is `drwxrwsr-x 3 root vmail 4096 Jan 24 21:23 /var/mail` or `drwxrwsr-x 3 root mail 4096 Jan 24 21:23 /var/mail`?

Posted August 22, 2015
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I am installing mail server as the web: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-configure-a-mail-server-using-postfix-dovecot-mysql-and-spamassassin

In the middle of the material :

Verify permissions Enter this command: ls -ld /var/mail Ensure permissions are like this: drwxrwsr-x 3 root vmail 4096 Jan 24 21:23 /var/mail

But what i get is drwxrwsr-x 3 root mail 4096 Jan 24 21:23 /var/mail There is no letter v in my output, Which is correct? drwxrwsr-x 3 root vmail 4096 Jan 24 21:23 /var/mail or drwxrwsr-x 3 root mail 4096 Jan 24 21:23 /var/mail If the right format is drwxrwsr-x 3 root vmail 4096 Jan 24 21:23 /var/mail

How to change my wrong format of drwxrwsr-x 3 root mail 4096 Jan 24 21:23 /var/mail into the right one drwxrwsr-x 3 root vmail 4096 Jan 24 21:23 /var/mail ?

elearn

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elearn • August 22, 2015

groupadd -g 5000 vmail useradd -g vmail -u 5000 vmail -d /var/mail

The two commands should be put at the beginning of the chapter.

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