LinuxQuestions.org - Postfix not delivering to dovecot for local users (delivering to default user mail)

Hello,

I am currently in the process of setting up a postfix/dovecot mailserver on Centos 5 as a replacement for an aging exchange server.

I have managed to get postfix to send to external addresses with no issues however when I attempt to send an email to an address which should be handled by dovecot (as it is a local user). I find that the email is just thrown in the users inbox for the default user mail system which is on *nix (poorly described I know).

So currently I can send messages to local users but cannot check them via IMAP/dovecot. I have to check them via mailx -u USERNAME where they display fine.

It appears that all the local user emails are just bypassing dovecot as there are no records.

Also dovecot is setup with MySQL as a backend (for the mailboxes I believe) and I can browse mailboxes in /vmail/DOMAIN/USER/ (they are maildir mailboxes apparently). I havent posted the config for dovecot because there are only small changes which enables the MySQL side of things which appears to be working. However if needed I can post this.

If anyone can shed some light on what im possibly doing wrong then it would be greatly appreciated. As you can probably tell this is my first real attempt at anything to do with mailservers :)

Thanks

Andrew

P.S: in the postfix config file below odonnells-test.com is just redirected to the local machine in /etc/hosts

Configuration Files

Postfix - postconf -n

Code:

alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases

alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases

append_dot_mydomain = no

biff = no

command_directory = /usr/sbin

config_directory = /etc/postfix

daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix

data_directory = /var/lib/postfix

debug_peer_level = 2

html_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.5.1-documentation/html

inet_interfaces = all

mail_owner = postfix

mailbox_size_limit = 0

mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix

manpage_directory = /usr/share/man

message_size_limit = 52428800

mydestination = $myhostname, localhost, localhost.localdomain

myhostname = odonnells-test.com

mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8

myorigin = odonnells-test.com

newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix

proxy_read_maps = $local_recipient_maps $mydestination $virtual_alias_maps $virtual_alias_domains $virtual_mailbox_maps $virtual_mailbox_domains $relay_recipient_maps $relay_domains $canonical_maps $sender_canonical_maps $recipient_canonical_maps $relocated_maps $transport_maps $mynetworks $virtual_mailbox_limit_maps

queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix

readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.5.1-documentation/readme

recipient_delimiter = +

relay_domains = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_relay_domains_maps.cf

sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.3.3/samples

sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix

setgid_group = postdrop

smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (CentOS/GNU)

smtpd_data_restrictions = reject_unauth_pipelining, reject_multi_recipient_bounce, permit

smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_unauth_destination, reject_rbl_client zen.spamhaus.org, permit

transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport

unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550

virtual_alias_domains = 

virtual_alias_maps = proxy:mysql:$config_directory/mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf

virtual_gid_maps = static:8

virtual_mailbox_base = /vmail

virtual_mailbox_domains = proxy:mysql:$config_directory/mysql_virtual_domains_maps.cf

virtual_mailbox_limit_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailbox_limit_maps.cf

virtual_mailbox_limit_override = yes

virtual_mailbox_maps = proxy:mysql:$config_directory/mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf

virtual_maildir_limit_message = "The user you are trying to reach has exceeded their quota."

virtual_minimum_uid = 150

virtual_overquota_bounce = yes

virtual_transport = dovecot

virtual_uid_maps = static:150