Dear all

i need to move spool dir of postfix to a new disk, i've put into
main.cf the paramater mail_spool_directory = /newdir but ... postfix
still park the mail into /var/spool/mail.

Checked with postconf the parameter that has been charged, checked
protection of the dir are the same of the old ...

someone could me about ?

Thanks in advance
alessandro

alexpt@hotmail.com wrote:
> Dear all
>
> i need to move spool dir of postfix to a new disk, i've put into
> main.cf the paramater mail_spool_directory = /newdir but ... postfix
> still park the mail into /var/spool/mail.
>
> Checked with postconf the parameter that has been charged, checked
> protection of the dir are the same of the old ...
>
> someone could me about ?
>
> Thanks in advance
> alessandro

Could you post the output of "postconf -n" ? That might
in figuring out the problem.

--
Greg

yes sure
Many thanks
Alessandro

alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
always_bcc = internal@linuxto
append_dot_mydomain = no
biff = no
config_directory = /etc/postfix
delay_warning_time = 4h
inet_interfaces = all
mail_spool_directory = /home/mail #inserito da Piatti in data 16/5/06
dopo /var piena
mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_size_limit = 0
mydestination = linuxto, localhost.localdomain, localhost,
linuxto.iwata.to.it
myhostname = linuxto.iwata.to.it
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 132.147.160.0/24 192.168.0.0/24 192.168.1.0/24
recipient_delimiter = +
relayhost = smtp.colt.net
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)


Greg Hackney wrote:
> alexpt@hotmail.com wrote:
> > Dear all
> >
> > i need to move spool dir of postfix to a new disk, i've put into
> > main.cf the paramater mail_spool_directory = /newdir but ... postfix
> > still park the mail into /var/spool/mail.
> >
> > Checked with postconf the parameter that has been charged, checked
> > protection of the dir are the same of the old ...
> >
> > someone could me about ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > alessandro
>
> Could you post the output of "postconf -n" ? That might
> in figuring out the problem.
>
> --
> Greg

Hello Alessandro,

Here is what I think may be wrong, this line here:

mail_spool_directory = /home/mail #inserito da Piatti in data 16/5/06

You can't put comments at the end of the string like you can in a shell script.
It would need to be done like this:

# inserito da Piatti in data 16/5/06
mail_spool_directory = /home/mail


--
Greg

hi Greg
Sorry to disturb you, suggested modification as done but without
success, i'll include the new postconf ... hope you could me again
Thanks a lot
Alessandro

alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
always_bcc = internal@linuxto
append_dot_mydomain = no
biff = no
config_directory = /etc/postfix
delay_warning_time = 4h
inet_interfaces = all
mail_spool_directory = /home/mail
mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_size_limit = 0
mydestination = linuxto, localhost.localdomain, localhost,
linuxto.iwata.to.it
myhostname = linuxto.iwata.to.it
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 132.147.160.0/24 192.168.0.0/24 192.168.1.0/24
recipient_delimiter = +
relayhost = smtp.colt.net
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)

alexpt@hotmail.com wrote:
> hi Greg
> Sorry to disturb you, suggested modification as done but without
> success, i'll include the new postconf ... hope you could me again
> Thanks a lot
> Alessandro
>
> alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
> alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
> always_bcc = internal@linuxto
> append_dot_mydomain = no
> biff = no
> config_directory = /etc/postfix
> delay_warning_time = 4h
> inet_interfaces = all
> mail_spool_directory = /home/mail
> mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
> mailbox_size_limit = 0
> mydestination = linuxto, localhost.localdomain, localhost,
> linuxto.iwata.to.it
> myhostname = linuxto.iwata.to.it
> mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 132.147.160.0/24 192.168.0.0/24 192.168.1.0/24
> recipient_delimiter = +
> relayhost = smtp.colt.net
> smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)


I'm sorry that I didn't notice this before, but it appears that "procmail"
is doing the final mailbox delivery, and not Postfix:

mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"

Take a look at the procmail configs.

--
Greg

yes it is
procmail manage the delivery
i've build this procmailrc into /etc

SHELL=/bin/sh
MAILDIR=${HOME}/mail
LOGFILE=/var/log/procmail

and it seems to be running, into the log i'll find he procmail process
log, but the mail still be parked into /var/mail

the user dir /home/name/mail still exists with 777 mode protection, the
user it's the owner and users it's group

where am i in fall ?

Thansk again
alessandro


Greg Hackney wrote:
> alexpt@hotmail.com wrote:
> > hi Greg
> > Sorry to disturb you, suggested modification as done but without
> > success, i'll include the new postconf ... hope you could me again
> > Thanks a lot
> > Alessandro
> >
> > alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
> > alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
> > always_bcc = internal@linuxto
> > append_dot_mydomain = no
> > biff = no
> > config_directory = /etc/postfix
> > delay_warning_time = 4h
> > inet_interfaces = all
> > mail_spool_directory = /home/mail
> > mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
> > mailbox_size_limit = 0
> > mydestination = linuxto, localhost.localdomain, localhost,
> > linuxto.iwata.to.it
> > myhostname = linuxto.iwata.to.it
> > mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 132.147.160.0/24 192.168.0.0/24 192.168.1.0/24
> > recipient_delimiter = +
> > relayhost = smtp.colt.net
> > smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)
>
>
> I'm sorry that I didn't notice this before, but it appears that "procmail"
> is doing the final mailbox delivery, and not Postfix:
>
> mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
>
> Take a look at the procmail configs.
>
> --
> Greg

alexpt@hotmail.com wrote:
> procmail manage the delivery
> i've build this procmailrc into /etc
>
> SHELL=/bin/sh
> MAILDIR=${HOME}/mail
> LOGFILE=/var/log/procmail
>
> and it seems to be running, into the log i'll find he procmail process
> log, but the mail still be parked into /var/mail

I'm just taking guesses here... but is it possible that the
user's own .procmailrc file is taking precedence over the system's procmailrc file ?

I assume this might have something to do with the definition of "$(HOME)",
as to where procmail will look for the user's procmailrc files.

--
Greg

The echo $(HOME) from the user environment drive me the the /home/user
directory, this i hope means the that the mail will be deleivered to
/home/user/mail directory that in fact don't happen.

The .procmailrc user doesn't exists, but i tried to create it without
success ....
HEEELLLLPPPP

:-(((

thanks aganin
Alessandro

Greg Hackney wrote:
> alexpt@hotmail.com wrote:
> > procmail manage the delivery
> > i've build this procmailrc into /etc
> >
> > SHELL=/bin/sh
> > MAILDIR=${HOME}/mail
> > LOGFILE=/var/log/procmail
> >
> > and it seems to be running, into the log i'll find he procmail process
> > log, but the mail still be parked into /var/mail
>
> I'm just taking guesses here... but is it possible that the
> user's own .procmailrc file is taking precedence over the system's procmailrc file ?
>
> I assume this might have something to do with the definition of "$(HOME)",
> as to where procmail will look for the user's procmailrc files.
>
> --
> Greg

YESSSSSS

something happnede!

this procmailrc

SHELL=/bin/sh
MAILDIR=${HOME}/mail/$USER
DEFAULT=$MAILDIR
LOGFILE=/var/log/procmail

works as follow, mail will be parked into dir /home/user/mail/user but
.... one file per mail
this mean a have a loooooooooot of files...

before one file per user ...

any suggestion ?

Thanks again
alessandro
alexpt@hotmail.com wrote:
> The echo $(HOME) from the user environment drive me the the /home/user
> directory, this i hope means the that the mail will be deleivered to
> /home/user/mail directory that in fact don't happen.
>
> The .procmailrc user doesn't exists, but i tried to create it without
> success ....
> HEEELLLLPPPP
>
> :-(((
>
> thanks aganin
> Alessandro
>
> Greg Hackney wrote:
> > alexpt@hotmail.com wrote:
> > > procmail manage the delivery
> > > i've build this procmailrc into /etc
> > >
> > > SHELL=/bin/sh
> > > MAILDIR=${HOME}/mail
> > > LOGFILE=/var/log/procmail
> > >
> > > and it seems to be running, into the log i'll find he procmail process
> > > log, but the mail still be parked into /var/mail
> >
> > I'm just taking guesses here... but is it possible that the
> > user's own .procmailrc file is taking precedence over the system's procmailrc file ?
> >
> > I assume this might have something to do with the definition of "$(HOME)",
> > as to where procmail will look for the user's procmailrc files.
> >
> > --
> > Greg

alexpt@hotmail.com wrote:
> YESSSSSS
>
> something happnede!
>
> this procmailrc
>
> SHELL=/bin/sh
> MAILDIR=${HOME}/mail/$USER
> DEFAULT=$MAILDIR
> LOGFILE=/var/log/procmail
>
> works as follow, mail will be parked into dir /home/user/mail/user but
> ... one file per mail
> this mean a have a loooooooooot of files...
>
> before one file per user ...
>
> any suggestion ?

Try making DEFAULT point to a filename instead of a directory, for example:

DEFAULT=$MAILDIR/mbox

--
Greg