how to clean virtual users correctly

[Paul Kudla]

ok in general

the mail client (thunderbird etc) will usually create these upon the 
first login

i on the other hand (because this was always a crap shoot with cyrus) 
take the time to make the special folders manually.

example (done in python):

                         command2 = 
commands.getoutput('/usr/local/bin/doveadm mailbox create -s -u %s Sent' 
%str(username))
                         print 'Command2 : %s' %command2
                         command3 = 
commands.getoutput('/usr/local/bin/doveadm mailbox create -s -u %s 
Trash' %str(username))
                         print 'Command3 : %s' %command3
                         command4 = 
commands.getoutput('/usr/local/bin/doveadm mailbox create -s -u %s 
Drafts' %str(username))
                         print 'Command4 : %s' %command4


also note dovecot config's

namespace inbox {
   inbox = yes
   location =
   mailbox Drafts {
     auto = subscribe
     special_use = \Drafts
   }
   mailbox Sent {
     auto = subscribe
     special_use = \Sent
   }
   mailbox Trash {
     auto = subscribe
     special_use = \Trash
   }
   prefix =
   separator = /
}

will / should do the same thing.




Happy Wednesday !!!
Thanks - paul

Paul Kudla


Scom.ca Internet Services <http://www.scom.ca>
004-1009 Byron Street South
Whitby, Ontario - Canada
L1N 4S3

Toronto 416.642.7266
Main 1.866.411.7266
Fax 1.888.892.7266
Email paul at scom.ca

On 10/24/2022 11:07 PM, Henry R wrote:
> 
> Hello
> 
> I removed the user in static userdb file, and deleted 
> /var/mail/vhosts/$domain/$user dir.
> 
> when I recreated the user, the system dirs (sent, draft etc) disappeared.
> 
> Anything wrong here? Thank you.
> 
>