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From: Tomasz Papszun (tomek-postfix_at_lodz.tpsa.pl)
Date: Tue Feb 11 2003 - 16:01:15 CST
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 at 15:51:11 -0600, aaron martinez wrote:
>
> > # The mail_spool_directory parameter specifies the directory where
> > # UNIX-style mailboxes are kept. The default setting depends on the
> > # system type. Specify a name ending in / for maildir-style delivery.
> > #
> > #mail_spool_directory = /var/mail
> > #mail_spool_directory = /var/spool/mail
> >
>
> I tried this but i'm running into permission errors. When postfix tried to
> create the user directory in the /var/spool/mail directory, it can't. Here
> is my log.
>
> Feb 12 15:22:57 proficap01 postfix/local[862]: 42C213002C:
> to=<phil
localhost.mhccom.com>, relay=local, delay=0, status=bounced
> (maildir delivery failed: create
> /var/spool/mail/phil/tmp/1045084977.862_0.proficap01.mhccom.com: Permission
> denied)
> Feb 12 16:22:57 proficap01 postfix/cleanup[861]: 47A703002A:
> message-id=<20030212212257.47A703002Aproficap01.mhccom.com>
> Feb 12 16:22:57 proficap01 postfix/nqmgr[810]: 47A703002A: from=<>,
> size=2228, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> Feb 12 15:22:57 proficap01 postfix/local[862]: 47A703002A:
> to=<postfixmhccom.com>, relay=local, delay=0, status=sent (maildir)
>
> If i manually create the user directory and then change the permissions and
> ownership to the user, it works. Any way around this?
Maybe:
chgrp postfix /var/spool/mail
chmod g+w /var/spool/mail
I haven't tried it though. Also, I don't know whether there are some
bad implications on security with such setup (of course if it works at
all :-) ).
-- Tomasz Papszun SysAdm
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