On Saturday 20 January 2007 10:53, Herbert Muller wrote: > After some more try and error I reached a point where I get the following > error messages from postfix/smtpd: > > Jan 20 04:22:56 szse postfix/smtpd[3948]: sql auxprop plugin using mysql > engine > > -> I think that's when postfix restarts smtpd. > > And later: > Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: sql plugin Parse the username > mail@xxxxxxxxxx > Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: sql plugin try and connect to a > host > Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: sql plugin trying to open db > 'mail' on host '127.0.0.1' > Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: sql plugin could not connect to > host 127.0.0.1 Check if mysql is running and listening on the inet-Port (AFAIR the default was 3306). If it is running, check the mysql-Log. Maybe turn on verbose Logging in mysql. Check if the Username and Password you specified in smtpd.conf is correct. > Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: sql plugin couldn't connect to > any host > > Maybe somebody can figure out from that messages, what I can do to solve my > problem. > > Probably the other messages > > Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: warning: > pD95F4F9B.dip.t-dialin.net[217.95.79.155]: SASL LOGIN authentication failed > Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: > > pD95F4F9B.dip.t-dialin.net[217.95.79.155]: 535 Error: authentication failed > > are the consequence. -- Andreas