[Dovecot] Visible temp files as Imap Folder in INBOX

[Antonio Perez-Aranda]

In use as filesystem locked? maybe created by NFS server?

If dovecot died then the temporary file is permanent.

2010/10/7 Marcus Rueckert <darix at opensu.se>:
> On 2010-10-07 12:53:45 +0200, Antonio Perez-Aranda wrote:
>> I'm using dovecot-1.2.15 and NFS as storage of Maildir . When I try
>> over IMAP and Evolution to move a mail to another Imap Folder, a file
>> like .nfs000000000159816c0000245 is created and when move operation is
>> finished, the file is deleted.
>>
>> Sometimes, this file isn't deleted and then, you can see a new imap
>> folder called .nfs000000000159816c0000245 when you restart your
>> Evolution or another Imap Client.
>>
>> Is this file created by dovecot? maybe, must dovecot delete this file on login?
>>
>> I think thats is easy fix this with a Post-Login script but I think
>> that dovecot must delete it
>
>
> those files/directories are created when you try to delete a
> file/directory on nfs, but it is still in use.
>
>    darix
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