In Linux, new user accounts automatically receive mail accounts. Here are the steps for adding a new user account in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and its derivative CentOS 5.
1. Click Applications then select System Settings and click Users and Groups. This will launch the User Manager window.
2. In the User Manager window, click Add User. This will show the Create New User window.
3. In the Create New User window, fill in the User Name, Full Name, Password and Confirm Password. Click Ok when you’re done.
4. That’s it, you have just created a new user. To remove a user, select the user you want to remove and click Delete.***
Posted on 4/23/2007 and last updated on 10/7/2008
Filed under CentOS 5 , Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 , System Administration
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December 23rd, 2007 at 4:20 pm
I used your howto to setup a mail server on fedora core 6 but ma question is when you create the users do you create the maildir yourself or does postfix handle all that it’s self. but on the whole this is an excellent howto. simple straight to the point. Finally I ask for a howto on a virtual mail setup with mysql postfixadmin the works. It would be great. Again Nice work
December 24th, 2007 at 12:04 am
No need to create the maildir directory manually, Postfix and Dovecot will handle it.
October 6th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
After the accounts are created, do i still need to create mailboxes in the Maildir so my LDA can deliver the mail there? Thanks n great article.
October 7th, 2008 at 12:38 am
No need to create the maildir/mailbox directory, Postfix and Dovecot will handle it.