[wellylug] Postfix error

[Cliff Pratt]

Peter Lynch wrote:
> My postfix server stopped receiving and sending emails on Tuesday, and I 
> found these entries in my syslog.  Can anyone explain what might have 
> caused this, and how I can use monit to restart the necessary services 
> if this happens again?
>  
> Many thanks,
> Peter Lynch
> 
> Jul  7 21:17:10 helena postfix/master[30661]: warning: process 
> /usr/lib/postfix/qmgr pid 31795 killed by signal 9
> Jul  7 21:17:10 helena postfix/master[30661]: warning: process 
> /usr/lib/postfix/tlsmgr pid 1834 killed by signal 9
> Jul  7 21:17:10 helena postfix/master[30661]: warning: process 
> /usr/lib/postfix/pickup pid 27957 killed by signal 9
> Jul  7 21:17:10 helena authdaemond: stopping authdaemond children
> Jul  7 21:17:10 helena authdaemond: restarting authdaemond children
> Jul  7 21:17:10 helena authdaemond: modules="authmysql", daemons=5
> Jul  7 21:17:10 helena authdaemond: Uninstalling authmysql
> Jul  7 21:17:10 helena authdaemond: Installing libauthmysql
> Jul  7 21:17:10 helena avahi-daemon[6063]: Disconnected from D-Bus, 
> exiting.
> Jul  7 21:17:10 helena avahi-daemon[6063]: Got SIGQUIT, quitting.
> Jul  7 21:17:10 helena avahi-daemon[6063]: write() failed: Broken pipe
> Jul  7 21:17:10 helena authdaemond: Installation complete: authmysql
> Jul  7 21:17:10 helena avahi-daemon[6063]: write() failed: Broken pipe
>  
Did you do an upgrade just prior to this? "Uninstalling authmysql" and 
"Installing libauthmysql" seem to indicate so. You may have to check 
your postfix control files.

Cheers,

Cliff