Anyway, reading the instructions fixed the permissions issue. so now I have a mailbox and a user created for aweaver, huzzah.
When as root i send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I get: Jun 19 13:40:32 localhost sendmail[1282]: h5JHeViI001282: from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=269, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<Pin [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, proto=ESMTP, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jun 19 13:40:32 localhost sendmail[1285]: h5JHeWaf001285: from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=459, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<Pin [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1] Jun 19 13:40:32 localhost sendmail[1284]: h5JHeViI001282: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ctladdr=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ( 0/0), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30263, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (h5JHeWaf001285 Message accepted for delivery) Jun 19 13:40:32 localhost sendmail[1287]: h5JHeWaf001285: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, maile r=cyrusv2, pri=30453, relay=localhost, dsn=5.1.1, stat=User unknown Jun 19 13:40:32 localhost sendmail[1287]: h5JHeWaf001285: h5JHeWaf001287: DSN: User unknown Jun 19 13:40:32 localhost sendmail[1287]: h5JHeWaf001287: to=nobody, delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=cyrusv2, pri=31483, rel ay=localhost [[UNIX: /var/imap/socket/lmtp]], dsn=5.1.1, stat=User unknown Jun 19 13:40:32 localhost sendmail[1287]: h5JHeWaf001287: h5JHeWag001287: return to sender: User unknown Jun 19 13:40:32 localhost sendmail[1287]: h5JHeWag001287: to=nobody, delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=cyrusv2, pri=32507, rel ay=localhost [[UNIX: /var/imap/socket/lmtp]], dsn=5.1.1, stat=User unknown Jun 19 13:40:32 localhost sendmail[1287]: h5JHeWaf001287: Losing ./qfh5JHeWaf001287: savemail panic Jun 19 13:40:32 localhost sendmail[1287]: h5JHeWaf001287: SYSERR(root): savemail: cannot save rejected email anywhere [EMAIL PROTECTED] log]# grep aweaver /etc/shadow aweaver:$1$Z32QG1ZE$ugO34DtQbVIPZorpZZ62d.:12222:0:99999:7::: [EMAIL PROTECTED] log]# ls -la /var/spool/mail total 12 drwxr-x--- 3 cyrus mail 4096 Jun 19 13:14 . drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Jun 13 11:46 .. drwx------ 2 cyrus cyrus 4096 Jun 19 13:14 aweaver so apparently everything is there? I also have one other problem. if i ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] log]# telnet localhost 110 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. +OK localhost.localdomain Cyrus POP3 v2.1.13 server ready <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> user aweaver +OK Name is a valid mailbox pass 1 -ERR [SYS/PERM] Unable to open maildrop quit +OK Connection closed by foreign host. Log entry: Jun 19 13:42:41 localhost pop3d[1294]: login: localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] aweaver plaintext but: [EMAIL PROTECTED] log]# login login: aweaver Password: You have mail. No directory /home/aweaver! so the acct exists and the pw works... configdirectory: /var/imap partition-default: /var/spool/mail admins: root sasl_pwcheck_method: saslauthd sasl_mech_list: PLAIN LOGIN thats my config, saslauthd is running: -bash-2.05b$ ps -xa | grep saslauthd 1083 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/saslauthd -m /var/run/saslauthd/mux -a shadow 1089 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/saslauthd -m /var/run/saslauthd/mux -a shadow any advice? -Drew
