I am using postfix and need to send the mail using google apps
smtp. I am getting errors after I thought I had set everything up correctly:
May 11 09:50:57 zedsaid postfix/error[22214]: 00E009693FB: to=<
[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=2466, delays=2462/3.4/0/0.06, dsn=4.7.0, status=deferred (delivery temporarily suspended: SASL authentication failed; cannot authenticate to server
smtp.gmail.com[74.125.155.109]: no mechanism available)
May 11 09:50:57 zedsaid postfix/error[22213]: 0ACB36D1B94: to=<
[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=2486, delays=2482/3.4/0/0.06, dsn=4.7.0, status=deferred (delivery temporarily suspended: SASL authentication failed; cannot authenticate to server
smtp.gmail.com[74.125.155.109]: no mechanism available)
May 11 09:50:57 zedsaid postfix/error[22232]: 067379693D3: to=<
[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=2421, delays=2417/3.4/0/0.06, dsn=4.7.0, status=deferred (delivery temporarily suspended: SASL authentication failed; cannot authenticate to server
smtp.gmail.com[74.125.155.109]: no mechanism available)
main.cf:
# Debian specific: Specifying a file
name will cause the first
# line of that file to be used as the
name. The Debian default
# is /etc/mailname.
#myorigin = /etc/mailname
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)
biff = no
# appending .domain is the MUA's job.
append_dot_mydomain = no
# Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
#delay_warning_time = 4h
readme_directory = no
# TLS parameters
#smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
#smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
smtpd_use_tls=yes
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
# See /usr/share/doc/postfix/TLS_README.gz in the postfix-doc package for
# information on enabling SSL in the
smtp client.
myhostname = zedsaid.com
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
myorigin = /etc/mailname
mydestination =
#relayhost =
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all
delay_warning_time = 4h
smtpd_recipient_limit = 16
# how many error before back off.
smtpd_soft_error_limit = 3
# how many max errors before blocking it.
smtpd_hard_error_limit = 12
## Gmail Relay
relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]:587
smtp_use_tls = yes
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtp_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous
smtp_sasl_mechanism_filter = login
smtp_tls_eccert_file =
smtp_tls_eckey_file =
smtp_use_tls = yes
smtp_enforce_tls = no
smtp_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/cacert.pem
smtpd_tls_received_header = yes
tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom
transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
debug_peer_list =
smtp.gmail.com
debug_peer_level = 3
What am I doing wrong?