Setting up postfix to use with virtualmin

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#1 Mon, 06/11/2007 - 02:39

julien.pham

Setting up postfix to use with virtualmin

Hi,

I'm using webmin/virtualmin, but when I launch virtualmin, I have the following error:

"No virtual domains file was found in your Postfix configuration. Maybe no virtual domain map has been defined."

So, what exactly should I configure, and how? If someone can explain me how to configure it from inside webmin, that would be better. If not, I can still configure it via ssh, but I would prefer configuring it from inside webmin.

Thanks

#2 Mon, 06/11/2007 - 02:51

Joe

Hey Julien,

Browse to the Virtual Domains page in the Postfix module.

In the field labeled "Domain mapping lookup tables", switch the radio button from None to the text field, and in the text field, enter:

hash:/etc/postfix/virtual

Don't leave off the "hash:" portion. I'm not sure why, but despite all of the docs including it, we get a lot of folks leaving it off.

Save it, and then re-check your config.

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#3 Mon, 06/11/2007 - 02:59

julien.pham

Thanks a lot, it is as easy as just saying "hi" ^^
Virtualmin seems to be a really good software ^^

#4 Mon, 06/11/2007 - 03:13

julien.pham

btw does it mean we need to create tables in mysql to handle those mails, or is it done automatically?

I wonder, because I tried to send an email from a working email to a virtual domain email I just created, and the email never reached its destination...

#5 Mon, 06/11/2007 - 13:16 (Reply to #4)

Joe

<i>btw does it mean we need to create tables in mysql to handle those mails, or is it done automatically?</i>

I see that you've got this one figured out already, but I will mention for the clarity of anyone else reading this thread:

MySQL has nothing to do with mail unless you make it have something to do with mail. And I'd recommend against making it have something to do with mail. If you want database-backed users, go with LDAP. (But the vast majority of deployments of Virtualmin don't need LDAP, either.)

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#6 Tue, 08/28/2007 - 04:45 (Reply to #5)

AhmadF.

First of all allow me to thank Joe and the Virtual Team of Virtualmin for such a superb hosting solution.

I am very new to Virtualmin. I had bought professional version. Joe had installed it on my server.

Now I am trying to configure it.
As an admin I created a "Reseller Account". Then I logged into the machine as a reseller and tried to create a Virtual Domain. I got the same error as above:

I did go in to see if I can change the value as prescribed. However I noticed the following was already set:
hash:/etc/postfix/virtual

So I am not sure why am I getting this error for Postfix...

Thanks.
Ahmad

#7 Tue, 08/28/2007 - 04:49 (Reply to #6)

AhmadF.

I guess all I had to do was to press the "Save" button. I did that. Thereafter I logged back again as reseller. I tried to re-create the new virtual domain. This time the things worked.

So - problem resolved.

Thanks.
Ahmad

#8 Mon, 06/11/2007 - 03:24

julien.pham

Correction, mail sending works fine, that is usermin which has a problem, as it is impossible in usermin to see the mails sent to a virtual server...

But if I do inside webmin read user mail, it works fine...

#9 Mon, 06/11/2007 - 13:19 (Reply to #8)

Joe

Hey Julien,

You just need to configure the Usermin Read Mail module to know how to find your mail. I dunno whether you set it up for Maildir (recommended) or mbox--you can also choose to have Usermin use IMAP, and it won't need to know how mail is stored. The options are found under Webmin:Usermin Configuration:Usermin Module Configuration:Read Mail.

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