Cyrus - Postfix

[Simon Matter]

> Im rather sure that postfix running changerooted. I see that postfix user
> belong to group postfix while cyrus belongs to group mail, I not sure if
> that does matter. I have changed the chmod just in case the socket file to
> 0777 without the wanted effect. In the cyrus.conf file the LMTP reads:
>
> 		# At least one form of LMTP is required for delivery
> 		# (you must keep the Unix socket name in sync with
> imap.conf)
> 		#lmtp		cmd="lmtpd" listen="localhost:lmtp"
> prefork=0 maxchild=20
> 		lmtpunix	cmd="lmtpd"
> listen="/var/run/cyrus/socket/lmtp" prefork=0 maxchild=20
>
> 		# ----------------------------------------------

Then make your main.cf like this:
mailbox_transport = lmtp:unix:/var/run/cyrus/socket/lmtp

And again, make sure your lmtp on the postfix side is not running
chrooted. Check master.cf, a line like this should appear:
lmtp      unix  -       -       n       -       -       lmtp

HTH
Simon

>
> Im not sure if that becomes right when the postfix runs chrooted? But the
> path reflects the position of the lmtpd executable file. I have changed
> the
> mod to 0777 so that all 'users' can execute the file. I am unable to
> connect
> to the man page for lmtpd at the cyrus web page, so I would be very happy
> if
> you could help me with this.
>
> With regards to the mailbox I am loggin in to, Im quite sure that is the
> right one. And the syslog reports an access denied error from postfix.
>
> However the system is a debian based, and I have installed both postfix
> and
> cyrus with dpkg (synaptic). The config file are mainly as they where
> distributed from the dpkg package.
>
> Kindly regards
>
> Thor Vik
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
> [mailto:owner-info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On Behalf Of Simon Matter
> Sent: 20. juni 2005 19:44
> To: Thor Vik
> Cc: info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
> Subject: RE: Cyrus - Postfix
>
>> This advice obviously caused an action from postfix when sending mail
>> to the server. I added mailbox_transport =
>> lmtp:unix:/usr/lib/cyrus/bin/lmtpd to the main.cf
>>
>> However I get an "connection refused" error when postfix tries to
>> execute lmtpd so I am still not receiving any emails. I quick google
>> scan suggest it might be something with the cyrus.conf file, and the
>> lmptd settings. If anyone have a quick answer I would be pleased?
>
> Does your postfix run chrooted? If yes, modify master.cf so that lmtp does
> not run in a chroot jail. And make sure the mailbox you want to post to
> existst.
>
> Simon
>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Wingthor
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
>> [mailto:owner-info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On Behalf Of Simon
>> Matter
>> Sent: 20. juni 2005 17:34
>> To: Thor Vik
>> Cc: info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
>> Subject: Re: Cyrus - Postfix
>>
>>> When I connect to the imap server from mail client (MS outlook) I
>>> only see the inbox folder with no emails. I have testet both the
>>> postfix and
>> cyrus.
>>> And postfix send emails. I can find them in /var/mail. I also can log
>>> in to Cyrus, both at server side and client side. Hovever Cyrus uses
>>> default-partition /var/spool/cyrus/mail
>>>
>>> I am not sure but I have a feeling that cyrus doesn't look where
>>> postfix put the email, but I can't figure out where to set/view these
>>> directives.
>>
>> Something like this should help in main.cf:
>> mailbox_transport = lmtp:unix:/var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp
>>
>> The path to the socket may be different.
>>
>> Simon
>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Wingthor
>>>
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