[Dovecot] Dovecot can't start with error pop3-login & imap-login not supported protocol family

[Oli Schacher]

On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:01:43 +0800
sunhux G <sunhux at gmail.com> wrote:


> [root@]# init.d/dovecot start
> Starting Dovecot Imap: Error: socket() failed: Address family not
> supported by protocol
> Error: service(pop3-login): listen(::, 110) failed: Address family not
> supported by protocol
> Error: socket() failed: Address family not supported by protocol
> Error: service(pop3-login): listen(::, 995) failed: Address family not
> supported by protocol
> Error: socket() failed: Address family not supported by protocol
> Error: service(imap-login): listen(::, 143) failed: Address family not
> supported by protocol
> Error: socket() failed: Address family not supported by protocol
> Error: service(imap-login): listen(::, 993) failed: Address family not
> supported by protocol
> Fatal: Failed to start listeners
>                                                            [FAILED]
> 


Sounds like you are trying to listen on IPv6 but IPv6 is not enabled on
your box.

add this to the top of your dovecot.conf:
listen = *