Bug #4097
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Unable to restart Postfix
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Description
Postfix seems disabled but can't enabled.
When trying to restart Postfix from the GUI nothing seems to happen. The checkbox disappears.
The logfiles show the following information:
Dec 10 20:54:51 postfix/postfix-script95066: fatal: the Postfix mail system is already running
Dec 10 20:54:49 php: /status_services.php: The command '/usr/local/etc/rc.d/postfix.sh stop' returned exit code '126', the output was '/usr/local/etc/rc.d/postfix.sh: Permission denied'
Dec 10 20:54:49 php: /status_services.php: The command '/usr/local/etc/rc.d/postfix.sh stop' returned exit code '126', the output was '/usr/local/etc/rc.d/postfix.sh: Permission denied'
Inspection of the permissions shows that the execute bit it not set. This has probably something to do with the latest package update. It worked fine before.
[2.1.5-RELEASE][root@pfsense.marcoach.nl]/usr/local/etc/rc.d(3): ls l 1 root wheel 486 Nov 21 21:15 postfix.sh
total 16
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 41 Oct 20 22:41 arpwatch -> /usr/pbi/arpwatch-amd64/etc/rc.d/arpwatch
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 357 Oct 26 12:19 arpwatch.sh
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 35 Oct 20 22:39 ladvd -> /usr/pbi/ladvd-amd64/etc/rc.d/ladvd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 292 Dec 3 08:29 ladvd.sh
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 34 Oct 20 22:47 nrpe2 -> /usr/pbi/nrpe-amd64/etc/rc.d/nrpe2
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1067 Oct 20 22:47 nrpe2.sh
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 39 Oct 20 23:29 postfix -> /usr/pbi/postfix-amd64/etc/rc.d/postfix
-rw-r--r-
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 35 Oct 20 22:37 snort -> /usr/pbi/snort-amd64/etc/rc.d/snort
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 6774 Dec 9 22:28 snort.sh
[2.1.5-RELEASE][root@pfsense.marcoach.nl]/usr/local/etc/rc.d(4):
- chmod +x postfix.sh fixes the issue but introduces a new error message:
Dec 10 21:03:49 php: /status_services.php: The command '/usr/local/etc/rc.d/postfix.sh stop' returned exit code '1', the output was '/usr/pbi/postfix-amd64/sbin/postconf: warning: /usr/pbi/postfix-amd64/etc/postfix/master.cf: unused parameter: user=postfix'
The Postfix package version is 2.10.2 pkg v.2.3.9
Updated by Kill Bill almost 9 years ago
When it's disabled it cannot be started, since the executable bit is removed intentionally - https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense-packages/blob/master/config/postfix/postfix.inc#L797
Uninstall the package, reboot, reinstall it. Enable it. Do NOT try to start it when disabled. It won't work.
Updated by Chris Buechler almost 9 years ago
- Status changed from New to Not a Bug