[Dovecot] Error - Dovecot Permission denied

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kbajwa wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> Since I posted this original messages, I have installed, re-installed
> Postfix-2.3.3, Dovecot-1.1.1 & Dovecot-Sieve-1.1.5 over and over & still got
> the "Permission Denied" error (see "/var/log/maillog" logs below).
> 
> Here what I found! If I add the following in "/etc/postfix/main.cf";
> 
> Mailbox_command = /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver
> 
> Then the "Permission Denied" error appears and all mail is bounced back with
> error message.
> 
> If I remove this line, all emails are delivered fine. No error.
> 
> This problem started when I switched dovecot from Ver# 1.0.7 to 1.1.1
> 
> So my question is: 
> 
> (1) has something changed in Dovecot V# 1.1.1 to cause this error?
> (2) what if I leave this line out? Would it cause problem with either
> Dovecot or Dovecot-Sieve?

if you remove it, mail will be directly delivered by postfix. so no 
dovecot-sieve for example.


> (3) Any other solution.
> 
> FYI, I have already included Postfix, Dovecot & Dovecot-Sieve configuration
> in my previous post.

FYI, I have asked for the output of two commands:


# ls -l / | grep /etc
# ls -l /etc/dovecot.conf

in my previous post :)

> 
> HELP. I have spent 20 days on this problem.

if you ignore our posts, you may as well spend another 20 days ;-p