[Dovecot] upgrade from 1.0.5 to 2.1.7

Reindl Harald h.reindl at thelounge.net
Fri Jun 8 17:35:49 EEST 2012



Am 08.06.2012 15:33, schrieb Andreas Meyer:
> Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> Am 08.06.2012 13:05, schrieb Andreas Meyer:
>>> I want to upgrade the docevot-installation from v 1.0.5 to 2.1..7
>>> Now I get the following executing
>>> doveconf -n -c /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf > /home/mail1/dovecot-2.conf
>>>
>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:217: add auth_ prefix to all settings inside auth {} and remove the auth {} section completely
>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:219: passdb passwd-file {} has been replaced by passdb { driver=passwd-file }
>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:222: userdb passwd-file {} has been replaced by userdb { driver=passwd-file }
>>>
>>> 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

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