On Thursday 10 September 2009 18:46:25 Sukh Khehra wrote: > I am installing postfix on a box where all users don't necessarily > have a home directory.
Sounds odd, almost like a case for virtual(8), although even virtual users should have a $HOME. > Anyone know of a way to configure "home_mailbox" to an absolute > path(with username var) so every user's mailbox directory > resides under one top level directory? home_mailbox is a path relative to $HOME, as you seem to have discovered. Next time, postconf.5.html#home_mailbox might expedite discovery. > Something like "/var/spool/mail/$USER/", e.g. Perhaps you want postconf.5.html#mail_spool_directory ? Note, for local(8) delivery, this directory would probably need mode 1777. I prefer maildirs under $HOME, personally. See also local.8.html (prefix these all with your own html_directory, or use the online copies at www.postfix.org.) -- Offlist mail to this address is discarded unless "/dev/rob0" or "not-spam" is in Subject: header