[Dovecot] Error: net_connect(/opt/local/var/run/dovecot/auth-master) failed: No such file or directory

[J Charles Ferrari]

What is auth-master, and how do I create it?

Using postfix 2.1.5

dovecot 1.0.0

# /opt/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/
log_path: /var/log/dovecot_error.log
info_log_path: /var/log/dovecot.log
protocols: imap pop3
ssl_disable: yes
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable(default): /opt/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(imap): /opt/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(pop3): /opt/local/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
mail_extra_groups: mail
mail_location: maildir:/var/Maildir/%u
mail_debug: yes
mail_executable(default): /opt/local/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(imap): /opt/local/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(pop3): /opt/local/libexec/dovecot/pop3
mail_plugin_dir(default): /opt/local/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(imap): /opt/local/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /opt/local/lib/dovecot/pop3
auth default:
   verbose: yes
   debug: yes
   passdb:
     driver: pam
   userdb:
     driver: passwd
   socket:
     type: listen
     client:
     master:
       path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master
       mode: 384
       user: vmail
       group: mail


Thanks

Charles