Postfix on a machine without unix users

Hello,

I want to set up a machine with postfix and cyrus on debian etch.
The mail users are not in /etc/passwd
Cyrus users are autheticated against sasldb2

How can I get postfix to deliver the mails to cyrus.
I always get User unknown in local recipient table

Thanks in advance

Harry

Harry Knitter wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to set up a machine with postfix and cyrus on debian etch.
> The mail users are not in /etc/passwd
> Cyrus users are autheticated against sasldb2
>
> How can I get postfix to deliver the mails to cyrus.
> I always get User unknown in local recipient table
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Harry
>

First of all, I would suggest using something else than plain sasldb2,
use mysql or LDAP instead, for maintainability. MySQL is the easy way to
go, check for example http://www.web-cyradm.org/ . There should be nice
faqs and howtos to follow, for setting the whole system up. That way you
also learn about the system you're about to build (postfix+cyrus)

You need to specify the mailbox_transport in postfix to deliver mail to
cyrus, and you also need to specify alias_maps or virtual_alias maps to
get rid of the User unknown -stuff.

I strongly recommendate using SQL instead of sasldb & textfile alias
maps. You're happier afterwards.

Mikko

Harry Knitter wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to set up a machine with postfix and cyrus on debian etch.
> The mail users are not in /etc/passwd
> Cyrus users are autheticated against sasldb2
>
> How can I get postfix to deliver the mails to cyrus.
> I always get User unknown in local recipient table
>
> Thanks in advance

.... long time since I used cyrus.
As far as I can remember you must use cyrdeliver.
postfix -> cyrdeliver -> cyrus

> Harry

Klaus


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http://zero-sys.net

Klaus Zerwes wrote:
> Harry Knitter wrote:

> ... long time since I used cyrus.
> As far as I can remember you must use cyrdeliver.
> postfix -> cyrdeliver -> cyrus
>

Actually, using LMTP instead of cyrdeliver is recommended. Nothing wrong
with cyrdeliver, especially if postfix and cyrus are on the same machine.

quote:
> 'cyrdeliver' (which is assume to be 'deliver' renamed) is a front-end to
> LMTP-delivery; basically, it's a pipeline you can use if your MTA
> doesn't support LMTP (or you want to inject messages into Cyrus using
> something other than your MTA).
(http://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermai...ry/009324.html)

Here are examples of the configuration directives when using direct
LMTP-transport:

imapd.conf:
lmtpsocket: /var/run/cyrus/socket/lmtp

cyrus.conf: (SERVICES-section, all in one row):
lmtpunix cmd="lmtpd" listen="/var/run/cyrus/socket/lmtp"
prefork=0 maxchild=20

postfix main.cf:
mailbox_transport = lmtp:unix:/var/run/cyrus/socket/lmtp



Mikko

Mikko Toivola wrote:
> Klaus Zerwes wrote:
>> Harry Knitter wrote:
>
>> ... long time since I used cyrus.
>> As far as I can remember you must use cyrdeliver.
>> postfix -> cyrdeliver -> cyrus
>>
>
> Actually, using LMTP instead of cyrdeliver is recommended. Nothing wrong
> with cyrdeliver, especially if postfix and cyrus are on the same machine.

[...]


> Mikko


Thanks for updating my brain!

And I assume this will answer all questions of the op.

Klaus



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