Hi Joseph, > > Whether I have to run the command as root? > > Root doesn't matter. The cyrus user needs permission to delete. > This is a safety feature. sam user.satimiscyrus cyrus all Noted with thanks. > >> > localhost> cm user/satimiscyrus > >> > localhost> lm > >> > user.groupware (\HasNoChildren) > >> > user/satimiscyrus (\HasNoChildren) > >> > user.satimiscyrus (\HasNoChildren) > >> > > >> > Still can't create the subdirectory. > > It did what you asked, but I don't think you asked for what > you wanted. Noted. > > $ sudo find / -name "*satimiscyrus*" > > Password: > > /var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/satimiscyrus > > /var/spool/cyrus/mail/u/user^satimiscyrus > > /home/satimiscyrus > > This looks correct. Note: > (1) Cyrus user.satimiscyrus = filesystem user/satimiscyrus > (2) Cyrus user/satimiscyrus = filesystem user^satimiscyrus > (3) is not a Cyrus mailbox > > I would expect mail addressed to satimiscyrus to end up in (1). > > (2) is not a user mailbox. It could work as a bboard mailbox but > that's not what you want in this case. What is a bboard mailbox? Thanks B.R. Stephen 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