[Dovecot] Configuration Update From v1.x To v2.0.1-2

[David]

  On 26/08/2010 20:46, Carlos Mennens wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Timo Sirainen<tss at iki.fi>  wrote:
>> On Thu, 2010-08-26 at 14:52 -0400, Carlos Mennens wrote:
>>> The list was much longer but I was able to self resolve them. I was
>>> wondering if someone here can assist me in converting my
>>> 'dovecot.conf' file?
>> doveconf -n>  dovecot-new.conf
>
> I ran that command and unless I am missing something...it didn't help.
>
> [root at mail conf.d]# doveconf -n>  dovecot-new.conf
> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:12:
> add auth_ prefix to all settings inside auth {} and remove the auth {}
> section completely
The command Timo gave you writes out the new configuration to 
dovecot-new.conf.  You need

I recommend you backup your existing configuration first, then try and 
replace it.  Like so:

$ cd /etc/dovecot/
$ cp dovecot.conf dovecot.conf-backup-v1
$ dovecot -n > dovecot-new.conf
(compare dovecot-new.conf, make sure it looks sane)
$ mv dovecot-new.conf dovecot.conf

Now restart the daemon.  It is very important that you backup the 
existing configuration in case and also that you think about what each 
command does before entering it.

David