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Postfix, maildir, not virtual..

Hey

Requesting help :)

I've set up a server that will host only 1 domain!! All other crap is set and now i want email also. I've installed postfix with courier (took procedure from Debian Etch perfect setup: http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_debian_etch_p5)

I did everything on that page. I know that is for virtual set up so i hope i didn't fuck up..

Now to the questions/problems

1. I've set up an account "root@domain.tld" and i logged in with root password for server :S but it logs in just fine! The problem is:

Code:

May 21 18:34:03 tmqserver courierpop3login: chdir Maildir: No such file or directory

Right, so i've read that maildir should be created when 1st email gets in but no matter how many emails i send, the error message is always the one above!

2. How do i remove root email and set up other email for 1 domain name?

Again, i do not want to use virtual setup since i'm hosting only 1 domain name that will be in use only by me..

This is my main.cf

Code:

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

biff = no

append_dot_mydomain = no

smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.crt

smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.key

smtpd_use_tls = yes

smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${queue_directory}/smtpd_scache

smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${queue_directory}/smtp_scache

myhostname = tmqserver.DOMAIN.TLD

alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases

alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases

myorigin = /etc/mailname

mydestination = tmqserver.DOMAIN.TLD, localhost.DOMAIN.TLD, localhost.localdomain, localhost

relayhost =

mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8

mailbox_command =

mailbox_size_limit = 0

recipient_delimiter = +

inet_interfaces = all

inet_protocols = all

smtpd_sasl_local_domain =

smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes

smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous

broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes

smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination

smtpd_tls_auth_only = no

smtp_use_tls = yes

smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes

smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/ssl/cacert.pem

smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1

smtpd_tls_received_header = yes

smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s

tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom

home_mailbox = Maildir/

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRudy

Right, so i've read that maildir should be created when 1st email gets in but no matter how many emails i send, the error message is always the one above!

Usually root's emails are forwarded to postmaster. What's in /etc/aliases?

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRudy

2. How do i remove root email and set up other email for 1 domain name?

This link might help you: http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2

/etc/aliases

Code:

# See man 5 aliases for format

postmaster:    root

As for second, i think that link explains it all. Will give it a go..

Could it be that Courier has wrong permissions?

Code:

May 22 09:08:33 tmqserver courierpop3login: info: chdir(/home/info) failed!!

May 22 09:08:33 tmqserver courierpop3login: error: No such file or directory

/home/info DOES exist!

Since

Code:

useradd -d /home/sample_user -g users sample_user

doesn't create folder, i made it with mkdir and set chown info:users

Think this could be a problem?

Right, so now that i created Maildir folders with maildir something command, i get this error when i log in with email client:

Code:

courierpop3login: chdir Maildir: Permission denied

So, what permissions should there be set for Maildir and subdirs? I have chmod 700 set, but group and user?

Right, owner is set to account and group to "users"

Login now works without any errors! Hurray for me..

Still tho, sending email to this email account has no result. Nothing in the logs also... What could be a problem? Where to look?

Problem solved :)

Reason for mail not coming in was smtp not set in firewall :S

All works now.

Thanks falko ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRudy

Since

Code:

useradd -d /home/sample_user -g users sample_user

doesn't create folder, i made it with mkdir and set chown info:users
?

Use

Code:

useradd -d /home/sample_user -m -g users sample_user

instead; the -m switch creates the homedir. :)

Yeah, found the -m option after everything was working :S