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howtos:network_services:postfix_dovecot_mysql:uid_gid [2015/02/15 22:19 (UTC)] – astrogeekhowtos:network_services:postfix_dovecot_mysql:uid_gid [2015/02/16 00:23 (UTC)] – astrogeek
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-Additionally, to create the user, group and target directory for the virtual mail functions, execute the following commands on the install machine (these are not necessary when building):+Additionally, we must create a user, group and target directory for the virtual mail functions. There is no recommended uid/gid for these but a common choice for both is 5000. You may wish to change these to suit your own environment. 
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 +Execute the following commands on the install machine (these are not necessary when building):
  
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-groupadd -g 303 vmail +groupadd -g 5000 vmail 
-useradd -d /var/vmail -s /bin/false -u 303 -g 303 vmail+useradd -d /var/vmail -s /bin/false -u 5000 -g 5000 vmail
 mkdir -p /var/vmail/vhosts mkdir -p /var/vmail/vhosts
 chown -R vmail:vmail /var/vmail chown -R vmail:vmail /var/vmail

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