---
name: "cyrus-makedirs"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cyrus-common"
version: "3.10.2-1+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cyrus-makedirs"
---

# cyrus-makedirs(8)

Sets up the Cyrus IMAPd system directories (spools)

## NAME

cyrus-makedirs - Sets up the Cyrus IMAPd system directories (spools)

## SYNOPSIS

**cyrus-makedirs** \[*configfile*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **cyrus-makedirs** command. Cyrus-makedirs is the Debian version of Cyrus upstream's mkimap program.

You **should** call /usr/sbin/cyrus makedirs when you change any [imapd.conf(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md) options that create or rename Cyrus mail stores/spools/partitions.  It will be called automatically on package upgrades.

## OPTIONS

You can optionally tell cyrus-makedirs the Cyrus imapd.conf config file to use.  /etc/imapd.conf is assumed, if no parameters are given.

## SEE ALSO

**[imapd.conf(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md),** **/etc/default/cyrus-imapd**

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Henrique de Moraes Holschuh \<hmh@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).