On 8/29/07, vivek khurana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 8/29/07, Agnello George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > > > > I Have a query , i have configured postfix on my linux system and have > > configured postfixadmin ( connected to mysql databases) . To administer > the > > virtual domaina, when i log to the main admin pannel and add a mail box > to > > a domain it says "unable to create mailbox! " however when i check the > mysql > > What uid/user is runing postfix ? Does the uid/user has sufficient > rights to create maildir ? > Looks like the uid/user does not have rights to create maildir under > your mail home.
My instalation instruction are as follows create a user and group called vmail with the home directory /home/vmail. This is where all mail boxes will be stored. groupadd -g 5000 vmail useradd -g vmail -u 5000 vmail -d /home/vmail -m chown -R vmail:vmail /home/vmail chmod 771 /home/vmail my postfix------------> main.cf looks like this vi main.cf queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix command_directory = /usr/sbin daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix mail_owner = postfix # The hostname is preferably the hostname you get from your ISP. # Otherwise take the one from your primary domain myhostname = server.isp-domain.tld # Let this point to your primary registered domain mydomain = domain.tld # receive mail on all network interfaces. inet_interfaces = all # reject all mail for unknown users. unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 debug_peer_level = 2 # # my additions for the virtual domain administration # to use the MySQL database. virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf virtual_gid_maps = static:5000 virtual_mailbox_base = /home/vmail virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_domains_maps.cf virtual_mailbox_limit = 51200000 virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf virtual_minimum_uid = 5000 virtual_transport = virtual ========================================> or ===> vmail virtual_uid_maps = static:5000 # # The settings for the SASL authentication using the autdaemon. smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_non_fqdn_hostname, reject_non_fqdn_sender, reject_non_fqdn_recipient, reject_unauth_destination, reject_unauth_pipelining, reject_invalid_hostname, reject_rbl_client list.dsbl.org, reject_rbl_client bl.spamcop.net, reject_rbl_client sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org enable_server_options = yes smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl2_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous smtpd_sasl_application_name = smtpd smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_use_pw_server = yes smtpd_pw_server_security_options = plain,login,cram-md5 server_enabled = 1 # # OPTIONAL PART #smtpd_helo_required = yes #disable_vrfy_command = yes #smtpd_data_restrictions = reject_unauth_pipelining #smtpd_etrn_restrictions = reject ############################################## smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination smtpd_use_tls = yes smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/smtpd.cert smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/smtpd.key my authmysqlrc looks like this MYSQL_SERVER localhost MYSQL_USERNAME postfix MYSQL_PASSWORD postfix # if you used the MySQL package from Server Logistics use the # following settings otherwise check your MySQL installation. MYSQL_SOCKET /private/tmp/mysql.sock MYSQL_PORT 3306 # The name of the MySQL database we will use: MYSQL_DATABASE postfix # the table in the database with the users MYSQL_USER_TABLE mailbox # which field in the table has the password MYSQL_CRYPT_PWFIELD password # the numerical userid of the postfix account MYSQL_UID_FIELD '5000' #the numerical groupid of the postfix account MYSQL_GID_FIELD '5000' # the username as defined in the table mailbox MYSQL_LOGIN_FIELD username # the location of the mailboxes on the server # Please change this is you are going to use a different location. MYSQL_HOME_FIELD '/home/vmail' # The user's name (optional) MYSQL_NAME_FIELD name # The location where the user mailbox is defined in the table. MYSQL_MAILDIR_FIELD maildir ################################################ Could some one pls help me out here ...... -- > Warm Regards > > Agnello . G .Dsouza > www.agnellogeorge.blogspot.com -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
