[Dovecot] Dovecot v1.0a3 on OpenBSD 3.7

[Jeff Simmons]

I've been trying to get Dovecot 1.0a3 running on OpenBSD 3.7, with little 
luck. I'm getting the following:

Oct 16 17:00:50 mailtest dovecot: 
pop3(testuser):open(/var/mail/.temp.mail.mailtest.com.7078.43c0f93e9fecb54a) 
failed: Permission denied
Oct 16 17:00:50 mailtest dovecot: pop3(testuser): file_lock_dotlock() failed 
with mbox file /var/mail/testuser: Permission denied
Oct 16 17:00:50 mailtest dovecot: pop3-login: Login: user=<testuser>, 
method=PLAIN , rip=63.201.8.122, lip=64.4.143.26, TLS
Oct 16 17:00:50 mailtest dovecot: pop3(testuser): Mailbox init failed top=0/0, 
retr=0/ del=0/0, size=0

I've read in the archives that this can be fixed by setting mail_extra_groups 
= mail in dovecot.conf, but OpenBSD has /var/mail owned by root:wheel  mod 
755, and /var/mail files owned by fileowner:users mod 600, and no mail group.

Anyone know how I can fix this?


Jeff Simmons                                   jsimmons at goblin.punk.net
     Simmons Consulting - Network Engineering, Administration, Security

                "It was on fire when I got here."