Error: Group matching query does not exist. when i try to create new mailbox simple user

[sherz12r]

Error: Group matching query does not exist. when i try to create new mailbox simple user

[tonioo]

@sherz12r How did you install modoboa?

[sherz12r]

@tonioo
i followed following steps to install modoboa on my vps
https://www.linuxbabe.com/mail-server/modoboa-email-server-ubuntu-20-04
but after istalation there was an internal server error so i followed follwod steps to correct it

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib

Switch to the PostgreSQL User: Switch to the postgres user, the default superuser for PostgreSQL:

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sudo -i -u postgres

Create a Database: Create a new PostgreSQL database for Modoboa. Replace modoboa_db with your preferred database name:

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createdb modoboa_db

Create a Database User: Create a new PostgreSQL user for Modoboa. Replace modoboa_user and your_password with your preferred username and password:

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createuser --username=modoboa_user --password your_password

You will be prompted to enter the password for the new user.

Grant Privileges: Grant all privileges on the database to the newly created user:

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psql
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE modoboa_db TO modoboa_user;

Exit the PostgreSQL shell by typing \q.

Configure Modoboa Settings: Update your Modoboa configuration to use the database. Open the settings.py file, and locate the DATABASES section. Modify it with your database information:

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DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
'NAME': 'modoboa_db',
'USER': 'modoboa_user',
'PASSWORD': 'your_password',
'HOST': 'localhost',
'PORT': '5432',
}
}

Save the changes.

Run Migrations: Run the Modoboa migrations to set up the database tables:

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python manage.py migrate

Create an Admin User: Create an administrative user for Modoboa:

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python manage.py createsuperuser

Follow the prompts to set up the admin user.

Collect Static Files: Collect static files required by Modoboa:

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python manage.py collectstatic

Restart Modoboa: Restart the Modoboa services to apply the changes:

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service modoboa restart

Now, Modoboa should be set up with the PostgreSQL database, and you can access the

and its running but i have error mentioned in issue
some steps to setup database and after running migration it worked but now i have above mentioned error

[sherz12r]

@sherz12r How did you install modoboa?

please reply

[tonioo]

@sherz12r Something went wrong during the install. Can you try to run the installer once again using the --debug option?

[sherz12r]

@sherz12r Something went wrong during the install. Can you try to run the installer once again using the --debug option?

thanks i resolved by reinstalling and writing correct values in installer.cfg