September 2010 - dovecot

[Dovecot] Change in delivery directory during 2.0.2->2.0.3 upgrade
by Jeffrey Rice 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

In upgrading from 2.0.2 to 2.0.3, Dovecot deliver has started putting new emails into user@host/.user@host/new instead of user@host/new. This change was reversed by downgrading to 2.0.2, so it's due to the minor version change. Has anyone else seen this? dovecot.conf follows: # 2.0.0: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.27.2-xenU i686 Debian 5.0.5 ext3 auth_mechanisms = plain cram-md5 login digest-md5 dotlock_use_excl = yes login_greeting = IMAP ready. mail_fsync = never mail_location = maildir:/home/vmail/%u passdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.cnf driver = sql } plugin { auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master sieve_global_path = /home/vmail/sieve/global.sieve } service auth { unix_listener /var/run/dovecot/auth-master { group = vmail mode = 0600 user = vmail } unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth-client { group = postfix mode = 0660 user = postfix } user = root } service imap-login { client_limit = 256 process_limit = 128 process_min_avail = 4 service_count = 0 user = dovecot } service imap { vsz_limit = 70 } service pop3-login { client_limit = 256 process_limit = 128 process_min_avail = 4 service_count = 0 user = dovecot } service pop3 { vsz_limit = 70 } ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/ssl/certs/dovecot_cert.pem ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!LOW ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/ssl/private/dovecot_key.pem userdb { driver = passwd } userdb { args = uid=5000 gid=5000 home=/home/vmail/%u driver = static } protocol imap { mail_plugin_dir = /usr/local/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugins = } protocol lda { auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master info_log_path = /home/vmail/dovecot-deliver.log log_path = /home/vmail/dovecot-deliver.log mail_plugins = sieve postmaster_address = postmaster(a)finity.org } deliver is invoked in postfix's master.cf using: dovecot unix - n n - - pipe flags=DRhu user=vmail:vmail argv=/usr/local/libexec/dovecot/deliver -f ${sender} -d ${recipient} -- Jeffrey Rice<jeffrice(a)finity.org>

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[Dovecot] dovecot-2.0.3 : Am I missing anything here ?
by Dennis Clarke 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

I'm just asking if there is anything else that needs to be added at all. I seem to have everything linked in from soup to nuts but I want to be sure that a basic or essential feature is not being overlooked for forgotten : [titan] elfdump -d .libs/auth | grep NEED [0] NEEDED 0x3084 libdovecot.so.0 [1] NEEDED 0x3055 libpam.so.1 [2] NEEDED 0x306a libpthread.so.1 [3] NEEDED 0x3094 libkrb5.so.3 [4] NEEDED 0x30a1 libk5crypto.so.3 [5] NEEDED 0x30b2 libcom_err.so.3 [6] NEEDED 0x30c2 libldap-2.4.so.2 [7] NEEDED 0x30d3 libsasl2.so.2 [8] NEEDED 0x30e1 libgssapi_krb5.so.2 [9] NEEDED 0x30f5 libssl.so.0.9.8 [10] NEEDED 0x3105 libcrypto.so.0.9.8 [11] NEEDED 0x3118 liblber-2.4.so.2 [12] NEEDED 0x3129 libresolv.so.2 [13] NEEDED 0x3138 libgen.so.1 [14] NEEDED 0x3144 libpq.so.5 [15] NEEDED 0x314f libsqlite3.so.0 [16] NEEDED 0x315f libz.so [17] NEEDED 0x3167 libdl.so.1 [18] NEEDED 0x3172 libnsl.so.1 [19] NEEDED 0x317e libsocket.so.1 [20] NEEDED 0x318d libintl.so.8 [21] NEEDED 0x319a libiconv.so.2 [22] NEEDED 0x307a libc.so.1 [23] NEEDED 0x31a8 librt.so.1 [24] NEEDED 0x31b3 libmysqlclient.so.16 [35] VERNEED 0x8057770 [36] VERNEEDNUM 0x3 [titan] [titan] ldd .libs/auth libdovecot.so.0 => (file not found) libpam.so.1 => /usr/lib/libpam.so.1 libpthread.so.1 => /usr/lib/libpthread.so.1 libkrb5.so.3 => /opt/csw/lib/libkrb5.so.3 libk5crypto.so.3 => /opt/csw/lib/libk5crypto.so.3 libcom_err.so.3 => /opt/csw/lib/libcom_err.so.3 libldap-2.4.so.2 => /opt/csw/lib/libldap-2.4.so.2 libsasl2.so.2 => /opt/csw/lib/libsasl2.so.2 libgssapi_krb5.so.2 => /opt/csw/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2 libssl.so.0.9.8 => /opt/csw/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8 libcrypto.so.0.9.8 => /opt/csw/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8 liblber-2.4.so.2 => /opt/csw/lib/liblber-2.4.so.2 libresolv.so.2 => /usr/lib/libresolv.so.2 libgen.so.1 => /usr/lib/libgen.so.1 libpq.so.5 => /opt/csw/postgresql83/lib/i386/libpq.so.5 libsqlite3.so.0 => /opt/csw/lib/libsqlite3.so.0 libz.so => /opt/csw/lib/libz.so libdl.so.1 => /usr/lib/libdl.so.1 libnsl.so.1 => /usr/lib/libnsl.so.1 libsocket.so.1 => /usr/lib/libsocket.so.1 libintl.so.8 => /opt/csw/lib/libintl.so.8 libiconv.so.2 => /opt/csw/lib/libiconv.so.2 libc.so.1 => /usr/lib/libc.so.1 librt.so.1 => /usr/lib/librt.so.1 libmysqlclient.so.16 => /opt/csw/mysql51/lib/i386/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.16 libcmd.so.1 => /usr/lib/libcmd.so.1 libkrb5support.so.0 => /opt/csw/lib/libkrb5support.so.0 libintl.so.1 => /usr/lib/libintl.so.1 libgcc_s.so.1 => /opt/csw/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 libmp.so.2 => /usr/lib/libmp.so.2 libaio.so.1 => /usr/lib/libaio.so.1 libm.so.1 => /usr/lib/libm.so.1 libthread.so.1 => /usr/lib/libthread.so.1 That looks to be a massive list. I'm always worried that some "feature" is being forgotten by me. Any thoughts from the gurus ? -- Dennis

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[Dovecot] mbox vs maildir
by Jim Pazarena 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

I've had clients 'request' nested folders, and it would seem that maildir is designed with that ability while with mbox it is difficult and.or impossible to implement (nested can be achieved; but not nested AND populated in each nest level). My question is, is one format 'better' than the other? It would take a fair bit of time to convert my system to maildir and I would want to feel comfortable that this would be a true 'upgrade' in abilities, rather than simply a change to accommodate nested folders. Thanks,

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[Dovecot] moving 1.2.13 system to another hard drive
by Paul Scott 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Hi, I am not very experienced with Dovecot (1,2,13) installed on Debian sid. I have just set up a new system on a new hard drive on the same computer. fetchmail is correctly putting mail in /var/mail/<username>. I have copied my entire Maildir directory from the old hard drive. I have made what changes I understood to dovecot.conf. Dovecot was working on the other drive even though I'm not completely sure how I got it working before. Any ideas for debugging this certainly simple problem for some of you. TIA, Paul Scott

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[Dovecot] Maildir premission denied
by Omer Ahmed 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Hi Sirs,I am using ubuntu OS, with dovecot and postfix, I can send emails receive email but not access them. I have the errorSep 17 21:21:31 myserver-name dovecot: POP3(virtualuser(a)mydomain.tld): stat(/var/mail/virtualuser(a)mydomain.tld) failed: Permission denied (euid=1001(upload) egid=1001(upload) missing +x permI don't know why it is using euid 1001, my var/mail folder uid:gid is 500:500and here are my settings:# 1.1.11: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf# OS: Linux 2.6.31-14-server x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10 ext3log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%Sprotocols: imap imaps pop3 pop3sdisable_plaintext_auth: nologin_dir: /var/run/dovecot/loginlogin_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-loginlogin_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-loginlogin_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3-loginmail_privileged_group: mailmail_uid: 500mail_gid: 500mail_location: Maildir:/var/mail/%umail_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imapmail_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imapmail_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imapmail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imapmail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/pop3auth default: passdb: driver: pam passdb: driver: sql args: /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf userdb: driver: passwd userdb: driver: sql args: /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf Waiting for ur life saving replies

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[Dovecot] Too stupid for sieve (former maildrop user)
by Dieter Knopf 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Hello, I just migrated from Postfix/Courier/Maildrop to Postfix/Dovecot/Deliver/Sieve and don't unterstand the right syntax for sieve :( I searched and found many small examples and many links to the RFC, but nothing was usefull for me (or i didn't unterstand it) I installed the latest Dovecot-Sieve (hg). Examples from my maildrop config: # Filter FROM if($E =~ /name(a)domain1\.tld/) { to "$M/.Friends.Name1/" } # Filter FROM with OR if($E =~ /name1(a)domain1\.tld/ || $E =~ /name2(a)domain2\.tld/) { to "$M/.Friends.Name2/" } # Filter Mailinglists if (/^List-Id: .*<sylpheed\.sraoss\.jp>/) { to "$M/.ML.Sylpheed/" } # Filter FROM AND SUBJECT if($E =~ /fname(a)domain.tld/ && /^Subject: *foooooo/) { to "$M/.foo/" } # Filter TO if (hasaddr("name(a)domain.tld")) { to "$M/.foo/" } # Or something like this: if($E =~ /.*(a)facebookmail\.com/) { if (/^Subject: .*invited you to join the group/) { to "$M/.Facebook.Invites.Groups/" } if (/^Subject: .*invited you to the event/) { to "$M/.Facebook.Invites.Events/" } } $E was a shortcut for (adressmatching): ADDR=getaddr($MATCH) E=`echo $ADDR | sed 's/^M//'` $M was the path to the maildir, like /home/vmail/domain.tld/name Is that possible? Or is maildrop simple more powerful? Thank you :-) Dieter

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[Dovecot] default ACL - in namespace's mail root directory ?
by Per Jessen 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

I have a namespace like this: namespace { type = private separator = / prefix = location = maildir:/var/ferrari/users/%d/%n:INDEX=/var/ferrari/indexes/3/4/%u:CONTROL=/var/ferrari/indexes/3/4/%u inbox = no list = yes subscriptions = yes } Where do I store "dovecot-acl" as the default ACL ? /Per Jessen, Zürich

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Re: [Dovecot] dsync crash
by Timo Sirainen 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

On Wed, 2010-09-15 at 18:34 +0400, Василий Шоков wrote: > > namespace { > hidden = no > inbox = yes > location = maildir:~/mail/inbox/:INDEX=/var/dovecot_index/%u/inbox > prefix = .INBOX. Uh. Does this really work with IMAP clients? A namespace prefix must not start with hierarchy separator. My guess is that the crash happens because of it. I think I'll add code to give an error if it's tried.

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[Dovecot] dsync to move from 1.2 to 2.0
by Daniel L. Miller 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

I'm not certain of the correct syntax for this - and I'm reluctant to risk my live data by experimenting. I've setup a 2.0.2 server on a virtual machine, and I want to copy a live account over to it for testing. Not that it should matter, but the 1.2 machine is using maildir and I want to give sdbox a try on 2.0.2. I'm assuming (dangerous, I know) I should run dsync on the new 2.0.2 machine, and connect remotely to the 1.2. If it matters, my usernames are complete mail addresses, i.e. myname(a)mydomain.com, and are stored as /var/mail/domain/name/Maildir. Does dsync perform an imap connection to the remote server to pull the mails? Or am I confusing this with imapsync? -- Daniel

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[Dovecot] Processes remaining
by Andreas Kossack 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

Hi all, on my system ("AIX 6.1" 64bit) after "doveadm stop" there are some processes still alive: vmail 3997878 1 0 16:54:26 - 0:00 dovecot/imap dovenull 4915236 1 0 16:54:26 - 0:00 dovecot/imap-login root 6029330 1 0 16:54:20 - 0:00 dovecot/ssl-params root 6553702 1 0 16:52:01 - 0:00 dovecot/log vmail 6881392 1 0 16:54:21 - 0:00 dovecot/imap dovecot 7078140 1 0 16:52:23 - 0:00 dovecot/auth dovenull 7733396 1 0 16:54:20 - 0:00 dovecot/imap-login root 7864502 1 0 16:54:21 - 0:00 dovecot/auth -w root 9240650 1 0 16:54:20 - 0:00 dovecot/config dovecot 12189718 1 0 16:52:01 - 0:00 dovecot/anvil After some minutes I can see less than before: root 6029330 1 0 16:54:20 - 0:00 dovecot/ssl-params root 6553702 1 0 16:52:01 - 0:00 dovecot/log dovecot 12189718 1 0 16:52:01 - 0:00 dovecot/anvil But these seem to be permanent. Restarting dovecot there is an error sometimes logged: Sep 9 17:08:17 Buckow local3:err|error dovecot: master: Error: service(auth): Socket already exists: /var/run/dovecot/auth-login And - some restarts later: root 3997884 1 0 17:07:21 - 0:00 dovecot/ssl-params root 6029330 1 0 16:54:20 - 0:00 dovecot/ssl-params root 6226004 13172840 0 17:14:04 - 0:00 dovecot/config root 6553702 1 0 16:52:01 - 0:00 dovecot/log dovecot 6881398 1 0 17:06:13 - 0:00 dovecot/anvil root 7733432 13172840 0 17:14:04 - 0:00 dovecot/log root 7864522 1 0 17:06:13 - 0:00 dovecot/log dovecot 7995430 13172840 0 17:14:04 - 0:00 dovecot/anvil dovecot 9240682 1 0 17:11:20 - 0:00 dovecot/anvil root 9306298 1 0 17:13:28 - 0:00 dovecot/ssl-params root 9371814 1 0 17:11:20 - 0:00 dovecot/log dovecot 12189718 1 0 16:52:01 - 0:00 dovecot/anvil root 13172840 1 0 17:14:04 - 0:00 /usr/sbin/dovecot What's wrong? -- Kind regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen A. Kossack _______________________________________________________________________________ Andreas Kossack Andreas.Kossack(a)TU-Cottbus.De BTU Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany, Walther-Pauer-Str.2, 03046 Cottbus http://wwwca.telesec.de/cgi-bin/caservice/Common/InstallRoot/DT-Root-CA-2.d… _______________________________________________________________________________ Diese Nachricht wurde aus 100% wiederverwerteten Elektronen erstellt. _______________________________________________________________________________

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