Directory /var/spool/postfix/maildrop was created with mode 755. The man page for postdrop says it is sgid postdrop (which it is) in order to be able to write to the maildrop directory. That implies that /var/spool/postfix/maildrop needs to be 775 (g+w relative to how it was created). When I manually made the change in mode, postfix went from non-working to working for me. My installation is Mageia 1 with postfix-2.7.4-1.mga1.
CC: (none) => remco
CC: (none) => stormiAssignee: bugsquad => dlucioSource RPM: (none) => postfix
initial dir permitioswere 730, i did chante them to 770 since it was no necesary to give pemitio worldwide. Please test.
I manually changed my /var/spool/postfix/maildrop to 770, from the 775 I had been using, and both outbound and inbound mail appears to still work. I believe the test was successful. Daniel, it is interesting (but probably not too very important) that you say its initial permissions were 730. I definitely saw it initially with 755, g+rx relative to what the 730 you stated. In fact, everything in my /var/spool/postfix is 755 except for maildrop (now 770) and saved (700). The only mode difference "rpm -V postfix" reports in /var/spool/postfix is maildrop. I'm running standard security level, but I don't think that would affect "rpm -V ..." checking. My postfix version is postfix-2.7.4-1.mga1
Updated to postfix-2.7.4-1.2.mga1, which changed /var/spool/postfix/maildrop to mode 730, and both outbound and inbound mail appears to be working. Thank you.
(In reply to comment #3) > Updated to postfix-2.7.4-1.2.mga1, which changed /var/spool/postfix/maildrop to > mode 730, and both outbound and inbound mail appears to be working. Thank you. 730, so group writeable, and everything works. Closing as fixed :)
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDCC: (none) => marja11Resolution: (none) => FIXED