Entries by Jeff Johnson

What does this warning mean: not owned by _postfix: /Library/Server/Mail/Data/mta/./guid_device_maps.plist

On a 10.8 Server, if you are seeing: [code]warning: not owned by _postfix: /Library/Server/Mail/Data/mta/./guid_device_maps.plist[/code] You can safely ignore this error. It’s informational and does not suggest a problem. The file is not created by Postfix, but by OS X Server, thus the permissions collide and Postfix is not able to fix the permissions.

How to test IMAP/SSL user authentication

This FAQ describes how to test an IMAP user login for a server with SSL enabled using cleartext authentication. Make an imap connection: openssl s_client -connect mail.domain.tld:993 At the prompt enter “01 login” and then your username and password: 01 login username password When done, issue: 02 logout

How to watch logs realtime in Terminal

A few examples tail -f /var/log/system.log tail -f /var/log/mail.log tail -f /var/log/mailaccess.log If you don’t have permission to read the log, you may need sudo: sudo tail -f /var/log/secure.log Open a few Terminal windows and watch several logs simultaneously. To exit hit: CTRL+C