The postfix variable for the usename is %u.
On 5/9/05, Von Fugal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Walter Holladay [Sat, 7 May 2005 at 17:39 -0600] > > I'm trying to setup a mail server using Postfix and courier-imap. > > However, the documentation is a bit confusing. In /etc/postfix/main.cf > > it says: > > # DELIVERY TO MAILBOX > > # > > # The home_mailbox parameter specifies the optional pathname of a > > # mailbox file relative to a user's home directory. The default > > # mailbox file is /var/spool/mail/user or /var/mail/user. Specify > > # "Maildir/" for qmail-style delivery (the / is required). > > # > > #home_mailbox = Mailbox > > #home_mailbox = Maildir/ > > > > This is confusing because on the one hand it says you specify the > > pathname relative to the user's home dir. But then is says the default > > is /var/spool/mail/user. The only way I could make it work is to create > > a Maildir directory in my home using "maildirmake." However, I would > > rather have the Maildir be in /var/spool/mail. So.. what do I have to do > > in order to make the Maildir reside in /var/spool/mail/user? > > > > Thanks, > > Walter > > I think postfix has a $user variable that can be used to substitute the > username, though I haven't verified this so you'll want to test. > Anyway, doing something like > home_mailbox = /var/spool/mail/$user > should do the trick. > > Von Fugal > > > BodyID:36794696.2.n.logpart (stored separately) > > .===================================. > | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > | Don't Fear the Penguin. | > | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > `===================================' > > .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
