[Dovecot] Postfix with Deliver (LDA) - user unknown

[Patrick Ben Koetter]

* Karin Gregorec <karinnv1 at gmail.com>:
> Good Day All!  I am attempting to configure deliver as our LDA.  I am
> also configuring the server to use Postfix instead of Sendmail.  I
> have followed the all the documentation and examples I could find.
> 
> Below are my Dovecot and Postfix configs.  Can someone please smack me
> upside the head and tell me why I am getting "user unknown" errors?
> If i don't use deliver as the LDA, all works perfectly.  Help...

Do maildrop:maildrop exist?
Also you should change the smtpd_banner or better leave it as it's default. If
you don't let it promote ESMTP, clients won't know your server can do it.

p at rick



> 
> TIA,
> glenn
> 
> ==========
> 
> 
> *** Dovecot Config ***
> 
> dovecot -n
> # 1.0.5: /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf
> base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/
> log_path: /var/log/maillogs/dovecot.log
> protocols: imap imaps pop3 pop3s
> ssl_cipher_list: ALL:!LOW
> disable_plaintext_auth: no
> verbose_ssl: yes
> login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
> login_executable(default): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
> login_executable(imap): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
> login_executable(pop3): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
> login_greeting: GID Ready
> login_log_format_elements: user=<%u> service=%s authMethod=%m rIP=%r
> lIP=%l encryption=%c
> login_max_processes_count: 256
> verbose_proctitle: yes
> first_valid_uid: 5000
> last_valid_uid: 10000
> first_valid_gid: 0
> mail_extra_groups: mail
> mail_location: maildir:~/Maildir
> dotlock_use_excl: yes
> fsync_disable: yes
> maildir_copy_with_hardlinks: yes
> mail_executable(default): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap
> mail_executable(imap): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap
> mail_executable(pop3): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/pop3
> mail_process_size: 1024
> mail_plugins(default): quota imap_quota
> mail_plugins(imap): quota imap_quota
> mail_plugins(pop3):
> mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap
> mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap
> mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/local/lib/dovecot/pop3
> imap_client_workarounds(default): delay-newmail outlook-idle
> netscape-eoh tb-extra-mailbox-sep
> imap_client_workarounds(imap): delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh
> tb-extra-mailbox-sep
> imap_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-idle
> pop3_uidl_format(default):
> pop3_uidl_format(imap):
> pop3_uidl_format(pop3): %08Xu%08Xv
> pop3_client_workarounds(default):
> pop3_client_workarounds(imap):
> pop3_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
> pop3_logout_format(default): top=%t/%p, retr=%r/%b, del=%d/%m, size=%s
> pop3_logout_format(imap): top=%t/%p, retr=%r/%b, del=%d/%m, size=%s
> pop3_logout_format(pop3): top=%t/%T, retr=%r/%R, del=%d/%m, size=%s
> auth default:
>   cache_size: 1024
>   cache_ttl: 604800
>   verbose: yes
>   passdb:
>     driver: pam
>     args: cache_key=%Lu
>   userdb:
>     driver: passwd
>   socket:
>     type: listen
>     master:
>       path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master
>       mode: 384
>       user: maildrop
> plugin:
>   quota: maildir:storage=10000000:ignore=Trash
> 
> 
> *** Postfix main.cf ***
> 
> alias_database = hash:/etc/mail/postfix/aliases
> alias_maps = hash:/etc/mail/postfix/aliases
> biff = no
> command_directory = /usr/local/sbin
> daemon_directory = /usr/local/libexec/postfix
> 
> debug_peer_level = 2
> debugger_command =
>     PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin; export PATH; (echo cont;
>     echo where) | gdb $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id 2>&1
>     >$config_directory/$process_name.$process_id.log & sleep 5
> 
> ####    Dovecot LDA Service - http://wiki.dovecot.org/LDA/Postfix
> dovecot_destination_recipient_limit = 1
> 
> home_mailbox = Maildir/
> html_directory = no
> inet_interfaces = all
> mail_owner = postfix
> mail_spool_directory = /var/mail
> mailq_path = /usr/local/bin/mailq
> manpage_directory = /usr/local/man
> message_size_limit = 12000000
> mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost
> mydomain = geekinternetdevelopment.com
> myhostname = superman.geekinternetdevelopment.com
> mynetworks = 72.18.193.0/24, 127.0.0.0/8
> newaliases_path = /usr/local/bin/newaliases
> queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
> readme_directory = no
> sample_directory = /usr/local/etc/postfix
> sendmail_path = /usr/local/sbin/sendmail
> setgid_group = maildrop
> smtpd_banner = $myhostname NO WHAMMIES!!!
> 
> virtual_gid_maps = static:5000
> virtual_mailbox_base = /var/mailboxes
> virtual_mailbox_domains = hash:/etc/mail/postfix/vdomains
> virtual_mailbox_maps = hash:/etc/mail/postfix/vmailboxes
> virtual_minimum_uid = 1000
> virtual_transport = dovecot
> virtual_uid_maps = static:5000
> unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
> 
> *** Postfix master.cf ***
> ...snip...
> dovecot   unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe
>   flags=DRhu user=maildrop:maildrop
> argv=/usr/local/libexec/dovecot/deliver -e -d ${recipient}

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