hello,

in howto for gentoo i found this:

To tell Postfix about the maps that you've just set up, add the following (substituting mysql for pgsql if you're on PostgreSQL) to the bottom of /etc/postfix/main.cf: virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/sql_virtual_alias_maps.cf virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/sql_virtual_domain_maps.cf virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/sql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf

Tip: Because this is using the Dovecot's LDA, all results from virtual_mailbox_maps are ignored beyond checking if they exist.

I added in the mysql db an alias postmaster@domainn.tld that should be forwarded to name@domainn.tld. The tip above tells me when using dovecot lda the virtual_alias_maps is ignored by dovecot.

now when i send a mail to postmaster@domainn.tld the mail is not transported to name@domainn.tld.

in logfile i see this:

dovecot: auth-worker: sql(postmaster@zbfmail.de): Unknown user

how can i tell dovecot to also use the virtual_alias_maps?

thank you

marko