On 10 Jul 2014, at 08:21, Arun <arun_v_sanj...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I am just starting to build up my Postfix server. > > I have been reading the many docs. I decided to set up with virtual_domains. > > For a simple first step I am not using the MySQL database tables yet, only > flat files. > > In my main.cf configuration file I put > > /usr/local/etc/postfix/main.cf > ... > virtual_mailbox_domains = mx.testdomain.loc > virtual_mailbox_base = /var/mail/vhosts > virtual_mailbox_maps = /usr/local/etc/postfix/vmailbox > virtual_minimum_uid = 100 > virtual_uid_maps = static:5000 > virtual_gid_maps = static:5000 > > And then I put just one user in it > > /usr/local/etc/postfix/vmailbox > a...@mx.testdomain.loc mx.testdomain.loc/arun/ > > From my reading I thinkg this will work okay. > > What I do not understand is how to put in a password for the only one user in > a flatfile, not a database. There are many docs for the database approach to > it. But I have not found one for just a flatfile. > > How do I add a password for the "a...@mx.testdomain.loc" that I would use in > my mail client program, like Thunderbird, to access the account? Both for > sending and receiving?
Have you looked at the SASL howto? http://www.postfix.org/SASL_README.html Mvg, Joni
