I now tryied with local_transport = lmtp:unix:/var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp in /etc/postfix/main.c and the new error is
Aug 7 00:52:58 serenity postfix/qmgr[23637]: CB4CEC0445: from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=649, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Aug 7 00:52:58 serenity postfix/lmtp[23659]: C6E5EBFBE7: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, orig_to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=/var/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/imap/socket/lmtp], delay=64494, status=deferred (host /var/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/imap/socket/lmtp] said: 452 4.2.2 Over quota (in reply to RCPT TO command)) Aug 7 00:52:58 serenity postfix/qmgr[23637]: C6695C0330: from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=802, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Aug 7 00:52:58 serenity postfix/lmtp[23641]: C4604BFA82: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, orig_to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=/var/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/imap/socket/lmtp], delay=74385, status=deferred (host /var/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/imap/socket/lmtp] said: 452 4.2.2 Over quota (in reply to RCPT TO command)) Aug 7 00:52:58 serenity postfix/qmgr[23637]: C2962C0477: from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=650, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Aug 7 00:52:58 serenity postfix/lmtp[23647]: CD4D1BFD54: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, orig_to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=/var/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/imap/socket/lmtp], delay=54405, status=deferred (host /var/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/imap/socket/lmtp] said: 452 4.2.2 Over quota (in reply to RCPT TO command)) Aug 7 00:52:58 serenity postfix/qmgr[23637]: C19E6C047A: from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=512, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Aug 7 00:52:58 serenity postfix/lmtp[23660]: CF11BBFD5A: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, orig_to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=/var/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/imap/socket/lmtp], delay=54225, status=deferred (host /var/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/imap/socket/lmtp] said: 452 4.2.2 Over quota (in reply to RCPT TO command)) Aug 7 00:52:59 serenity postfix/qmgr[23637]: 1C5F7BFBEE: from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=649, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Aug 7 00:52:59 serenity postfix/lmtp[23645]: C48F0BFD3F: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, orig_to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=/var/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/imap/socket/lmtp], delay=54957, status=deferred (host /var/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/imap/socket/lmtp] said: 452 4.2.2 Over quota (in reply to RCPT TO command)) Aug 7 00:52:59 serenity postfix/qmgr[23637]: 146F7BFB42: from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=802, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Aug 7 00:52:59 serenity postfix/lmtp[23640]: CE076BFD58: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, orig_to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=/var/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/imap/socket/lmtp], delay=54286, status=deferred (host /var/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/imap/socket/lmtp] said: 452 4.2.2 Over quota (in reply to RCPT TO command)) I use IMAP ver 2.1.4 Cyrus ver 2.1.5 Postfix ver 2.0 patch 13 Users are stored in Mysql database > Hello, > > I have serious (atleast they seem serious) problems with the root mail > account. This is an extract from /var/log/maillog > > Aug 6 23:03:23 serenity postfix/qmgr[11284]: EDEC9BFFB9: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=802, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > Aug 6 23:03:24 serenity postfix/qmgr[11284]: E3493BFF38: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=650, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > Aug 6 23:03:24 serenity postfix/qmgr[11284]: EE0DFBFFBA: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=650, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > Aug 6 23:03:24 serenity postfix/pipe[15269]: 9430BBFE57: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, orig_to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > relay=cyrus, delay=40570, status=deferred (temporary failure) > Aug 6 23:03:24 serenity postfix/qmgr[11284]: E9314C00F8: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=650, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > Aug 6 23:03:24 serenity postfix/pipe[15250]: 91670BFD7C: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, orig_to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > relay=cyrus, delay=46688, status=deferred (temporary failure) > Aug 6 23:03:24 serenity postfix/qmgr[11284]: EE240C00A0: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=650, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > Aug 6 23:03:24 serenity postfix/pipe[15294]: 9D806BFF33: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, orig_to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > relay=cyrus, delay=34401, status=deferred (temporary failure) > Aug 6 23:03:24 serenity postfix/pipe[15308]: 9AD22BFA91: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, orig_to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > relay=cyrus, delay=67384, status=deferred (temporary failure) > Aug 6 23:03:24 serenity postfix/pipe[14910]: 9EA72BFEF9: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, orig_to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > relay=cyrus, delay=36012, status=deferred (temporary failure) > Aug 6 23:03:27 serenity postfix/qmgr[11284]: E4400BFF99: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=650, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > Aug 6 23:03:27 serenity postfix/qmgr[11284]: E92FCC0035: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=650, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > Aug 6 23:03:27 serenity postfix/qmgr[11284]: E51A5C0098: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=802, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > Aug 6 23:03:27 serenity postfix/pipe[15217]: 94396BFECD: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, orig_to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > relay=cyrus, delay=37214, status=deferred (temporary failure) > Aug 6 23:03:27 serenity postfix/pipe[15269]: 98403BFF04: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, orig_to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > relay=cyrus, delay=35713, status=deferred (temporary failure) > Aug 6 23:03:27 serenity postfix/qmgr[11284]: EE109BFF03: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=650, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > Aug 6 23:03:27 serenity postfix/qmgr[11284]: E768DBFFD6: > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=802, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > > I have no idea what this means. Before making an account > (root.icarus.dyn.ee) with webcyradm the error , instead of temporary failure > was about mailbox not being there. Or are those some old mails trapped in > the pipe? > > Thank you all in advance.