server postfix/postfix-script[2945]: fatal: the Postfix mail system is not running

[Stephen Sunderlin]

I had to reconfigure my working postfix server after my hosting provider changed all of my IPs. Not I can't get postfix to start.

Any Thoughts?

[Stephen Sunderlin]

On Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 9:32:35 AM UTC-4, Stephen Sunderlin wrote:
> I had to reconfigure my working postfix server after my hosting provider changed all of my IPs. Not I can't get postfix to start.
>
> Any Thoughts?

FYI,

root@server:/etc/postfix# /etc/init.d/postfix stop
[ ok ] Stopping postfix (via systemctl): postfix.service.
root@server:/etc/postfix# /etc/init.d/postfix start
[ ok ] Starting postfix (via systemctl): postfix.service.
root@server:/etc/postfix# /etc/init.d/postfix status
● postfix.service - LSB: Postfix Mail Transport Agent
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/postfix; bad; vendor preset: enabled)
Drop-In: /run/systemd/generator/postfix.service.d
└─50-postfix-$mail-transport-agent.conf
Active: active (exited) since Thu 2021-10-28 09:36:48 EDT; 3s ago
Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
Process: 5669 ExecStop=/etc/init.d/postfix stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 5631 ExecReload=/etc/init.d/postfix reload (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 5719 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/postfix start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Oct 28 09:36:48 server systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
Oct 28 09:36:48 server postfix[5719]: * Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent postfix
Oct 28 09:36:48 server postfix[5719]: ...done.
Oct 28 09:36:48 server systemd[1]: Started LSB: Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Oct 28 09:36:48 server postfix/master[5857]: fatal: bind 216.71.125.102 port 25: Cannot assign requested address

root@server:/etc/postfix# postconf -n
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
append_dot_mydomain = no
biff = no
broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/canonical
compatibility_level = 2
debug_peer_list = 216.71.125.100
header_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/header_checks
home_mailbox = Maildir/
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = all
mailbox_size_limit = 0
message_size_limit = 20480000
milter_default_action = accept
milter_protocol = 6
mime_header_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/header_checks
mydestination =
myhostname = server.sun-productions.net
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128 50.16.218.28 52.7.92.189 172.31.9.129 ip-172-31-9-129.ec2.internal 66.65.43.141 108.14.86.54 24.90.58.206 216.71.125.100 216.71.125.101 216.71.125.102 216.71.125.103 216.71.125.104 216.71.125.105
myorigin = server.sun-productions.net
non_smtpd_milters = inet:localhost:8891
notify_classes = resource, software, bounce, 2bounce, delay
readme_directory = no
recipient_delimiter = -
relayhost =
sender_dependent_default_transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sender_transport
smtp_bind_address = 216.71.125.100
smtp_generic_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/generic
smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes
smtp_tls_security_level = may
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name
smtpd_client_restrictions = reject_unknown_client_hostname
smtpd_milters = inet:localhost:8891
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = check_recipient_access hash:/etc/postfix/access permit_sasl_authenticated permit_mynetworks reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_local_domain =
smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
smtpd_sender_restrictions = reject_unknown_sender_domain
smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/letsencrypt/live/server.sun-productions.net/fullchain.pem
smtpd_tls_auth_only = no
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/letsencrypt/live/server.sun-productions.net/fullchain.pem
smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/letsencrypt/live/server.sun-productions.net/privkey.pem
smtpd_tls_loglevel = 0
smtpd_tls_received_header = yes
smtpd_tls_security_level = may
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s
smtpd_use_tls = yes
soft_bounce = no
tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom
virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
virtual_gid_maps = static:5000
virtual_mailbox_base = /home/vmail
virtual_mailbox_domains = sun-productions.net server.sun-productions.net qiktix.com qikpr.com
virtual_mailbox_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/vmaps
virtual_minimum_uid = 1000
virtual_transport = virtual
virtual_uid_maps = static:5000