Postfix help

acmeinc · 04-12-2009, 07:05 PM

Ok, I finally got postfix set up to accept messages for virtual domains. I do not quite understand why messages addressed to these new virtual users do not store in a file similar to regular users.

For instance, messages addressed directly to the server, the "non-virtual" host, are stored in

/var/mail/USERNAME

and the next messages is appended to USERNAME. However for the virtual mailboxes, they are stored like this:

/home/vmail/DOMAIN/USERNAME/
with new, cur and tmp (maildir format?)

and in side the 'new' folder each message is its own mail file. What gives. I would like my virtual boxes to store like this:

/home/vmail/DOMAIN/USERNAME

where the new messages append to USERNAME.

Thanks in advance.

acmeinc · 04-13-2009, 12:43 AM

Ok, maybe my main.cf will help defuse the situation.

Code:

# See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version


# 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 (Ubuntu)
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 = beta.******.com
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
myorigin = /etc/mailname
mydestination = beta.******.com, localhost.******.com, , localhost
relayhost = 
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = all

virtual_mailbox_domains = /etc/postfix/vhosts
virtual_mailbox_base = /home/vmail
virtual_mailbox_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/vmaps
virtual_minimum_uid = 1000
virtual_uid_maps = static:5000
virtual_gid_maps = static:5000

acmeinc · 04-13-2009, 02:49 AM

I apologize, the problem was in my virtual_mailbox_maps config file:

Code:

#regular format
acmeinc@test.*******.com test.*******.com/acmeinc 
#maildir format, trailing slash
acmeinc@test.*******.com test.*******.com/acmeinc/

Solved, mail server now works beautifully.