IMAP: Some users do not recieve any mail

Support knowledgebase (hacht_lokale_user)
Applies to

SuSE Imap-Server: Version All

Symptom:

This symptom can occur when a local account has been created. If this is the case, mail for this user will be delivered into the directory /var/spool/mail in the file $user, and not in the cyrus mail folder.

Reason:

The "mailbox-transport" is configured to first look for local accounts before delivering mail to the LDAP directories.

Solution:

Changing the configuration of the mail-transport can fix this problem. By adding the fallback_transport line in the configuration file /etc/postfix/main.cf your problem will be solved.

-------------snip---------------------------
mailbox_transport = procmail

# The fallback_transport specifies the optional transport in master.cf
# to use for recipients that are not found in the UNIX passwd database.
# This parameter has precedence over the luser_relay parameter.
#
fallback_transport = local
-------------snap---------------------------

After changing the configuration, you have to reload the new configuration into postfix, which can be accomplished with this command:
# rcpostfix reload


Keywords: IMAP, IMAP-SERVER, MAIL

Categories: User

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