Postmaster problem

Question

The member of the Postmaster group, [email protected] gets email when it's sent to [email protected] (an automatically created alternate address).
But mail sent to [email protected] doesn't get sent to me...
This domain's users receive e-mail at [email protected] rather than [email protected], via associateddomain and sunpreferreddomain.
The postmaster's mail attribute was changed to be [email protected] from [email protected] - but either did not work. The base dn however remains "that.the.otter.com."
adding another alternate address (additional to postmast) as [email protected] (with the mail attribute in either state mentioned above) also resulted in:
Address list error -- 5.1.1 unknown or illegal user: [email protected]
# /opt/SUNWmsgsr/sbin/imsimta version
Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-5.02 (built Oct 12 2007; 32bit)
libimta.so 6.3-5.02 (built 17:09:30, Oct 12 2007; 32bit)
SunOS this 5.10 Generic_120012-14 i86pc i386 i86pc
here's the rewrite test debug:
# ./test-rewrte
Initializing mm_.
Initializing mm_ submission.
Checking identifiers.
*** Debug output from initializing MM for submission:
22:02:19.46: Debug output enabled, system this.that.the.otter.com, process 3c55.1, message enqueue routines version V6.3 compiled Oct 12 2007 17:09:36
22:02:19.46: mmc_winit('l','[email protected]','[email protected]') called.
22:02:19.46: address reversal invoked on [email protected], force reverse URL 1, capture 1
22:02:19.46: Rewriting: Mbox = "postmaster", host = "this.that.the.otter.com", domain = "$*", literal = "", tag = ""
22:02:19.46: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, hash table -
22:02:19.46: Found: "$A$E$F$U%[email protected]"
22:02:19.46: Rewrite failed, not forward.
22:02:19.46: Rewrite: "$*", position 1, hash table -
22:02:19.46: Failed.
22:02:19.46: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, rewrite database -
22:02:19.46: Failed
22:02:19.46: Rewriting: Mbox = "postmaster", host = "this", domain = "this.that.the.otter.com", literal = "", tag = ""
22:02:19.46: Rewrite: "this.that.the.otter.com", position 0, hash table -
22:02:19.46: Found: "$U%[email protected]"
22:02:19.46: New mailbox: "postmaster".
22:02:19.46: New host: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.46: New route: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.46: New channel system: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.46: Looking up host "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.46: - found on channel l
22:02:19.46: Routelocal flag set; scanning for % and !
22:02:19.46: Checking reverse URL cache for: [email protected]
22:02:19.46: Applying reverse URL pattern ldap:///$V?$N?sub?$R to: [email protected]
22:02:19.47: Resulting URL: ldap:///o%3Dthat.the.otter.com%2Co%3Disp?preferredlanguage,mailmsgmaxblocks,mail,mailalternateaddress,
mailequivalentaddress?sub?(|([email protected])([email protected])([email protected]))
22:02:19.47: mmc_open_url called to open ldap:///o%3Dthat.the.otter.com%2Co%3Disp?preferredlanguage,mailmsgmaxblocks,mail,mailalternateaddress,
mailequivalentaddress?sub?(|([email protected])([email protected])([email protected])), flags = 384
22:02:19.47: URL with quotes stripped: ldap:///o%3Dthat.the.otter.com%2Co%3Disp?preferredlanguage,mailmsgmaxblocks,mail,mailalternateaddress,
mailequivalentaddress?sub?(|([email protected])([email protected])([email protected]))
22:02:19.47: LDAP URL identified
22:02:19.47: URL context #1 will be used
22:02:19.47: Performing URL search on: ldap:///o%3Dthat.the.otter.com%2Co%3Disp?preferredlanguage,mailmsgmaxblocks,mail,mailalternateaddress,
mailequivalentaddress?sub?(|([email protected])([email protected])([email protected]))
22:02:19.48: mmc_read_url result: [cn=Postmaster,ou=Groups,o=that.the.otter.com,o=isp]
22:02:19.48: URL resolution returned: [cn=Postmaster,ou=Groups,o=that.the.otter.com,o=isp]
22:02:19.48: mmc_read_url result: [mail] [email protected]
22:02:19.48: URL resolution returned: [mail] [email protected]
22:02:19.48: Attribute index: 0
22:02:19.48: LDAP URL produced address [email protected]
22:02:19.48: mmc_read_url result: [mailalternateaddress] [email protected]
22:02:19.48: URL resolution returned: [mailalternateaddress] [email protected]
22:02:19.48: Attribute index: 0
22:02:19.48: Alternate address [email protected]
22:02:19.48: No more results to return
22:02:19.48: Override postmaster: [email protected]
22:02:19.48: Mapped return address: [email protected]
22:02:19.48: from_access mapping check: ||MAIL|l|[email protected]|
22:02:19.48: Queue area size 130679556, temp area size 1015086
22:02:19.48: 32669889 blocks of effective free queue space available; setting disk limit accordingly.
22:02:19.48: 507543 blocks of free temporary space available; setting disk limit accordingly.
22:02:19.48: - passed.
22:02:19.48: Rewriting: Mbox = "postmaster", host = "this.that.the.otter.com", domain = "$*", literal = "", tag = ""
22:02:19.48: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, hash table -
22:02:19.48: Found: "$A$E$F$U%[email protected]"
22:02:19.48: Rewrite failed, not forward.
22:02:19.48: Rewrite: "$*", position 1, hash table -
22:02:19.48: Failed.
22:02:19.48: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, rewrite database -
22:02:19.48: Failed
22:02:19.48: Rewriting: Mbox = "postmaster", host = "this", domain = "this.that.the.otter.com", literal = "", tag = ""
22:02:19.48: Rewrite: "this.that.the.otter.com", position 0, hash table -
22:02:19.48: Found: "$U%[email protected]"
22:02:19.48: New mailbox: "postmaster".
22:02:19.48: New host: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.48: New route: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.48: New channel system: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.48: Looking up host "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.48: - found on channel l
22:02:19.48: Routelocal flag set; scanning for % and !
*** Debug output from rewriting a forward header address:
22:02:19.48: Rewriting: Mbox = "postmaster", host = "this.that.the.otter.com", domain = "$*", literal = "", tag = ""
22:02:19.48: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, hash table -
22:02:19.48: Found: "$A$E$F$U%[email protected]"
22:02:19.48: Rewrite failed, not envelope.
22:02:19.48: Rewrite: "$*", position 1, hash table -
22:02:19.48: Failed.
22:02:19.48: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, rewrite database -
22:02:19.48: Failed
22:02:19.48: Rewriting: Mbox = "postmaster", host = "this", domain = "this.that.the.otter.com", literal = "", tag = ""
22:02:19.48: Rewrite: "this.that.the.otter.com", position 0, hash table -
22:02:19.48: Found: "$U%[email protected]"
22:02:19.48: New mailbox: "postmaster".
22:02:19.48: New host: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New route: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New channel system: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: Looking up host "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: - found on channel l
22:02:19.49: Routelocal flag set; scanning for % and !
22:02:19.49: Rewriting: Mbox = "postmaster", host = "this.that.the.otter.com", domain = "$*", literal = "", tag = ""
22:02:19.49: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, hash table -
22:02:19.49: Found: "$A$E$F$U%[email protected]"
22:02:19.49: Rewrite failed, not envelope.
22:02:19.49: Rewrite: "$*", position 1, hash table -
22:02:19.49: Failed.
22:02:19.49: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, rewrite database -
22:02:19.49: Failed
22:02:19.49: Rewriting: Mbox = "postmaster", host = "this", domain = "this.that.the.otter.com", literal = "", tag = ""
22:02:19.49: Rewrite: "this.that.the.otter.com", position 0, hash table -
22:02:19.49: Found: "$U%[email protected]"
22:02:19.49: New mailbox: "postmaster".
22:02:19.49: New host: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New route: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New channel system: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: Looking up host "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: - found on channel l
22:02:19.49: Routelocal flag set; scanning for % and !
22:02:19.49: Rewrite rules result: [email protected]
22:02:19.49: Checking reverse URL cache for: [email protected]
22:02:19.49: Found in cache, result: <[email protected]>
*** Debug output from rewriting a forward envelope address:
22:02:19.49: Rewriting: Mbox = "postmaster", host = "this.that.the.otter.com", domain = "$*", literal = "", tag = ""
22:02:19.49: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, hash table -
22:02:19.49: Found: "$A$E$F$U%[email protected]"
22:02:19.49: Match, pattern = "this.that.the.otter.com", current = "(*domaincheck*)"
22:02:19.49: old state = not checked.
22:02:19.49: Domain check on this.that.the.otter.com.
22:02:19.49: Added domain result 1 to cache for this.that.the.otter.com.
22:02:19.49: new state = succeeded.
22:02:19.49: New mailbox: "postmaster".
22:02:19.49: New host: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New route: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New channel system: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: Looking up host "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: - found on channel l
22:02:19.49: Routelocal flag set; scanning for % and !
address channel = l
forward channel = l
channel description =
channel caption =
channel user filter =
dest channel filter =
source channel filter =
channel flags #0 = BIDIRECTIONAL MULTIPLE IMMNONURGENT NOSERVICEALL
channel flags #1 = NOSMTP DEFAULT
channel flags #2 = COPYSENDPOST COPYWARNPOST POSTHEADONLY HEADERINC NOEXPROUTE
channel flags #3 = LOGGING NORESTRICTED RETAINSECURITYMULTIPARTS
channel flags #4 = EIGHTBIT HEADERKEEPORDER NOHEADERREAD RULES
channel flags #5 = TRUNCATESMTPLONGLINES
channel flags #6 = LOCALUSER REPORTNOTARY
channel flags #7 = NOSWITCHCHANNEL NOREMOTEHOST DATEFOUR DAYOFWEEK
channel flags #8 = NODEFRAGMENT EXQUOTA REVERSE NOCONVERT_OCTET_STREAM
channel flags #9 = NOTHURMAN INTERPRETENCODING USEINTERMEDIATE RECEIVEDFROM VALIDATELOCALSYSTEM NOTURN
defaulthost = that.the.otter.com that.the.otter.com
linelength = 1023
channel env addr type = SOURCEROUTE
channel hdr addr type = SOURCEROUTE
channel official host = this.that.the.otter.com
channel after params =
channel user name =
urgentnotices =
normalnotices =
nonurgentnotices =
channel rightslist ids =
local behavior flags = %x7
expandchannel =
notificationchannel =
dispositionchannel =
saslswitchchannel =
tlsswitchchannel =
backward channel = l
unique identifier = [email protected]
header forward address = [email protected] (route (this.that.the.otter.com,this.that.the.otter.com)) (host this.that.the.otter.com)
header reverse address = [email protected]
envelope forw address = [email protected] (route (this.that.the.otter.com,this.that.the.otter.com)) (host this.that.the.otter.com)
envelope rev address = [email protected] (route (this.that.the.otter.com,this.that.the.otter.com)) (host this.that.the.otter.com)
name =
mbox = postmaster
Extracted address action list:
[email protected]
Extracted 733 address action list:
[email protected]
address list expansion:
*** Debug output from alias expansion:
22:02:19.49: Inner expand, level = 0, mailbox = [email protected]
22:02:19.49: Rewriting: Mbox = "postmaster", host = "this.that.the.otter.com", domain = "$*", literal = "", tag = ""
22:02:19.49: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, hash table -
22:02:19.49: Found: "$A$E$F$U%[email protected]"
22:02:19.49: Match, pattern = "this.that.the.otter.com", current = "(*domaincheck*)"
22:02:19.49: old state = not checked.
22:02:19.49: Using result 1 from domain match cache.
22:02:19.49: new state = succeeded.
22:02:19.49: New mailbox: "postmaster".
22:02:19.49: New host: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New route: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New channel system: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: Looking up host "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: - found on channel l
22:02:19.49: Routelocal flag set; scanning for % and !
22:02:19.49: Reparsed mailbox: postmaster
22:02:19.49: Reparsed host: this.that.the.otter.com
22:02:19.49: Variant #1 = [email protected]
22:02:19.49: Variant #2 = *@this.that.the.otter.com
22:02:19.49: Variant #3 = postmaster
22:02:19.49: Alias magic value 8764
22:02:19.49: Initial pool address: postmast
22:02:19.49: Inner expand, level = 1, mailbox = postmast
22:02:19.49: Rewriting: Mbox = "postmast", host = "that.the.otter.com", domain = "$*", literal = "", tag = ""
22:02:19.49: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, hash table -
22:02:19.49: Found: "$A$E$F$U%[email protected]"
22:02:19.49: Match, pattern = "that.the.otter.com", current = "(*domaincheck*)"
22:02:19.49: old state = not checked.
22:02:19.49: Domain check on that.the.otter.com.
22:02:19.49: Added domain result 1 to cache for that.the.otter.com.
22:02:19.49: new state = succeeded.
22:02:19.49: New mailbox: "postmast".
22:02:19.49: New host: "that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New route: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New channel system: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: Looking up host "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: - found on channel l
22:02:19.49: Routelocal flag set; scanning for % and !
22:02:19.49: Reparsed mailbox: postmast
22:02:19.49: Reparsed host: that.the.otter.com
22:02:19.49: Variant #1 = [email protected]
22:02:19.49: Variant #2 = *@that.the.otter.com
22:02:19.49: Alias magic value 8764
22:02:19.49: LDAP URL template identified
22:02:19.49: URL determined to be: ldap:///o%3Dthat.the.otter.com%2Co%3Disp?*?sub?(|([email protected])(mailAlternateaddress=
[email protected])([email protected]))
22:02:19.49: URL context #1 will be used
22:02:19.49: Performing URL search on: ldap:///o%3Dthat.the.otter.com%2Co%3Disp?objectclass,inetuserstatus,mailuserstatus,inetMailGroupStatus,
uid,preferredLanguage,mailRoutingaddress,mailMsgMaxBlocks,mail,mailAlternateaddress,
mailEquivalentaddress,mailDeliveryOption,vacationStartDate,vacationEndDate,mailConversionTag,mailhost,mailQuota,
mailMsgQuota,mailProgramDeliveryInfo,mailDeliveryFileURL,mailDeliveryFile,
mailAutoReplyMode,mailAutoReplySubject,mailAutoReplyText,mailAutoReplyTextInternal,mailAutoReplyTimeOut,
mailSieveRultesource,mailForwardingaddress,mailDeferprocessing,mgrpMsgRejectAction,
mgrpRejectText,mgrpMsgRejectText,mgrpBroadcasterPolicy,mgrpDisallowedBroadcaster,
mgrpAllowedBroadcaster,mgrpDisallowedDomain,mgrpAllowedDomain,mgrpMsgMaxSize,mgrpAuthPassword,
mgrpModerator,mgrpDeliverTo,memberURL,UniqueMember,mgrpRFC822MailMember,rfc822MailMember,
mgrpErrorsTo,mgrpAddHeader,mgrpRemoveHeader,mgrpMsgPrefixText,mgrpMsgSuffixText,
mgmanMemberVisibility,expandable?sub?(|([email protected])(mailAlternateaddress=postm22:02:19.49: Search succeeded but 0 entries returned
22:02:19.49: No matching entries were found that were valid
22:02:19.49: Status for this address = 0
[email protected]
1 expansion total.
*** Debug output from submitting an envelope address:
22:02:19.49: mmc_wadr(0x08102850,'[email protected]','[email protected]') called.
22:02:19.49: Copy estimate before address addition is 1
22:02:19.49: Parsing address [email protected]
22:02:19.49: Rewriting: Mbox = "postmaster", host = "this.that.the.otter.com", domain = "$*", literal = "", tag = ""
22:02:19.49: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, hash table -
22:02:19.49: Found: "$A$E$F$U%[email protected]"
22:02:19.49: Match, pattern = "this.that.the.otter.com", current = "(*domaincheck*)"
22:02:19.49: old state = not checked.
22:02:19.49: Using result 1 from domain match cache.
22:02:19.49: new state = succeeded.
22:02:19.49: New mailbox: "postmaster".
22:02:19.49: New host: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New route: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New channel system: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: Looking up host "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: - found on channel l
22:02:19.49: Routelocal flag set; scanning for % and !
22:02:19.49: address [email protected] requires local processing.
22:02:19.49: Variant #1 = [email protected]
22:02:19.49: Variant #2 = *@this.that.the.otter.com
22:02:19.49: Variant #3 = postmaster
22:02:19.49: Alias magic value 8764
22:02:19.49: Checking for [email protected] in the system alias file
22:02:19.49: - system alias file match for [email protected]
22:02:19.49: Initial pool address: postmast
22:02:19.49: - postmast
22:02:19.49: Parsing address postmast
22:02:19.49: Rewriting: Mbox = "postmast", host = "that.the.otter.com", domain = "$*", literal = "", tag = ""
22:02:19.49: Rewrite: "$*", position 0, hash table -
22:02:19.49: Found: "$A$E$F$U%[email protected]"
22:02:19.49: Match, pattern = "that.the.otter.com", current = "(*domaincheck*)"
22:02:19.49: old state = not checked.
22:02:19.49: Using result 1 from domain match cache.
22:02:19.49: new state = succeeded.
22:02:19.49: New mailbox: "postmast".
22:02:19.49: New host: "that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New route: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: New channel system: "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: Looking up host "this.that.the.otter.com".
22:02:19.49: - found on channel l
22:02:19.50: Routelocal flag set; scanning for % and !
22:02:19.50: address [email protected] requirthat local processing.
22:02:19.50: Variant #1 = [email protected]
22:02:19.50: Variant #2 = *@that.the.otter.com
22:02:19.50: Alias magic value 8764
22:02:19.50: Checking for [email protected] in the system alias file
22:02:19.50: - not found
22:02:19.50: Checking for *@that.the.otter.com in the system alias file
22:02:19.50: - not found
22:02:19.50: Checking [email protected] with URL template ldap:///$V?*?sub?$R
22:02:19.50: LDAP URL template identified
22:02:19.50: URL determined to be: ldap:///o%3Dthat.the.otter.com%2Co%3Disp?*?sub?(|([email protected])(mailAlternateaddress=
[email protected])([email protected]))
22:02:19.50: URL context #1 will be used
22:02:19.50: Performing URL search on: ldap:///o%3Dthat.the.otter.com%2Co%3Disp?objectclass,inetuserstatus,mailuserstatus,inetMailGroupStatus,
uid,preferredLanguage,mailRoutingaddress,mailMsgMaxBlocks,mail,mailAlternateaddress,mailEquivalentaddress,
mailDeliveryOption,vacationStartDate,vacationEndDate,
mailConversionTag,mailhost,mailQuota,mailMsgQuota,mailProgramDeliveryInfo,mailDeliveryFileURL,
mailDeliveryFile,mailAutoReplyMode,mailAutoReplySubject,mailAutoReplyText,mailAutoReplyTextInternal,
mailAutoReplyTimeOut,mailSieveRultesource,mailForwardingaddress,
mailDeferprocessing,mgrpMsgRejectAction,mgrpRejectText,mgrpMsgRejectText,mgrpBroadcasterPolicy,
mgrpDisallowedBroadcaster,mgrpAllowedBroadcaster,mgrpDisallowedDomain,mgrpAllowedDomain,
mgrpMsgMaxSize,mgrpAuthPassword,mgrpModerator,mgrpDeliverTo,memberURL,
UniqueMember,mgrpRFC822MailMember,rfc822MailMember,mgrpErrorsTo,mgrpAddHeader,
mgrpRemoveHeader,mgrpMsgPrefixText,mgrpMsgSuffixText,mgmanMemberVisibility,
expandable?sub?(|([email protected])(mailAlternateaddress=postm22:02:19.50: Search succeeded but 0 entries returned
22:02:19.50: No matching entries were found that were valid
22:02:19.50: Status for this address = 0
22:02:19.50: - orig_send_acces mapping check: l|[email protected]|l|[email protected]
22:02:19.50: - passed.
22:02:19.50: - send_acces mapping check: l|[email protected]|l|[email protected]
22:02:19.50: - passed.
22:02:19.50: - user postmast unknown.
22:02:19.50: mmc_wnadr(0x08102850,'[email protected]','[email protected]','[email protected]','') called.
22:02:19.50: Cancelling DSNs that were created
22:02:19.50: - adding address [email protected] to headers.
22:02:19.50: Good address count 0 defer count 0
22:02:19.50: Copy estimate after address addition is 1
22:02:19.50: Cancelling DSNs that were created22:02:19.50: mmc_waend(0x08102850) called.
22:02:19.50: Copy estimate is 1
22:02:19.50: Queue area size 130679556, temp area size 998674
22:02:19.50: 65339778 blocks of effective free queue space available; setting disk limit accordingly.
22:02:19.50: 499337 blocks of free temporary space available; setting disk limit accordingly.
Expanded address:
[email protected]
Submitted address list:
address list error -- 5.1.1 unknown or illegal user: [email protected]
Submitted notifications list:
what's postmast for?

Answer 1

From the debug output it appears the following is happening:
22:02:19.49: Checking for [email protected] in the system alias file
22:02:19.49: - system alias file match for [email protected]
22:02:19.49: Initial pool address: postmast
22:02:19.49: - postmast
=> Match is being found in the /opt/SUNWmsgsr/config/aliases file for [email protected], this points at 'postmast'
22:02:19.50: URL determined to be: ldap:///o%3Dthat.the.otter.com%2Co%3Disp?*?sub?(|(mail=[email protected])(mailAlternateaddress=
[email protected])(mailEquivalentaddress=[email protected]))
22:02:19.50: Search succeeded but 0 entries returned
22:02:19.50: No matching entries were found that were valid
=> A lookup is being performed for postmast@(default domain) i.e. [email protected] which fails
So you need to fix either the aliases file or provision an account with [email protected]
Regards,
Shane.