April 2013 - dovecot - dovecot.org

[Dovecot] last login timestamp
by Oscar A. Jara 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

Hello, I am settiing up a dovecot (imap, pop, sieve, lda) + openldap infrastructure. I need to store the timestamp of the last login of each user in an attribute of its corresponding ldap object. I could not find a way of doing this through configuration options so I am thinking of coding this task into the dovecot-auth source code, maybe in the passdb-ldap.c file. What do you recomend about this? Thanks. __________ Information from ESET Mail Security, version of virus signature database 8278 (20130429) __________ The message was checked by ESET Mail Security. http://www.eset.com

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[Dovecot] mailbox_list_index_parse_header crash
by Kyle Wheeler 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

Hi, I got all excited about IMAP NOTIFY support and tried enabling mailbox_list_index on my server. Unfortunately, I rather quickly ran into trouble of the segfault variety. This prevented me from doing basic things like seeing the contents of some of my folders. Disabling mailbox_list_index got me back up and running, but... darnit, that's annoying. The only message I got in my log file was this: imap(user@domain): Fatal: master: service(imap): child 6899 killed with signal 11 (core dumped) If I can help track this down, please let me know. Here's the backtrace: #0 hash_table_insert_node (table=0x10eff60, key=0x103, value=0x10fd8b0, check_existing=<value optimized out>) at hash.c:268 node = 0x69616d2d746e6573 prev = 0x10fbee0 hash = <value optimized out> __FUNCTION__ = "hash_table_insert_node" #1 0x00007fad738a11be in hash_table_insert (table=0x10eff60, key=0x1, value=0x101) at hash.c:285 node = 0x0 #2 0x00007fad73b81e68 in mailbox_list_index_parse_header (list=<value optimized out>, view=0x11095f0, force=<value optimized out>) at mailbox-list-index.c:196 data = 0x10f5f30 i = 4980 len = 1 size = 8192 id = 1 #3 mailbox_list_index_parse (list=<value optimized out>, view=0x11095f0, force=<value optimized out>) at mailbox-list-index.c:317 ilist = 0x10edc80 hdr = <value optimized out> error = 0x10f5820 "`▒\016\001" __FUNCTION__ = "mailbox_list_index_parse" #4 0x00007fad73b86b03 in mailbox_list_index_sync_begin (list=0x10ed890, sync_ctx_r=0x7fff2ad61ee0) at mailbox-list-index-sync.c:247 ilist = 0x10edc80 sync_ctx = <value optimized out> index_sync_ctx = <value optimized out> view = 0x11095f0 trans = <value optimized out> hdr = <value optimized out> #5 0x00007fad73b86ffb in mailbox_list_index_sync (list=0x10eff60) at mailbox-list-index-sync.c:382 sync_ctx = 0x1107300 ret = <value optimized out> #6 0x00007fad73b8233f in mailbox_list_index_refresh (list=0x10ed890) at mailbox-list-index.c:376 ilist = 0x10edc80 view = 0x1107300 ret = <value optimized out> #7 0x00007fad73b85e19 in index_list_update_mailbox (box=0x10f40a0) at mailbox-list-index-status.c:363 list_sync_ctx = 0x1107140 list_view = <value optimized out> list_trans = <value optimized out> changes = {status = {messages = 718675880, recent = 32767, unseen = 4294967295, uidvalidity = 0, uidnext = 68, first_unseen_seq = 0, first_recent_uid = 1, last_cached_seq = 0, highest_modseq = 3176264, highest_pvt_modseq = 17854784, keywords = 0x10f40a0, permanent_flags = 17778368, permanent_keywords = 0, allow_new_keywords = 0, nonpermanent_modseqs = 0, have_guids = 0}, guid = "p ▒*▒\177\000\000D\000\000\000\000\000\000", seq = 17750944, rec_changed = false, msgs_changed = false, hmodseq_changed = false} __FUNCTION__ = "index_list_update_mailbox" #8 0x00007fad73b86089 in index_list_sync_deinit (ctx=0x1107140, status_r=0x7fff2ad62070) at mailbox-list-index-status.c:470 box = 0x10f40a0 #9 0x00007fad73b70f4a in mailbox_sync_deinit (_ctx=0x0, status_r=0x1) at mail-storage.c:1655 ctx = 0x10eff60 box = 0x10f40a0 errormsg = <value optimized out> error = <value optimized out> ret = <value optimized out> #10 0x00007fad73b7100b in mailbox_sync (box=<value optimized out>, flags=<value optimized out>) at mail-storage.c:1681 ctx = 0x0 status = {sync_delayed_expunges = 0} #11 0x00007fad73b9af72 in index_storage_get_status (box=0x10f40a0, items=17, status_r=<value optimized out>) at index-status.c:39 No locals. #12 0x00007fad72cabde4 in fts_mailbox_get_status (box=0x10f40a0, items=17, status_r=0x7fff2ad621b0) at fts-storage.c:86 seq = <value optimized out> #13 0x00007fad73b864e6 in index_list_get_status (box=0x10f40a0, items=17, status_r=0x7fff2ad621b0) at mailbox-list-index-status.c:162 No locals. #14 0x000000000041c8da in imap_status_get (cmd=0x10f1880, ns=0x10e8b00, mailbox=0x10cc2c8 "Flight.RV", items=0x7fff2ad62240, result_r=0x7fff2ad621b0) at imap-status.c:84 client = 0x10f0ce0 box = 0x10f40a0 errstr = <value optimized out> ret = <value optimized out> #15 0x000000000041219d in cmd_status (cmd=0x10f1880) at cmd-status.c:40 client = 0x10f0ce0 args = 0x10d7a38 list_args = 0x10d7be0 items = {status = 17, metadata = 0} result = {status = {messages = 0, recent = 0, unseen = 0, uidvalidity = 0, uidnext = 0, first_unseen_seq = 0, first_recent_uid = 0, last_cached_seq = 0, highest_modseq = 0, highest_pvt_modseq = 0, keywords = 0x0, permanent_flags = 0, permanent_keywords = 0, allow_new_keywords = 0, nonpermanent_modseqs = 0, have_guids = 1}, metadata = {guid = "PY\r\001", '\000' <repeats 11 times>, virtual_size = 17651520, cache_fields = 0x7fad73836e40, precache_fields = 1934521552, backend_ns_prefix = 0x7fad74012000 "", backend_ns_type = 1080}, error = 4294967295, errstr = 0xffffffffffffffa8 <Address 0xffffffffffffffa8 out of bounds>} ns = <value optimized out> mailbox = 0x10cc2c8 "Flight.RV" orig_mailbox = 0x10d7b98 "Flight.RV" #16 0x00000000004160ad in command_exec (cmd=0x10f1880) at imap-commands.c:156 hook = 0x10d5d90 ret = <value optimized out> #17 0x0000000000415200 in client_command_input (cmd=0x10f1880) at imap-client.c:775 client = 0x10f0ce0 command = <value optimized out> __FUNCTION__ = "client_command_input" #18 0x00000000004152ed in client_command_input (cmd=0x10f1880) at imap-client.c:836 client = 0x10f0ce0 command = 0x0 __FUNCTION__ = "client_command_input" #19 0x000000000041556d in client_handle_next_command (client=0x10f0ce0) at imap-client.c:874 No locals. #20 client_handle_input (client=0x10f0ce0) at imap-client.c:886 _data_stack_cur_id = 3 ret = 208 remove_io = <value optimized out> handled_commands = false __FUNCTION__ = "client_handle_input" #21 0x00000000004158ef in client_input (client=0x10f0ce0) at imap-client.c:928 cmd = <value optimized out> output = 0x10f16d8 bytes = <value optimized out> __FUNCTION__ = "client_input" #22 0x00007fad738abdf6 in io_loop_call_io (io=0x10f1780) at ioloop.c:387 ioloop = 0x10d4720 t_id = 2 #23 0x00007fad738ace6f in io_loop_handler_run (ioloop=<value optimized out>) at ioloop-epoll.c:215 ctx = 0x10d4aa0 event = 0x10d4b10 list = 0x10f17d0 io = 0x10eff60 tv = {tv_sec = 1799, tv_usec = 999580} msecs = <value optimized out> ret = 1 i = 0 call = false __FUNCTION__ = "io_loop_handler_run" #24 0x00007fad738abd98 in io_loop_run (ioloop=0x10d4720) at ioloop.c:406 No locals. #25 0x00007fad738621b3 in master_service_run (service=0x10d45b0, callback=0x1) at master-service.c:560 No locals. #26 0x000000000041eb67 in main (argc=1, argv=0x10d4390) at main.c:400 set_roots = {0x426200, 0x0} login_set = {auth_socket_path = 0x10cc050 "(", postlogin_socket_path = 0x0, postlogin_timeout_secs = 60, callback = 0x41ed60 <login_client_connected>, failure_callback = 0x41ed00 <login_client_failed>, request_auth_token = 1} service_flags = <value optimized out> storage_service_flags = MAIL_STORAGE_SERVICE_FLAG_DISALLOW_ROOT username = 0x0 c = <value optimized out> ~Kyle -- For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong. -- H. L. Mencken

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[Dovecot] Dovecot 2.1.16 doveadm purge -A segfault
by Daniel Parthey 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

Hi, I know that a lot of work has been done regarding doveadm server, but I'm still experiencing easily reproducible segfault crashes of doveadm-server with 2.1.16 when running the following command in a 4 node director/mailbox cluster: /usr/bin/doveadm -c /etc/dovecot-director/dovecot-director.conf -D purge -A The dovecot-error.log shows the following errors (addresses anonymized): Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.233 dovecot: doveadm: Error: purge: invalid option -- '' Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.233 dovecot: doveadm(x.xxxxxx(a)xxx-xxxxxx.xx): Error: doveadm purge: Client sent unknown parameter: ? Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.233 dovecot: doveadm: Error: purge: invalid option -- '�' Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.233 dovecot: doveadm(x.xxxxxx(a)xxx-xxxxxx.xx): Error: doveadm purge: Client sent unknown parameter: ? Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.249 dovecot: doveadm: Error: purge: invalid option -- '�' Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.249 dovecot: doveadm(x.xxxxxx(a)xxx-xxxxxx.xx): Error: doveadm purge: Client sent unknown parameter: ? Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.249 dovecot: doveadm: Error: purge: invalid option -- 'r' Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.249 dovecot: doveadm(x.xxxxxx(a)xxx-xxxxxx.xx): Error: doveadm purge: Client sent unknown parameter: ? Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.213 dovecot: doveadm: Error: purge: invalid option -- 'e' Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.213 dovecot: doveadm(xxxxx(a)xxxxxx.xx): Error: doveadm purge: Client sent unknown parameter: ? Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.213 dovecot: doveadm: Error: purge: invalid option -- 'g' Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.213 dovecot: doveadm(xxxxx(a)xxxxxx.xx): Error: doveadm purge: Client sent unknown parameter: ? Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.213 dovecot: doveadm: Error: purge: invalid option -- 'e' Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.213 dovecot: doveadm(xxxxx(a)xxxxxx.xx): Error: doveadm purge: Client sent unknown parameter: ? Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.213 dovecot: doveadm: Error: purge: invalid option -- '-' Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.213 dovecot: doveadm(xxxxx(a)xxxxxx.xx): Error: doveadm purge: Client sent unknown parameter: ? Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.249 dovecot: doveadm: Error: purge: invalid option -- '' Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.249 dovecot: doveadm(xxxxxxxxxx(a)xxxxxxxxxx.xx): Error: doveadm purge: Client sent unknown parameter: ? Apr 29 15:45:14 10.129.3.213 dovecot: doveadm(xxxxx(a)xxxxxx.xx): Fatal: master: service(doveadm): child 6316 killed with signal 11 (core dumped) There seems to something wrong with the doveadm command parser: # gdb /usr/lib/dovecot/doveadm-server /var/tmp/6316 (gdb) bt full #0 0x00007f52f0dc7cca in ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #1 0x00007f52f0dc8dab in ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #2 0x00007f52f0dc8e18 in getopt () from /lib/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #3 0x00000000004138ce in doveadm_mail_cmd_server_parse (conn=0xe09ad0) at client-connection.c:69 getopt_args = 0xdfa6b8 "AS:u:" c = <value optimized out> cmd = 0xe062c8 add_username_header = false #4 client_handle_command (conn=0xe09ad0) at client-connection.c:223 ctx = 0xe0dae0 flags = <value optimized out> cmd_name = <value optimized out> input = {module = 0x0, service = 0x4210f0 "doveadm", username = 0xdfa59a "xxxxxxx(a)xxxxxxxx.xx", session_id = 0x0, local_ip = {family = 0, u = {ip6 = {__in6_u = {__u6_addr8 = '\000' <repeats 15 times>, __u6_addr16 = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, __u6_addr32 = {0, 0, 0, 0}}}, ip4 = {s_addr = 0}}}, remote_ip = {family = 0, u = {ip6 = {__in6_u = {__u6_addr8 = '\000' <repeats 15 times>, __u6_addr16 = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, __u6_addr32 = {0, 0, 0, 0}}}, ip4 = {s_addr = 0}}}, local_port = 0, remote_port = 0, userdb_fields = 0x0, flags_override_add = 0, flags_override_remove = 0, no_userdb_lookup = 0} argc = <value optimized out> #5 client_connection_input (conn=0xe09ad0) at client-connection.c:326 args = <value optimized out> _data_stack_cur_id = 3 line = <value optimized out> ok = <value optimized out> #6 0x00007f52f10e6166 in io_loop_call_io (io=0xe097e0) at ioloop.c:379 ioloop = 0xe026a0 t_id = 2 #7 0x00007f52f10e71ef in io_loop_handler_run (ioloop=<value optimized out>) at ioloop-epoll.c:213 ctx = 0xe054f0 event = 0xe05560 list = 0xe09950 io = 0xdfa5c8 tv = {tv_sec = 2147483, tv_usec = 0} msecs = <value optimized out> ret = <value optimized out> i = 0 call = false #8 0x00007f52f10e6108 in io_loop_run (ioloop=0xe026a0) at ioloop.c:398 No locals. #9 0x00007f52f10d15a3 in master_service_run (service=0xe02550, callback=0) at master-service.c:544 No locals. #10 0x0000000000414111 in main (argc=1, argv=0xe02370) at main.c:90 set_roots = {0x422780, 0x0} error = 0x0 Regards Daniel -- https://plus.google.com/103021802792276734820

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[Dovecot] Dovecot Solr Panic
by Andre Rodier 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

Hello Everyone, I have a small base of users (30), but a lot of emails. I have an error again when I am indexing a virtual folder with a large number of folders. I appreciate this is a special case, but I am using dovecot and solr as it is, according to the documentation, the favourite way. One user is using a large number of archives sub folders, by years, months and subfolders, since 5 years. I am convincing this user to give up this organisation, but in the mean time, I hope to solve this problem. The virtual folder, called Archives, references all the sub folders in the Archive folder. There is about 380 folders, and worst of all, 55k characters with their names concatenated. On solr, I have increased the value of headerBufferSize to a huge value, but I have still this error. Anyway, this is the error I have when I try to index this virtual folder: ---8<--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- root@lapetus:/mnt/emails/indiefield.co.uk/jsmith/Mails/Virtual# doveadm -v index -u 'john smith' 'Search/Archives' doveadm(john smith): Info: Search/Archives: Caching mails seq=109580..127362 1800/17783doveadm(john smith): Panic: file solr-connection.c: line 416 (solr_connection_select): assertion failed: (!conn->posting) doveadm(john smith): Error: Raw backtrace: /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(+0x4414a) [0x7fcb7b5b014a] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(default_fatal_handler+0x2a) [0x7fcb7b5b020a] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(i_fatal+0) [0x7fcb7b58782a] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/lib21_fts_solr_plugin.so(+0x754a) [0x7fcb790fa54a] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/lib21_fts_solr_plugin.so(+0x4037) [0x7fcb790f7037] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/lib20_fts_plugin.so(fts_backend_get_last_uid+0x5a) [0x7fcb79b2f66a] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/lib20_fts_plugin.so(+0xc1fd) [0x7fcb79b341fd] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/lib20_fts_plugin.so(+0xc689) [0x7fcb79b34689] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/lib20_fts_plugin.so(+0xc51e) [0x7fcb79b3451e] -> doveadm(+0x16719) [0x7fcb7bf71719] -> doveadm(+0x13346) [0x7fcb7bf6e346] -> doveadm(+0x13e21) [0x7fcb7bf6ee21] -> doveadm(doveadm_mail_try_run+0x161) [0x7fcb7bf6f2e1] -> doveadm(main+0x3d1) [0x7fcb7bf6def1] -> /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xfd) [0x7fcb7b200ead] -> doveadm(+0x13125) [0x7fcb7bf6e125] Aborted ---8<--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On the solr side: ---8<--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28-Apr-2013 17:13:33 org.apache.solr.update.processor.LogUpdateProcessor finish INFO: {add=[1/70af772eafc17c51fb350000812a8a77/john smith(a)indiefield.co.uk, 2/70af772eafc17c51fb350000812a8a77/john smith(a)indiefield.co.uk, 3/70af772eafc17c51fb350000812a8a 77/john smith(a)indiefield.co.uk, 4/70af772eafc17c51fb350000812a8a77/john smith(a)indiefield.co.uk, 5/70af772eafc17c51fb350000812a8a77/john smith(a)indiefield.co.uk, 6/70af772ea fc17c51fb350000812a8a77/john smith(a)indiefield.co.uk, 7/70af772eafc17c51fb350000812a8a77/john smith(a)indiefield.co.uk, 8/70af772eafc17c51fb350000812a8a77/john smith@indiefie ld.co.uk, ... (8 added)]} 0 19141 28-Apr-2013 17:13:33 org.apache.solr.common.SolrException log SEVERE: org.apache.solr.common.SolrException: ParseError at [row,col]:[1188418,131] Message: Premature end of file. at org.apache.solr.handler.XMLLoader.load(XMLLoader.java:72) at org.apache.solr.handler.ContentStreamHandlerBase.handleRequestBody(ContentStreamHandlerBase.java:54) at org.apache.solr.handler.RequestHandlerBase.handleRequest(RequestHandlerBase.java:131) at org.apache.solr.core.SolrCore.execute(SolrCore.java:1317) at org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter.execute(SolrDispatchFilter.java:338) at org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter.doFilter(SolrDispatchFilter.java:241) at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157) at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:388) at org.mortbay.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:216) at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.SessionHandler.handle(SessionHandler.java:182) at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.handle(ContextHandler.java:766) at org.mortbay.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.handle(WebAppContext.java:418) at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandlerCollection.handle(ContextHandlerCollection.java:230) at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:114) at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:152) at org.mortbay.jetty.Server.handle(Server.java:326) at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handleRequest(HttpConnection.java:542) at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection$RequestHandler.content(HttpConnection.java:943) at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseNext(HttpParser.java:843) at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseAvailable(HttpParser.java:218) at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handle(HttpConnection.java:404) at org.mortbay.io.nio.SelectChannelEndPoint.run(SelectChannelEndPoint.java:410) at org.mortbay.thread.QueuedThreadPool$PoolThread.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:582) Caused by: javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException: ParseError at [row,col]:[1188418,131] Message: Premature end of file. at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLStreamReaderImpl.next(XMLStreamReaderImpl.java:592) at org.apache.solr.handler.XMLLoader.readDoc(XMLLoader.java:273) at org.apache.solr.handler.XMLLoader.processUpdate(XMLLoader.java:138) at org.apache.solr.handler.XMLLoader.load(XMLLoader.java:69) ... 22 more ---8<--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kind regards, Andre Rodier

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[Dovecot] dovecot-sql.conf - Unknown setting: driver
by jeep＠rahul.net 27 Apr '13

27 Apr '13

Im upgrading my dovecot from 2.1.14 to dovecot 2.2.1 on linux. Im using the same configuration file against my MySQL db and getting the following error: doveconf -n # 2.2.1: /opt/dovecot221/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf doveconf: Fatal: Error in configuration file /opt/dovecot221/etc/dovecot/conf.d/dovecot-sql.conf line 2: Unknown setting: driver dovecot-sql.conf: # The mysqld.sock socket may be in different locations in different systems driver = mysql # Use "host= ... pass=foo#bar" if your password has '#' character connect = host=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock dbname=mydb user=username password=pass password_query = SELECT userid AS username, domain, password \ FROM users WHERE userid = '%n' AND domain = '%d' user_query = SELECT home, uid, gid FROM users WHERE userid = '%n' AND domain = '%d' home=/opt/ii/%1n/%n/INBOX # For using doveadm -A: iterate_query = SELECT userid AS username, domain FROM users That file worked fine in the last version. Looking at the docs 'driver' is still a valid setting. Can someone help me figure out why its complaining? Ive even Im lost as to why this error is occuring unless the error itself is actually another problem and the wrong error is popping up. Been working on this for a day and cant figure it out. Thanks in advance! /mf/home/jeep/shell/.signature

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[Dovecot] Replication fails with "Remote dsync doesn't use compatible protocol"
by Rich Wales 27 Apr '13

27 Apr '13

I can't get replication to work in Dovecot 2.2.1. I'm getting the following error on the machine where I'm initiating the replication: richatwork dovecot: doveadm: Error: dsync-remote(richatwork): Error: dsync(local): Remote dsync doesn't use compatible protocol Both the local and remote servers are running identical versions of Dovecot (2.2.1), so I don't understand why I would be having any sort of "compatible protocol" problem. Any ideas? I posted the "dovecot -n" output for both servers in my earlier e-mail on this issue, which I sent about 24 hours ago (and which I assume was too long for people to be willing to read). Rich Wales richw(a)richw.org

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[Dovecot] ios clients and namespace trouble
by Kelsey Cummings 27 Apr '13

27 Apr '13

We migrated to dovecot from courier and maintained a courier compatible namespace configuration. This resulted in ios clients needing to be manually configured in order to use the special folders correctly (delete messages, save drafts, etc) either by being given the correct "Path Prefix" or by manually selecting the special folders. I can't fathom why apple has chosen not to support or can't detect namespace correctly and require manual configuration but if they haven't done it by now they must have some reason for it and aren't going to fix it any time soon. Are there any creative solutions to fixing the i-clients and preventing them from needing manual configuration? -K

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[Dovecot] .dovecot.sieve/tmp)failed: Not a directory
by JC Putter 25 Apr '13

25 Apr '13

stat(/var/spool/vmail/example.com/user/.dovecot.sieve/tmp)failed: Not a directory auth_mechanisms = plain login disable_plaintext_auth = no first_valid_uid = 2000 last_valid_uid = 2000 mail_gid = 2000 mail_location = maildir:/var/spool/vmail/%d/%n mail_uid = 2000 managesieve_notify_capability = mailto managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope encoded-character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric relational regex imap4flags copy include variables body enotify environment mailbox date mbox_write_locks = fcntl passdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext driver = sql } service auth { unix_listener auth-userdb { group = vmail mode = 0600 user = vmail } } ssl_cert = </etc/pki/dovecot/certs/dovecot.pem ssl_key = </etc/pki/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem userdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext driver = sql } According to the Wiki "It is not wise to place this link inside your mail store, as it may be mistaken for a mail folder. Inside a maildir for instance, the default .dovecot.sieve would show up as phantom folder */dovecot/sieve* in your IMAP tree." Sorry i am a bit of a noob, the docs don't explain clearly what to do...

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[Dovecot] Replication -- multiple users, three or more servers?
by Rich Wales 24 Apr '13

24 Apr '13

I'm running Dovecot 2.2.1 on an Ubuntu 12.04.2 server, with half a dozen accounts for various family members. I want to set up replication involving at least three Ubuntu servers, with different users replicated on different sets of servers. For example, I might have mail for "user1" replicated on "server1", "server2", and "server3"... while mail for "user2" would be on "server1" and "server2"... and mail for "user3" would be on "server1" and "server3". I've read the wiki page (http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Replication) but I'm still confused. I'd love to see an example that clearly shows how to set up specific individual mail users to be replicated on a different set of servers for each user, like what I described above. Rich Wales richw(a)richw.org

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[Dovecot] login crashes - maybe too many simultan connections
by Frank Leonhardt 24 Apr '13

24 Apr '13

Hallo, since a few days, users sometimes have problems connecting to our mailserver, in the mail.err are many lines like this: Apr 23 11:14:25 psy2 dovecot: dovecot: child 17607 (login) killed with signal 11 (core dumps disabled) (ip=xx.xx.146.84) Users who are already logged in keep connected, but new connections are not possible.This happens only between 10 am and 3 pm, never in the early morning or at night, so i assume, maybe this is caused by too many simultaneous connections? After restarting dovecot the problem is temporary solved, new users may connect, but after one or a few days, this may happen again. # 1.2.15: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 x86_64 Debian 6.0.1 log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S protocols: imap imaps pop3 pop3s disable_plaintext_auth: no login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3-login mail_privileged_group: alle mail_location: maildir:~/Maildir fsync_disable: yes mbox_write_locks: fcntl dotlock mail_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/pop3 auth default: passdb: driver: pam args: dovecot userdb: driver: passwd May anybody help? Thanks in advance! Greetings from Frank.

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