Wietse Venema: > Tom Kinghorn: > > Jul 12 12:05:29 mx1 postfix/smtpd[27176]: 461D2412E34: > > client=localhost[127.0.0.1] > > Jul 12 12:05:29 mx1 postfix/master[1687]: warning: process > > /usr/lib/postfix/cleanup pid 16159 killed by signal 6 > > "signal 6" means that the cleanup daemon logged a "panic" message > that specifies the cause for aborting.
Another possibility is that Postfix is linked with a library that aborts the program. Libraries should never do that, but hey, this is open source, and any idiot can contribute. > Apparently, you are using a syslog implementation that logs different > severity levels to different files. I suggest that you search for > lines with "panic" in all email-related logfiles. > > By the way, this means that NO MAIL IS LOST. The SMTP client did > not receive an SMTP acknowledgment, and will resend. If it's an abort in a library routine, then these instructions may help to identify the culprit. http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#gdb Wietse
