# Can not consult number of pending emails in queue / Impossible de consulter le nombre d'emails en attente dans la file d'attente
**URL:** https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116
**Category:** Support apps
**Tags:** mailman3, postfix, french, english
**Created:** [September 19, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116 "2025-09-19T21:55:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@Diabolo](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Diabolo)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/1 "2025-09-19T21:55:27Z")
**What type of hardware are you using** : Virtual machine
**What YunoHost version are you running** : 12.1.25
**How are you able to access your server** : The webadmin
SSH
### Describe your issue
đŹđ§ Good evening,
I donât know exactly since when, but I noticed that in `Diagnosis` \> `Email`, I get the message: `Can not consult number of pending emails in queue.`
Note: Iâm using the Mailman3 application.
Can anyone help me resolve this error?
Thank you in advance. Have a good Friday evening and a good weekend,
C.
đ«đ· Bonsoir,
Je ne sais pas exactement depuis quand, mais je me rends compte que dans` Diagnostic` \> `Email` jâai le message : `Impossible de consulter le nombre d'emails en attente dans la file d'attente.`
nb : jâutilise lâapplication Mailman3.
Si quelquâun sait mâaider pour rĂ©soudre cette erreur ?
Par avance merci, bon vendredi soir et bon week-end,
C.
### Share relevant logs or error messages
`Erreur : invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'postqueue: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 203: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=$mydestination null\n21'`
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### Author:  [@Tho](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Tho)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/2 "2025-09-20T06:07:51Z")
Tu as modifié les configurations de postfix par hasard ?
Essaie dâexĂ©cuter `yunohost tools regen-conf postfix`
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### Author:  [@Aleks](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Aleks)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/3 "2025-09-20T13:55:48Z")
(In particular it looks like a duplicate entry for `relay_domains`)
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### Author:  [@Diabolo](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Diabolo)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/4 "2025-09-20T14:07:40Z")
đŹđ§ Thank you very much, Iâll try that this weekend âș
Apart from [netplan for a random IPv6 problem](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/every-day-the-server-does-not-have-an-ipv6-address-chaque-jour-le-serveur-ne-dispose-pas-dune-adresse-ipv6/35950/48), I donât think Iâve changed anything other than the admin interface, precisely to avoid files that would no longer update.
Iâll keep you informed and add an English translation in case it can be of more use to the community. Thanks đ
đ«đ· Merci beaucoup, jâessaie ça dans le week-end âș
En dehors de [netplan pour un problĂšme dâIPv6 alĂ©atoires](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/every-day-the-server-does-not-have-an-ipv6-address-chaque-jour-le-serveur-ne-dispose-pas-dune-adresse-ipv6/35950/48), je ne pense rien avoir changĂ© autrement que par lâinterface dâadministration, justement pour Ă©viter les fichiers qui ne se mettraient plus Ă jour.
Je vous tiens informĂ©-es et jâajoute une traduction en anglais au cas oĂč ça puisse servir au maximum la communautĂ©. Merci đ
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### Author:  [@Diabolo](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Diabolo)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/5 "2025-09-21T14:35:01Z")
đŹđ§ When I run the `yunohost tools regen-conf postfix` command I get:
đ«đ· Quand jâexĂ©cute la commande `yunohost tools regen-conf postfix` jâobtiens :
```auto
Warning: postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 203: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=$mydestination null
Success! Configuration updated for 'postfix'
Warning: postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 203: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=$mydestination null
postfix:
applied:
/etc/postfix/relay_recipients.db:
status: updated
pending:
```
đŹđ§ And when I look in `/etc/postfix/main.cf` I find at the end:
đ«đ· Et quand je regarde dans `/etc/postfix/main.cf` je trouve Ă la fin :
```auto
# Backup MX (secondary MX)
relay_domains = $mydestination null
relay_recipient_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relay_recipients
maximal_queue_lifetime = 20d
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
owner_request_special = no
transport_maps =
hash:/var/lib/mailman3/data/postfix_lmtp
local_recipient_maps =
hash:/var/lib/mailman3/data/postfix_lmtp
relay_domains =
hash:/var/lib/mailman3/data/postfix_domains
```
đŹđ§ Is this a file that needs to be updated, or is it a configuration file that can remain static?
Do I need to correct or delete lines? Or if the file needs to be updated from time to time, is it possible to reset it?
Thanks in advance âș
đ«đ· Est-ce que câest un fichier qui a besoin dâĂȘtre mis Ă jour ou est-ce que câest un fichier de configuration qui peut rester figĂ© ?
Dois-je corriger ou supprimer des lignes ? Ou si le fichier a besoin dâĂȘtre mis Ă jour de temps en temps est-il possible de le rĂ©initialiser ?
Par avance merci âș
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### Author:  [@Diabolo](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Diabolo)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/6 "2025-09-22T22:06:13Z")
đŹđ§ Additionally, I notice in the yunohost logs that the problem appeared since the update I made on September 9: 20250909-005739-tools\_upgrade.log
đ«đ· En complĂ©ment, je mâaperçois dans les logs yunohost que le problĂšme est apparu depuis la mise Ă jour que jâai faite le 9 septembre : 20250909-005739-tools\_upgrade.log
[https://paste.yunohost.org/raw/uvohosanih](https://paste.yunohost.org/raw/uvohosanih)
đŹđ§ And in the postfix logs I find:
đ«đ· Et dans les logs de postfix je trouve :
```auto
postfix/trivial-rewrite[25096]: warning: do not list domain listes.sud-culture.org in BOTH virtual_mailbox_domains and relay_domains
postfix/sendmail[25601]: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 203: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=$mydestination null
postfix/postdrop[25602]: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 203: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=$mydestination null
```
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### Author:  [@Aleks](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Aleks)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/7 "2025-09-23T13:07:01Z")
Sounds like an issue with mailman3 that adds a `relay_domains` statement that ~conflicts with the `relay_domains` added via the âbackup\_mx\_domainsâ from yunohostâs global settings ⊠though in your case I see that itâs `null` which actually means thereâs a bug in the core about it ⊠iâm guessing you played with this setting but somehow it wasnt 100% reverted âŠ
can you share the output of `sudo grep backup_mx_domain /etc/yunohost/settings.yml`
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### Author:  [@Diabolo](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Diabolo)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/8 "2025-09-23T14:15:59Z")
đŹđ§ Iâve never actually touched these files. I havenât logged into the servers via the console since at least July.
`sudo grep backup_mx_domain /etc/yunohost/settings.yml` asks me for the password and then displays nothing at all. And when I try to go to /etc/yunohost/ via ftp it says `permission denied`.
When I access the folder in command line and display the contents of the file there is:
```auto
admin_strength: '2'
nginx_compatibility: modern
portal_allow_edit_email_alias: 0
portal_allow_edit_email_forward: 0
postfix_compatibility: modern
user_strength: '2'
webadmin_allowlist: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx>
webadmin_allowlist_enabled: 1
```
đ«đ· Je nâai vraiment jamais touchĂ© Ă ces fichiers. Je ne mâĂ©tais pas connectĂ© au serveurs via la console depuis au moins le mois de juillet.
`sudo grep backup_mx_domain /etc/yunohost/settings.yml` me demande le mot de passe puis nâaffiche rien du tout. Et quand jâessaie dâaller dans /etc/yunohost/ via ftp ça me dit `permission denied`.
Quand jâaccĂšde au dossier en lignes de commandes et que jâaffiche le contenu du fichier il y a :
```auto
admin_strength: '2'
nginx_compatibility: modern
portal_allow_edit_email_alias: 0
portal_allow_edit_email_forward: 0
postfix_compatibility: modern
user_strength: '2'
webadmin_allowlist: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx>
webadmin_allowlist_enabled: 1
```
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### Author:  [@Diabolo](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Diabolo)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/9 "2025-09-26T15:49:27Z")
đŹđ§ So the best thing would be for me to open an issue here [GitHub - YunoHost-Apps/mailman3\_ynh: Mailman - The GNU Mailing List Management System packaged for YunoHost.](https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/mailman3_ynh) to ask the developers?
đ«đ· Du coup le mieux serait que jâouvre une issue ici [GitHub - YunoHost-Apps/mailman3\_ynh: Mailman - The GNU Mailing List Management System packaged for YunoHost.](https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/mailman3_ynh) pour solliciter les dĂ©veloppeur-ices ?
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### Author:  [@jarod5001](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/jarod5001)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/10 "2025-09-26T16:32:00Z")
Just to be sure :
1. did you make any customisations to your mail configuration
2. did you setup an email relay
3. this seems to be happening after 12.1 upgrade, is it the case?
Then :
1. try running `yunohost tools regen-conf postfix --force` IF you donât have custom mail config
2. after that try running `mailq` and see if you have an output
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### Author:  [@Diabolo](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Diabolo)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/11 "2025-09-26T18:22:24Z")
đŹđ§ Hi @jarod5001 and thank you for your help âș
1. From what I remember, I havenât changed anything via the console outside `/etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml` to define a static IPv6. After maybe Mailman3 made some changes in the configuration to work and I donât know the details đ€·
2. Below my email configuration:
3. It was since I went from yunohost 12.1.17.1 to yunohost 12.1.20 on September 9 that I have the error `Can not consult number of pending emails in queue` in `Diagnosis`.
My only concern is that Iâm running in production, and Mailman3 is used to send messages between 30 and 60 times a day by my colleagues, among about forty discussion lists with up to 1500 email addresses in some.
Is the `yunohost tools regen-conf postfix --force` command without risk or should I save something before (files and-or configuration via the `Backup` tool in the yunohost portal)? Knowing that Iâve already run `yunohost tools regen-conf postfix` in my initial support attempts, it yielded the results mentioned above: [Can not consult number of pending emails in queue / Impossible de consulter le nombre d'emails en attente dans la file d'attente - #5 by Diabolo](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/5)
And that a priori I donât have any operating problems currently, apart from the error message in the diagnostics.
đ«đ· Salut @jarod5001 et merci pour ton aide âș
1. De ce que je me rappelle, je nâai rien changĂ© via Ă la console en dehors de `/etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml` pour dĂ©finir une IPv6 statique. AprĂšs peut-ĂȘtre que Mailman3 a fait des modifications dans la configuration pour fonctionner et jâignore les dĂ©tails đ€·
2. Ci-dessous ma configuration email :
3. Câest depuis que je suis passĂ© de yunohost 12.1.17.1 Ă yunohost 12.1.20 le 9 septembre dernier que jâai lâerreur `Impossible de consulter le nombre d'emails en attente dans la file d'attente` dans `Diagnostic`.
Ma seule inquiĂ©tude câest que je fonctionne en production et que Mailman3 est utilisĂ© pour envoyer des messages entre 30 et 60 fois par jour par mes camarades, parmi une quarantaine de listes de discussion avec jusquâĂ 1500 emails dans certaines.
Est-ce que la commande `yunohost tools regen-conf postfix --force` est sans risques ou est-ce quâil faut que je sauvegarde quelque chose avant (fichiers et-ou configuration via lâoutils `Sauvegardes` dans le portail yunohost) ? En sachant que jâai dĂ©jĂ exĂ©cutĂ© `yunohost tools regen-conf postfix` dans les premiĂšres tentatives dâassistance et que ça a donnĂ© les rĂ©sultats mentionnĂ©s plus haut : [Can not consult number of pending emails in queue / Impossible de consulter le nombre d'emails en attente dans la file d'attente - #5 by Diabolo](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/5)
Et quâĂ priori je nâai pas de problĂšme de fonctionnement actuellement, en dehors du message dâerreur dans les diagnostics.
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### Author:  [@madtibo](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/madtibo)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/12 "2025-09-27T04:50:03Z")
@Diabolo you can run the command in dry-run (`-n` option) to check what is the outcome:
```auto
$ sudo yunohost tools regen-conf -n postfix
Attention : postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 211: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=$mydestination null
SuccĂšs ! La configuration aurait dĂ» ĂȘtre mise Ă jour pour la catĂ©gorie 'postfix'
postfix:
applied:
/etc/postfix/relay_recipients.db:
status: updated
pending:
```
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### Author:  [@madtibo](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/madtibo)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2025, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/13 "2025-09-27T05:01:24Z")
I have the same problem. It seems to be related to mailman3.
When I force regenerate the config, I get:
```auto
$ sudo yunohost tools regen-conf postfix --force
SuccÚs ! La configuration a été mise à jour pour 'postfix'
Attention : postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 211: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=$mydestination null
Attention : postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 200: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=hash:/var/lib/mailman3/data/postfix_domains
Attention : postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 211: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=$mydestination null
Attention : postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 200: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=hash:/var/lib/mailman3/data/postfix_domains
Attention : postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 211: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=$mydestination null
Attention : postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 200: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=hash:/var/lib/mailman3/data/postfix_domains
Attention : postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 211: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=$mydestination null
Attention : postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 200: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=hash:/var/lib/mailman3/data/postfix_domains
Attention : postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 211: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=$mydestination null
Attention : postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 200: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=hash:/var/lib/mailman3/data/postfix_domains
Attention : postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 211: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=$mydestination null
Attention : postmap: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 211: overriding earlier entry: relay_domains=$mydestination null
postfix:
applied:
/etc/postfix/main.cf:
status: force-updated
/etc/postfix/relay_recipients.db:
status: updated
pending:
```
End of the `/etc/postfix/main.cf` file:
```auto
# Backup MX (secondary MX)
relay_domains = $mydestination null
relay_recipient_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relay_recipients
maximal_queue_lifetime = 20d
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
owner_request_special = no
transport_maps =
hash:/var/lib/mailman3/data/postfix_lmtp
local_recipient_maps =
hash:/var/lib/mailman3/data/postfix_lmtp
relay_domains =
hash:/var/lib/mailman3/data/postfix_domains
```
If I comment the `relay_domains = $mydestination null`, I solve the issue:
```auto
$ sudo diff /etc/postfix/main.cf /etc/postfix/main.cf_bck_2025_09_27
200c200
< #relay_domains = $mydestination null
---
> relay_domains = $mydestination null
$ sudo systemctl restart postfix.service
$ sudo yunohost diagnosis run --force mail
SuccÚs ! Tout semble OK pour Email ! (+ 2 problÚme(s) ignoré(s))
```
(ignored problems are not the one with the mail queue)
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### Author:  [@Diabolo](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Diabolo)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/14 "2025-09-28T16:45:14Z")
đŹđ§ Thank you very much for the suggestion âș
I hadnât made the manual change yet. I just updated from `yunohost 12.1.25` to `yunohost 12.1.26`, and the problem is solved đ„ł
I still have on question đ
:
- Perhaps since I ran `yunohost tools regen-conf postfix`, but it didnât exist before, I see `WARNING: The configuration file '/etc/postfix/relay_recipients.db' has been manually modified and will not be updated`. Is there a way to put this file back in a position that allows it to be updated?
Thank you in advance, and thank you very much for your help đ
* * *
đ«đ· Merci beaucoup pour la suggestion âș
Je nâavais pas encore fait la modification manuelle, je viens de faire la mise Ă jour de `yunohost 12.1.25` vers `yunohost 12.1.26` et le problĂšme est rĂ©solu đ„ł
Jâai encore 1 question đ
:
- Peut-ĂȘtre depuis que jâai exĂ©cutĂ© `yunohost tools regen-conf postfix`, en tout cas ça nâexistait pas avant, je vois `WARNING The configuration file '/etc/postfix/relay_recipients.db' has been manually modified and will not be updated`. Existe-t-il un moyen de remettre ce fichier dans un position qui lui permette dâĂȘtre mis Ă jour ?
Par avance merci et merci beaucoup pour votre aide đ
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/can-not-consult-number-of-pending-emails-in-queue-impossible-de-consulter-le-nombre-demails-en-attente-dans-la-file-dattente/40116/15 "2025-10-28T16:45:28Z")
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