Checking for: mailsrv_conf_init... fail

[caomhan]

Hi there,

i have some trouble with receiving mails.
Postfix cannot read the /var/spool/postfix/plesk/virtual and co. because the got damaged by the "mchk" script.

If i run the mchk script manually it gives me the following error:
==> Checking for: mailsrv_conf_init... fail

If these files are damaged postfix loggs something like "unknown user in receipient table".
Postfix can't read these files anymore.

Is there a way to fix this?

Thanks,
caom!

 

[IgorG]

Try to switch from Postfix to Qmail and back - http://kb.odin.com/en/5801
After that try to run mchk again.

 

[caomhan]

Hi IgorG,

thanks for your help.
It worked fine!

Best regards,
caom!

 

[optip]

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[caomhan]

I thougt i have to reinstall my server. But i've installed my system 2 days ago...
All the customer files and emails are in this new system already.
A reinstall would make me head banging for the weekend

But this do the trick!
The system runs fine now. Perfect!

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[caomhan]

Once again...

Hi there,

i've checked the mchk script once again.
Now the same issue.

This morning:

- mchk fails
- switched plesk to qmail (mchk through the installer script worked fine)
- mchk (started manually) worked fine
- switched plesk to postfix again (mchk script through the installer worked fine again)
- mchk script (started manually) worked fine again

Now this evening 11pm in germany i've checked again with mchk:

Same issue. Fails at mailsrv_conf_init. virtual.db file and co are damaged and unreadable for postfix. Do you have another solution for me?

It would be very very nice if we found a solution that really works for the future.

Did the mchk Script Run automatically or only in plesk Updates or something like that?
Can i disable the mchk script and remove the execute permission? Before updating plesk i can give the mchk Script execute permissions again. Is this a temporarly Solution?

Thanks for your help!
Cheers,
caom

 

[caomhan]

Hey again,

got some informations for you.
If found the main problem in the whole story...

I've set "chattr +i" for postfix main.cf and master.cf to prevent plesk from overwriting these files. I've made some own settings in these files wich will get overwritten by plesk.

This "chattr +i" is the reason why the mchk Script fails and stops (because it cannot write in these two files).

The problem of the .db files wich get damaged:

These .db files located in /var/spool/postfix/plesk get touched at the beginning of the mchk script with the first lines. Then mchk checks the main.cf and master.cf (with chattr +i) and fails at this point. The script stops and the .db files will not get written completely, so they are damaged.

When did mchk run?

Can you tell me if the mchk script runs automatically in any way?
Or only on plesk updates?

I've set chattr +i to the postfix files since i'm using plesk (for 5 month) and never got this "problem" with it. That's why i think that the mchk script never runs automatically. Is that right?

Before updating plesk i've ever set the postfix file with chattr -i and the update went good. Afer updating i've set chattr +i again.

The one and only question: Did the mchk script runs automatically at any time (except for updates)?

Thanks and cheers!
caom