Re: IMAP /etc/userdb and postfix

Postmaster wrote:
> Quoting Damien Mascord <tusker@tusker.org>:
>
>
>>Postmaster wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks Damien - that explains part of it... What ties userdb,
>>>regardless of where it is, to postfix "validation"? I am using
>>
>>the
>>
>>>user "vmail" from one of the examples. There does not appear to be
>>
>>a
>>
>>>reference to "userdb" in main.cf or master.cf.
>>>
>>>I tried the changes anyway - and now get a
>>>
>>>fatal: pipe_command: execvp /usr/local/bin/maildrop no such file
>>
>>or
>>
>>>directory
>>>
>>>sigh...
>>>
>>>The maildrop courier version....is this what is implemented by
>>
>>the
>>
>>>master.cf line ? How does courier know it's there ? There
>>
>>doesn't
>>
>>>appear to much of imapd * imapd.cnf files in that /etc/courier
>>>directory.
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>main.cf would specify a transport to use "maildrop".
>>
>>This "maildrop" is defined in master.cf.
>>
>>Whatever command line you configure as "maildrop" in your master.cf
>>will
>>get called with the appropriate parameters.
>>
>>So, mail comes into postfix smtp, the mail goes on the queue, then
>>is
>>delivered via the virtual_transport (which is configured as
>>maildrop).
>>
>>maildrop will then use the parameters specified in the master.cf to
>>know
>>which email to look up in the userdb.
>>
>>/usr/bin/maildrop|/usr/local/bin/maildrop will then check userdb for
>>the
>>location of the home directory of the "user"/"virtual user" in
>>question,
>>and will 'drop' the mail there.
>>
>>The maildrop binary within the courier-maildrop package (or if you
>>installed it from source) will know to use the userdb that is created
>>by
>>the makeuserdb command (which should be from the same package).
>>
>>Your error looks like you don't have /usr/local/bin/maildrop, so
>>check
>>for its existence, and change the path if necessary.
>>
>>Damien
>>
>
> ============================================
>
> I'm feeling like I'm stupid or something...
>
> I'm using SuSE 9.2 - yast says courier-imap is installed (but NOT
> courier-imap-ldap).
>
> locate maildrop finds nothing...
> tried "updatedb" and then locate maildrop again...same nothing.
>
> Do I have to install the "courier-imap-ldap" as well ? The SuSE install
> "search" never shows any maildrop. I tried using the expanded "search
> the description" as well...no luck. When I comment it back out - I can
> at least send mail to the virtual users...
>
> I've printed out the how-to, I have Ralf's book and the O'reilly Postfix
> book - too many chef's I suppose ...

Hi,

You will want to search for maildrop, and make sure it's the courier
version.

I've never used SuSe so I'm not sure exactly whether SuSE even has a
maildrop package.

You may have to build it from source
(http://www.courier-mta.org/maildrop/) though there may be a unofficial
SuSE package out that that will co-exist happily with the courier-imap
that comes with SuSE.

You will probably need to install the courier-authdaemon package if you
have not done so (unless SuSE includes the authdaemon with the
courier-imap package).

Damien