IP-927: Defect - Postfix won't start with newer openVZ version

  • [feedquote='Youtrack','http://trac.i-mscp.net/issue/IP-927']

    Reporter gomez (gomez) gomez (gomez)
    Created Oct 4, 2013 8:21:01 AM
    Updated Jan 24, 2015 3:01:29 PM
    Resolved Jan 22, 2015 3:18:58 PM
    Type Bug
    Subsystem Backend
    Affected versions Unknown

    On a new openvz server (ubuntu-12.04-x86_64.tar.gz template) i have this network:

    { lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:919 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:919 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:77439 (77.4 KB) TX bytes:77439 (77.4 KB) venet0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 inet addr:127.0.0.2 P-t-P:127.0.0.2 Bcast:0.0.0.0 Mask:255.255.255.255 UP BROADCAST POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:520759 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:302660 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:669182161 (669.1 MB) TX bytes:85672373 (85.6 MB) venet0:1 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 inet addr:XXX.76.174.93 P-t-P:XXX.76.174.93 Bcast:0.0.0.0 Mask:255.255.255.255 UP BROADCAST POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MTU:1500 Metric:1 }

    As i understand new versions of openVZ create 127.0.0.2 loopback.

    Unfortunaly postfix wont start:

    { Oct 1 07:40:24 telly postfix/master[10927]: fatal: bind 0.0.0.0 port 25: Address already in use }

    I have to fix inet_interfaces in main.cf and put in the real public ip. [/feedquote]