launchctl load org.postfix.master.plist


Finally, press: ctrl c (simultaneously) to cancel watching the log(s)


It's pretty obvious what his problem is, a malformed set of lines in his master file. And it would be painfully obvious if he'd just post it.

And he could fix his problem by restoring this file from a known good backup.


-dhan

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