1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/mail/nullmailer.nix b/nixos/modules/services/mail/nullmailer.nix
index 418c02af4b7..9997d287013 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/mail/nullmailer.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/mail/nullmailer.nix
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ with lib;
       };
     };
 
+    systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
+      "d /var/spool/nullmailer - ${cfg.user} - - -"
+    ];
+
     systemd.services.nullmailer = {
       description = "nullmailer";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
@@ -220,13 +224,11 @@ with lib;
       preStart = ''
         mkdir -p /var/spool/nullmailer/{queue,tmp}
         rm -f /var/spool/nullmailer/trigger && mkfifo -m 660 /var/spool/nullmailer/trigger
-        chown ${cfg.user} /var/spool/nullmailer/*
       '';
 
       serviceConfig = {
         User = cfg.user;
         Group = cfg.group;
-        PermissionsStartOnly=true;
         ExecStart = "${pkgs.nullmailer}/bin/nullmailer-send";
         Restart = "always";
       };