[Dovecot] namespace from snapshots

[Lazy]

Hi,

With same config as Kerl and Your patch I'm still getting thiese errors

May 16 12:11:36 thebe2 dovecot: imap(lazy): Debug: Namespace
backup_h1: type=private, prefix=backup-h1., sep=, inbox=no, hidden=no,
list=yes, subscriptions=yes
location=maildir:/snapshot/h1/vmail/la/lazy/Maildir:INDEX=MEMORY
May 16 12:11:36 thebe2 dovecot: imap(lazy): Debug: maildir++:
root=/snapshot/h1/vmail/la/lazy/Maildir, index=, control=, inbox=,
alt=
May 16 12:11:36 thebe2 dovecot: imap(lazy): Error:
open(/snapshot/h1/vmail/la/lazy/Maildir/.SPAM/dovecot-uidlist.lock)
failed: Read-only file system
May 16 12:11:36 thebe2 dovecot: imap(lazy): Error:
file_dotlock_create(/snapshot/h1/vmail/la/lazy/Maildir/.SPAM/dovecot-uidlist)
failed: Read-only file system
May 16 12:11:36 thebe2 dovecot: imap(lazy): Error:
open(/snapshot/h1/vmail/la/lazy/Maildir/.SPAM/dovecot-uidlist.lock)
failed: Read-only file system
May 16 12:11:36 thebe2 dovecot: imap(lazy): Error:
file_dotlock_create(/snapshot/h1/vmail/la/lazy/Maildir/.SPAM/dovecot-uidlist)
failed: Read-only file system
May 16 12:11:36 thebe2 dovecot: imap(lazy): Error:
open(/snapshot/h1/vmail/la/lazy/Maildir/.SPAM/dovecot-uidlist.lock)
failed: Read-only file system
May 16 12:11:36 thebe2 dovecot: imap(lazy): Error:
file_dotlock_create(/snapshot/h1/vmail/la/lazy/Maildir/.SPAM/dovecot-uidlist)
failed: Read-only file system
May 16 12:11:36 thebe2 dovecot: imap(lazy): Disconnected: Internal
error occurred. Refer to server log for more information. [2012-05-16
12:11:36] in=259 out= 100540

maybe it will be easier to move all dovecot metadata to separate (non
snapshot) location ?



Regards,
Michal Grzedzicki

2012/5/14, Timo Sirainen <tss at iki.fi>:
> On Fri, 2012-05-11 at 16:33 +0200, Karl Oulmi wrote:
>
>> namespace da1 {
>> prefix = INBOX.backup.da1.
>> hidden = no
>> list = yes
>> inbox = no
>> location = maildir:/da1/%u/Maildir
>> type = private
>> }
>>
>>
>> I have two problems :
>> - In my log, dovecot complain about the fact that my snapshot filsystem
>> is read only
>> Error: open(/da1/test2 at toto.com/Maildir/.Trash/dovecot-uidlist) failed:
>> Read-only file system
>
> See if http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-2.1/rev/7f238016db81 helps. If
> you're not saving mails via dovecot-lda it might still complain if there
> are new files.
>
> Also if it complains about indexes add :INDEX=MEMORY to location.
>
> Alternative to the patch is to add :CONTROL=~/Maildir/snapshot-control/%
> u or something to location, but that could get problematic also.
>
>> The second problem is that through my thunderbird I can't see the Inbox
>> saved in the snapshot (whereas I see Sent and Trash folders)
>
> It should be accessible as "INBOX.backup.da", although some older
> Dovecot versions don't handle that properly.
>
>