March 2014 - dovecot - dovecot.org

[Dovecot] [Bug] doveadm pw Fatal: open(/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf) failed: Permission denied
by Dwain Blazej 01 Apr '14

01 Apr '14

dovecot --version => 2.1.7 When I as a normal user the command: doveadm pw -s sha512-crypt -p example_password the command exit with return code 89 and the message doveconf: Fatal: open(/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf) failed: Permission denied If I make Dovecot's configuration files world readable the error goes away. Please remove configuration file dependencies from "doveadm pw".

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[Dovecot] Specifying passwd-file with virtual domains?
by Jeffrey Walton 01 Apr '14

01 Apr '14

I'm trying to use virtual domains and I'm suffering a disconnect. I have two domains - foo.com and bar.com. On the filesystem, they are located at /var/mail/foo.com/ and /var/mail/bar.com/. Users are located at /var/mail/foo.com/john/, /var/mail/bar.com/jane/, etc. There are two password files with <user>:<scheme><password> entries. The scheme is {PLAIN}. They are located at /var/mail/foo.com/users and /var/mail/bar.com/users. According to the wiki, these are passwd-file databases (http://wiki2.dovecot.org/AuthDatabase/PasswdFile) I specified the following in my dovecot.conf. passdb { args = /var/mail/%d/users driver = passwd-file } Attempts to use the configuration result in an authentication failure. Here's an entry from dovecot.log when the failure happens: Mar 31 16:04:12 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts in 5 secs): user=<jeff(a)foo.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.1.1, secured, session=<n5/ajez1FgB/AAAB> What exactly goes where to have Dovecot use the 'users' files to authenticate users? Thanks in advance and my apologies for the question. Two days of blog posts, mini-HowTo's and mailing lists has only help me discover ways to do things incorrectly. ********** # dovecot --version 2.1.7 # doveconf -n # 2.1.7: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 3.2.0-4-686-pae i686 Debian 7.4 disable_plaintext_auth = no log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log login_trusted_networks = 127.0.0.1 mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = mailbox Drafts { special_use = \Drafts } ... prefix = } passdb { args = /var/mail/%d/users driver = passwd-file } passdb { driver = pam } plugin { sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve sieve_dir = ~/sieve } protocols = " imap pop3" ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem userdb { driver = passwd }

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Re: [Dovecot] Dovecot not honoring configuration settings (auth failure)
by Joseph Tam 01 Apr '14

01 Apr '14

Jeffrey Walton <noloader(a)gmail.com> writes: > I specified the following in my dovecot.conf. > > passdb { > args = /var/mail/%d/users > driver = passwd-file > } > > Attempts to use the configuration result in an authentication failure. > Here's an entry from dovecot.log when the failure happens: > > Mar 31 16:04:12 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 > attempts in 5 secs): user=<jeff(a)foo.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, > lip=127.0.1.1, secured, session=<n5/ajez1FgB/AAAB> Just to confirm, your <user> specified in the passdb corresponds to what is being authenticated (i.e. client is authenticating as "jeff(a)foo.com", not "jeff")? Otherwise, you'll need to add domains to your passdb, or configure "username_format=%n" Joseph Tam <jtam.home(a)gmail.com>

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[Dovecot] Fwd: Dovecot not honoring configuration settings (auth failure)
by Reindl Harald 01 Apr '14

01 Apr '14

boah how i hate that "reply all" attitude leading to break "reply to list" and leads in off-list replies -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: Re: [Dovecot] Dovecot not honoring configuration settings (auth failure) Datum: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:02:42 +0200 Von: Reindl Harald <h.reindl(a)thelounge.net> Organisation: the lounge interactive design An: noloader(a)gmail.com Am 31.03.2014 23:47, schrieb Jeffrey Walton: > On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 5:39 PM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl(a)thelounge.net> wrote: >> >> Am 31.03.2014 23:37, schrieb Jeffrey Walton: >>> My dovecot.conf has the following: >>> >>> # No results when searching the wiki >>> disable_plaintext_auth = no >>> >>> # http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Authentication/Mechanisms >>> auth_mechanisms = plain login digest-md5 cram-md5 >>> >>> When I attempt to run imapsync, I receive an error: >>> >>> Host2: <host> says it has NO CAPABILITY for AUTHENTICATE LOGIN >>> >>> imapsync also dumps the helo string, and it is missing: >>> >>> Host2: * OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ ... STARTTLS >>> AUTH=PLAIN] Dovecot ready. >>> >>> I've restarted the dovecot service with 'service dovecot restart' and >>> even rebooted the machine. >>> >>> There is nothing reported in any on the log files >>> (/var/mail/dovecot.log and /var/log/mail.<level>). >>> >>> Any ideas why dovecot is not honoring the setting in its config file? >> >> and the settings are *really* in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf >> or in some ".d"-folder which may or may not be included? > I believe they are in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf: > > # cat /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf | grep -i auth_ > auth_mechanisms = plain login digest-md5 cram-md5 my local machine is configured like below for years and it works well, post the whole config-file and strip only what is really needed to keep secret # provided services protocols = imap # configure ssl ssl = yes ssl_cert = </etc/postfix/certs/localhost.pem ssl_key = </etc/postfix/certs/localhost.pem ssl_cipher_list = ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES2$ ssl_prefer_server_ciphers = yes ssl_parameters_regenerate = 0 # configure imap-proxy service imap-login { inet_listener imap { address = * port = 143 } inet_listener imaps { address = * port = 993 } vsz_limit = 128M service_count = 0 process_min_avail = 1 process_limit = 1 client_limit = 200 } # default settings imap_capability = IMAP4 IMAP4rev1 ACL RIGHTS=texk NAMESPACE CHILDREN SORT QUOTA THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT UNSELECT I$ login_greeting = login_log_format_elements = %u %r %m %c login_log_format = %{login_status}: %s pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh mail_max_userip_connections = 100 auth_mechanisms = CRAM-MD5 DIGEST-MD5 APOP LOGIN PLAIN SCRAM-SHA-1 disable_plaintext_auth = no shutdown_clients = no version_ignore = yes

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[Dovecot] maildir backup
by Ramon Orrù 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

Hi everybody, I'm trying to backup a dovecot instance, and i'm looking for a method to "snapshot" dovecot maildir in a properly way, and backup whole snapshot in a second step (tar). I read about dsync, end, if i'm not going wrong, it dumps correctly also dovecot indexes; is it the tool i need? Thank you for any hint. Ramon

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[Dovecot] sieve mailbox in IMAP mailboxes
by Luigi Rosa 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have installed latest pigeonhole-sieve Everything works as expected but in IMAP folders I have a "dovecot" folder with a "sieve" subfolder Mail storage is maildir. I remember a setting that tells dovecot to ignore directories and do not display them as IMAP folders, but I acannot find it. Any hints? # 2.2.10: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.centos.plus.i686 i686 CentOS release 6.5 (Final) ext4 auth_cache_negative_ttl = 0 auth_cache_size = 1 M auth_cache_ttl = 5 hours auth_failure_delay = 3 secs auth_mechanisms = plain login digest-md5 cram-md5 base_dir = /var/run/dovecot/ disable_plaintext_auth = no lda_mailbox_autocreate = yes lda_mailbox_autosubscribe = yes login_greeting = Ready. mail_location = maildir:/var/spool/mail/%u/ mailbox_list_index = yes 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 ihave namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = mailbox Bozze { special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Drafts { special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Junk { special_use = \Junk } mailbox "Posta eliminata" { special_use = \Trash } mailbox "Posta inviata" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Sent { special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Trash { special_use = \Trash } prefix = } passdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext driver = sql } plugin { sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve sieve_dir = ~/sieve } postmaster_address = logwatch(a)meti.it protocols = imap pop3 lmtp sieve service auth { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { group = postfix mode = 0660 user = postfix } } service imap-login { inet_listener imap { port = 143 } inet_listener imaps { port = 993 ssl = yes } } service lmtp { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp { group = postfix mode = 0660 user = postfix } } service pop3-login { inet_listener pop3 { port = 110 } inet_listener pop3s { port = 995 ssl = yes } } ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/certs/dovecot.pem ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem syslog_facility = local5 userdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext driver = sql } verbose_proctitle = yes protocol lmtp { mail_plugins = sieve } protocol imap { imap_client_workarounds = tb-extra-mailbox-sep delay-newmail imap_idle_notify_interval = 2 mins imap_logout_format = bytes=%i/%o mail_max_userip_connections = 20 } protocol pop3 { mail_max_userip_connections = 3 pop3_client_workarounds = oe-ns-eoh outlook-no-nuls pop3_logout_format = top=%t/%p, retr=%r/%b, del=%d/%m, size=%s pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv } Ciao, luigi - -- / +--[Luigi Rosa]-- \ Everyone lies, Michael. The innocent lie because they don't want to be blamed for something they didn't do. The guilty lie because they have no other choice. --Jeffrey Sinclair, "And the Sky Full of Stars" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJTMwRTAAoJEO5WT/qgw4yKqmEP/AwHAF5MvG9nXbK7s6G4q4xf 0XG8fVef6CcWLnL+VWdFXxpL8aINmYlMJxlKp7wq1jVRGhnhdVJWM/zp5V/aZ3ql J/QR5LRuBJaJDdzHFP+Mlmf8mnl1iczc0bWRQpbJ+uiQJbd4RiPH4TM+RtJor5E3 3Wa2JOXpbJUEHtVaCpu5dSv26YaLtj3seRXQ3jgMruePOpab6qJSDt7BAaBSwTS/ IMlMXe0oRULTVIYX+Rf+n2sp/8a3XlBO3MU325JOaW3zLEsEQ89EE0/QUnMb6Rnf 5bu+Dn8Y1KeA8UJBKb+0CjVLrNLI0MeukzylLO43UL8iFfdHhgLo7hzh9L4HNVIs qk5fot9c0Q2/DDWUTO/lxMXaE1uZxxdPaAHQiTz/A7FbWQqtM5QtuP5z+NQprFqo f8cyCUETlGdde9CoBCmLZLSs3GlV7sjimJwL3xd4SP21S2fJvpkZcHWNKXl7btm9 UnQJCTXli1WdwrsY+vSiLUIPZJG8jg3F5NkCV55rWH21OnkmvUG0MKQW5Icggb9V W8K5EI66S3soMFSIyiGWf5iPDU8KyYd1GA6/pDESksJhbDKktPn5Dq4LgWNuIwp0 ZgvCHNcO1ZPH2T7VpDPBOEYeYHICrUfKLX7I9/v8RM9pbIRsjYXd0FgqwNDIXRyq daB394iwfQUmGbjjvcSZ =D9b8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[Dovecot] check the user number
by ihab 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

There is a way to check the number of user using the system at anytime -- View this message in context: http://dovecot.2317879.n4.nabble.com/check-the-user-number-tp47327.html Sent from the Dovecot mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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[Dovecot] possible quota bug ?
by fernando.figaro＠uol.com.br 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

Hi, I'm using dovecot 2.2.5 with quota (maildir backend), zlib and expunge plugins. When I list maildirsize file, I get: 1073741824S 17952 16 If I receive a new message (example: 1204 bytes compressed and 2524 bytes plain text), the quota file is write correctly (2524 1 entry). When I move the message to trash folder (or between user custom folders) the file have wrong entries: 1073741824S 17952 16 2524 1 1204 1 (this is the size of the compressed message) -2524 -1 I coudn't find any relation with the config settings causing this problem and checked the changelog since 2.2.5. Had someone had this same problem? Thanks, Fernando

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Re: [Dovecot] Connection refused userdb lookup ..dovecot/auth-userdb
by Simon 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

On Thursday, March 13, 2014, Steffen Kaiser <skdovecot(a)smail.inf.fh-brs.de> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Thu, 13 Mar 2014, Simon wrote: > > Ive taken a look at this and cant quite figure out what is going on here. >> I have tested all the SQL permissions, and also changed the unix_listener >> auth-userdb mode to 0666 (as instructed elsewhere to try and solve this >> issue), but cannot seem to work out what the issue is. >> > > what happens if you connect to that socket manually, e.g.: > > # sudo -u <lda-user> socat - UNIX:/usr/local/dovecot/var/ > run/dovecot/auth-userdb > VERSION 1 1 > SPID 1746 > > Maybe first try as root, then with the partucular users. > Thanks for the reply! I tried this as root and got the following: [root@vmail1 ~]# socat - UNIX:/usr/local/dovecot/var/run/dovecot/auth-userdb 2014/03/16 20:57:05 socat[24404] E connect(3, AF=1 "/usr/local/dovecot/var/run/dovecot/auth-userdb", 48): Connection refused Seems a bit wierd that I can't connect as root? Simon

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[Dovecot] still issues with metadata support
by Mihai Badici 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

On dovecot 2.2.12 compiled from source I use ActiveSync with kolab-syncroton. When running a test i have this imap log: [29-Mar-2014 22:58:25 +0200]: [F658] S: A0004 OK Getmetadata completed. [29-Mar-2014 22:58:25 +0200]: [F658] C: A0005 SETMETADATA INBOX (/private/vendor/kolab/activesync "{\"DEVICE\":{\"601099122\":{\"ID\": \"a5daac4806642a1cfeceb53aea32e86218c4d512\",\"TYPE\": \"TestActiveSyncConnectivity\",\"ALIAS\":null}},\"FOLDER\":{\"601099122\": {\"S\":1}}}") [29-Mar-2014 22:58:26 +0200]: [F658] S: A0005 OK Setmetadata completed. [29-Mar-2014 22:58:26 +0200]: [F658] C: A0006 GETMETADATA "*" (/private/vendor/kolab/activesync) [29-Mar-2014 22:58:26 +0200]: [F658] S: A0006 NO Mailbox doesn't exist: * [29-Mar-2014 22:58:26 +0200]: [F658] C: A0007 GETMETADATA "*" (/private/vendor/kolab/folder-type /shared/vendor/kolab/folder-type) [29-Mar-2014 22:58:26 +0200]: [F658] S: A0007 NO Mailbox doesn't exist: * [29-Mar-2014 22:58:26 +0200]: [F658] C: A0008 GETMETADATA "*" (/private/vendor/kolab/folder-type /shared/vendor/kolab/folder-type) [29-Mar-2014 22:58:26 +0200]: [F658] S: A0008 NO Mailbox doesn't exist: * [29-Mar-2014 22:58:26 +0200]: [F658] C: A0009 GETMETADATA "*" (/private/vendor/kolab/folder-type /shared/vendor/kolab/folder-type) [29-Mar-2014 22:58:26 +0200]: [F658] S: A0009 NO Mailbox doesn't exist: * [29-Mar-2014 22:58:26 +0200]: [F658] C: A0010 GETMETADATA "*" (/private/vendor/kolab/folder-type /shared/vendor/kolab/folder-type) [29-Mar-2014 22:58:26 +0200]: [F658] S: A0010 NO Mailbox doesn't exist: * [29-Mar-2014 22:58:26 +0200]: [F658] C: A0011 GETMETADATA "*" (/private/vendor/kolab/folder-type /shared/vendor/kolab/folder-type) [29-Mar-2014 22:58:26 +0200]: [F658] S: A0011 NO Mailbox doesn't exist: * It looks like GETMETADATA "*" is still not expanded , even we have this part of code in cmd-getmetadata.c: else if (strchr(mailbox, '*') == NULL && strchr(mailbox, '%') == NULL) { ns = client_find_namespace(cmd, &mailbox); if (ns == NULL) return TRUE; return cmd_getmetadata_mailbox(ctx, ns, mailbox); } else { /* wildcards in mailbox name. this isn't supported by RFC 5464, but it was in the earlier drafts and is already used by some software (Horde). */ const char *patterns[2]; patterns[0] = mailbox; patterns[1] = NULL; -- Mihai Bădici http://mihai.badici.ro

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