[Dovecot] upgrade from 1.0.5 to 2.1.7

[Andreas Meyer]

Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote:

> >>> The section  at line 217 looks like this:
> >>>
> >>> auth default {
> >>>   mechanisms = plain
> >>>   passdb passwd-file {
> >>>   args = /etc/dovecot/passwd
> >>>   }
> >>>   userdb passwd-file {
> >>>   args = /etc/dovecot/passwd
> >>>   }
> >>>
> >>> How do I change it to fullfill the new needs?
> >>>
> >>> And how do I handle line 217?
> >>> add auth_ prefix to all settings inside auth {} and remove the auth {} section completely
> >>
> >> what exactly are you not understanding here?
> >> this is a very clear message
> > 
> > I find the message very confusing. It says to do all settings inside auth {} and
> > then to remove the auth {} section.
> 
> no, it says you should MOVE all settings OUT from auth {}
> in the main part and add a prefix auth_ to them
> 
> you quoted your auth{} section
> 
> in a pure 2.x setup this would not exist
> 

I get this output when I move the passwd settings to the main section:

# doveconf -n -c /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf > /home/mail1/dovecot-2.conf
doveconf: Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf line 710: Unknown setting: auth_passdb

Also if I use !include /etc/dovecot/auth-passwdfile.conf in the main section,
the auth-passwdfile.conf weems to be ignored. It has the following content:

passdb {
  driver = passwd-file
  #args = scheme=CRYPT username_format=%u /etc/dovecot/passwd
  args = /etc/dovecot/passwd
}

userdb {
  driver = passwd-file
  #args = username_format=%u /etc/dovecot/passwd
  args = /etc/dovecot/passwd

  # Default fields that can be overridden by passwd-file
  #default_fields = quota_rule=*:storage=1G
              
  # Override fields from passwd-file
  #override_fields = home=/home/virtual/%u
}

I don't know where to put the passwd section.

  Andreas