Postfix status bounced unknown user
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The Problem
As root, I send an email to John.
mailx john@example.com
The maillog contains status bounced, unknown user john.
postfix/local to=john@example.com, relay=local, delay=0.04, delays=0.02/0.01/0/0.01, dsn=5.1.1, status=bounced unknown user: "john"
My Setup
On a clean install of CentOS 7, I install Postfix.
yum install postfix
In the /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I use domain example.com.
mydestination = example.com
In the /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I set users home mailbox to Maildir/, and there is no mailbox command.
home_mailbox = Maildir/
mailbox_command =
In the /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I remove the comment from local recipient maps, to query local user accounts.
local_recipient_maps = unix:passwd:byname $alias_maps
I create a new user, John.
useradd john
I update the aliases database.
newaliases
I restart Postfix.
systemctl restart postfix
I verify Postfix is running.
systemctl status postfix
. . . active running
John's account exists in /etc/passwd.
john:x:1002:1002::/home/john:/bin/bash
The postconf command shows that Unix can be used to query users. This should mean that local_recipient_map = Unix:passwd.byname can be used to query users.
]# postconf -m | grep unix
unix
I am not sure if this is the problem, but the following command produces no output.
postmap -q john@example.com unix:passwd.byname
My question should not be a duplicate of this similar question, as the solution provided in this similar post is to set mydestination to localhost localhost.$mydomain. When I do this, and then restart Postfix, I get the same exact error in the mail log, "bounced - unknown user john.doe". Also, in this other post, there is a much more developed Postfix setup, with mysql. My setup is very simple.
centos email postfix
asked Nov 5 '17 at 12:37
JeremyCanfield
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The Problem
As root, I send an email to John.
mailx john@example.com
The maillog contains status bounced, unknown user john.
postfix/local to=john@example.com, relay=local, delay=0.04, delays=0.02/0.01/0/0.01, dsn=5.1.1, status=bounced unknown user: "john"
My Setup
On a clean install of CentOS 7, I install Postfix.
yum install postfix
In the /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I use domain example.com.
mydestination = example.com
In the /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I set users home mailbox to Maildir/, and there is no mailbox command.
home_mailbox = Maildir/
mailbox_command =
In the /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I remove the comment from local recipient maps, to query local user accounts.
local_recipient_maps = unix:passwd:byname $alias_maps
I create a new user, John.
useradd john
I update the aliases database.
newaliases
I restart Postfix.
systemctl restart postfix
I verify Postfix is running.
systemctl status postfix
. . . active running
John's account exists in /etc/passwd.
john:x:1002:1002::/home/john:/bin/bash
The postconf command shows that Unix can be used to query users. This should mean that local_recipient_map = Unix:passwd.byname can be used to query users.
]# postconf -m | grep unix
unix
I am not sure if this is the problem, but the following command produces no output.
postmap -q john@example.com unix:passwd.byname
My question should not be a duplicate of this similar question, as the solution provided in this similar post is to set mydestination to localhost localhost.$mydomain. When I do this, and then restart Postfix, I get the same exact error in the mail log, "bounced - unknown user john.doe". Also, in this other post, there is a much more developed Postfix setup, with mysql. My setup is very simple.
centos email postfix
asked Nov 5 '17 at 12:37
JeremyCanfield
220210
Did you issue thenewaliasescommand? ... Postfix aliases
– RubberStamp
Nov 5 '17 at 12:54
Thank you. I forgot about thenewaliasescommand. I have issued thenewaliasescommand as root, restarted Postfix, send a new email to john.doe@example.com as root, and still the issue persists, where "bounced unknown user john.doe" appears in/var/log/maillog.
– JeremyCanfield
Nov 5 '17 at 13:09
This may or may not be related to your problem, but dots are a bad idea in UNIX usernames. That's becausejohn.doeused to be interpreted as userjohn, groupdoe. Some utilities still do that to this day.
– SatÅ Katsura
Nov 5 '17 at 16:51
Thank you for the tip @SatÃ…Â Katsura. I have replacedjohn.doewithjohn, and have verified the issue persists. I have updated my post to showjohn.
– JeremyCanfield
Nov 5 '17 at 19:50
It's hard to tell what's going on without seeing your entire config and full logs. Which is why debugging Postfix configurations almost never works on Unix & Linux. I really suggest using thepostfx-userslist instead.
– SatÅ Katsura
Nov 7 '17 at 13:17
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The Problem
As root, I send an email to John.
mailx john@example.com
The maillog contains status bounced, unknown user john.
postfix/local to=john@example.com, relay=local, delay=0.04, delays=0.02/0.01/0/0.01, dsn=5.1.1, status=bounced unknown user: "john"
My Setup
On a clean install of CentOS 7, I install Postfix.
yum install postfix
In the /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I use domain example.com.
mydestination = example.com
In the /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I set users home mailbox to Maildir/, and there is no mailbox command.
home_mailbox = Maildir/
mailbox_command =
In the /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I remove the comment from local recipient maps, to query local user accounts.
local_recipient_maps = unix:passwd:byname $alias_maps
I create a new user, John.
useradd john
I update the aliases database.
newaliases
I restart Postfix.
systemctl restart postfix
I verify Postfix is running.
systemctl status postfix
. . . active running
John's account exists in /etc/passwd.
john:x:1002:1002::/home/john:/bin/bash
The postconf command shows that Unix can be used to query users. This should mean that local_recipient_map = Unix:passwd.byname can be used to query users.
]# postconf -m | grep unix
unix
I am not sure if this is the problem, but the following command produces no output.
postmap -q john@example.com unix:passwd.byname
My question should not be a duplicate of this similar question, as the solution provided in this similar post is to set mydestination to localhost localhost.$mydomain. When I do this, and then restart Postfix, I get the same exact error in the mail log, "bounced - unknown user john.doe". Also, in this other post, there is a much more developed Postfix setup, with mysql. My setup is very simple.
centos email postfix
asked Nov 5 '17 at 12:37
JeremyCanfield
220210
The Problem
As root, I send an email to John.
mailx john@example.com
The maillog contains status bounced, unknown user john.
postfix/local to=john@example.com, relay=local, delay=0.04, delays=0.02/0.01/0/0.01, dsn=5.1.1, status=bounced unknown user: "john"
My Setup
On a clean install of CentOS 7, I install Postfix.
yum install postfix
In the /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I use domain example.com.
mydestination = example.com
In the /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I set users home mailbox to Maildir/, and there is no mailbox command.
home_mailbox = Maildir/
mailbox_command =
In the /etc/postfix/main.cf file, I remove the comment from local recipient maps, to query local user accounts.
local_recipient_maps = unix:passwd:byname $alias_maps
I create a new user, John.
useradd john
I update the aliases database.
newaliases
I restart Postfix.
systemctl restart postfix
I verify Postfix is running.
systemctl status postfix
. . . active running
John's account exists in /etc/passwd.
john:x:1002:1002::/home/john:/bin/bash
The postconf command shows that Unix can be used to query users. This should mean that local_recipient_map = Unix:passwd.byname can be used to query users.
]# postconf -m | grep unix
unix
I am not sure if this is the problem, but the following command produces no output.
postmap -q john@example.com unix:passwd.byname
My question should not be a duplicate of this similar question, as the solution provided in this similar post is to set mydestination to localhost localhost.$mydomain. When I do this, and then restart Postfix, I get the same exact error in the mail log, "bounced - unknown user john.doe". Also, in this other post, there is a much more developed Postfix setup, with mysql. My setup is very simple.
centos email postfix
asked Nov 5 '17 at 12:37
JeremyCanfield
220210
edited Nov 5 '17 at 19:48
asked Nov 5 '17 at 12:37
JeremyCanfield
220210
asked Nov 5 '17 at 12:37
JeremyCanfield
220210
asked Nov 5 '17 at 12:37
JeremyCanfield
220210
220210
Did you issue thenewaliasescommand? ... Postfix aliases
– RubberStamp
Nov 5 '17 at 12:54
Thank you. I forgot about thenewaliasescommand. I have issued thenewaliasescommand as root, restarted Postfix, send a new email to john.doe@example.com as root, and still the issue persists, where "bounced unknown user john.doe" appears in/var/log/maillog.
– JeremyCanfield
Nov 5 '17 at 13:09
This may or may not be related to your problem, but dots are a bad idea in UNIX usernames. That's becausejohn.doeused to be interpreted as userjohn, groupdoe. Some utilities still do that to this day.
– SatÅ Katsura
Nov 5 '17 at 16:51
Thank you for the tip @SatÃ…Â Katsura. I have replacedjohn.doewithjohn, and have verified the issue persists. I have updated my post to showjohn.
– JeremyCanfield
Nov 5 '17 at 19:50
It's hard to tell what's going on without seeing your entire config and full logs. Which is why debugging Postfix configurations almost never works on Unix & Linux. I really suggest using thepostfx-userslist instead.
– SatÅ Katsura
Nov 7 '17 at 13:17
add a comment |Â
Did you issue thenewaliasescommand? ... Postfix aliases
– RubberStamp
Nov 5 '17 at 12:54
Thank you. I forgot about thenewaliasescommand. I have issued thenewaliasescommand as root, restarted Postfix, send a new email to john.doe@example.com as root, and still the issue persists, where "bounced unknown user john.doe" appears in/var/log/maillog.
– JeremyCanfield
Nov 5 '17 at 13:09
This may or may not be related to your problem, but dots are a bad idea in UNIX usernames. That's becausejohn.doeused to be interpreted as userjohn, groupdoe. Some utilities still do that to this day.
– SatÅ Katsura
Nov 5 '17 at 16:51
Thank you for the tip @SatÃ…Â Katsura. I have replacedjohn.doewithjohn, and have verified the issue persists. I have updated my post to showjohn.
– JeremyCanfield
Nov 5 '17 at 19:50
It's hard to tell what's going on without seeing your entire config and full logs. Which is why debugging Postfix configurations almost never works on Unix & Linux. I really suggest using thepostfx-userslist instead.
– SatÅ Katsura
Nov 7 '17 at 13:17
Did you issue the
newaliases command? ... Postfix aliases– RubberStamp
Nov 5 '17 at 12:54
Did you issue the
newaliases command? ... Postfix aliases– RubberStamp
Nov 5 '17 at 12:54
Thank you. I forgot about the
newaliases command. I have issued the newaliases command as root, restarted Postfix, send a new email to john.doe@example.com as root, and still the issue persists, where "bounced unknown user john.doe" appears in /var/log/maillog.– JeremyCanfield
Nov 5 '17 at 13:09
Thank you. I forgot about the
newaliases command. I have issued the newaliases command as root, restarted Postfix, send a new email to john.doe@example.com as root, and still the issue persists, where "bounced unknown user john.doe" appears in /var/log/maillog.– JeremyCanfield
Nov 5 '17 at 13:09
This may or may not be related to your problem, but dots are a bad idea in UNIX usernames. That's because
john.doe used to be interpreted as user john, group doe. Some utilities still do that to this day.– SatÅ Katsura
Nov 5 '17 at 16:51
This may or may not be related to your problem, but dots are a bad idea in UNIX usernames. That's because
john.doe used to be interpreted as user john, group doe. Some utilities still do that to this day.– SatÅ Katsura
Nov 5 '17 at 16:51
Thank you for the tip @SatÃ…Â Katsura. I have replaced
john.doe with john, and have verified the issue persists. I have updated my post to show john.– JeremyCanfield
Nov 5 '17 at 19:50
Thank you for the tip @SatÃ…Â Katsura. I have replaced
john.doe with john, and have verified the issue persists. I have updated my post to show john.– JeremyCanfield
Nov 5 '17 at 19:50
It's hard to tell what's going on without seeing your entire config and full logs. Which is why debugging Postfix configurations almost never works on Unix & Linux. I really suggest using the
postfx-users list instead.– SatÅ Katsura
Nov 7 '17 at 13:17
It's hard to tell what's going on without seeing your entire config and full logs. Which is why debugging Postfix configurations almost never works on Unix & Linux. I really suggest using the
postfx-users list instead.– SatÅ Katsura
Nov 7 '17 at 13:17
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Did you issue the
newaliasescommand? ... Postfix aliases– RubberStamp
Nov 5 '17 at 12:54
Thank you. I forgot about the
newaliasescommand. I have issued thenewaliasescommand as root, restarted Postfix, send a new email to john.doe@example.com as root, and still the issue persists, where "bounced unknown user john.doe" appears in/var/log/maillog.– JeremyCanfield
Nov 5 '17 at 13:09
This may or may not be related to your problem, but dots are a bad idea in UNIX usernames. That's because
john.doeused to be interpreted as userjohn, groupdoe. Some utilities still do that to this day.– SatÅ Katsura
Nov 5 '17 at 16:51
Thank you for the tip @SatÃ…Â Katsura. I have replaced
john.doewithjohn, and have verified the issue persists. I have updated my post to showjohn.– JeremyCanfield
Nov 5 '17 at 19:50
It's hard to tell what's going on without seeing your entire config and full logs. Which is why debugging Postfix configurations almost never works on Unix & Linux. I really suggest using the
postfx-userslist instead.– SatÅ Katsura
Nov 7 '17 at 13:17