Cyrus - can't create user mailbox

[Michael Menge]

Quoting Stephen Liu <satimis at yahoo.com>:

>
>
> $ cat /etc/imapd.conf | grep unixhierarchysep
> unixhierarchysep: yes
>
>
> It is set as "yes"

yes and 1 mean the same, unixhierarchsep is used.

>
>
>> 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.

as stated from cyradm the user cyrus does not have the permission to delete
the mailbox. Use "sam user.satimiscyrus cyrus c" or
"sam user.satimiscyrus cyrus all" the first will only set the  
permission to create subfolders and to delete the folder, the seconds  
gives cyrus all permissions

>
>
> Continued
>
> localhost> cm user/satimiscyrus
> localhost> lm
> user.groupware (\HasNoChildren)     user/satimiscyrus (\HasNoChildren)
>
> user.satimiscyrus (\HasNoChildren)
>
> Still can't create the subdirectory.
>
which subdirectory? user/satimiscyrus has been created
(second solder on first line)

>
> 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.
>

Did you recieve a bounce or is the message still queued? Are there  
related entries in you maillogs and cyruslogs?




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