Hi Michael, Thanks for your advice. > Quoting Stephen Liu <satimis@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > > >> > $ cyradm -u cyrus localhost > >> > Password: > >> > localhost> cm user.satimiscyrus > >> > localhost> quit > >> > > >> > it works. But I can't find this new user NOR its mailbox. > >> > > $ locate satimiscyrus > > /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus > > /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus/cyrus.cache > > /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus/cyrus.header > > /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus/cyrus.index > > > > > > The mailbox is there. What is user^ for? > > This indicates that you have set unixhierarchysep: 1 in > /etc/imapd.conf $ cat /etc/imapd.conf | grep unixhierarchysep unixhierarchysep: yes It is set as "yes" > To create a Inbox for the user satimiscyrus you have to use > cm user/satimiscyrus > > The ^ is the reperentation of the . on filesystem. Tried to delete the mailbox without success. Performed following steps; $ su - cyrus Password: $ cyradm -u cyrus localhost Password: localhost> dm user.satimiscyrus deletemailbox: Permission denied I can't delete the mailbox created previously. Continued localhost> cm user/satimiscyrus localhost> lm user.groupware (\HasNoChildren) user/satimiscyrus (\HasNoChildren) user.satimiscyrus (\HasNoChildren) Still can't create the subdirectory. Continued localhost> quit $ exit logout $ sudo updatedb $ locate satimiscyrus /home/satimiscyrus /home/satimiscyrus/.bash_history /home/satimiscyrus/.bash_logout /home/satimiscyrus/.bash_profile /home/satimiscyrus/.bashrc /var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/satimiscyrus /var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/satimiscyrus/cyrus.cache /var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/satimiscyrus/cyrus.header /var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/satimiscyrus/cyrus.index /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus/cyrus.cache /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus/cyrus.header /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus/cyrus.index * end * Send a webmail to satimiscyrus on Gmail. The mail never arrives. B.R. Stephen L Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
