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in my postfix logs I often see that postfix failed to send an email to root@levinus [my hostname] because theres no DNS record for levinus. But in my /etc/hosts is an entry for levinus (--> 127.0.0.1 AND my static IP). With ping I can reach levinus, then I ping myself. But why postfix doesnt accepts the /etc/hosts entrys?

Piece of the postfix log:

BC59A2FE000B: to=<root@levinus>, relay=none, delay=0.03,    
delays=0.01/0/0.02/0, dsn=5.4.4, status=bounced (Host or domain name not   
found. Name service error for name=levinus type=AAAA: Host not found)
Oct 11 14:47:29 levinus postfix/qmgr[29217]: BC59A2FE000B: removed

Part of /etc/hosts:

[STATIC IP] levinus
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost levinus

System is Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

//Edit With inet_protocols = ipv4 in main.cfg from postfix the same. Only the error message is another (type = A). When I add levinus to the IPv6 entry ::1 in /etc/hosts its the same (type = AAAA)

//Edit2 postfix logs even with the levinus hostname:

Oct 12 14:40:33 levinus postfix/smtpd[10103]: connect from levinus[127.0.0.1]
Oct 12 14:40:33 levinus postfix/smtpd[10103]: disconnect from levinus[127.0.0.1]

But all mails too root@levinus are still bounced.

Even when I edit the /etc/nsswitch.conf to hosts: files only postfix dont knew the own hostname. Before it was set to hosts: files dns.

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  • AAAA record is different from A record. AAAA is for IPv6, the one you have in /etc/hosts is IPv4
    – Aizuddin Zali
    Commented Oct 11, 2015 at 12:58

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The problem is not with IPv4 address but IPv6 due to AAAA record is not exist.

This can be resolved by switching postfix to use only IPv4. sudo postconf -e 'inet_protocols = ipv4' then reload postfix.

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  • Edited question, i isnt a solution :(
    – levinus
    Commented Oct 11, 2015 at 13:20
  • check in /etc/nsswitch.conf which option is the first one for dns line?
    – Aizuddin Zali
    Commented Oct 11, 2015 at 13:27
  • There wasnt a dns line, only the hosts line with the option dns: hosts: files dns
    – levinus
    Commented Oct 11, 2015 at 14:07
  • Have you any idea for a solution to this?
    – levinus
    Commented Oct 13, 2015 at 18:10
  • you need to disable IPv6 . Use this guide.
    – Aizuddin Zali
    Commented Oct 14, 2015 at 4:00

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