Localhost imap server fails after upgrade from 2.2.33.2-1 to 1:2.3.2.1 (fwd)
Stephan Bosch
stephan at rename-it.nl
Sun Jan 20 19:39:40 EET 2019
Op 31/12/2018 om 22:51 schreef Aki Tuomi:
> We are working on fixing this.
Internally tracked as DOP-838.
Regards,
Stephan.
>
>> On 31 December 2018 at 23:45 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Aki,
>>
>> Bingo! Putting that line in dovecot.conf rather than my custom file, and
>> then using my old custom file, unchanged, from Alpine works perfectly.
>>
>> My only remaining question, then, would be ... what was this (change)
>> about / or is there any documentation that I should/could have read to
>> know what to do without asking a lead developer?
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>> I hope you had a great start to the New Year!
>>
>> Happy 2019,
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, Aki Tuomi wrote:
>>
>>> If your client directly executes imap binary, it is not mandatory for dovecot to be running, but you need to put the service section into /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf and restart the dovecot service.
>>>
>>> Putting it to your local config file does not affect the global service.
>>>
>>> Aki
>>>
>>>> On 31 December 2018 at 22:16 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Aki,
>>>>
>>>> I am not 100% sure. I do not really know what my OS does. "ps -A" says
>>>> dovecot is running, but if I say "sudo service dovecot stop", my email
>>>> client works fine still (that is, assuming the old version of dovecot is
>>>> installed). ie the on-demand instances of dovecot-imapd that Alpine calls
>>>> are, I assume, started and stopped by Alpine. (?)
>>>>
>>>> Is my OS using dovecot for other stuff, like managing system mail (e.g.
>>>> root's reports of cron jobs, which still go to /var/mail, but I never read
>>>> them)? I am not certain. But I believed that any other use of dovecot
>>>> would be using a different .conf file, so I was hoping I just had to know
>>>> how to make my custom one (-c flag) work.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, Aki Tuomi wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Am I assuming correctly that you are not, in fact, running anything but imap process from Dovecot?
>>>>>
>>>>> Aki
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 31 December 2018 at 18:35 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Aki,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oops; I did not think carefully enough about your instructions. Here is the output from
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $ dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
>>>>>> # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 ()
>>>>>> # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10 ext4
>>>>>> # Hostname: cpbl-t450s
>>>>>> doveconf: Warning: please set ssl_dh=</etc/dovecot/dh.pem
>>>>>> doveconf: Warning: You can generate it with: dd if=/var/lib/dovecot/ssl-parameters.dat bs=1 skip=88 | openssl dhparam -inform der > /etc/dovecot/dh.pem
>>>>>> mail_location = maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX
>>>>>> service stats {
>>>>>> unix_listener stats-writer {
>>>>>> mode = 0666
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> ssl_dh = # hidden, use -P to show it
>>>>>> verbose_proctitle = yes
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I then followed the instructions in the Warning lines above and now I get:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
>>>>>> # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
>>>>>> # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 ()
>>>>>> # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10 ext4
>>>>>> # Hostname: cpbl-t450s
>>>>>> mail_location = maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX
>>>>>> service stats {
>>>>>> unix_listener stats-writer {
>>>>>> mode = 0666
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> ssl_dh = # hidden, use -P to show it
>>>>>> verbose_proctitle = yes
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, this does not help my primary symptom:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $ /usr/lib/dovecot/imap -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
>>>>>> imap(meuser,)Error: net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission denied
>>>>>> * PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE SORT SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL CATENATE UNSELECT CHILDREN NAMESPACE
>>>>>> UIDPLUS LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE SNIPPET=FUZZY LITERAL+ NOTIFY] Logged in as meuser
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 10:27 AM Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at open-xchange.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Did you remove the service section before taking doveconf -n? 'cos I can't see it here..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, did you restart dovecot after config change?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Aki
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > On 31 December 2018 at 16:54 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Hi Aki,
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Yes, the same connect error: imap(meuser,)Error: net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission denied
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > The mail location in "doveconf -n" (belo) does not reflect my preferences.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > In Alpine, if I acknowledge the error I get, which tells me to add
>>>>>> > novalidate-cert in my pinerc file, it prompts me for my POSIX username and
>>>>>> > password. After that, I get my /var/spool/mail inbox, which is not what I
>>>>>> > want.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > doveconf -n
>>>>>> > # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
>>>>>> > # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 ()
>>>>>> > # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10
>>>>>> > # Hostname: myhost-t450s
>>>>>> > mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
>>>>>> > mail_privileged_group = mail
>>>>>> > namespace inbox {
>>>>>> > inbox = yes
>>>>>> > location =
>>>>>> > mailbox Drafts {
>>>>>> > special_use = \Drafts
>>>>>> > }
>>>>>> > mailbox Junk {
>>>>>> > special_use = \Junk
>>>>>> > }
>>>>>> > mailbox Sent {
>>>>>> > special_use = \Sent
>>>>>> > }
>>>>>> > mailbox "Sent Messages" {
>>>>>> > special_use = \Sent
>>>>>> > }
>>>>>> > mailbox Trash {
>>>>>> > special_use = \Trash
>>>>>> > }
>>>>>> > prefix =
>>>>>> > }
>>>>>> > passdb {
>>>>>> > driver = pam
>>>>>> > }
>>>>>> > protocols = " imap"
>>>>>> > ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
>>>>>> > ssl_client_ca_dir = /etc/ssl/certs
>>>>>> > ssl_dh = # hidden, use -P to show it
>>>>>> > ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it
>>>>>> > userdb {
>>>>>> > driver = passwd
>>>>>> > }
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, Aki Tuomi wrote:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > > You are still getting the connect error?
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > Can you share your doveconf -n?
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > Aki
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > > On 31 December 2018 at 16:42 cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>> > > > Hi Aki,
>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>> > > > Thanks. I put that in the .conf file I mentioned, and it made no
>>>>>> > > > difference.
>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>> > > > Chris
>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>> > > > > Hi!
>>>>>> > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > In your case it's probably easiest to change
>>>>>> > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > service stats {
>>>>>> > > > > unix_listener stats-writer {
>>>>>> > > > > mode = 0666
>>>>>> > > > > }
>>>>>> > > > > }
>>>>>> > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > Aki
>>>>>> > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > On 31 December 2018 at 16:05 cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > I use a localhost dovecot imap server in order to access maildir folders from Alpine (see 2009 instructions for my set up here
>>>>>> > > > > > https://cpbl.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/alpine-offlineimap-and-gmail-under-ubuntu/ )
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > My configuration has worked nicely since 2009, but failed after a recent upgrade of dovecot (during basic upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 to 18.10).
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > The version of Alpine did not change. Uninstalling dovecot-core and dovecot-imapd, and reinstalling the older versions, fully fixes the problem.
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > I would like to know how to get my configuration working with the new version of dovecot.
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > Here's what the problem looks like:
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > I have a file auto-dovecot.conf with only the following two lines.
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > verbose_proctitle = yes
>>>>>> > > > > > mail_location = maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > Other /etc/ files are unchanged from installation defaults.
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > Alpine calls imapd when it starts, with the following command:
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > /usr/lib/dovecot/imap -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-dovecot.conf
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > When I run that command, I get:
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > imap(meuser,)Error: net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission denied
>>>>>> > > > > > * PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE
>>>>>> > > > > > SORT SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT
>>>>>> > > > > > MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL CATENATE UNSELECT CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS
>>>>>> > > > > > LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN
>>>>>> > > > > > CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE SNIPPET=FUZZY LITERAL+ NOTIFY]
>>>>>> > > > > > Logged in as meuser
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > so I am guessing that the first line is the issue, since when the older version I get instead:
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > * PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE
>>>>>> > > > > > IDLE SORT SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT
>>>>>> > > > > > MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL CATENATE UNSELECT CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS
>>>>>> > > > > > LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN
>>>>>> > > > > > CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE] Logged in as meuser
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > Can anyone help me? I cannot find documentation for using a localhost server for Alpine, except my own from 2009.
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > Many thanks!
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > Chris
>>>>>> > > > >
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>
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