[CentOS] large numbers of linux system user for postfix

[Ben McGinnes]

On 8/11/10 7:30 PM, ahmad riza h nst wrote:
> hello,
> 
> i need to setup a mail server with postfix + dovecot + webmin +
> virtualmin + virtual user with linux system user. the virtual user
> may reach to thousands user from several hundreds virtual domains.

That shouldn't be a problem.  Postfix has had support for this for
well over a decade.

> what i concern is large numbers of linux system user which used in
> these setup, is it good or bad?

Virtual users with a Postfix/Dovecot installation does not equate to
real Linux/shell accounts.  If the only service being provided is
mail, then there's no reason to create real accounts.

> maybe somebody would share their experience about this setup ?
> 
> any links would be good.
> 
> postfix 2.6.7
> dovecot 2.0.6
> centos 5.x

Is there any particular reason you've chosen these versions?  That is,
are there specific functions which these versions provide that are not
in prior versions?

I ask because I'm running these versions in CentOS 5.x:

postfix-2.3.3-2.1.el5_2.i386
dovecot-1.0.7-7.el5.i386

If the only concern is security updates, these are backported to the
current versions in CentOS.

> webmin + virtualmin

I've had no experience with either of these as I edit the config files
with a text editor.


Regards,
Ben

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