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Postfix and Dovecot n00b

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kafmil

Technical User
Jul 15, 2002
71
AU
I cannot get postfix / dovecot to work, I am also using postfixadmin. I have tried a number of how to's, installed and reinstalled a few times but no luck so far. I am running CentOS 6.2 on a hosted VDS. I am new to postfix and dovecot, and pretty new to Linux, I used to work with it a couple of years ago and I am getting back into it now whilst working on my webserver. I yum installed both dovecot and postfix, then altered the configs to what I've listed below. I have looked at many posts about MySQL postfix connection problems but can't get the solutions to work for me. The aim is to be able to host email for multiple domains on this vds, then maybe setup another for backup mx, but I need to get this one working first [sad]. This is a really long post with all my config info in it, but hopefully someone out there can help. TIA.

If I telnet localhost 25, I get:
Code:
220 mail.littleguy.com.au ESMTP Postfix
then nothing. But for telnet localhost 143 (or 993) I get
Code:
telnet: connect to address ::1: Connection refused

Dovecot is not giving me any errors in maillog, but I am getting a few warnings for postfix which I am pretty sure is because it can't connect to MySQL:
Code:
Jun  7 14:01:02 vds1 postfix/pickup[17640]: 8A8234998D: uid=0 from=<user@localhost>
Jun  7 14:01:02 vds1 postfix/cleanup[17645]: warning: connect to mysql server unix:/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (13)
Jun  7 14:01:02 vds1 postfix/cleanup[17645]: warning: 8A8234998D: virtual_alias_maps map lookup problem for root@localhost.<mydomainname>.com.au
Jun  7 14:01:02 vds1 postfix/pickup[17640]: 8ADED4998D: uid=0 from=<user@localhost>
Jun  7 14:01:02 vds1 postfix/cleanup[17642]: warning: 8ADED4998D: virtual_alias_maps map lookup problem for root@localhost.<mydomainname>.com.au
Jun  7 14:01:02 vds1 postfix/pickup[17640]: 8B2794998D: uid=0 from=<user@localhost>
Jun  7 14:01:02 vds1 postfix/cleanup[17642]: warning: 8B2794998D: virtual_alias_maps map lookup problem for root@localhost.<mydomainname>.com.au
Jun  7 14:02:02 vds1 postfix/pickup[17640]: 8B4934998D: uid=0 from=<user@localhost>
Jun  7 14:02:02 vds1 postfix/cleanup[17645]: warning: 8B4934998D: virtual_alias_maps map lookup problem for root@localhost.<mydomainname>.com.au

main.cf:
Code:
queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
command_directory = /usr/sbin
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
data_directory = /var/lib/postfix
mail_owner = postfix
myhostname = mail.<mydomainname>.com
mydomain = <mydomainname>.com.au
myorigin = $mydomain
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = all
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf
virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf
virtual_transport = virtual
virtual_mailbox_base = /etc/maildata
virtual_mailbox_domains = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_domains_maps.cf
virtual_minimum_uid = 89
virtual_uid_maps = static:89
virtual_gid_maps = static:89
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/postfix/postfix.pem
smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/postfix/postfix.key
smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1
smtpd_tls_received_header = yes
smtpd_tls_security_level = may
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:/var/spool/postfix/smtpd_tls_cache
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
smtp_tls_loglevel = 1
smtp_tls_cert_file = $smtpd_tls_cert_file
smtp_tls_key_file = $smtpd_tls_key_file
smtp_tls_security_level = may
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:/var/spool/postfix/smtp_tls_scache
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
debug_peer_level = 2
debugger_command =
         PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
         ddd $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
setgid_group = postdrop
html_directory = no
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.6.6/samples
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.6.6/README_FILES
/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf
Code:
user = postfix
password = <password>
hosts = unix:/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock  -- I have tried 127.0.0.1 and localhost here, I can connect to mysql on either from the command line
dbname = postfix
query = SELECT goto FROM alias WHERE address='%s'
select_field = goto
table = alias
where_field = address
vi /etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf
Code:
user = postfix
password = <password>
hosts = unix:/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
dbname = postfix
query = SELECT 1 FROM mailbox WHERE username='%s'
select_field = 1
table = mailbox
where_field = username
/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf
Code:
user = postfix
password = <password>
hosts = unix:/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
dbname = postfix
query = SELECT goto FROM alias WHERE address='%s'
select_field = goto
table = alias
where_field = address
dovecot.conf
Code:
# 2.0.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 2.6.32-220.17.1.el6.x86_64 x86_64 CentOS release 6.2 (Final)
auth_mechanisms = plain login
auth_realms = <mydomainname1>.com <mydomainname2>.com <mydomainname3>.com <mydomainname4>.com
first_valid_gid = 89
first_valid_uid = 89
last_valid_gid = 89
last_valid_uid = 89
listen =
mail_location = maildir:~/
passdb {
  args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf
  driver = sql
}
plugin {
  quota = maildir
}
service auth {
  executable = /usr/libexec/dovecot/auth
  unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
    group = postfix
    mode = 0666
    user = postfix
  }
  user = nobody
}
ssl = no
ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/dovecot/dovecot.pem
ssl_key = </etc/ssl/certs/dovecot/dovecot.key
userdb {
  driver = prefetch
}
userdb {
  args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf
  driver = sql
}
verbose_proctitle = yes
verbose_ssl = yes
protocol imap {
  imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail   tb-extra-mailbox-sep
  mail_plugins = quota imap_quota
}
protocol pop3 {
  pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
  pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
}
protocol lda {
  auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master
  hostname = mail.<mydomainname1>.com
  postmaster_address = webmaster@<mydomainname1>.com
}
 
I have made a number of changes to my settings, particularly adding more logging. Telnet is working now, so if I try to send a message via telnet, I get a
Code:
 451 4.3.0 <name@mydomainname.com>: Temporary lookup failure
when I try to add the rcpt. Taking a look in the general log file for MySQL I found this entry:
Code:
 SELECT goto FROM alias WHERE address='<mydomainname.com>' and active = 1
Shouldn't the <mydomainname.com> be the email recipient, not the domain?
 
Thanks Noway2. I have made a number of changes to my config, I checked my settings against used some here and some from Noway2. I have managed to send an email to my gmail account via telnet, so postfix is at least partially working.
From the mail log:
Code:
Jun  8 14:24:14 vds1 postfix/smtpd[10088]: connect from localhost[::1]
Jun  8 14:24:44 vds1 postfix/smtpd[10088]: 073F949A14: client=localhost[::1]
Jun  8 14:24:50 vds1 postfix/cleanup[10096]: 073F949A14: message-id=<20120608042444.073F949A14@mail.<mydomainname>.com>
Jun  8 14:24:50 vds1 postfix/qmgr[7288]: 073F949A14: from=<webmaster@<mydomainname>.com>, size=370, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jun  8 14:24:51 vds1 postfix/smtp[10097]: 073F949A14: to=<mygmailname@gmail.com>, relay=<mydomainname>.com[123.456.789.012]:25, delay=19, delays=19/0.02/0.03/0.01, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 OK id=1Scql6-004HSu-Bq)
Jun  8 14:24:51 vds1 postfix/qmgr[7288]: 073F949A14: removed
Jun  8 14:24:53 vds1 postfix/smtpd[10088]: disconnect from localhost[::1]
When I try this with a local address, I still get the MySQL connection error, however it seems to be getting the domain list from the database at other times so I don't get it. The mail also can't be going anywhere as the mail folder hasn't been created.
Code:
Jun  8 14:26:58 vds1 postfix/smtpd[10106]: connect from localhost[::1]
Jun  8 14:27:56 vds1 postfix/smtpd[10106]: AB93B4A914: client=localhost[::1]
Jun  8 14:28:10 vds1 postfix/cleanup[10164]: AB93B4A914: message-id=<20120608042756.AB93B4A914@mail.<mydomainname>.com>
Jun  8 14:28:10 vds1 postfix/qmgr[7288]: AB93B4A914: from=<postmaster@<mydomainname>.com>, size=392, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jun  8 14:28:10 vds1 postfix/virtual[10165]: warning: connect to mysql server localhost: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (13)
Jun  8 14:28:10 vds1 postfix/virtual[10165]: warning: table virtual_mailbox_maps: lookup webmaster@<mydomainname>.com: Permission denied
Jun  8 14:28:10 vds1 postfix/virtual[10165]: AB93B4A914: to=<webmaster@<mydomainname>.com>, relay=virtual, delay=32, delays=32/0.01/0/0.01, dsn=4.3.5, status=deferred (mail system configuration error)
Jun  8 14:28:13 vds1 postfix/smtpd[10106]: disconnect from localhost[::1]
I can telnet to dovecot but I can't log in yet. I know these are long posts but I am hoping [ol][li]to get some help;[/li][li]and hopefully help someone else out there from my learnings.[/li][/ol]OK, so the dovecot error in the log is
Code:
Jun  8 12:29:30 vds1 dovecot: imap: Debug: Loading modules from directory: /usr/lib64/dovecot
Jun  8 12:29:30 vds1 dovecot: imap: Debug: Module loaded: /usr/lib64/dovecot/lib10_quota_plugin.so
Jun  8 12:29:30 vds1 dovecot: imap: Debug: Module loaded: /usr/lib64/dovecot/lib11_imap_quota_plugin.so
Jun  8 12:29:30 vds1 dovecot: imap: Debug: Added userdb setting: mail=
Jun  8 12:29:30 vds1 dovecot: imap: Debug: Added userdb setting: plugin/quota=dict:storage=0 proxy::quota
Jun  8 12:29:30 vds1 dovecot: imap(webmaster@<mydomainname>.com): Debug: Effective uid=89, gid=89, home=/var/spool/mail/virtual/<mydomainname>.com/webmaster/
Jun  8 12:29:30 vds1 dovecot: imap(webmaster@<mydomainname>.com): Debug: Home dir not found: /var/spool/mail/virtual/<mydomainname>.com/webmaster/
Jun  8 12:29:30 vds1 dovecot: imap(webmaster@<mydomainname>.com): Debug: Quota root: name=storage=0 proxy backend=dict args=:quota
Jun  8 12:29:30 vds1 dovecot: imap(webmaster@<mydomainname>.com): Debug: dict quota: user=webmaster@<mydomainname>.com, uri=quota, noenforcing=0
Jun  8 12:29:30 vds1 dovecot: imap(webmaster@<mydomainname>.com): Error: Dictionary URI is missing ':': quota
Jun  8 12:29:30 vds1 dovecot: imap(webmaster@<mydomainname>.com): Error: user webmaster@<mydomainname>.com: Initialization failed: Failed to initialize quota: Quota root storage=0 proxy: init() failed
Jun  8 12:29:30 vds1 dovecot: imap(webmaster@<mydomainname>.com): Error: Invalid user settings. Refer to server log for more information.

The home directory isn't there, I am not sure if I should create it manually, I thought PostFixAdmin (pfadm) should create it when I create the accounts. pfadm seems to be working, it creates the accounts in the database and postfix and dovecot seem to be able to find them from what I can see.
main.conf:
Code:
queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
command_directory = /usr/sbin
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
data_directory = /var/lib/postfix
mail_owner = postfix
myhostname = mail.<mydomainname>.com
mydomain = <mydomainname>.com
myorigin = $mydomain
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = all
mydestination =
local_recipient_maps =
mynetworks_style = host
relayhost = mail.<myrelaydomainname>.com
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_mechanism_filter = digest-md5
smtp_sasl_security_options=
smtp_sasl_mechanism_filter = plain login
smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases
debug_peer_level = 2
debugger_command =
         PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
         ddd $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
setgid_group
setgid_grou_ = postdrop
html_directory = no
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.6.6/samples
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.6.6/README_FILES
# how long if undelivered before sending warning update to sender
delay_warning_time = 4h
# will it be a permanent error or temporary
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 450
# how long to keep message on queue before return as failed.
# some have 3 days, I have 16 days as I am backup server for some people
# whom go on holiday with their server switched off.
maximal_queue_lifetime = 7d
# max and min time in seconds between retries if connection failed
minimal_backoff_time = 1000s
maximal_backoff_time = 8000s
# how long to wait when servers connect before receiving rest of data
smtp_helo_timeout = 60s
# how many address can be used in one message.
# effective stopper to mass spammers, accidental copy in whole address list
# but may restrict intentional mail shots.
smtpd_recipient_limit = 16
# how many error before back off.
smtpd_soft_error_limit = 3
# how many max errors before blocking it.
smtpd_hard_error_limit = 12

# Requirements for the HELO statement
smtpd_helo_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, warn_if_reject reject_non_fqdn_hostname, reject_invalid_hostname, permit
# Requirements for the sender details
smtpd_sender_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, warn_if_reject reject_non_fqdn_sender, reject_unknown_sender_domain, reject_unauth_pipelining, permit
# Requirements for the connecting server
smtpd_client_restrictions = reject_rbl_client sbl.spamhaus.org, reject_rbl_client blackholes.easynet.nl, reject_rbl_client dnsbl.njabl.org
# Requirement for the recipient address
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = reject_unauth_pipelining, permit_mynetworks, reject_non_fqdn_recipient, reject_unknown_recipient_domain, reject_unauth_destination, permit
smtpd_data_restrictions = reject_unauth_pipelining

# require proper helo at connections
smtpd_helo_required = yes
# waste spammers time before rejecting them
smtpd_delay_reject = yes
disable_vrfy_command = yes

# this specifies where the virtual mailbox folders will be located
virtual_mailbox_base = /var/spool/mail/virtual
# this is for the mailbox location for each user
virtual_mailbox_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/sql/mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf, proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/sql/mysql_virtual_alias_domain_mailbox_maps.cf
# and this is for aliases
virtual_alias_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/sql/mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf, proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/sql/mysql_virtual_alias_domain_maps.cf, proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/sql/mysql_virtual_alias_domain_catchall_maps.cf
# and this is for domain lookups
virtual_mailbox_domains = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/sql/mysql_virtual_domains_maps.cf

# Additional for quota support
virtual_create_maildirsize = yes
virtual_mailbox_extended = yes
virtual_mailbox_limit_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailbox_limit_maps.cf
virtual_mailbox_limit_override = yes
virtual_maildir_limit_message = Sorry, the user's maildir has overdrawn his diskspace quota, please contact the administrator.
virtual_overquota_bounce = yes

virtual_uid_maps = static:89
virtual_gid_maps = static:89
mysql_virtual_alias_domain_catchall_maps.cf
Code:
# handles catch-all settings of target-domain
user = postfix
password = mydbpassword
hosts = localhost
dbname = postfix
query  = SELECT goto FROM alias,alias_domain WHERE alias_domain.alias_domain = '%d' and alias.address = CONCAT('@', alias_domain.target_domain) AND alias.active = 1 AND alias_domain.active='1'
mysql_virtual_alias_domain_mailbox_maps.cf
Code:
user = postfix
password = mydbpassword
hosts = localhost
dbname = postfix
query = SELECT maildir FROM mailbox,alias_domain WHERE alias_domain.alias_domain = '%d' and mailbox.username = CONCAT('%u', '@', alias_domain.target_domain) AND mailbox.active = 1 AND alias_domain.active='1'
mysql_virtual_alias_domain_maps.cf
Code:
user = postfix
password = mydbpassword
hosts = localhost
dbname = postfix
query = SELECT goto FROM alias,alias_domain WHERE alias_domain.alias_domain = '%d' and alias.address = CONCAT('%u', '@', alias_domain.target_domain) AND alias.active = 1 AND alias_domain.active='1'
mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf
Code:
user = postfix
password = mydbpassword
hosts = localhost
dbname = postfix
query = SELECT goto FROM alias WHERE address='%s' AND active = 1
mysql_virtual_domains_maps.cf
Code:
user = postfix
password = mydbpassword
hosts = localhost
dbname = postfix
query = SELECT domain FROM domain WHERE domain='%s' AND active = 1
mysql_virtual_domains_maps.cf
Code:
user = postfix
password = mydbpassword
hosts = localhost
dbname = postfix
query = SELECT domain FROM domain WHERE domain='%s' AND active = 1
mysql_virtual_mailbox_limit_maps.cf
Code:
user = postfix
password = mydbpassword
hosts = localhost
dbname = postfix
query = SELECT quota FROM mailbox WHERE username='%s' AND active = '1'
mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf
Code:
user = postfix
password = mydbpassword
hosts = localhost
dbname = postfix
query = SELECT maildir FROM mailbox WHERE username='%s' and active = 1
dovecot.conf
Code:
# 2.0.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 2.6.32-220.17.1.el6.x86_64 x86_64 CentOS release 6.2 (Final)
auth_mechanisms = plain login
auth_realms = AB93B4A914 littleguysolutions.com.au cutupanddye.com.au 4seasonspestcontrol.com.au
first_valid_gid = 89
first_valid_uid = 89
last_valid_gid = 89
last_valid_uid = 89
listen = *
mail_location = maildir:/var/spool/mail/virtual/
passdb {
  args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf
  driver = sql
}
plugin {
  quota = dict:User quota::proxy::quota
}
dict {
  quota = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext
}
service auth {
  executable = /usr/libexec/dovecot/auth
  unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
    group = postfix
    mode = 0666
    user = postfix
  }
  user = dovecot
}
ssl = no
ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/dovecot/dovecot.pem
ssl_key = </etc/ssl/certs/dovecot/dovecot.key
#userdb {
#  driver = prefetch
#}
userdb {
  args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf
  driver = sql
}
verbose_proctitle = yes
verbose_ssl = yes
protocol imap {
  imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail   tb-extra-mailbox-sep
  mail_plugins = quota imap_quota
}
protocol pop3 {
  pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
  pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
  mail_plugins = quota
}
protocol lda {
  auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master
  hostname = mail.AB93B4A914
  postmaster_address = webmaster@AB93B4A914
  mail_plugins = quota
}
auth_verbose=yes
auth_debug=yes
mail_debug=yes
verbose_ssl=yes
dovecot-mysql.conf
Code:
# dovecot ver = 1.0.7 - 1.1.3 compatible
connect = host=localhost port=3306 user=postfix password=mydbpassword dbname=postfix
driver = mysql
default_pass_scheme = MD5-CRYPT
password_query = SELECT password,CONCAT('/var/spool/mail/virtual/', maildir) AS userdb_home, '89' AS userdb_uid, '89' AS userdb_gid, NULL as allow_nets FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%u' AND domain = '%d' AND active = '1'
user_query = SELECT CONCAT('/var/spool/mail/virtual/', maildir) AS home, '' as mail, '89' AS uid, '89' AS gid, CONCAT('dict:storage=',floor(quota/1024),' proxy::quota') AS quota FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%u' AND domain = '%d'
dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext
Code:
connect = host=localhost dbname=postfix user=postfix password=mydbpassword
map {
  pattern = priv/quota/storage
  table = quota2
  username_field = username
  value_field = bytes
}
map {
  pattern = priv/quota/messages
  table = quota2
  username_field = username
  value_field = messages
}
Dovecot, postfix and mysqld services are all running.
Relevant items from netstat -tulpn
Code:
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address               Foreign Address             State       PID/Program name   
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:3306              0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      4348/mysqld         
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:110                 0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      8170/dovecot        
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:143                 0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      8170/dovecot        
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:25                  0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      7285/master         
tcp        0      0 :::25                       :::*                        LISTEN      7285/master
 
OK, getting there 1 error at a time. I've gotten rid of this issue:
Code:
imap(webmaster@<mydomainname>.com): Error: Dictionary URI is missing ':': quota

The user_query in dovecot.conf was using 1.2 style, I have updated the quota selection to version 2 requirements. This:
Code:
CONCAT('dict:storage=',floor(quota/1024),' proxy::quota') AS quota
has changed to this:
Code:
CONCAT('*:messages=10000:bytes=', quota) as quota_rule

The one that is really getting me is the lack of a mail folder, this should get created but isn't.
 
I think another problem is this:
Code:
Jun  8 17:27:49 vds1 dovecot: imap(webmaster@<mydomainname>.com): Debug: mbox autodetect: has .imap/: stat(/var/spool/mail/virtual/<mydomainname>.com/webmaster//mail/.imap) failed: No such file or directory
which happens when I try to telnet login to dovecot now.
There is a / at the end of the maildir in the database ( <mydomainname>.com/webmaster/ ) and when dovecot is searching for the folder it is adding a / before mail.imap, which is creating the double slash. I am not sure if this is affecting postfix as well and is the reason postfix is not creating the mailbox, will keep on searching!
 
I think the mailbox not getting created must have something to do with the error:
Code:
warning: table virtual_mailbox_maps: lookup webmaster@<mydomainname>.com: Permission denied
but I can run this with no permission problems, which is the query in the file mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf
Code:
mysql --user=postfix --password=mydbpassword --database=postfix --host=localhost -e 'SELECT maildir FROM mailbox WHERE username="webmaster@<mydomainname>.com" and active = 1;'
The result from the query in mysql_virtual_alias_domain_mailbox_maps.cf also runs but returns 0 results which is correct.

If postfix can't get the name of the maildir it can't create it, I just can't find any info out there on why? There must be someone out there with the same issue, I just need to find the right post!
 
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