folders in public namespace only visable to 2nd folder level in 2.2.29.1

[Aki Tuomi]

On 04.05.2017 10:27, Andreas Oster wrote:
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> Am 03.05.2017 um 17:51 schrieb Andreas Oster:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am currently facing an issue with Dovevot version 2.2.29.1 where
>> subfolders in a public namespace are only
>> visible to the 2nd folder level:
>>
>> namespace Public -> folder "1st" -> folder -> "2nd" -> folder "3rd" ....
>>
>> When one user creates a subfolder below the 2nd level other users do
>> not see that folder and are unable to
>> subscribe to this folder. Folders created under the 1st level however
>> are visible and subscribable by other
>> users.
>>
>> namespace {
>>    disabled = no
>>    hidden = no
>>    ignore_on_failure = no
>>    inbox = no
>>    list = children
>>    type = public
>>    separator = /
>>    prefix = Public/
>>    location = maildir:/var/vmail/public:INDEXPVT=~/Maildir/public
>>    subscriptions = no
>> }
>>
>>
>> I do not know at which point ( dovecot update ) this issue appeared.
>>
>> Does anyone face the same problem ?
>>
>> Thank you for your kind help
>>
>> best regards
>> Andreas
>>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have just recognized that there seems to be something wrong with the
> per user seen flag indexes. In the dovecot log file I get a lot of
> those errors:
>
> Error: /var/vmail/domain/someuser/Maildir/public/.test.2nd
> /dovecot.index.pvt reset, view is now inconsistent
> Error:
> /var/vmail/domain/someuser/Maildir/public/.test.2nd/dovecot.index.pvt
> view is inconsistent
>
> Error: /var/vmail/domain/someuser/Maildir/public/.test.2nd.3rd
> /dovecot.index.pvt reset, view is now inconsistent
> Error:
> /var/vmail/domain/someuser/Maildir/public/.test.2nd.3rd/dovecot.index.pvt
> view is inconsistent
>
> ....
>
> Could this be the cause of the issue ? How can this be fixed ?
>
> Thank you for your kind help
>
> best regards
> Andreas

Hi!

The second level issue is because thunderbird has a bug. You can see the
third level and so on in subscribe view by closing and opening the 2nd
level.

Aki