Home Directories

Each user must have a home directory on the mail server.

1. Login as the root user.
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2. Create a domain home directory.

   # mkdir -v /home/BFREE.ON.CA
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   Note: The name of this directory must be capitalized.

3. Create (or copy) the update-homes script.

   # mcedit /usr/local/sbin/update-homes
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   The script reads as follows:
   [update-homes]

4. Change the mode on the update-homes script to make it executable.

   # chmod -v 750 /usr/local/sbin/update-homes
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5. Run the update-homes script.

   # update-homes
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   This command may take several minutes to finish.

6. Verify that the home directories were created.

   # ls -la /home/BFREE.ON.CA | more
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7. Edit the /etc/crontab file.

   # mcedit /etc/crontab
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   Add the following line to this file:

   0-59/15 * * * * root  /usr/local/sbin/update-homes
   

   The system will now update the home directories every fifteen minutes.