install fails - suse 10.2 (32-bit)

[wharfratjoe]

First off that you for the great site and awesome tutorials!

Here is what I have done.

1. Followed the The Perfect Setup - OpenSuSE 10.2 (32-bit) - http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_opensuse_10.2 install tutorial completely (with no problems)

2. I go to install ISPConfig and it fails right away

ISPConfig logs:
Sun Mar 11 23:25:43 PDT 2007 - [ISPConfig] - installation mode: expert
Sun Mar 11 23:25:43 PDT 2007 - [ISPConfig] - ERROR: Your system configuration is not compatible with ISPConfig! The installation routine stops here!
Mon Mar 12 19:05:08 PDT 2007 - [ISPConfig] - installation directory: /tmp/install_ispconfig
Mon Mar 12 19:05:08 PDT 2007 - [ISPConfig] - operating system: SuSE 10.2
Mon Mar 12 19:05:12 PDT 2007 - [ISPConfig] - Neuinstallation eines ISPConfig-Systems. / Installation of a new ISPConfig system. / Installation d'ISPConfig sur un nouveau système.
Mon Mar 12 19:05:15 PDT 2007 - [ISPConfig] - selected language: en
Mon Mar 12 19:05:17 PDT 2007 - [ISPConfig] - installation note accepted
Mon Mar 12 19:05:19 PDT 2007 - [ISPConfig] - licence accepted
Mon Mar 12 19:05:21 PDT 2007 - [ISPConfig] - installation mode: expert
Mon Mar 12 19:05:21 PDT 2007 - [ISPConfig] - ERROR: Your system configuration is not compatible with ISPConfig! The installation routine stops here!


ISPConfig error during install:

########## MAIL SERVER ##########

Checking for MTA...
ls: cannot access mod/mail/: No such file or directory
ERROR: Your system configuration is not compatible with ISPConfig! The installation routine stops here!
suse-server:/tmp/install_ispconfig #

3. should I or do I need to change something within the postfix config(s)?

Here are some specs on the install:

It is within a vm (should not be in an issue)

suse-server:/tmp/install_ispconfig # df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda3 6.8G 1.6G 4.9G 25% /
udev 253M 88K 252M 1% /dev
/dev/sda1 99M 14M 80M 15% /boot

top - 19:12:44 up 22:29, 1 user, load average: 0.52, 0.24, 0.09
Tasks: 87 total, 1 running, 86 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie
Cpu(s): 0.0%us, 0.3%sy, 0.0%ni, 96.7%id, 3.0%wa, 0.0%hi, 0.0%si, 0.0%st
Mem: 516216k total, 397128k used, 119088k free, 33156k buffers
Swap: 1052248k total, 40k used, 1052208k free, 304012k cached


suse-server:/var/log # telnet 172.16.0.26 25
Trying 172.16.0.26...
Connected to 172.16.0.26.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 suse-server ESMTP Postfix

I also checked the mail logs and I saw nothing out of the ordinary, if needed I can provided.

Thanks!

[wharfratjoe]

i am reinstalling now, just in case I foobar'd something :D

[till]

Have you run the installer as root user and not with sudo? Did you use the SuSE postfix package? Do you have enough space on your harddisk?

[wharfratjoe]

I reinstalled suse 10.2 32bit version and then i had no problems installing ispconfig. Knowing me I may have missed a step in the "perfect" setup due to lack of sleep. Its all good now (well for the moment that is) :)

[wharfratjoe]

ok, i reinstalled suse on a different box (not a vm) that i want to use for a production box. I double checked my install (well i used a network install over the net this time) for the perfect suse 10.2 32 bit install and the same error happened.

I noticed when I run SuSEconfig i do receive the following worning:

Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.postfix...
*** WARNING ***
Found /etc/postfix/master.cf.SuSEconfig, exiting...
*** WARNING ***

I moved both master.cf.SuSEconfig and main.cf.SuSEconfig to another directory and and the error still happens:


########## MAIL SERVER ##########

Checking for MTA...
ls: cannot access mod/mail/: No such file or directory
ERROR: Your system configuration is not compatible with ISPConfig! The installation routine stops here!

If I run SuSEconfig the following happens:

cp:/tmp/install_ispconfig # SuSEconfig
Starting SuSEconfig, the SuSE Configuration Tool...
Running in full featured mode.
Reading /etc/sysconfig and updating the system...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.groff...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.gtk2...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.perl...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.permissions...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.postfix...

ATTENTION: You have modified /etc/postfix/master.cf. Leaving it untouched...
You can find my version in /etc/postfix/master.cf.SuSEconfig...

Setting up postfix local as MDA...
Setting SPAM protection to "off"...

ATTENTION: You have modified /etc/postfix/main.cf. Leaving it untouched...
You can find my version in /etc/postfix/main.cf.SuSEconfig...

Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.scpm...
Finished.

================================================== ========

I am running the installer for ISPConfig as root user.

How do know I am using the SuSE postfix package and if so how do I change this if I need to?

Thanks!

[wharfratjoe]

ok, i reinstalled suse on a different box (not a vm) that i want to use for a production box. I double checked my install (well i used a network install over the net this time) for the perfect suse 10.2 32 bit install and the same error happened.

I noticed when I run SuSEconfig i do receive the following worning:

Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.postfix...
*** WARNING ***
Found /etc/postfix/master.cf.SuSEconfig, exiting...
*** WARNING ***

I moved both master.cf.SuSEconfig and main.cf.SuSEconfig to another directory and and the error still happens:


########## MAIL SERVER ##########

Checking for MTA...
ls: cannot access mod/mail/: No such file or directory
ERROR: Your system configuration is not compatible with ISPConfig! The installation routine stops here!

If I run SuSEconfig the following happens:

cp:/tmp/install_ispconfig # SuSEconfig
Starting SuSEconfig, the SuSE Configuration Tool...
Running in full featured mode.
Reading /etc/sysconfig and updating the system...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.groff...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.gtk2...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.perl...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.permissions...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.postfix...

ATTENTION: You have modified /etc/postfix/master.cf. Leaving it untouched...
You can find my version in /etc/postfix/master.cf.SuSEconfig...

Setting up postfix local as MDA...
Setting SPAM protection to "off"...

ATTENTION: You have modified /etc/postfix/main.cf. Leaving it untouched...
You can find my version in /etc/postfix/main.cf.SuSEconfig...

Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.scpm...
Finished.

================================================== ========

Mem: 1166064k total, 321452k used, 844612k free

/dev/cciss/c0d0p3 65G 1.6G 60G 3% /
udev 570M 84K 570M 1% /dev
/dev/cciss/c0d0p1 99M 14M 81M 15% /boot

(RAID 1 configuration using a Compaq 532 Array Controller)


I am running the installer for ISPConfig as root user.

How do know I am using the SuSE postfix package and if so how do I change this if I need to?

Thanks!

[falko]

I noticed when I run SuSEconfig i do receive the following worning:

Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.postfix...
*** WARNING ***
Found /etc/postfix/master.cf.SuSEconfig, exiting...
*** WARNING ***
This is the normal behaviour on SuSE, nothing to worry about.


How do know I am using the SuSE postfix package and if so how do I change this if I need to?

Thanks!Run
yast
and search for the package postfix. It will tell you then if it is installed or not.

[wharfratjoe]

weird thing is postfix is installed. I can telnet to the local box and i can reload the config, stop and start the postfix service as well.

I have the same issue when I installed debian last night (when you install postfix in debian it removes exim automatically when using apt-get) and went to run the ispconfig install (debian is installed on that box now, i can reinstall suse tonight or tomorrow again and re test this).

[falko]

weird thing is postfix is installed. I can telnet to the local box and i can reload the config, stop and start the postfix service as well.

What's the output of netstat -tap?

[wharfratjoe]

I renstalled suse 10.2 (32bit)and the ispconfig install worked this time (go figure) :)