KodeKloud engineer level 2 - 14 postfix failed

KodeKloud Engineer
#1

Hello,

I took these steps : commando.txt · GitHub

but still I get a failng message that dovecot is not configured right.

What did I do wrong here ?

#2

Please give me the exact name of the lab – I’m not sure which lab you’re doing here.

#3

the exact name is : 14 - Linux Postfix Mail Server of the Kodekloud engineer course.
Level 2 linux

#4

Please take a look at this discussion – it may help you with this task.

#5

hmm

Confusing discussion

One says to disable the line mode = 0660 and the other says to enable that line.

#6

I’m looking at Raymond’s suggestion.

#7

oke

I have uncomment that part and still the failing message.

#8

Yes,

It fails still when I do this :

xFusionCorp Industries has planned to set up a common email server in Stork DC.  
After several meetings and recommendations they have decided to use postfix as their mail transfer agent and dovecot as an IMAP/POP3 server. We would like you to perform the following steps:  

1. Install and configure postfix on Stork DC mail server.  
2. Create an email account ```[email protected]``` identified by ```ksH85UJjhb.```
3. Set its mail directory to /home/kirsty/Maildir.  
4. Install and configure dovecot on the same server.

Solution:  

ssh groot@stmail01
sudo su
yum install postfix -y


Uncomment/Edit/Add below configuration on ```/etc/postfix/main.conf```:   

myhostname = stmail01.stratos.xfusioncorp.com	
mydomain = stratos.xfusioncorp.com	
myorigin = $mydomain
inet_interfaces = all
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, $mydomain
mynetworks = 172.16.238.0/24, 127.0.0.0/8
home_mailbox = Maildir/
# inet_interfaces = localhost



systemctl start postfix
systemctl status postfix
useradd kirsty
passwd kirsty

yum install dovecot -y

Uncomment/Edit/Add below configuration on ```/etc/dovecot.conf```:  

protocols = imap pop3 

Uncomment/Edit/Add below configuration on ```/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf```:  

mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir

Uncomment/Edit/Add below configuration on ```/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf```:  

disable_plaintext_auth = yes
auth_mechanisms = plain login

Uncomment/Edit/Add below configuration on ```/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf```:  

service auth {

 unix_listener auth-userdb {
    mode = 0660
    user = postfix
    group = postfix
  }
 
}


systecmtl start dovecot
systemctl status dovecot

Optional postfix testing:   

telnet stmail01 25

Connected to stmail01.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 mail.stratos.xfusioncorp.com
EHLO localhost

250 mail.stratos.xfusioncorp.com

mail from:[email protected]
250 2.1.0 Ok
rcpt to:[email protected]
250 2.1.0 Ok

DATA
354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>
This is a test email.

250 2.0.0 O
quit

then:  

su - kirsty
cat /home/kirsty/Maildir/new/172XXXXXXX


Optional dovecot testing:  

telnet stmail01 110

Connected to stmail01.
Escape character is '^]'.
+OK Dovecot ready.
user kirsty
+OK
pass ksH85UJjhb
+OK Logged in.
#9

so if someone has a idea how to make this work please
This is bugging me for some months

#10

Hi @rwobben ,

Did you get a chance to try again? The team has pushed some fixes. Before trying, please check the solution I sent you.

Regards,

#11

Sorry

I solved this challenge already with my own solution.

#12

Great to hear you were able to complete the task using your own solution. :raised_hands: