According to the tutorial you followed you don't need to make a system user for them to get mail. Just add them to the sql database. The mailbox location is specified in /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf with mail_location = /path/to/mailbox
On 10/22/2014 07:41 AM, Wietse Venema wrote: > Austin Einter: >> I just want to know how new email accounts are created. > This is the POSTFIX mailing list. Postfix does not manage accounts. > Accounts are managed with DOVECOT. > > Wietse > >> When I create a new user, by default I expect a mail file should be created >> in /var/mail/ or /var/mail/domain folder. Is not it the case? Kindly let >> me know, what is the right procedure to create a new mail account for >> postfix+dovecot email server. >> >> Thanks >> Austin >> >> On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 4:31 PM, Austin Einter <austin.ein...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear All >>> Now I am able to send receive mail from my domain. >>> >>> Now I wanted to create new email accounts using below command. >>> >>> useradd -s /sbin/nologin username >>> passwd username >>> >>> User is added to machine. >>> >>> Next I tried to login to that account from my mail client, it fails. >>> >>> When I checked /var/mail folder I do not see any new account mail file >>> there. >>> >>> >>> Previously I had created one account, and I see corresponding mail file is >>> present in /var/mail path >>> >>> My question is what is the correct way of adding a new mail account in >>> postfix/dovecot based email systems. >>> >>> The mail file should be of what permission. >>> >>> Many thanks >>> Austin >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>
