Postfix, Mutt And No Root Mail?

[Leonard Chatagnier]

> On Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 10:32:46PM -0700, Leonard
> Chatagnier wrote:
> > > 
> > > echo hello there | mail -s testing lchata 
> > > 
> > Sorry Hal, still no joy. Ran the corrected command
> line and even the
> > postaliases and postfix reload but mutt gives this
> output: Mutt:(no
> > mailbox) and below this entry
> var/spool/mail/lchata: No such file or
> 
> If there are no errors being reported, the clues
> should be in the mail
> logs. Re-run the above command and then look at the
> last few entries
> in /var/log/mail.log. If those aren't clear what
> they mean, then post
> them. 
> 
> -- 
> Hal
>  
Well Hal, no errors from the echo command but mutt has
errors as reported above. Output of /var/log/mail.log
is:
lchata at ubuntu:/var/log$ cat mail.log
Sep  1 09:16:53 ubuntu postfix/pickup[24806]:
00263108357: uid=1000 from=<lchata>
Sep  1 09:16:53 ubuntu postfix/cleanup[24831]:
00263108357:
message-id=<20070901141653.00263108357 at kubuntu-desktop>
Sep  1 09:16:53 ubuntu postfix/qmgr[7436]:
00263108357: from=<lchata at kubuntu-desktop>, size=349,
nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Sep  1 09:16:53 ubuntu postfix/local[24833]:
00263108357: to=<lchata at ubuntu>, relay=local,
delay=0.53, delays=0.28/0.19/0/0.06, dsn=5.2.0,
status=bounced (cannot update mailbox /var/mail/lchata
for user lchata. cannot open file: Is a directory)
Sep  1 09:16:53 ubuntu postfix/cleanup[24831]:
74AB2108358:
message-id=<20070901141653.74AB2108358 at kubuntu-desktop>
Sep  1 09:16:53 ubuntu postfix/qmgr[7436]:
74AB2108358: from=<>, size=2171, nrcpt=1 (queue
active)
Sep  1 09:16:53 ubuntu postfix/bounce[24834]:
00263108357: sender non-delivery notification:
74AB2108358
Sep  1 09:16:53 ubuntu postfix/qmgr[7436]:
00263108357: removed
Sep  1 09:16:53 ubuntu postfix/smtp[24835]:
74AB2108358: to=<lchata at kubuntu-desktop>, relay=none,
delay=0.19, delays=0.01/0.11/0.06/0, dsn=5.4.6,
status=bounced (mail for kubuntu-desktop loops back to
myself)
Sep  1 09:16:53 ubuntu postfix/qmgr[7436]:
74AB2108358: removed
lchata at ubuntu:/var/log$
This didn't show up after running the corrected
command the first time but is now. Perhaps it will
give a clue

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net