how to solve : Dovecot version mismatch: Master is v2.1.7, lmtp is v2.2.13

[Reindl Harald]

Am 22.09.2014 um 13:44 schrieb David Myers:
> @Reindl.
> 
> I copied my conf.d folder as I deleted all the dovecot files in etc/dovecot
> use/etc/dovecot etc ... ...
> 
> When I installed the new 2.2.13 version it didn't seem to want to put the
> lmtp executable into the location that dovecot was expecting ? So I found
> the file and copied it to where it was expected to be.

and there started your mistake

just test builds somewhere and realize if it comes to "so i found the
file and copied it" something went terrible wrong - that's why you
build usually *packages* - rpmbuild complains as long you have not
listed all files in the %files section or if there are listed ones
no longer built

for a clean upgrade you need to replace *every* file and
in doubt get rid of orphans - just build packages or use
a virtual machine with a snapshot to try as long you know
what lives where

> I then copied my old (backed up) conf.d bact to etc/dovecot/conf.d/
> Performed a restart of dovecot, and got the above error.
> 
> Quite simple really. But where else does dovecot store files, so as I can
> get all the errant files.

/usr/bin/
/usr/lib64/dovecot
/usr/libexec/
/var/lib/dovecot

> David.
> On 22 Sep 2014 12:37, "Reindl Harald" <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Am 22.09.2014 um 12:32 schrieb Dave Myers:
>>> Hello again dovecot list ;)
>>>
>>> I've recently upgraded my dovecot version from 2.1.7 to 2.2.13.
>>> both versions where installed from source.
>>>
>>> I upgraded why attempting to get lmtp working. I ultimately just coped
>> the executable lmtp to the location that
>>> dovecot was expecting it to be in. but then the above error appeared.
>>
>> why do you copy files around?
>>
>> if you update a software then make it complete and not
>> copy random files around - installing from source would
>> in general be better done by build packages because
>> they care about obsoleted files and so on
>>
>>> However when I get the info from dovecot I get the following...
>>>
>>> $ dovecot -n
>>> # 2.2.13: /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
>>>
>>> so there seems to be an issue somewhere.
>>>
>>> I should note that I had copied my previous /conf.d/ files and then
>> copied them back after the update.
>>>
>>> I guess that I have missed a switch during the build, or need to modify
>> a line in the config somewhere that tells
>>> what the version is, but that doesn't explain why the dovecot -n returns
>> the correct info, but the error reports
>>> something different.
>>>
>>> I am considering inserting the
>>>  version_ignore=yes
>>> config option, but where should I insert it?
>>
>> no, you should make sure that you have only one version installed
>> on your system and no old craft staying around

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