Linking Postfix to the PostfixAdmin MySQL database

Question

I am building a hosting platform on OS X Server. Thus, I want to manage mail users and virtual domains in a database.
First, I followed Pterobyte's advises in order to manage virtual domains with Postfix, using Apple's administration tools (http://downloads.topicdesk.com/virtual-users.pdf).
Then, I recompiled Postfix with MySQL support, following advises found on this forum.
Finally, I installed Postfix Admin and its MySQL database.
And everything works! So, I should be happy, but the glue between Postfix and the PostfixAdmin database is missing. The reason is very simple: Postfix is still configured to use the "/var/imap" database. So, my questions are very simple:
1. How can I say to Postfix to use the Postfix Admin MySQL database instead of LDAP?
2. Will I still be able to use Apple's Server Admin to manage my mail service? Of course, not for users and virtual domains management, but at least to start/stop mail, read logs...
David

Answer 1

Alex,
You will find my current master.cf at the end of this post.
-Use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost.
I tried that, but it seems to imply that I modify my MySQL configuration, which is not so easy because I have 10 sites running on MySQL for clients. But I will try again later.
-Check permissions on the socket are correct.
777 should be good.
-Check if you have any issues with the socket locking up
Hard to tell, but my other sites connect to MySQL with no error.
So, here is my master.cf :
==========================================================================
# service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args
# (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (100)
# ==========================================================================
smtp inet n - n - - smtpd
#smtps inet n - n - - smtpd
# -o smtpdtlswrappermode=yes -o smtpdsasl_authenable=yes
#submission inet n - n - - smtpd
# -o smtpdenforcetls=yes -o smtpdsasl_authenable=yes
#628 inet n - n - - qmqpd
pickup fifo n - n 60 1 pickup
cleanup unix n - n - 0 cleanup
qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 qmgr
#qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 nqmgr
#tlsmgr fifo - - n 300 1 tlsmgr
rewrite unix - - n - - trivial-rewrite
bounce unix - - n - 0 bounce
defer unix - - n - 0 bounce
flush unix n - n 1000? 0 flush
proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap
smtp unix - - n - - smtp
relay unix - - n - - smtp
# -o smtphelotimeout=5 -o smtpconnecttimeout=5
showq unix n - n - - showq
error unix - - n - - error
local unix - n n - - local
virtual unix - n n - - virtual
lmtp unix - - n - - lmtp
# Interfaces to non-Postfix software. Be sure to examine the manual
# pages of the non-Postfix software to find out what options it wants.
# maildrop. See the Postfix MAILDROP_README file for details.
maildrop unix - n n - - pipe
flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/local/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient}
# The Cyrus deliver program has changed incompatibly, multiple times.
old-cyrus unix - n n - - pipe
flags=R user=cyrusimap argv=/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -m ${extension} ${user}
# Cyrus 2.1.5 (Amos Gouaux)
cyrus unix - n n - 10 pipe
user=cyrusimap argv=/usr/bin/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -r ${sender} -m ${extension} ${user}
uucp unix - n n - - pipe
flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail ($recipient)
ifmail unix - n n - - pipe
flags=F user=ftn argv=/usr/lib/ifmail/ifmail -r $nexthop ($recipient)
bsmtp unix - n n - - pipe
flags=Fq. user=foo argv=/usr/local/sbin/bsmtp -f $sender $nexthop $recipient
smtp-amavis unix - - y - 2 smtp
-o smtpdata_donetimeout=1200
-o smtpsend_xforwardcommand=yes
-o disablednslookups=yes
127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - y - - smtpd
-o content_filter=
-o localrecipientmaps=
-o relayrecipientmaps=
-o smtpdrestrictionclasses=
-o smtpdclientrestrictions=
-o smtpdhelorestrictions=
-o smtpdsenderrestrictions=
-o smtpdrecipient_restrictions=permitmynetworks,reject
-o mynetworks=127.0.0.0/8
-o smtpdenforcetls=no
-o strictrfc821envelopes=yes
-o smtpderror_sleeptime=0
-o smtpdsoft_errorlimit=1001
-o smtpdhard_errorlimit=1000
-o receiveoverride_options=no_header_bodychecks
As you can see, the 2 chrooted processes are :
smtp-amavis unix - - y - 2 smtp
127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - y - - smtpd
I tried to unchroot smtp-amavis, but it did not solve anything (except that I do not have any more information in mail.log, but I do not know if it is related). Anyway, in amavis.log, I have:
Apr 25 09:22:35 beta.local /usr/bin/amavisd[808]: (00808-01) mailviasmtp: 451 4.1.0 <[email protected]>: Temporary lookup failure
Apr 25 09:26:13 beta.local /usr/bin/amavisd[807]: (00807-02) mailviasmtp: 451 4.1.0 <[email protected]>: Temporary lookup failure
So my problem is not solved.
Thanks for you help
David