[Dovecot] How can i override mail_location?

[Zhang Huangbin]

Timo Sirainen wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-03-13 at 22:17 +0800, Zhang Huangbin wrote:
>   
>> homeDirectory: /home/vmail
>>     
>
> Is it always /home/vmail?
>   

Yes, homeDirectory is always /home/vmail.

>> user_attrs      = 
>> homeDirectory=home,=sieve_dir=/home/vmail/sieve/%Ld/%Ln/,mailMessageStore=maildir:mail,mailQuota=quota_rule=*:bytes=%$
>>     
>
> Maybe mailMessageStore=maildir:/home/vmail/%$
>   
I set it like this:
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user_attrs      = 
homeDirectory=home,=sieve_dir=/home/vmail/sieve/%Ld/%Ln/,mailMessageStore=maildir:/home/vmail/%$,mailQuota=quota_rule=*:bytes=%$
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It find the correct path, but deliver to path setting in mail_location:
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deliver(www at a.cn): Mar 14 09:49:31 Info: auth input: home=/home/vmail
deliver(www at a.cn): Mar 14 09:49:31 Info: auth input: 
quota_rule=*:bytes=104857600
deliver(www at a.cn): Mar 14 09:49:31 Info: auth input: 
maildir:/home/vmail/%$=/home/vmail/a.cn/w/ww/www/
deliver(www at a.cn): Mar 14 09:49:31 Info: auth input: 
sieve_dir=/home/vmail/sieve/a.cn/www/
deliver(www at a.cn): Mar 14 09:49:31 Info: Quota root: name= 
backend=maildir args=
deliver(www at a.cn): Mar 14 09:49:31 Info: Quota rule: root= mailbox=* 
bytes=104857600 messages=0
deliver(www at a.cn): Mar 14 09:49:31 Info: maildir: 
data=//home/vmail/a.cn/www/:INDEX=//home/vmail/a.cn/www/
deliver(www at a.cn): Mar 14 09:49:31 Info: maildir++: 
root=//home/vmail/a.cn/www, index=, control=, inbox=//home/vmail/a.cn/www
deliver(www at a.cn): Mar 14 09:49:31 Info: cmusieve: Using sieve path: 
/home/vmail/sieve/a.cn/www/.dovecot.sieve
deliver(www at a.cn): Mar 14 09:49:31 Info: cmusieve: Executing script 
/home/vmail/sieve/a.cn/www/.dovecot.sievec
deliver(www at a.cn): Mar 14 09:49:31 Info: msgid=<49BB0D17.8070101 at a.cn>: 
saved mail to Junk
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setting in dovecot.conf:
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mail_location = maildir:/%Lh/%Ld/%Ln/:INDEX=/%Lh/%Ld/%Ln/
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> Also home directory should be different for each user, so you most
> likely don't want to set homeDirectory=home.
>   
I will try to change this, thanks Timo :)

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Best regards.

Zhang Huangbin

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