Question about mail_location

[Steffen Kaiser]

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On Wed, 16 Aug 2017, Laura Steynes wrote:

> In using mysql, in the configuration file we need to specify, in the user
> query,  '/path/ as home, yet but in dovecot.conf, we also are setting
> mail_location, the same thing is it not, so unless I've missed something,
> do we still need to use the path as home in the user query? Do we only need
> set that if it differs from mail_location?

I can interprete your question in several ways, depending on what you are 
looking for:

https://wiki2.dovecot.org/VirtualUsers/Home
- -> yes, you need a home *and* a separate mail directory for each user

Dovecot can derive the mail_location from home (using ~ or $h), but not 
the other way round. Hence, you need to configure a home directory. Do 
this als default in the userdb section or let it return by the userdb.

You need not configure Mail_location in Dovecot's conf files, if you 
always return home and mail directory from your userdb.

- -- 
Steffen Kaiser
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