[Dovecot] Can't connect to auth server at /var/run/dovecot//auth-master

Uldis Pakuls neko at it4u.lv
Thu Mar 6 11:55:31 EET 2008


maxxfire wrote:
>  
> Hi,
>  
>  
>   I'm using dovecot1.1 with postfix2.2.5; I configure dovecot.conf following the dovecot-wiki. 
>   But i doesn't work. The maillog said 'Can't connect to auth server at /var/run/dovecot//auth-master: No such file or directory' when I send a mail.
>  
>   
It seems like chroot related problem.
>   
> my Postfix Master.cf configure:
>  
> dovecot   unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe
>     flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/local/libexec/dovecot/deliver -f ${sender} -d ${recipient}
>  
>  
>   I just confused that why it needed to be authed again when postfix pipe the mail to dovecot.
>   
auth-masterer provides access to user db. deliver needs it to get users
mail storage location, permissions etc.
auth-master output is something like "cat /etc/passwd | grep $user:"
output:)
>  
> Best regards!
> Thanks and forgive my poor english writing.
>   
Uldis



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