Linux Mail Server Setup and Howto Guide

Hi, to all

when i installed the postfix with MYSQL suppoted and i followed

setp by http://www.linuxmail.info/mult…..-centos-5/

when i used the code i am getting error please help me

postmap -q acme.com mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-domains.cf

postmap: warning: connect to mysql server localhost: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (13)

thanks in advance.

Krishna.

Hi,

thanks to replay i install the postfix admin it's working fine

after that only i went to this link  http://www.linuxmail.info/mult…..-centos-5/

in the 3 step only i am getting this error  pleas help me.

regards

Krishna.

Hi,

      Thanks for your reply i changed the code  it's working fine but iam having one more problem iam not able send a mail from virtual domain and i am not able to recive a mails i am not register a domain i want to use this server as a intranet mail server please help me.

Note: i can able to login through SquirrelMail  user@example.com and user@example1.com

but i cont able to send a mail from example1 to example domains please help me

Thaks in advance

Regards

Krishna.

Hi,

Thanks for your reply this is my postfix configuration

[root@krish ~]# postconf -n
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
command_directory = /usr/sbin
config_directory = /etc/postfix
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
debug_peer_level = 2
home_mailbox = Maildir/
html_directory = no
inet_interfaces = localhost
mail_owner = postfix
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost
mynetworks = 192.9.100.86/24, 127.0.0.0/8
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.3.3/README_FILES  

  virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-domains.cf       

virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-users.cf       

virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-aliases.cf       

virtual_mailbox_base = /home/vmail
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.3.3/samples
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
setgid_group = postdrop
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,     permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination   broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
virtual_uid_maps = static:501       virtual_gid_maps = static:501

please help me, thanks in advance.

Regards

Krishna.