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[Dovecot] Permission denied error log messages
by Tim Traver 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

Hi Timo, ok, I have a large 2.07 NFS setup, and I have been monitoring error messages to make sure I catch things, and I've come across a lot of messages that come in pairs and look like this : Dec 01 17:48:35 lda(paul(a)xxxxxx.com): Error: write(/home/mailboxes/data/301/paul@xxxxxx.com/Maildir/tmp/1291254514.M620308P83269.mta2.scaledsystems.com) failed: Permission denied Dec 01 17:48:35 lda(paul(a)xxxxxx.com): Error: sieve: msgid=unspecified: failed to store into mailbox 'INBOX': Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more information. [2010-12-01 17:48:34] I run the dovecot installation as a single user, and that user owns ALL of my virtual accounts directories. I checked, and there aren't any permissions that aren't correct. All the way up the tree has the same owner and group, and there are plenty of messages that make it through without any issue. The NFS servers don't have enough load on them to return errors for file operations, so I don't believe it is that. We use high end NetApp equipment and have never had any problems with them. I'm baffled as to why it gets permission denied message on the tmp directory. There does not seem to be a recognizable pattern for times, or particular accounts. I've just got a heck of a lot of these messages in the deliver log error files... I use qmail control files to feed the lda delivery for messages. When these errors happen, is the message lost? or is it still queued up in qmail's queue when the lda gives a fatal error like that? Thanks, Tim. here is my dovecot -n output : # 2.0.7: /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p3 i386 auth_username_format = %Lu auth_username_translation = %@ auth_verbose = yes disable_plaintext_auth = no dotlock_use_excl = yes first_valid_uid = 100 listen = * lock_method = dotlock log_path = /local/logs/dovecot.errors mail_fsync = always mail_gid = 100 mail_location = maildir:%h/Maildir mail_nfs_index = yes mail_nfs_storage = yes mail_plugins = " quota" mail_uid = 100 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 imapflags notify mmap_disable = yes passdb { args = /bin/checkpassword_dovecot_auth driver = checkpassword } plugin { quota = maildir:User quota quota_rule = Trash:storage=+100M sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve sieve_after = /home/mailboxes/sieve/to_spam_folder.sieve sieve_dir = ~/Maildir/sieve sieve_extensions = +notify +imapflags } protocols = imap pop3 sieve service auth { unix_listener auth-userdb { group = sn mode = 0600 user = sn } } ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem ssl_key = </etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem userdb { driver = prefetch } userdb { args = /bin/checkpassword_dovecot_deliver driver = checkpassword } verbose_proctitle = yes protocol pop3 { pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh } protocol lda { info_log_path = /local/logs/dovecot-deliver.log log_path = /local/logs/dovecot-deliver-errors.log mail_plugins = " quota sieve" } protocol imap { mail_plugins = " quota imap_quota" } protocol sieve { managesieve_sieve_capability = comparator-i;ascii-numeric fileinto reject vacation imap4flags notify include envelope body relational regex subaddress copy }

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[Dovecot] default directory for sent,trash,..
by spamvoll＠googlemail.com 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

hi.. is there any way to set default pathes for sent,trash and so on ? Every Client that connects uses different dirs (Outlook, Thunderbird, Android,..) thx

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[Dovecot] All messages in double in a virtual mailbox.
by François-Xavier Payet 02 Dec '10

02 Dec '10

Hello, I've got some virtual maiboxes that are configured as follows : !RealMail.Sent RealMail.Sent all In all those mailboxes, all the messages appears in double. I don't think it's the expected behaviour, but I perhaps missed something. Here's my dovecot -n : # 1.2.15: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.32-bpo.5-amd64 x86_64 Debian 5.0.7 log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S protocols: imaps managesieve login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(managesieve): /usr/lib/dovecot/managesieve-login mail_privileged_group: mail mbox_write_locks: fcntl dotlock mail_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(managesieve): /usr/lib/dovecot/managesieve mail_plugins(default): virtual mail_plugins(imap): virtual mail_plugins(managesieve): mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap mail_plugin_dir(managesieve): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/managesieve namespace: type: private separator: . location: virtual:/var/vmail/%d/%n/Maildir/virtual inbox: yes list: yes subscriptions: yes namespace: type: private separator: . prefix: RealMail. location: maildir:/var/vmail/%d/%n/Maildir hidden: yes list: no subscriptions: yes lda: log_path: /var/vmail/dovecot-deliver.log auth_socket_path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master postmaster_address: foux(a)da-foux-server.tfdn.org mail_plugins: sieve virtual auth default: mechanisms: plain login passdb: driver: sql args: /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf userdb: driver: passwd userdb: driver: static args: uid=5000 gid=5000 home=/var/vmail/%d/%n allow_all_users=yes socket: type: listen client: path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth mode: 432 user: postfix group: postfix master: path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master mode: 384 user: vmail plugin: sieve: /var/vmail/%d/%n/sieve sieve_dir: /var/vmail/%d/%n/.sieve Thanks for your help François-Xavier Payet

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[Dovecot] dovecot is confused about mail_location
by Eric Raymond 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

IMAP logins via fetchmail are failing on my mailserver root@grelber:/home/esr# tail -f /var/log/mail.err Nov 24 16:56:48 grelber dovecot: IMAP(cathy): mail_location not set and autodetection failed: Mail storage autodetection failed with home=/home/cathy Nov 24 16:56:48 grelber dovecot: IMAP(cathy): Fatal: Namespace initialization failed Nov 24 16:57:39 grelber dovecot: IMAP(cathy): mail_location not set and autodetection failed: Mail storage autodetection failed with home=/home/cathy Nov 24 16:57:39 grelber dovecot: IMAP(cathy): Fatal: Namespace initialization failed Nov 24 16:57:52 grelber dovecot: IMAP(cathy): mail_location not set and autodetection failed: Mail storage autodetection failed with home=/home/cathy Nov 24 16:57:52 grelber dovecot: IMAP(cathy): Fatal: Namespace initialization failed Nov 24 17:05:15 grelber dovecot: IMAP(cathy): mail_location not set and autodetection failed: Mail storage autodetection failed with home=/home/cathy Nov 24 17:05:15 grelber dovecot: IMAP(cathy): Fatal: Namespace initialization failed Nov 24 17:09:41 grelber dovecot: IMAP(cathy): mail_location not set and autodetection failed: Mail storage autodetection failed with home=/home/cathy Nov 24 17:09:41 grelber dovecot: IMAP(cathy): Fatal: Namespace initialization failed However: root@grelber:/home/esr# dovecot -n # 1.2.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable: /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login mail_privileged_group: mail mail_location: mbox:~/mail:/var/mail/%u mbox_write_locks: fcntl dotlock auth default: passdb: driver: pam userdb: driver: passwd And cathy is a real user: root@grelber:/home/esr# grep cathy /etc/passwd cathy:x:1001:1001:Cathy Raymond,,,:/home/cathy:/bin/bash oot@grelber:/home/esr# ls -l /var/mail/cathy -rw------- 1 cathy mail 14296599 2010-11-24 17:30 /var/mail/cathy Dovecot appears confused about whether or not mail_location is set. Just to make matters more perplexing, when *I* fetch from IMAP - using a fetchmail configuration identical except for username - it works. This is driving me nuts. Help? -- <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a> "Taking my gun away because I might shoot someone is like cutting my tongue out because I might yell `Fire!' in a crowded theater." -- Peter Venetoklis

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[Dovecot] Differences between Versions 1 and 2?
by Don Buchholz 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

What are the major differences between Versions 1.x and 2.0? I am beginning to set up a new mail server for a small group of users (~20 accounts). Options are the "0.99" version pre- packaged with RHEL-4, or building v1.2.16 or v2.0.7. Just wondering what the list recommends for a new installation. Thanks, - Don

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[Dovecot] dovecot setting compatibility
by Bruno Sousa 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Hi, Is dovecot version 1.0.rc15-2etch4 (I know it's old) compatible with the setting "mail_max_userip_connections"? regards, -- Bruno

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[Dovecot] LMTP with address extension
by ckubu 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

hallo, I have a problem configuring lmtp service. I use postfix+dovcot2.0.7 with "recipient_delimeter = -". If i switch to dovecot-lda, all works fine, but going to lmtp service it dosn't. Maybe it works with default delimeter "+", but i plan to move from qmail system with many existent mailboxes. Enclosed some configuration/logentries. Can you give me a hint ? Best Wishes Christoph -- dovecot logfile: ================ dovecot: auth: Debug: master in: USER#0112#011test-tr(a)my-domain.de#011service=lmtp dovecot: auth: Debug: sql(test-tr(a)my-domain.de): SELECT '/var/vmail/' || maildir as home, '5000' AS uid, '5000' AS gid FROM mailbox WHERE username = 'test-tr(a)my-domain.de' and active = true dovecot: auth: sql(test-tr(a)my-domain.de): Unknown user dovecot: auth: Debug: master out: NOTFOUND#0112 dovecot: lmtp(3525): Debug: auth input: dovecot: lmtp(3525): Disconnect from local: Client quit postfix transport configuration: ================================ virtual_transport = lmtp:unix:private/dovecot-lmtp doveconf -n: ============ # 2.0.7: /usr/local/dovecot-2.0.7/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.32-5-vserver-amd64 x86_64 Debian squeeze/sid ext3 auth_debug = yes auth_debug_passwords = yes auth_mechanisms = plain login digest-md5 cram-md5 apop auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-userdb auth_verbose = yes auth_verbose_passwords = plain base_dir = /var/run/dovecot/ disable_plaintext_auth = no first_valid_gid = 5000 first_valid_uid = 5000 hostname = mx.warenform.de last_valid_gid = 5000 last_valid_uid = 5000 listen = 1.2.3.4 mail_debug = yes mail_gid = vmail mail_location = maildir:/var/vmail/%d/%n/Maildir mail_plugins = autocreate mail_uid = vmail 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 passdb { args = /usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot/sql-connect.conf.ext driver = sql } plugin { autocreate = Spam autosubscribe = Spam sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve sieve_dir = ~/sieve sieve_global_dir = /usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot/sieve/global/ sieve_global_path = /usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot/sieve/default.sieve } postmaster_address = admin(a)my-domain.de protocols = imap pop3 sieve lmtp service auth { unix_listener auth-userdb { group = vmail mode = 0600 user = vmail } } service imap-login { inet_listener imap { address = 127.0.0.1 , 1.2.3.4 } inet_listener imaps { address = 1.2.3.4 } } service lmtp { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp { group = postfix mode = 0660 user = postfix } } service pop3-login { inet_listener pop3 { address = 1.2.3.4 }} shutdown_clients = no ssl_cert = </etc/postfix/ssl/servercert.pem ssl_key = </etc/postfix/ssl/servercert.pem syslog_facility = local1 userdb { args = /usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot/sql-connect.conf.ext driver = sql } protocol lmtp { mail_plugins = autocreate sieve } protocol lda { mail_plugins = autocreate sieve } protocol imap { mail_max_userip_connections = 24 mail_plugins = autocreate autocreate ssl_cert = </etc/postfix/ssl/imap_warenform_de.crt ssl_key = </etc/postfix/ssl/imap_warenform_de.key } protocol pop3 { mail_max_userip_connections = 10 pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh ssl_cert = </etc/postfix/ssl/pop_warenform_de.crt ssl_key = </etc/postfix/ssl/pop_warenform_de.key }

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[Dovecot] Virtual Users, PAM authentication, MySql backend
by Álvaro Leão 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

Hi, I'm sorry if this is a silly question, but i know that is not possible in Courier, so, I need to check if I can do it with Dovecot. Can I use PAM authentication, witch get the users data from a external database (like mysql)? I've found many ways to do this stuff disconnectedly (like pam authentication with passwd ), but i can put all together? I can't use the passwd... Thank's, Álvaro

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[Dovecot] 2.0.7 (a131a498731f): Core Dump on parsing Config
by Thomas Leuxner 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

Trying to fix the 'lmtp' temp error, the latest HG core dumps right away: Nov 30 04:15:41 spectre dovecot: master: Dovecot v2.0.7 (a131a498731f) starting up Nov 30 04:15:41 spectre dovecot: master: Error: service(log): child 30087 killed with signal 11 (core dumped) Nov 30 04:15:41 spectre dovecot: master: Error: service(log): command startup failed, throttling Dump seems to be not very useful though. $ gdb /usr/lib/dovecot/imap /var/run/dovecot/core GNU gdb (GDB) 7.0.1-debian Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying" and "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "x86_64-linux-gnu". For bug reporting instructions, please see: <http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>... Reading symbols from /usr/lib/dovecot/imap...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/dovecot/imap...done. (no debugging symbols found)...done. warning: core file may not match specified executable file. Core was generated by `/usr/sbin/dovecot -c /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf'. Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault. #0 0x0000000000408719 in str_c@plt () #0 0x0000000000408719 in str_c@plt () No locals. #1 0x00000000016711f8 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #2 0x00007f95ccf52b90 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #3 0x0000000000000000 in ?? () No symbol table info available. Current language: auto The current source language is "auto; currently asm". # 2.0.7 (5e82c5b1b4a9): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 x86_64 Debian squeeze/sid auth_verbose = yes mail_location = mdbox:~/mdbox mail_plugins = acl quota 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 namespace { hidden = no inbox = yes location = prefix = separator = / type = private } namespace { list = yes location = maildir:/var/vmail/public:LAYOUT=fs:INDEX=~/public prefix = Public/ separator = / subscriptions = no type = public } passdb { args = username_format=%u /var/vmail/auth.d/%d/passwd driver = passwd-file } plugin { acl = vfile:/var/vmail/conf.d/%d/acls:cache_secs=300 mail_log_events = expunge mailbox_delete quota = dict:user::file:%h/mdbox/dovecot-quota quota_rule = *:storage=1GB quota_rule2 = Trash:storage=+10%% sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve sieve_dir = ~/sieve sieve_global_dir = /var/vmail/conf.d/%d/sieve } protocols = imap lmtp service auth-worker { user = doveauth } service auth { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { group = postfix mode = 0660 user = postfix } user = doveauth } service imap-login { inet_listener imap { address = 1.2.3.4 port = 143 } inet_listener imaps { port = 0 } } service lmtp { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp { group = postfix mode = 0660 user = postfix } } ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/host_domain_tld.crt ssl_key = </etc/ssl/private/host_domain_tld.key syslog_facility = local1 userdb { args = username_format=%u /var/vmail/auth.d/%d/passwd driver = passwd-file } verbose_proctitle = yes protocol lmtp { mail_plugins = acl quota sieve } protocol imap { mail_plugins = acl quota imap_acl imap_quota mail_log notify }

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[Dovecot] 2.07 Debian Segfault has gone.....
by Bernd Schmelter 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

....since new package available :-) tnx Benn dovecot --version: 2.0.7 (6e6d3a1cf799) ..Upgrade: dovecot-imapd:i386 (2.0.7-0~auto+33, 2.0.7-0~auto+34)...

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