Resolved: Alias Error
We worked through it off-list.
The problem was that his /etc/passwd was mode 600.
He changed it to 644, and the issue went away.
The qmail code was quite informative in solving the evidence of the
problem, which was clearly tied to a result code from qmail-getpw. After
looking for things like inconsistencies in his shadow system setup, file
mount issues, embedded control characters in hand-edited PW files, the
qmail IDs' component shells, and so forth, it still had to be related to
an inability to obtain the alias user (which was indeed set to "alias")
information from the PW file. That left perms, the simplest thing to
check
-M
On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, Charles Cazabon wrote:
> Bob Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > The ownership is alias.qmail
>
> Perhaps the directory isn't visible to qmail. Check the permissions and
> ownership on /, /var, and /var/qmail as well.
>
> Charles
> --
> ---
> Charles Cazabon<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/
> ---
>
Michael Brian Scher [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sr. Research Consultant
Attorney, Anthropologist, Part-Time Guru
Mailaise: n, ('mail-aze). See Outlook.
Re: Alias Error
Bob Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The ownership is alias.qmail Perhaps the directory isn't visible to qmail. Check the permissions and ownership on /, /var, and /var/qmail as well. Charles -- --- Charles Cazabon<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/ ---
Re: Alias Error
I'm sorry I did catch all of it.
The ownership is alias.qmail
Group is qmail
Linux Slackware kernel 2.2.13
Stock - no patches
Compiled on server that is running it.
Under /var/qmail/alias
.qmail-daemon
.qmail-postmaster
.qmail-root
all chmod 644
- Original Message -
From: "Mike Scher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Bob Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: Alias Error
> Yes, but could you answer the questions I asked. I really cannot help you
> without that information. See the questions below.
>
> On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, Bob Ross wrote:
>
> > I get this error with every email coming in to any user.
> >
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: "Strange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Bob Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 1:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: Alias Error
> >
> >
> > > Have the qmail* and alias UIDs changed at all since you installed
qmail?
> > > Second, what's the content of the .qmail-* files in /var/qmail/alas?
> > >
> > > I'm looking through the code to see where it looks up users, and I
really
> > > don't see how with a valid alias account it could return that error.
> > >
> > > Some other questions:
> > > What OS/hardware?
> > > Is your system running stock qmail, or are there patches?
> > > Was it compiled on your server or installed from an RPM or pkg?
> > > Was it compiled on one of your servers, but not the one it's running
on?
> > >
> > > Really, all the detail you can give would help.
> > >
> > > -M
> > >
> > > Michael Brian Scher (MS683/MS3213) Anthropologist, Attorney, Policy
> > Analyst
> > > Mainlining Internet Connectivity for Fun and Profit
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Give me a compiler and a box to run it, and I can move the mail.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> Michael Brian Scher [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sr. Research Consultant
> Attorney, Anthropologist, Part-Time Guru
>Mailaise: n, ('mail-aze). See Outlook.
>
>
Re: Alias Error
Correct. I have deleted everything and reinstalled everything a few different times, and this is the only machine with this stupid error. - Original Message - From: "Joshua Nichols" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 1:59 PM Subject: RE: Alias Error > > > alias:x:1000:102::/var/qmail/alias: > > > Then under /var/qmail/alias > > And the ownership on /var/qmail/alias? > > It should be alias.qmail > > > --joshua. > >
RE: Alias Error
> alias:x:1000:102::/var/qmail/alias: > Then under /var/qmail/alias And the ownership on /var/qmail/alias? It should be alias.qmail --joshua.
Re: Alias Error
Yes it's in shadow also.
- Original Message -
From: "Mike Scher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Bob Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: Alias Error
> Qmail makes the determination in qmail-getpw after determining the
> local part:
>
> pw = getpwnam(username);
>
>
> What does:
>
> /var/qmail/bin/qmail-getpw alias
>
> ...return?
>
> It should be something like:
>
> alias1000102/var/qmail/alias
>
> If it's not, you have some kind of problem there.
>
> Is the alias user in shadow as well?
>
> -M
>
> On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, Bob Ross wrote:
>
> > Yes it's there.
> >
> > nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/:
> > alias:x:1000:102::/var/qmail/alias:
> > qmaild:x:1001:102::/var/qmail:
> > qmaill:x:1002:102::/var/qmail:
> > qmailp:x:1003:102::/var/qmail:
> > qmailq:x:1004:103::/var/qmail:
> > qmailr:x:1005:103::/var/qmail:
> >
> > Then under /var/qmail/alias
> >
> > It has the .qmail-default
> > etc..
> >
> > Thanks
> > Bob Ross
> >
> >
> > > - Original Message -
> > > From: "Charles Cazabon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 6:04 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Alias Error
> > >
> > >
> > > > Bob Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > delivery 10: deferral: Unable_to_find_alias_user!/
> > > >
> > > > qmail requires a system user account named "alias". It's part of a
> > > > standard install. If you didn't install according to "Life with
qmail",
> > > > perhaps you should start over by following that.
> > > >
> > > > Charles
> > > > --
> > >
> ---
> > > > Charles Cazabon
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > GPL'ed software available at:
http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/
> > >
> ---
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> Michael Brian Scher [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sr. Research Consultant
> Attorney, Anthropologist, Part-Time Guru
>Mailaise: n, ('mail-aze). See Outlook.
>
>
Re: Alias Error
Yes it's in shadow.
- Original Message -
From: "Mike Scher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Bob Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: Alias Error
> Qmail makes the determination in qmail-getpw after determining the
> local part:
>
> pw = getpwnam(username);
>
>
> What does:
>
> /var/qmail/bin/qmail-getpw alias
>
> ...return?
>
> It should be something like:
>
> alias1000102/var/qmail/alias
>
> If it's not, you have some kind of problem there.
>
> Is the alias user in shadow as well?
>
> -M
>
> On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, Bob Ross wrote:
>
> > Yes it's there.
> >
> > nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/:
> > alias:x:1000:102::/var/qmail/alias:
> > qmaild:x:1001:102::/var/qmail:
> > qmaill:x:1002:102::/var/qmail:
> > qmailp:x:1003:102::/var/qmail:
> > qmailq:x:1004:103::/var/qmail:
> > qmailr:x:1005:103::/var/qmail:
> >
> > Then under /var/qmail/alias
> >
> > It has the .qmail-default
> > etc..
> >
> > Thanks
> > Bob Ross
> >
> >
> > > - Original Message -
> > > From: "Charles Cazabon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 6:04 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Alias Error
> > >
> > >
> > > > Bob Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > delivery 10: deferral: Unable_to_find_alias_user!/
> > > >
> > > > qmail requires a system user account named "alias". It's part of a
> > > > standard install. If you didn't install according to "Life with
qmail",
> > > > perhaps you should start over by following that.
> > > >
> > > > Charles
> > > > --
> > >
> ---
> > > > Charles Cazabon
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > GPL'ed software available at:
http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/
> > >
> ---
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> Michael Brian Scher [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sr. Research Consultant
> Attorney, Anthropologist, Part-Time Guru
>Mailaise: n, ('mail-aze). See Outlook.
>
>
Re: Alias Error
It gave me.
alias1000102/var/qmail/alias
- Original Message -
From: "Mike Scher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Bob Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: Alias Error
> Qmail makes the determination in qmail-getpw after determining the
> local part:
>
> pw = getpwnam(username);
>
>
> What does:
>
> /var/qmail/bin/qmail-getpw alias
>
> ...return?
>
> It should be something like:
>
> alias1000102/var/qmail/alias
>
> If it's not, you have some kind of problem there.
>
> Is the alias user in shadow as well?
>
> -M
>
> On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, Bob Ross wrote:
>
> > Yes it's there.
> >
> > nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/:
> > alias:x:1000:102::/var/qmail/alias:
> > qmaild:x:1001:102::/var/qmail:
> > qmaill:x:1002:102::/var/qmail:
> > qmailp:x:1003:102::/var/qmail:
> > qmailq:x:1004:103::/var/qmail:
> > qmailr:x:1005:103::/var/qmail:
> >
> > Then under /var/qmail/alias
> >
> > It has the .qmail-default
> > etc..
> >
> > Thanks
> > Bob Ross
> >
> >
> > > - Original Message -
> > > From: "Charles Cazabon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 6:04 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Alias Error
> > >
> > >
> > > > Bob Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > delivery 10: deferral: Unable_to_find_alias_user!/
> > > >
> > > > qmail requires a system user account named "alias". It's part of a
> > > > standard install. If you didn't install according to "Life with
qmail",
> > > > perhaps you should start over by following that.
> > > >
> > > > Charles
> > > > --
> > >
> ---
> > > > Charles Cazabon
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > GPL'ed software available at:
http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/
> > >
> ---
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> Michael Brian Scher [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sr. Research Consultant
> Attorney, Anthropologist, Part-Time Guru
>Mailaise: n, ('mail-aze). See Outlook.
>
>
Re: Alias Error
Qmail makes the determination in qmail-getpw after determining the
local part:
pw = getpwnam(username);
What does:
/var/qmail/bin/qmail-getpw alias
...return?
It should be something like:
alias1000102/var/qmail/alias
If it's not, you have some kind of problem there.
Is the alias user in shadow as well?
-M
On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, Bob Ross wrote:
> Yes it's there.
>
> nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/:
> alias:x:1000:102::/var/qmail/alias:
> qmaild:x:1001:102::/var/qmail:
> qmaill:x:1002:102::/var/qmail:
> qmailp:x:1003:102::/var/qmail:
> qmailq:x:1004:103::/var/qmail:
> qmailr:x:1005:103::/var/qmail:
>
> Then under /var/qmail/alias
>
> It has the .qmail-default
> etc..
>
> Thanks
> Bob Ross
>
>
> > - Original Message -
> > From: "Charles Cazabon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 6:04 AM
> > Subject: Re: Alias Error
> >
> >
> > > Bob Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > delivery 10: deferral: Unable_to_find_alias_user!/
> > >
> > > qmail requires a system user account named "alias". It's part of a
> > > standard install. If you didn't install according to "Life with qmail",
> > > perhaps you should start over by following that.
> > >
> > > Charles
> > > --
> > > ---
> > > Charles Cazabon<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/
> > > ---
> > >
> >
>
Michael Brian Scher [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sr. Research Consultant
Attorney, Anthropologist, Part-Time Guru
Mailaise: n, ('mail-aze). See Outlook.
Re: Alias Error
Yes it's there. nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/: alias:x:1000:102::/var/qmail/alias: qmaild:x:1001:102::/var/qmail: qmaill:x:1002:102::/var/qmail: qmailp:x:1003:102::/var/qmail: qmailq:x:1004:103::/var/qmail: qmailr:x:1005:103::/var/qmail: Then under /var/qmail/alias It has the .qmail-default etc.. Thanks Bob Ross > - Original Message - > From: "Charles Cazabon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 6:04 AM > Subject: Re: Alias Error > > > > Bob Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > delivery 10: deferral: Unable_to_find_alias_user!/ > > > > qmail requires a system user account named "alias". It's part of a > > standard install. If you didn't install according to "Life with qmail", > > perhaps you should start over by following that. > > > > Charles > > -- > > --- > > Charles Cazabon<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/ > > --- > > >
Re: Alias Error
Bob Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > delivery 10: deferral: Unable_to_find_alias_user!/ qmail requires a system user account named "alias". It's part of a standard install. If you didn't install according to "Life with qmail", perhaps you should start over by following that. Charles -- --- Charles Cazabon<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/ ---
Alias Error
With every email I'm getting this error in my logs. I have never seen this before so I'm sure I missed something. delivery 10: deferral: Unable_to_find_alias_user!/ Can someone help me with this? Thanks Bob Ross
Re: Alias Error question, one for the gurus...
On Wed, Mar 22, 2000 at 09:39:45PM -0600, Craig Huber wrote: > > Can't seem to figure out why qmail is looking for aliases under /usr > > Here's the error message from syslog > Mar 22 21:27:06 lightning qmail: 953782026.825182 delivery 32: deferral: > Unable_to_switch_to_/usr/qmail/alias: file_does_not_exist._(#4.3.0)/ What address is it trying to deliver to? What do the previous log entries say for delivery number 32? Chris
Re: Alias Error question, one for the gurus...
Check your /etc/passwd file, the home directory for the alias user is probably incorrect. --Adam On Wed, Mar 22, 2000 at 09:39:45PM -0600, Craig Huber wrote: > > Can't seem to figure out why qmail is looking for aliases under /usr > > Here's the error message from syslog > Mar 22 21:27:06 lightning qmail: 953782026.825182 delivery 32: deferral: > Unable_to_switch_to_/usr/qmail/alias: file_does_not_exist._(#4.3.0)/ > > I compiled qmail in the default /var/qmail path. And yes, there is a > /var/qmail/alias dir, but for the life of me I can't find where qmail is > getting /usr/qmail from. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks in advance >
Alias Error question, one for the gurus...
Can't seem to figure out why qmail is looking for aliases under /usr Here's the error message from syslog Mar 22 21:27:06 lightning qmail: 953782026.825182 delivery 32: deferral: Unable_to_switch_to_/usr/qmail/alias: file_does_not_exist._(#4.3.0)/ I compiled qmail in the default /var/qmail path. And yes, there is a /var/qmail/alias dir, but for the life of me I can't find where qmail is getting /usr/qmail from. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance
