At first there is nothing in /data/vmail root@mx.siton-suzenaar.nl:/data/vmail# ls -alR total 4 drwxrwxrwx 2 root wheel 512 Apr 9 15:52 . drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 512 Mar 20 02:32 .. ----- Sending a mail to mafkees@siton.nl root@mx.siton-suzenaar.nl:/data/vmail# echo bla |mail mafkees@siton-suzenaar.nl ----- This is how things look when this mail is delivered. Note how the directory siton-suzenaar.nl is owned by uid 10000 root@mx.siton-suzenaar.nl:/data/vmail# ls -alR total 6 drwxrwxrwx 3 root wheel 512 Apr 9 15:54 . drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 512 Mar 20 02:32 .. drwx------ 3 10000 wheel 512 Apr 9 15:54 siton-suzenaar.nl ./siton-suzenaar.nl: total 6 drwx------ 3 10000 wheel 512 Apr 9 15:54 . drwxrwxrwx 3 root wheel 512 Apr 9 15:54 .. drwx------ 5 10000 wheel 512 Apr 9 15:54 mafkees ----- Now I send a mail to pietje@siton-suzenaar.nl root@mx.siton-suzenaar.nl:/data/vmail# echo bla |mail pietje@siton-suzenaar.nl ----- User pietje has UID 10001. Therefor the directory /data/vmail/siton-suzenaar.nl/pietje cannot be created. Apr 9 15:56:53 mx postfix/virtual[55004]: warning: maildir access problem for UID/GID=10002/1: create ///data/vmail/siton-suzenaar.nl/pietje/tmp/1144591013.P55004.mx.siton-suzenaar.nl: Permission denied