dovecot - Nov 2011 - How to create home directories for virtual users?

Hello,

I,m using Dovecot 1.2.9, now finishing a migration from Courier IMAP. 
Documentation (http://wiki.dovecot.org/VirtualUsers/Home) says that home 
directory should not be the same as mail directory. When I create new user 
accounts with PostfixAdmin the mail directory is not a problem but is there 
some smart way to create the home directory as well (locating it for instance 
in '/srv/vmail/%d/%n/home')?

Regards,
Olli

On Nov 24, 2011 4:22 AM, "Olli R?is?nen" <olli.raisanen at
telemail.fi> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I,m using Dovecot 1.2.9, now finishing a migration from Courier IMAP.
> Documentation (http://wiki.dovecot.org/VirtualUsers/Home) says that home
> directory should not be the same as mail directory. When I create new user
> accounts with PostfixAdmin the mail directory is not a problem but is
there
> some smart way to create the home directory as well (locating it for
instance
> in '/srv/vmail/%d/%n/home')?
Why do you need a home directory for virtual users?

Simon

On 24.11.2011, at 16.42, Simon Brereton wrote:
>> Documentation (http://wiki.dovecot.org/VirtualUsers/Home) says that
home
> 
> Why do you need a home directory for virtual users?
It says right there in the wiki.

On 24-11-11 10:22, Olli R?is?nen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I,m using Dovecot 1.2.9, now finishing a migration from Courier IMAP. 
> Documentation (http://wiki.dovecot.org/VirtualUsers/Home) says that home 
> directory should not be the same as mail directory. When I create new user 
> accounts with PostfixAdmin the mail directory is not a problem but is there
> some smart way to create the home directory as well (locating it for
instance
> in '/srv/vmail/%d/%n/home')?
> 
How about using /srv/vmail/%d/%n for homedir, and /srv/vmail/%d/%n/mail
as mailstore?

Otherwise, postfixadmin has a post-create hook that is able to execute
arbitrary scripts, creating homedirs should be among the included examples.

--
Tom

Tom Hendrikx kirjoitti 2011-11-24 kello 18:13:47:
> 
> How about using /srv/vmail/%d/%n for homedir, and /srv/vmail/%d/%n/mail
> as mailstore?
Well, yes - at least the home directory will be created that way. Still, 
PostfixAdmin will not store the path in the maibox table home field. Perhaps 
it is enough to include the path in the Dovecot user_query?  
 
> Otherwise, postfixadmin has a post-create hook that is able to execute
> arbitrary scripts, creating homedirs should be among the included
> examples.
If you are referring to maildir_name_hook in config.inc.php script, no, 
homedirs are not included (in Postfix Admin version 2.3.4).

Thank you anyway, Tom! I must consider your advice.
Olli