Re: Avoiding Restart when Adding Mailboxes

[Wietse Venema [Permanent Link]]

Dave Morrow:
> I am using Postfix with mySQL.  I have an external process which adds
> mailboxes simply by adding records to the appropriate mySQL tables.  
> 
> My question is:  Is there some way to have postfix recognize the new
> mailbox without performing a restart?

Ralf:
>Who says you need to restart?

Dave:
> Well, it seems that's the only way postfix sees the new mailboxes.
> I get unknown user until I restart, then it works.

How long does it take before Postfix recognizes the new user?

        Wietse