Re: Cyrus - can't create user mailbox

From: Stephen Liu (no email)
Date: Mon Jun 09 2008 - 05:36:37 EDT

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    Hi Michael,

    Thanks for your advice.

    > Quoting Stephen Liu <>:
    >
    > >
    > >> > $ cyradm -u cyrus localhost
    > >> > Password:
    > >> > localhost> cm user.satimiscyrus
    > >> > localhost> quit
    > >> >
    > >> > it works. But I can't find this new user NOR its mailbox.
    > >>
    > > $ locate satimiscyrus
    > > /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus
    > > /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus/cyrus.cache
    > > /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus/cyrus.header
    > > /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus/cyrus.index
    > >
    > >
    > > The mailbox is there. What is user^ for?
    >
    > This indicates that you have set unixhierarchysep: 1 in
    > /etc/imapd.conf

    $ cat /etc/imapd.conf | grep unixhierarchysep
    unixhierarchysep: yes

    It is set as "yes"

    > To create a Inbox for the user satimiscyrus you have to use
    > cm user/satimiscyrus
    >
    > The ^ is the reperentation of the . on filesystem.

    Tried to delete the mailbox without success. Performed following
    steps;

    $ su - cyrus
    Password:

    $ cyradm -u cyrus localhost
    Password:
    localhost> dm user.satimiscyrus
    deletemailbox: Permission denied

    I can't delete the mailbox created previously.

    Continued

    localhost> cm user/satimiscyrus
    localhost> lm
    user.groupware (\HasNoChildren) user/satimiscyrus (\HasNoChildren)

    user.satimiscyrus (\HasNoChildren)

    Still can't create the subdirectory.

    Continued
    localhost> quit
    $ exit
    logout

    $ sudo updatedb

    $ locate satimiscyrus
    /home/satimiscyrus
    /home/satimiscyrus/.bash_history
    /home/satimiscyrus/.bash_logout
    /home/satimiscyrus/.bash_profile
    /home/satimiscyrus/.bashrc
    /var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/satimiscyrus
    /var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/satimiscyrus/cyrus.cache
    /var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/satimiscyrus/cyrus.header
    /var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/satimiscyrus/cyrus.index
    /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus
    /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus/cyrus.cache
    /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus/cyrus.header
    /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus/cyrus.index
    * end *

    Send a webmail to satimiscyrus on Gmail. The mail never arrives.

    B.R.
    Stephen L

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