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Asked: 2016-08-22 12:40:23 +0800 CST

Gitlab is not sending mails but postfix works, omnibus installation (16.04) how to troubleshoot?

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I used the gitlab omnibus installtion for my 16.04 Ubuntu Server, since I run into dependency issues when using apt-get install git. So I ran sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:check to check my environment. The check complained that the repo path is not owned by git:git which I don't get... the repo path is owned by git:git and I can create repos. So in general everything works as it should be, but mails are not send out. When running the installation I was asked about my domain and I used my domain without the ending .de. May this cause issues? So in case I want to change anything I have to change it in the gitlab.rb and run a gitlab-ctl reconfigure, correct? I tested my postfix installtion and it can send out mails manually... Port 25 is open. Any Ideas? There is no test mail function in gitlab, or?

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  1. You should be able to update your email address with the command git config. Use the command man git-config for details.

    Check the mail logs for details what is happening with your email. This is likely /var/log/mail.log. The command mailq should list any email messages that has been accepted for delivery, but not yet delivered.

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