Setting Postfix etc...

[rgk]

i tried following but i have a few missing parts

virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_domain_maps.cf

i don't have mysql_virtual_domain_maps.cf

and what would i put for local_recipient_maps = $alias_maps $virtual_mailbox_maps unix:passwd.byname?

thanks again =)
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[magic919]

This is just a standard virtual schema from Postfixadmin. You can follow it or not but you can't really mix and match.

You can just comment out that local recipient bit.

[rgk]

sorry for not replying sooner but,

magic919, i don't want postfixadmin at all, i would rather handle stuff from phpmyadmin i guess.

my question is:

error: Jul 13 16:07:51 208 postfix/trivial-rewrite[21846]: warning: do not list domain madgizmo.com in BOTH mydestination and virtual_mailbox_domains

what would i set virtual_mailbox_domains too?

i got some more logs too if anyone needs to see them, i seem to be getting errors and i am really have no clue what to do

http://paste2.org/p/4683
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[kashani]

There are a few things going on here.

1. virtual_mailbox_domains can not contain things that are in mydestination.

When building a virtual mail server it is best to specify a $myhostname and use that as $myorigin and in $mydestination. Any virtual domains need to be listed only in virtual domain places.

2. The Gentoo Virtual How-to sucks.

By default you have list easy domain you want to be treated as virtual manually in your main.cf.

virtual_mailbox_domains = virtdomain1.com, virtdomain2.com

However you can let Mysql do the work for you with this line and also not have to restart Postfix every time you add a domain.

virtual_mailbox_domains = proxy:mysql:etc/postfix/mysql-transport.cf


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[rgk]

the gentoo virtual how-to has caused some problems

thanks i added
virtual_mailbox_domains = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-transport.cf

but what is the difference from "local" domains to virtual domains?

and how would i set up the db the correct way with phpmyadmin for each user and etc... like adding.
the how-to sort of skipped that and left very few examples in the default it gives.
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[kashani]

*cough*

And that might be why I recommended using Postfixadmin way back at the beginning of this thread. I hate to say start over, but it's such a better management system and it is really worth it if you don't have much invested in your current system.

However once you get at least one domain, account, etc into your current system it shouldn't be that hard to manage. You pretty much copy the line from your transport table and clone it with the new domain. Same thing for the users and aliases. phpmyadmin should let you do that pretty easily once you set it up.

In regards to local vs virtual the transport table is normally a bit generic. In your case we're setting it to be only virtual so technically it shouldn't matter if we're setting local: or virtual: here. It might be better to use to following config line instead of the original I gave you so you can have local domains, but I won't guarantee it'll work since I haven't used the Gentoo how-to in a number of years.

transport_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-transport.cf

If you do want to switch to Postfixadmin I can send you all my configs.

kashani
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[bobber205]

Since the Virtual How-To Sucks, could you please recommend one that doesn't?

[rgk]

kashani:

i have a few problems just as the guide before but a bit worse.

i do like postgres but i do not have it installed and would hate to waste room with it when i have mysql, and i don't use apache or webmin.

if anyone could help me set up my db, from what i understand that would be by best bet.
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[kashani]

No need to use Postgres, Postfixadmin uses Mysql just fine. This is a how-to I occasionally revisit. It's pretty incomplete, but has all the settings and config files.

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Setup_a_Virtual_Postfix/Courier_Mail_System_with_PostfixAdmin

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[rgk]

ok thanks, i am following that guide now

popmail ~ # vi /etc/mail/aliases

what do i do for that part? add aliases how?
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[kashani]

Fixed-ish. /etc/mail/aliases is going to be used for mail that is not virtual. Basically anything going to $hostname.$domain.com assuming that what you've set $myorigin and $myhostname to in your /etc/postfix/main.cf.

I'll see if I can think of a way to clarify all that in the quide.

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[rgk]

kashani

i have followed your guide pretty much all of it, i have 2 questions though:

Could anything from the last guide screw anything up (yes i did re-emerge postfix and everything but i am still just wondering)?

What do I do about the DB? Do I use the same one from last guide? Or?
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[kashani]

SO my guide pretty much stops at the Gentoo level and now you need to follow the INSTALL file from PostfixAdmin. Basically you'll need to

1. Import the postfixadmin.sql schema into Mysql. The Gentoo how-to schema will not work.
2. Configure config.inc.php in postfixadmin

and that's pretty much it. I can add some stuff to my wiki if you need more details.

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[rgk]

i just got postfixadmin running,
but i still don't really know what to do, i created a mailbox and still can't get it to work on kmail or anything, any how-to or such now?
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