Re: Cyrus - can't create user mailbox

From: Alain Spineux (no email)
Date: Mon Jun 09 2008 - 07:15:39 EDT

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    On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Stephen Liu <> wrote:
    > 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.

    Because you need to give yourself the right before

    > sam user.satimiscyrus manager x
    or maybe
    > sam user.satimiscyrus manager c
    then
    > dm user.satimiscyrus

    >
    >
    > Continued
    >
    > localhost> cm user/satimiscyrus
    > localhost> lm
    > user.groupware (\HasNoChildren) user/satimiscyrus (\HasNoChildren)
    >
    > user.satimiscyrus (\HasNoChildren)
    >
    > Still can't create the subdirectory.

    I dont understand !

    >
    >
    > Continued
    > localhost> quit
    > $ exit
    > logout
    >
    >
    > $ sudo updatedb

    in this case 'find' is more appropriate than locate

    >
    >
    > $ locate satimiscyrus

    find / -iname "*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.

    Is your MX pointers configured ? Is your SMTP reachable from outside ?
    Did you look in postfix log ?

    >
    >
    >
    > B.R.
    > Stephen L
    >
    > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
    > ----
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    >

    -- 
    Alain Spineux
    aspineux gmail com
    May the sources be with you
    ----
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