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[Dovecot] Dovecot 2.0 lock upgrade assertion failure
by Ryan Murray 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Hi! I've now seen this assertion failure from lmtp (most frequent), pop3 (next frequent), and imap (rarely). It didn't start happening until the number of accounts on the server was increased into the 10k-25k range. It happens when index->file_lock is a read lock and mail_index_lock is called asking for a write lock. Dovecot 2.x dies at the assertion on line 62 of mail-index-lock.c If that assertion were removed, it would likely die at the assertion on line 80. Looking at the mail-index-lock.c from dovecot 1.2.15, it looks like the 1.2 series would enter the else case of the "kind of kludgy" block, and end up calling file_lock_try_update(), which seems like what needs to happen. Dovecot 2.x only does a file_lock_try_update() when unlocking, to demote a write lock to a read lock (according to grep). # 2.0.5 (6ea01abfaea9): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.35.6 x86_64 Debian 5.0.6 Oct 9 23:02:59 stor29 dovecot: lmtp(4793, user(a)example.com) Panic: file mail-index-lock.c: line 62 (mail_index_lock): assertion failed: (index->lock_type == F_UNLCK) Oct 9 23:02:59 stor29 dovecot: lmtp(4793, user(a)example.com) Error: Raw backtrace: /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0 [0x7f03e16ff842] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0 [0x7f03e16ff8aa] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(i_error+0) [0x7f03e16ffc53] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0 [0x7f03e1bce244] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mail_index_try_lock_exclusive+0x20) [0x7f03e1bce2d0] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mail_index_write+0x31d) [0x7f03e1be287d] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mail_index_sync_commit+0x166) [0x7f03e1bda3d6] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0 [0x7f03e1ba1d16] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(maildir_transaction_save_commit_pre+0x4d2) [0x7f03e1b9d0b2] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0 [0x7f03e1b98213] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mail_index_transaction_commit_full+0x97) [0x7f03e1bd2017] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(index_transaction_commit+0x8b) [0x7f03e1b97e9b] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/lib10_quota_plugin.so [0x7f03e0b44bd1] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mailbox_transaction_commit_get_changes+0x3d) [0x7f03e1b7722d] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot-lda.so.0(mail_deliver_save+0x176) [0x7f03e1942e96] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot-lda.so.0(mail_deliver+0xe3) [0x7f03e1943193] -> dovecot/lmtp [0x40569e] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(io_loop_handler_run+0xcb) [0x7f03e170a93b] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(io_loop_run+0x18) [0x7f03e1709a58] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(master_service_run+0x13) [0x7f03e16f8f93] -> dovecot/lmtp(main+0x159) [0x404419] -> /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe6) [0x7f03e0f831a6] -> dovecot/lmtp [0x4041f9] Oct 9 23:02:59 stor29 dovecot: master: Error: service(lmtp): child 4793 killed with signal 6 (core not dumped) Here's a backtrace from a different lmtp process that I attached gdb to, since lmtp didn't want to dump core: #0 0x00007fe8054c7ed5 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #1 0x00007fe8054c93f3 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #2 0x00007fe805c30855 in default_fatal_finish (type=<value optimized out>, status=0) at failures.c:178 backtrace = 0x1a50bd0 "/usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0 [0x7fe805c30842] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0 [0x7fe805c308aa] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(i_error+0) [0x7fe805c30c53] -> /usr/lib/dovecot/libdovecot-st"... #3 0x00007fe805c308aa in i_internal_fatal_handler (type=LOG_TYPE_PANIC, status=0, fmt=<value optimized out>, args=<value optimized out>) at failures.c:607 No locals. #4 0x00007fe805c30c53 in i_panic (format=<value optimized out>) at failures.c:244 args = {{gp_offset = 40, fp_offset = 48, overflow_arg_area = 0x7fff71f8cc40, reg_save_area = 0x7fff71f8cb80}} #5 0x00007fe8060ff244 in mail_index_lock (index=0x1cf0f80, lock_type=1, timeout_secs=<value optimized out>, lock_id_r=0x7fff71f8cdac) at mail-index-lock.c:62 ret = <value optimized out> __FUNCTION__ = "mail_index_lock" #6 0x00007fe8060ff2d0 in mail_index_try_lock_exclusive (index=0x4c10, lock_id_r=<value optimized out>) at mail-index-lock.c:146 ret = <value optimized out> #7 0x00007fe80611387d in mail_index_write (index=0x1cf0f80, want_rotate=false) at mail-index-write.c:226 map = (struct mail_index_map *) 0x1d0baf0 st = {st_dev = 37632, st_ino = 12898927743, st_nlink = 1, st_mode = 33152, st_uid = 2500, st_gid = 2500, pad0 = 0, st_rdev = 0, st_size = 260200, st_blksize = 4096, st_blocks = 512, st_atim = { tv_sec = 1286434371, tv_nsec = 554727597}, st_mtim = {tv_sec = 1286611467, tv_nsec = 18456193}, st_ctim = {tv_sec = 1286611467, tv_nsec = 18456193}, __unused = {0, 0, 0}} lock_id = 0 ret = <value optimized out> __FUNCTION__ = "mail_index_write" #8 0x00007fe80610b3d6 in mail_index_sync_commit (_ctx=0x1cfd908) at mail-index-sync.c:837 ctx = (struct mail_index_sync_ctx *) 0x1cd4590 index = (struct mail_index *) 0x1cf0f80 next_uid = 0 want_rotate = 16 index_undeleted = false delete_index = false ret = 0 #9 0x00007fe8060d2d16 in maildir_sync_index_finish (ctx=0x1cfd8f0, success=<value optimized out>) at maildir-sync-index.c:332 mbox = (struct maildir_mailbox *) 0x1aa2af0 time_diff = <value optimized out> ret = 0 #10 0x00007fe8060ce0b2 in maildir_transaction_save_commit_pre (_ctx=0x1d47a40) at maildir-save.c:984 _t = (struct mailbox_transaction_context *) 0x1d0bd80 sync_flags = <value optimized out> ret = <value optimized out> __FUNCTION__ = "maildir_transaction_save_commit_pre" #11 0x00007fe8060c9213 in index_transaction_index_commit ( index_trans=0x1afbad0, result_r=0x7fff71f8d090) at index-transaction.c:27 it = (struct index_transaction_context *) 0x1d0bd80 ibox = (struct index_mailbox_context *) 0x1aa2eb8 ret = <value optimized out> __FUNCTION__ = "index_transaction_index_commit" #12 0x00007fe806103017 in mail_index_transaction_commit_full ( _t=0x7fff71f8d0b8, result_r=0x7fff71f8d090) at mail-index-transaction.c:234 t = (struct mail_index_transaction *) 0x1afbad0 index = (struct mail_index *) 0x1cf0f80 index_undeleted = false #13 0x00007fe8060c8e9b in index_transaction_commit (t=0x1d0bd80, changes_r=0x7fff71f8d160) at index-transaction.c:123 box = (struct mailbox *) 0x1aa2af0 itrans = (struct mail_index_transaction *) 0x0 result = {log_file_seq = 0, log_file_offset = 0, commit_size = 0, ignored_modseq_changes = 0} ret = <value optimized out> #14 0x00007fe805075bd1 in quota_mailbox_transaction_commit (ctx=0x1d0bd80, changes_r=0x7fff71f8d160) at quota-storage.c:94 qt = (struct quota_transaction_context *) 0x1cfd610 #15 0x00007fe8060a822d in mailbox_transaction_commit_get_changes ( _t=<value optimized out>, changes_r=0x7fff71f8d160) at mail-storage.c:1215 _data_stack_cur_id = 3 t = (struct mailbox_transaction_context *) 0x1d0bd80 ret = <value optimized out> #16 0x00007fe805e73e96 in mail_deliver_save (ctx=0x7fff71f8d250, mailbox=0x407ba1 "INBOX", flags=<value optimized out>, keywords=<value optimized out>, storage_r=0x7fff71f8d2c8) at mail-deliver.c:219 open_ctx = {user = 0x1ce6980, lda_mailbox_autocreate = false, lda_mailbox_autosubscribe = false} box = (struct mailbox *) 0x1aa2af0 trans_flags = <value optimized out> t = (struct mailbox_transaction_context *) 0x0 save_ctx = (struct mail_save_context *) 0x0 kw = (struct mail_keywords *) 0x0 error = MAIL_ERROR_NONE mailbox_name = 0x407ba1 "INBOX" errstr = <value optimized out> changes = {pool = 0x1cd3fb0, uid_validity = 1233133548, saved_uids = { arr = {buffer = 0x1cd3fd0, element_size = 8}, v = 0x1cd3fd0, v_modifiable = 0x1cd3fd0}, ignored_modseq_changes = 0} range = <value optimized out> ret = 0 __FUNCTION__ = "mail_deliver_save" #17 0x00007fe805e74193 in mail_deliver (ctx=0x7fff71f8d250, storage_r=0x7fff71f8d2c8) at mail-deliver.c:289 ret = -1 #18 0x000000000040569e in client_input_data_handle (client=0x1a87520) at commands.c:476 data = <value optimized out> size = 1662 ret = <value optimized out> #19 0x00007fe805c3b93b in io_loop_handler_run (ioloop=<value optimized out>) at ioloop-epoll.c:212 ctx = (struct ioloop_handler_context *) 0x1a5f480 event = (const struct epoll_event *) 0x1a5f4f0 list = (struct io_list *) 0x1a60170 io = (struct io_file *) 0x1b5aab0 tv = {tv_sec = 299, tv_usec = 998518} t_id = 2 msecs = <value optimized out> ret = 1 call = <value optimized out> #20 0x00007fe805c3aa58 in io_loop_run (ioloop=0x1a585b0) at ioloop.c:350 No locals. #21 0x00007fe805c29f93 in master_service_run (service=0x1a58480, callback=0x4c10) at master-service.c:496 22 0x0000000000404419 in main (argc=1, argv=0x1a58370) at main.c:120 set_roots = {0x6098a0, 0x408320, 0x0} service_flags = <value optimized out> storage_service_flags = 675 c = <value optimized out> And here's index and index->file_lock from mail_index_lock: (gdb) p *index $6 = {dir = 0x1b54380 "/w/c/3/d/808008/Maildir", prefix = 0x1d04430 "dovecot.index", cache = 0x1d0b8b0, log = 0x1c6afb0, open_count = 2, flags = MAIL_INDEX_OPEN_FLAG_CREATE, fsync_mode = FSYNC_MODE_OPTIMIZED, fsync_mask = 0, mode = 384, gid = 4294967295, gid_origin = 0x1b5e270 "/w/c/3/d/808008/Maildir", extension_pool = 0x1c32130, extensions = {arr = {buffer = 0x1c32150, element_size = 64}, v = 0x1c32150, v_modifiable = 0x1c32150}, sync_lost_handlers = {arr = {buffer = 0x1c06e60, element_size = 8}, v = 0x1c06e60, v_modifiable = 0x1c06e60}, filepath = 0x1bd71b0 "/w/c/3/d/808008/Maildir/dovecot.index", fd = 14, map = 0x1d0baf0, indexid = 1286433474, inconsistency_id = 0, last_read_log_file_seq = 3, last_read_log_file_head_offset = 32852, last_read_log_file_tail_offset = 32852, last_read_stat = {st_dev = 37632, st_ino = 12898927743, st_nlink = 1, st_mode = 33152, st_uid = 2500, st_gid = 2500, pad0 = 0, st_rdev = 0, st_size = 260200, st_blksize = 4096, st_blocks = 512, st_atim = {tv_sec = 1286434371, tv_nsec = 554727597}, st_mtim = {tv_sec = 1286611467, tv_nsec = 18456193}, st_ctim = { tv_sec = 1286611467, tv_nsec = 18456193}, __unused = {0, 0, 0}}, fsck_log_head_file_seq = 0, fsck_log_head_file_offset = 0, sync_commit_result = 0x0, lock_type = 0, shared_lock_count = 1, excl_lock_count = 0, lock_id_counter = 4, lock_method = FILE_LOCK_METHOD_FCNTL, max_lock_timeout_secs = 4294967295, file_lock = 0x1b5e290, dotlock = 0x0, keywords_pool = 0x1b5dfb0, keywords = { arr = {buffer = 0x1b5e1a0, element_size = 8}, v = 0x1b5e1a0, v_modifiable = 0x1b5e1a0}, keywords_hash = 0x1c6af60, keywords_ext_id = 0, modseq_ext_id = 1, module_contexts = {arr = {buffer = 0x1ac22b0, element_size = 8}, v = 0x1ac22b0, v_modifiable = 0x1ac22b0}, error = 0x0, nodiskspace = 0, index_lock_timeout = 0, index_delete_requested = 0, index_deleted = 0, log_sync_locked = 1, readonly = 0, mapping = 0, syncing = 1, need_recreate = 0, index_min_write = 0, modseqs_enabled = 0, initial_create = 0, initial_mapped = 1} (gdb) p *index->file_lock $7 = {fd = 14, path = 0x1d0bac0 "/w/c/3/d/808008/Maildir/dovecot.index", lock_type = 0, lock_method = FILE_LOCK_METHOD_FCNTL} I can easily reproduce this currently if more information is needed. -- Ryan Murray <rmurray(a)cyberhqz.com>

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[Dovecot] lmtp weird error: Bad address
by Paweł Madej 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

>From time to time for one of email addresses i got such error. Have no idea why, as it is valid. Dovecot 2.0.2 Oct 6 17:37:52 postfix/smtpd: connect from unknown[212.xxx.101.5] Oct 6 17:37:52 postfix/smtpd: setting up TLS connection from unknown[212.xxx.101.5] Oct 6 17:37:53 postfix/smtpd: Anonymous TLS connection established from unknown[212.xxx.101.5]: TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256 -SHA (256/256 bits) Oct 6 17:37:53 sqlgrey: grey: from awl match: updating 212.xxx.101(212.xxx.101.5), from@example.com(from@example.com) Oct 6 17:37:59 postfix/policyd-weight: decided action=DUNNO using cached result; rate: -2.3; <client=212.xxx.101.5> <helo=mx1.example.com> <from=from(a)example.com> <to=to(a)example.com>; delay: 6s Oct 6 17:37:59 postfix/smtpd: 9CD23A9C6BD: client=unknown[212.xxx.101.5] Oct 6 17:37:59 postfix/cleanup: 9CD23A9C6BD: message-id=<4cac977f4c58d7.89836790(a)example.com> Oct 6 17:37:59 postfix/qmgr: 9CD23A9C6BD: from=<from(a)example.com>, size=1967, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Oct 6 15:37:59 postfix/smtpd: disconnect from unknown[212.xxx.101.5] Oct 6 17:38:00 postfix/smtpd: connect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Oct 6 17:38:00 postfix/smtpd: 39179A9C886: client=localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Oct 6 17:38:00 postfix/cleanup: 39179A9C886: message-id=<4cac977f4c58d7.89836790(a)example.com> Oct 6 17:38:00 postfix/qmgr: 39179A9C886: from=<from(a)example.com>, size=2335, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Oct 6 17:38:00 dovecot: lmtp(12184): Connect from local Oct 6 17:38:00 dovecot: lmtp(12184, to(a)example.com) Error: lstat((null)) failed: Bad address Oct 6 17:38:00 dovecot: lmtp(12184, to(a)example.com) Error: file_dotlock_create((null)) failed: Bad address Oct 6 17:38:00 dovecot: lmtp(12184, to(a)example.com) Error: open((null)) failed: Bad address Oct 6 17:38:00 postfix/smtpd: disconnect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Oct 6 17:38:00 postfix/lmtp: 9CD23A9C6BD: to=<to(a)example.com>, relay=my.relay[/var/run/dspam/dspam.sock], delay=7.3, delays=6.8/0/0/0.53, dsn=2.6.0, status=sent (250 2.6.0 <to(a)example.com> Message accepted for delivery) Oct 6 17:38:00 postfix/qmgr: 9CD23A9C6BD: removed Message is delivered properly but i got such errors and have no idea why. I've searched google for this but noone have answer for my problem. Greets -- Paweł Madej

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[Dovecot] pop3 TCP_CORK too late error
by Ryan Murray 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

I was straceing a pop3 process and noticed that the TCP_CORK option isn't set soon enough: epoll_wait(8, {{EPOLLOUT, {u32=37481984, u64=37481984}}}, 38, 207) = 1 write(41, "iTxPBrNlaNFao+yQzLhuO4/+tQ5cuiKSe"..., 224) = 224 epoll_ctl(8, EPOLL_CTL_MOD, 41, {EPOLLIN|EPOLLPRI|EPOLLERR|EPOLLHUP, {u32=37481984, u64=37481984}}) = 0 pread(19, "AFABQAlAC0AJ\nQAUALQAUAFABQAlAC0AF"..., 8192, 811008) = 8192 setsockopt(41, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [1], 4) = 0 write(41, "\r\nKUWtGCjKO5N8UbW5uYLZbS0nmaNi4ZB"..., 4134) = 4134 write(41, "\r\npckt0KMGuho6r4H1ay0sXbx+YyuC0Sn"..., 4134) = 4134 pread(19, "kivLO4WgAoAKACgBKAFoAr3V0lpH5kuQg"..., 8192, 819200) = 8192 write(41, "\r\nJkm1ZFXSIr1Ig19KGYj7oHT61dWUG/d"..., 4134) = 4134 write(41, "\r\nSNUHRRipGU9bu2sdLubhPvxoSv1qoK7"..., 4134) = 4134 pread(19, "NcOu1l/u1rGGl2YVKnQb8M9X09dKg\n0v7"..., 8192, 827392) = 8192 write(41, "\r\nAAp/Uo/zfgP29S9rB/wnRTcXsvu8YEg"..., 4134) = 4134 write(41, "\r\nYHT5jx+tJ1Z9x8iF/wCEb0ny/LNmmM5"..., 4134) = 4134 pread(19, "4GhGM3jkA/3B09Kr66+wewj0BfA8f8d8/"..., 8192, 835584) = 8192 write(41, "\r\nxHf8JPpm/b54/I/4UfVKhX1h3tYT/hJ"..., 4134) = 3932 write(41, "tdGIPCOsquY5oRkcoSev1p/Xl2D6s0tGN"..., 202) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) epoll_ctl(8, EPOLL_CTL_MOD, 41, {EPOLLIN|EPOLLPRI|EPOLLOUT|EPOLLERR| EPOLLHUP, {u32=37481984, u64=37481984}}) = 0 setsockopt(41, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [0], 4) = 0 The TCP_CORK option should get set before the first call to write() there, rather than after the first pread(). -- Ryan Murray <rmurray(a)cyberhqz.com>

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[Dovecot] managesieve fileinto folder with international characters
by Edward Carraro 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

I have a folder created in dovecot entered by the user as "ññoéé" On the file system it appears as "&APEA8Q-o&AOkA6Q-" (mUTF7) When creating a sieve rule, to file into the folder ññoéé, I am converting the name from UTF8 into UTF7, the rule becomes require ["fileinto"]; if header :contains ["From"] "user(a)domain.com" { fileinto "&APEA8Q-o&AOkA6Q-"; } however when executed, a sieve log is generated saying: failed to store into mailbox '&APEA8Q-o&AOkA6Q-' (&-APEA8Q-o&-AOkA6Q-): Mailbox doesn't exist: &-APEA8Q-o&-AOkA6Q-. If I directly modify the sieve file and place the actual utf8 version of the folder in it require ["fileinto"]; if header :contains ["From"] "user(a)domain.com" { fileinto "ññoéé"; } I get the following error: main_script: line 1: error: folder name specified for fileinto command is not utf-8: ññoéé.

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[Dovecot] dovecot logging
by Rajesh M 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

hi i am using dovecot version 1.2.11 with qmail toaster is there a way to log the number of current imap connections at a given time using dovecot log format ? thanks rajesh

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[Dovecot] Outlook FLAGS bug
by qmail＠top-consulting.net 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

I believe I have uncovered an Outlook bug. I've searched on the Internet a bit but I didn't find much on this particular topic. Basically it seems that Outlook (I'm using 2007) is overwriting message flags at least when replying to messages. I have seen the following behavior in the dovecot logs, first for only viewing a message, second when replying to a message. urfh UID STORE 65998 +FLAGS (\Seen) 3fxj IDLE DONE ejm4 UID STORE 65998 FLAGS (\Seen \Answered) The second STORE effectively wipes out any other flags on the message and replaces them with \Seen & \Answered I tried the same operation in Thunderbird and it performs properly. Anyone else encountered this bug ? Anyone knows if it's fixed in 2010 ?

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[Dovecot] acl allow creation of special foldernames
by Tobias Daucher 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Hi, ACL works fine now... But is it possible so allow users the creation of specific folder names? so users should be able to create a folder "Sent" but not the folder "Send" or something like that I just want to allow some folder names and only THESE folders... Thanks for you help! Tobi -- Dr. Nagler & Company GmbH Hauptstraße 9 92253 Schnaittenbach Tel : 09622-7197-38 Fax : 09622-7197-50 Handy: 0160-5348073 Web : http://www.nagler-company.com E-Mail : tobias.daucher(a)nagler-company.com Amberg HRB 2845 Gerichtsstand Amberg Steuernummer 201/118/51809 USt.-ID-Nummer DE 813066264 Geschäftsführer: Dr. Martin Nagler

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[Dovecot] mbox folder deleting
by Tobias Daucher 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Hi there again, I just wanna tell you what little bug we've found... Namespace is in mbox format. After deleting an mbox the entry in the .imap stays so not everyting is moved away and ist just hanging around... not so bad, but would be nice if it was cleaned up... thanks Tobi -- Dr. Nagler & Company GmbH Hauptstraße 9 92253 Schnaittenbach Tel : 09622-7197-38 Fax : 09622-7197-50 Handy: 0160-5348073 Web : http://www.nagler-company.com E-Mail : tobias.daucher(a)nagler-company.com Amberg HRB 2845 Gerichtsstand Amberg Steuernummer 201/118/51809 USt.-ID-Nummer DE 813066264 Geschäftsführer: Dr. Martin Nagler

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[Dovecot] Error on mailbox file
by augustocasagrande＠gmail.com 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Hi! I'm running Postfix 2.2.9 as MTA. I have several mail clients , such as Outlook 2000/xp/2007. The clients comunicate to the MTA using pop3/smtp protocols. I have also installed Webmail Squirrel for the internet users. Squirrel needs an Imap server, so i have utilized Dovecot 1.2.6. To authenticate users , i use pam_winbbind to validate users to my NT domain. Here is my problem : Today i checked my /var/log/mail log and this took my attention : Sep 29 08:25:07 host1 dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<USER>, method=PLAIN, rip=172.20.22.12, lip=172.20.22.14 Sep 29 08:25:07 host1 dovecot: IMAP(user): mail_location: mbox: mkdir(/home/NT-DOMAIN/user/mail) failed: Permission denied (euid=10188(user) egid=10001(domain users) missing +w perm: /home) Sep 29 08:25:07 host1 dovecot: IMAP(user): Fatal: Namespace initialization failed Here , i assume the user put his user name in CAPS (USER), and that i generating an error. Then Dovecot tries to create the directory /home/NT-DOMAIN/user/mail. In my dovecot.conf file , i have : mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u Now , the log continues : Sep 29 08:25:18 host1 dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<user>, method=PLAIN, rip=172.20.22.12, lip=172.20.22.14 Sep 29 08:25:18 host1 dovecot: IMAP(user): mail_location: mbox: mkdir(/home/NT-DOMAIN/user/mail) failed: Permission denied (euid=10188(user) egid=10001(domain users) missing +w perm: /home) Sep 29 08:25:18 host1 dovecot: IMAP(user): Fatal: Namespace initialization failed Here the user re-enters the user, now correctly, but the problem persists . Finally , a could see this new log entry : Sep 29 10:50:43 host1 postfix/local[19663]: 50B98441E0: to=<user(a)domain.com>, orig_to=<user(a)domain.com>, relay=local, delay=0, status=bounced (cannot access mailbox /var/mail/user for user user. cannot open file: Permission denied) Here some user tries to send an email to this user , and a permission denied error occurs. Watching the permissions on the file : -rw------- 1 user users 1499655 2010-09-29 02:18 /var/mail/user Maybe some Dovecot process is blocking the file access ? List of Dovecot process: ps ax | grep dovecot 25997 ? Ss 0:07 /usr/sbin/dovecot 15399 ? S 0:02 dovecot-auth 20614 ? S 0:00 dovecot-auth -w How can i fix this issue? Thank you very much ! Augusto

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[Dovecot] doveadm doesn't seem to honor mail_location, mail_uid, mail_gid
by Trever L. Adams 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

I am adjusting the recommended ldap configuration to match active directory instead of the standard posixaccount layout. The problem is that doveadm seems to ignore mail_uid and mail_gid along with (possibly) mail_location. This is a setup with all virtual users (all ldap, not system accounts). Everything works in postfix and standard dovecot operation, it is only doveadm which doesn't work. Ldap queries return everything but these entries (as they do not exist in AD). These items I have tried setting in the configuration and in environment variables. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you, Trever -- "The three Rs of Microsoft support: Retry, Reboot, Reinstall." -- Unknown

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[Dovecot] help with expire plugin
by Joy 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Dear All, I am using version 2.0 and willing to use expire plugin in my setup but unable to set it up correctly. Here is the relevant part from output of doveconf -n # 2.0.0: /usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.26-2-686 i686 Debian 5.0.6 base_dir = /usr/local/dovecot/var/run/dovecot/ dict { expire = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext } mail_plugins = quota acl expire virtual namespace { inbox = yes location = prefix = separator = . type = private } plugin { expire = Trash 7 Spam 30 expire_dict = proxy::expire } } protocol imap { mail_plugins = $mail_plugins imap_acl autocreate imap_quota } I have also created the database and tables for mysql and made the following change in dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext file connect = host=localhost dbname=mails user=root password=xxxxxx map { pattern = shared/expire/$user/$mailbox table = expires value_field = expire_stamp fields { username = $user mailbox = $mailbox } } I am not getting any error in log file and expire is not working too please let me know the issue ... Thanks

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[Dovecot] Why deliver+usercheck? deliver+MTA?
by Lukas Haase 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Hi, I successfully configured dovecot using virtual users (and LDAP/AD). deliver is the LDA and verifies if the user exists (as recommended in the WIKI). However, the howtos in the Wiki say *nothing* about the case that the recipients should be verified *before* receiving the messages (prevent backscatter, ...). All configurations in the dovecot-Wiki (postfix and exim) just accept the mails and pass them to deliver. Also, all howtos which I found on the web. If the user does not exist, the mail is bounced because the mail was already accepted by the MTA. Nowadays this is an unacceptable configuration! Is there a special reason why there is no discussion about this? However, as postfix seems to be really too unflexible I have set up exim to handle incoming mail and do the usercheck in the router (with an LDAP query). But now the user is doubled-checked: Once when receiving with exim and a second time in deliver. This is not necessary, so I guess I can disable the LDAP query for deliver and set up a static userdb. Why does the Wiki recommened to verfify with deliver when the user needs to be checked at the MTA anyway? Regards, Luke

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[Dovecot] Pigeonhole feature request: automatically copy sieve_global_path (default script) to user's sieve_dir
by Jerrale G 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

We have used the great managesieve you have merged together, with sieve, to create pigeonhole. However, when a user creates a custom script through a GUI of ours, the default, as we expected, would be ignored. Maybe you could add a retain_sieve_global=yes|no setting OR be more complex by having the sieve_global_dir copied to the users sieve_dir on first managesieve script save, if another setting to do this was set to yes. This way the administrators can create a skeleton directory and the users can retain the default skeleton settings. Maybe, in the future, you can do, just like the master auth for logging into users' imap accounts, you could have the master=yes allow login to each user's managesieve. Just some suggestions but, until a new feature comes around, I will have a cron job or a imap-login script do the trick. Timo has said that you are a separate developer from dovecot. I just want to thank you for the great job on sieve as well, Kudos, Jerrale G -- Jerrale G. SC Senior Admin

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[Dovecot] Qmail+Vpopmail+Mysql+Dovecot 2.x (Notes on a successful conversion)
by Aaron 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

SoI had a hell of a time converting my qmail install to dovecot 2.0.5, so I thought I'd pass on what I learned. 1. When using vpopmail, do not use " --disable-many-domains". If you do, you'll need to recompile vpopmail without that setting and use the script found at http://qmailrocks.thibs.com/downloads/scripts/migrate-vpopmail-many-domains to collapse the tables. 2. Switch to mysql authentication. The following snippet works well. driver = mysql connect = host=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock user=vpopmail password=YOURPASS dbname=vpopmail default_pass_scheme = PLAIN password_query = SELECT CONCAT(pw_name, '@', pw_domain) AS user, pw_clear_passwd AS password FROM vpopmail WHERE pw_name = '%n' AND pw_domain = '%d' user_query = SELECT pw_dir as home, 1008 AS uid, 1003 AS gid FROM vpopmail WHERE pw_name = '%n' AND pw_domain = '%d' 3. When integrating Sieve, vpopmail apparently needs to own auth-master and authdb. (example available on request) 4. If coming from maildrop as the LDA, you can put the following in your maildroprc to allow a gentler transition (or to keep maildrop's ability to call external applications) `test -r /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver` if ( $RETURNCODE == 0) { `test -r $HOME/$EXT/.sieve` if ( $RETURNCODE == 0) { to "| /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver -d $EXT@$USER" } } 5. When completely switching, you can either replace the .qmail files or use one of the following in qmail/control/defaultdelivery |/var/qmail/bin/preline -f /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver -d $EXT@$USER |/var/qmail/bin/preline -f /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver -d ${EXT/-*}@$USER -a $EXT@$USER -- This should allow a final conversion to vpopmail 5.5 (from 5.4.30) with dovecot 2.0.x.. I haven't done that final step yet, but it should now work. Anyhow, I hope this saves someone a few days of head scratching. a.

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[Dovecot] POP3 Slow
by Avinash Mishra 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

Hi, I am running both IMAP/POP3 services. Recently, the POP3 users started complaining of slow performance. I tried to resolve it by advising them to trim their inbox, but to no avail. Kindly advise as I am not able to resolve this issue. dovecot -n: # 1.0.7: /etc/dovecot.conf ssl_cert_file: /etc/dovecot.cert.pem ssl_key_file: /etc/dovecot.key.pem login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login mail_location: maildir:~/Maildir mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 pop3_client_workarounds(default): pop3_client_workarounds(imap): pop3_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh auth default: mechanisms: plain login passdb: driver: pam userdb: driver: passwd ========================================================================================= sstrace -tt -o log -p <pop3 process id>: 18:45:55.425819 gettimeofday({1286457355, 425856}, {4294966966, 0}) = 0 18:45:55.425901 write(1, "hQIKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoASgBaBhQI"..., 1683) = 1683 18:45:55.425987 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [1], 4) = 0 18:45:55.426044 pread64(9, "UAFABQAUAFABQBR+zxT31x5qBsBcUAOu"..., 4096, 20480) = 4096 18:45:55.426137 write(1, "\r\nAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAU"..., 4134) = 4134 18:45:55.426204 pread64(9, "/AJ5p+VAg+zwd4k/7\n5FAB9nh/55J/3y"..., 4096, 24576) = 4096 18:45:55.426298 write(1, "\r\nAC+UmP4v++jR8gsHkp7/APfRosuwWI"..., 4134) = 4134 18:45:55.426373 pread64(9, "FA\nBQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFAB"..., 4096, 28672) = 4096 18:45:55.426466 write(1, "\r\nKBBQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFA"..., 4134) = 1729 18:45:55.426528 write(1, "rSs+4B+8/2f1oswD956r+VGow/eeq/lR"..., 2405) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) 18:45:55.426600 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [0], 4) = 0 18:45:55.426674 gettimeofday({1286457355, 426704}, NULL) = 0 18:45:55.426752 poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=2, events=POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=0, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=1, events=POLLOUT|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}], 4, 4839) = 1 ([{fd=1, revents=POLLOUT}]) 18:45:55.803792 gettimeofday({1286457355, 803819}, {4294966966, 0}) = 0 18:45:55.803867 write(1, "rSs+4B+8/2f1oswD956r+VGow/eeq/lR"..., 2405) = 2405 18:45:55.803943 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [1], 4) = 0 18:45:55.803998 pread64(9, "BQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAU"..., 4096, 32768) = 4096 18:45:55.804091 write(1, "\r\nAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAF"..., 4134) = 4134 18:45:55.804158 pread64(9, "QH+Dbzj0zQBbVCrjDfIFxtx+tAD6ACgA"..., 4096, 36864) = 4096 18:45:55.804251 write(1, "\r\njQBQgtryBSqPDknJJBJJ96ALe6QXCp"..., 4134) = 2221 18:45:55.804327 write(1, "86U5IzwPagCxcQtI0BXHyOGP0waAJ6AF"..., 1913) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) 18:45:55.804399 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [0], 4) = 0 18:45:55.804449 gettimeofday({1286457355, 804466}, NULL) = 0 18:45:55.804497 poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=2, events=POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=0, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=1, events=POLLOUT|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}], 4, 4461) = 1 ([{fd=1, revents=POLLOUT}]) 18:45:56.189834 gettimeofday({1286457356, 189861}, {4294966966, 0}) = 0 18:45:56.189908 write(1, "86U5IzwPagCxcQtI0BXHyOGP0waAJ6AF"..., 1913) = 1913 18:45:56.189982 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [1], 4) = 0 18:45:56.190039 pread64(9, "uJ5Y9W/wC+jTC4CNf9r/vo0XC4uwep/w"..., 4096, 40960) = 4096 18:45:56.190136 write(1, "\r\nMN/e/Siwai4b+9+lKwBtb++fyosAbW"..., 4134) = 4134 18:45:56.190204 pread64(9, "0pAGBQAUALQAUAJQAtA\nBQAlAC0AFABQ"..., 4096, 45056) = 4096 18:45:56.190295 write(1, "\r\nB5Ef939aLLsGvcPs8WMbBRoGvcPs8X"..., 4134) = 1253 18:45:56.190370 write(1, "gAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoA"..., 2881) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) 18:45:56.190442 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [0], 4) = 0 18:45:56.190492 gettimeofday({1286457356, 190510}, NULL) = 0 18:45:56.190540 poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=2, events=POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=0, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=1, events=POLLOUT|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}], 4, 4075) = 1 ([{fd=1, revents=POLLOUT}]) 18:45:56.394306 gettimeofday({1286457356, 394338}, {4294966966, 0}) = 0 18:45:56.394394 write(1, "gAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoA"..., 2881) = 2881 18:45:56.394481 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [1], 4) = 0 18:45:56.394539 pread64(9, "AWgB\nKACgAoAWgBp6igBaAFoASgAoAKA"..., 4096, 49152) = 4096 18:45:56.394658 write(1, "\r\n5A2DzRYBnmtjI5GcfSnYB+XaMlcbqX"..., 4134) = 2959 18:45:56.394739 write(1, "AKACg\r\nAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAK"..., 1175) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) 18:45:56.394815 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [0], 4) = 0 18:45:56.394876 gettimeofday({1286457356, 394894}, NULL) = 0 18:45:56.394927 poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=2, events=POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=0, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=1, events=POLLOUT|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}], 4, 3871) = 1 ([{fd=1, revents=POLLOUT}]) 18:45:56.703007 gettimeofday({1286457356, 703024}, NULL) = 0 18:45:56.703056 poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=2, events=POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=0, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=1, events=POLLOUT|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}], 4, 3562) = 1 ([{fd=1, revents=POLLOUT}]) 18:45:58.344576 gettimeofday({1286457358, 344608}, {4294966966, 0}) = 0 18:45:58.344754 write(1, "gAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoA"..., 3111) = 3111 18:45:58.344848 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [1], 4) = 0 18:45:58.344907 pread64(9, "An8QoA\nWgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAo"..., 4096, 69632) = 4096 18:45:58.344999 write(1, "\r\nFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFA"..., 4134) = 4134 18:45:58.345067 pread64(9, "oAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKA"..., 4096, 73728) = 4096 18:45:58.345161 write(1, "\r\nUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUA"..., 4134) = 55 18:45:58.345230 write(1, "BQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQ\r\nAUAGKAC"..., 4079) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) 18:45:58.345305 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [0], 4) = 0 18:45:58.345356 gettimeofday({1286457358, 345373}, NULL) = 0 18:46:00.295062 gettimeofday({1286457360, 295092}, {4294966966, 0}) = 0 18:46:00.295146 write(1, "UAFABQAUAFABQAUAB6UA\r\nFABQAUAFAB"..., 722) = 722 18:46:00.295236 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [1], 4) = 0 18:46:00.295309 pread64(9, "AFABQAUAFABQAUAFACUALQAUAFABQAUA"..., 4096, 94208) = 4096 18:46:00.295417 write(1, "\r\nFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFA"..., 4134) = 4134 18:46:00.295509 pread64(9, "ACgAoAKACgAoAKAEP3qAFoAWgAoAKACg"..., 4096, 98304) = 2281 18:46:00.295607 pread64(9, "", 1815, 100585) = 0 18:46:00.295686 close(9) = 0 18:46:00.295800 write(1, "\r\nAKACgAoAKAEoAWgYUCCgAoAKACgBKA"..., 2729) = 984 18:46:00.295875 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [0], 4) = 0 18:46:00.295958 read(0, 0x9ad8d81, 1759) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) 18:46:00.296019 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [1], 4) = 0 18:46:00.296070 write(1, "gAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgA\r\n"..., 1745) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) 18:46:00.296147 setsockopt(1, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, [0], 4) = 0 18:46:00.296197 gettimeofday({1286457360, 296215}, NULL) = 0 18:46:00.296248 poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=2, events=POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=0, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}, {fd=1, events=POLLOUT|POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL}], 4, 9969) = 1 ([{fd=1, revents=POLLOUT}]) =============================================================================================================== This issue started almost a week back and has been continuing since.

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[Dovecot] Dovecot Version 1.2.12 Slow IMAP LIST Question
by Dave Shanefelter 11 Oct '10

11 Oct '10

We are using Dovecot 1.2.12, FreeBSD 8.1 Stable, & SquirrelMail 1.4.21 Our problem is that SquirrelMail works fine inside our Network, but from the outside SquirrelMail times out before it can display the inbox contents. SquirrelMail times out for everyone, all of the time. In troubleshooting we have observed the following: >From the inside, if I telnet into Dovecot IMAP and issue ? LIST "" "*" I get an instant list of my folders. If I do the above from the outside, the LIST command slowly lists 10 - 15 entries and stops, then pauses for what seems to be 30 seconds to a minute, then lists another 10 - 15 entries. After about 5 minutes of this it finally times out. An interesting note is, when it stops listing and pauses, it doesn't stop at the end of a line (folder entry), it stops half way through a line entry. For example, say the folder entry is mailfolder/folder1/folder2, when it stops I see mailfolder/fol I don't think this is a SquirrelMail issue because of the IMAP LIST problem. We have turned on debugging, but the logs really don't show much, just the timeout. Can anyone offer additional troubleshooting to help us track down this issue? Thanks

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[Dovecot] AUTOREPLY Re: 2.0.5 masteruser problem with uncached users
by hagedorn＠mediaciety.de 11 Oct '10

11 Oct '10

Vielen Dank für Ihre Email! Ich bin heute leider nicht im Büro, erhalte Ihre Email aber trotzdem. In dringenden Fällen können Sie mich auch per Handy erreichen: 0177-7372923. Mit freundlichen Grüßen aus Sarstedt Hauke Hagedorn -- Hagedorn Internet- & Veranstaltungsdienstleistungen Wenderter Str. 37d 31157 Sarstedt Ust-Id DE 256037115 Tel: +49 5066 917 339 1 Fax: +49 5066 917 339 9 www.mediaciety.de info(a)mediaciety.de * Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt(a)charite.de>: > a "masteruser" login fails: > > Oct 8 15:12:54 postamt dovecot: auth: Debug: auth(masteruser,141.42.206.38,master): Master user lookup for login: nonworkinguser > Oct 8 15:12:54 postamt dovecot: auth: passdb(masteruser,141.42.206.38,master): Master user logging in as nonworkinguser > Oct 8 15:12:54 postamt dovecot: auth: Debug: cache(nonworkinguser,141.42.206.38): expired > Oct 8 15:12:54 postamt dovecot: auth: Debug: pam(nonworkinguser,141.42.206.38): lookup service=dovecot > Oct 8 15:12:54 postamt dovecot: auth: Debug: pam(nonworkinguser,141.42.206.38): #1/1 style=1 msg=Password: > Oct 8 15:12:56 postamt dovecot: auth: pam(nonworkinguser,141.42.206.38): pam_authenticate() failed: Authentication failure (password mismatch?) (given password: correct_masteruserpassword) > Oct 8 15:12:58 postamt dovecot: auth: Debug: client out: FAIL^I48226^Iuser=nonworkinguser^Iauthz > Oct 8 15:12:58 postamt dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts): user=<nonworkinguser>, method=PLAIN, rip=141.42.206.38, lip=141.42.206.36, mpid=0 > > but with the same setup, a masteruser for another user succeeded: > > Oct 8 13:44:31 postamt dovecot: auth: Debug: auth(masteruser,127.0.0.1,master): Master user lookup for login: workinguser > Oct 8 13:44:31 postamt dovecot: auth: passdb(masteruser,127.0.0.1,master): Master user logging in as workinguser > Oct 8 13:44:31 postamt dovecot: auth: Debug: cache(workinguser,127.0.0.1): hit: {SHA1}fJcDCzIZnqwatTFXqU/Vgf5kwlo=^Iuser=workinguser^Iuser=workinguser > Oct 8 13:44:31 postamt dovecot: auth: Debug: client out: OK^I3685^Iuser=workinguser > Oct 8 13:44:32 postamt dovecot: auth: Debug: master out: USER^I1^Iworkinguser^Isystem_groups_user=workinguser^Iuid=47077^Igid=100^Ihome=/home/d/w/workinguser^Imaster_user=masteruser > Oct 8 13:44:32 postamt dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<workinguser>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, mpid=28224, secured > > So why does the masteruser login for an UNCACHED user fail? Right now I'm having a hard time migrating my users because the masteruser login fails. Anybody? -- Ralf Hildebrandt Geschäftsbereich IT | Abteilung Netzwerk Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Benjamin Franklin Hindenburgdamm 30 | D-12203 Berlin Tel. +49 30 450 570 155 | Fax: +49 30 450 570 962 ralf.hildebrandt(a)charite.de | http://www.charite.de

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[Dovecot] AUTOREPLY Re: Dovecot 2.0.5 and BSDI 4.3 again
by hagedorn＠mediaciety.de 11 Oct '10

11 Oct '10

Vielen Dank für Ihre Email! Ich bin heute leider nicht im Büro, erhalte Ihre Email aber trotzdem. In dringenden Fällen können Sie mich auch per Handy erreichen: 0177-7372923. Mit freundlichen Grüßen aus Sarstedt Hauke Hagedorn -- Hagedorn Internet- & Veranstaltungsdienstleistungen Wenderter Str. 37d 31157 Sarstedt Ust-Id DE 256037115 Tel: +49 5066 917 339 1 Fax: +49 5066 917 339 9 www.mediaciety.de info(a)mediaciety.de On 2010-10-10 7:02 PM, The Doctor wrote: > Configuration being used > > > # 2.0.0: dovecot.conf > # OS: BSD/OS 4.3 i386 This says you're using 2.0.0, not 2.0.5? -- Best regards, Charles

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[Dovecot] Dovecot 2.0+Pingeonhole+Kaspersky Antispam
by Асташов Алексей Алексан дрович 11 Oct '10

11 Oct '10

Oct 8 22:30:42 sintek kernel: dovecot-lda[26943]: segfault at 0000000000000080 rip 00002b01b00bc880 rsp 00007fff3a7f1378 error 6 /var/log/audit/audit.log type=ANOM_ABEND msg=audit(1286461665.274:191): auid=500 uid=5000 gid=5000 ses=7 pid=22691 comm="dovecot-lda" sig=11 The mail system: <john-1(a)sintek.info>: Command died with signal 11: "/usr/local/libexec/dovecot/deliver" Configuration system: OS: Linux sintek.info 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5.centos.plusxen #1 SMP Thu Sep 30 20:11:31 EDT 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Postfix 2.3.3 Dovecot 2.0.5 Pngeonhole v0.2.1 MySQL 5.0.17 Kaspersky Antispam v. 3.0.284.1, RPM (RedHat) # 2.0.4: /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5.centos.plusxen x86_64 CentOS release 5.5 (Final) ext3 auth_debug = yes auth_mechanisms = plain login disable_plaintext_auth = no log_path = /var/log/dovecot.err mail_debug = yes mail_location = maildir:/var/spool/mail/virtual/%d/%n 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/etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf driver = sql } protocols = imap pop3 service auth-worker { user = dovecot } service auth { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { group = postfix mode = 0660 user = postfix } unix_listener auth-master { group = vmail mode = 0600 user = vmail } unix_listener auth-userdb { group = vmail mode = 0600 user = vmail } user = dovecot } service imap-login { inet_listener imap { address = * port = 143 } vsz_limit = 268435456 } service pop3-login { inet_listener pop3 { address = * port = 110 } inet_listener pop3s { address = * port = 995 } vsz_limit = 268435456 } ssl_ca = </etc/pki/newkeys/ca.crt ssl_cert = </etc/pki/newkeys/pop.sintek.info.crt ssl_key = </etc/pki/newkeys/pop.sintek.info.key userdb { args = uid=5000 gid=5000 home=/home/vmail/%d/%n driver = static } protocol pop3 { pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv } protocol lda { info_log_path = /var/log/dovecot-lda.log log_path = /var/log/dovecot-lda-errors.log mail_plugins = sieve postmaster_address = postmaster(a)sintek.info } It is by practical consideration found out that the structure does not work Dovecot+Sieve+Kaspersky Antispam. Finally mail to the user is delivered, is lost nothing but only through a considerable quantity of errors. At Spam-filter switch-off dovecot-lda does not fall. The given error repeats again when KAS starts to check spam. The best method to receive it to use a small e-mail the generator: PHP: <? for ($i=1; $i<=25; $i++) { $from = "john(a)example.com"; $to = "john(a)example.com"; $subject = "Test message"; $message = "This is the TEST"; mail ( $from, $to , $subject , $message ); } ?> -- best regards, mailto: alexey(a)sintek.info

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[Dovecot] AUTOREPLY Dovecot 2.0.5 crash when It cannot remove maildir
by hagedorn＠mediaciety.de 11 Oct '10

11 Oct '10

Vielen Dank für Ihre Email! Ich bin heute leider nicht im Büro, erhalte Ihre Email aber trotzdem. In dringenden Fällen können Sie mich auch per Handy erreichen: 0177-7372923. Mit freundlichen Grüßen aus Sarstedt Hauke Hagedorn -- Hagedorn Internet- & Veranstaltungsdienstleistungen Wenderter Str. 37d 31157 Sarstedt Ust-Id DE 256037115 Tel: +49 5066 917 339 1 Fax: +49 5066 917 339 9 www.mediaciety.de info(a)mediaciety.de This is scenario that cause segmentation fault in my Dovecot. Maybe I do something wrong, but I don't know what... We run: mailbox_delete mailbox_delete do: mailbox_open(box) < 0 and after we have: box->v.delete(box) which run index_storage_mailbox_delete index_storage_mailbox_delete do: mailbox_close(box); and now mailbox is closed (this close box->view and mailbox open) Try to delete folder, but can't do this... example becaus it is system folder, or NFS failure... set error message and return -1. Now we are returning to mailbox_delete. And we have: if (ret < 0 && box->marked_deleted) and this is true mailbox_mark_index_deleted(box, FALSE) if (box->marked_deleted && del) this is false mail_index_transaction_begin(box->view, trans_flags); mail_index_view_ref(view) and segmentation fault, because view is 0x0 #0 mail_index_view_transaction_ref (view=0x0) at mail-index-view.c:81 #1 0xb7ef3214 in mail_index_transaction_begin (view=0x0, flags=MAIL_INDEX_TRANSACTION_FLAG_EXTERNAL) at mail-index-transaction.c:268 #2 0xb7eb7a73 in mailbox_mark_index_deleted (box=0x80c8268, del=false) at mail-storage.c:682 #3 0xb7eb80a9 in mailbox_delete (box=0x80c8268) at mail-storage.c:757 #4 0x0805001f in cmd_delete (cmd=0x8095978) at cmd-delete.c:46 #5 0x0805625c in client_command_input (cmd=0x8095978) at imap-client.c:741 #6 0x0805630b in client_command_input (cmd=0x8095978) at imap-client.c:791 #7 0x0805646d in client_handle_input (client=0x8095390) at imap-client.c:857 #8 0x08056f1f in client_input (client=0x8095390) at imap-client.c:908 #9 0xb7e6f110 in io_loop_handler_run (ioloop=0x806c370) at ioloop-epoll.c:212 #10 0xb7e6da98 in io_loop_run (ioloop=0x806c370) at ioloop.c:350 #11 0xb7e5b26a in master_service_run (service=0x806c2c0, callback=0x805f800 <client_connected>) at master-service.c:496 #12 0x0805f6da in main (argc=1752462689, argv=0x73616d2d) at main.c:358 This is Dovecot error or I do something wrong? -- Len7hir

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[Dovecot] AUTOREPLY Re: ATTN: David Miller Re: Config review (2.0.5)
by hagedorn＠mediaciety.de 11 Oct '10

11 Oct '10

Vielen Dank für Ihre Email! Ich bin heute leider nicht im Büro, erhalte Ihre Email aber trotzdem. In dringenden Fällen können Sie mich auch per Handy erreichen: 0177-7372923. Mit freundlichen Grüßen aus Sarstedt Hauke Hagedorn -- Hagedorn Internet- & Veranstaltungsdienstleistungen Wenderter Str. 37d 31157 Sarstedt Ust-Id DE 256037115 Tel: +49 5066 917 339 1 Fax: +49 5066 917 339 9 www.mediaciety.de info(a)mediaciety.de * Daniel L. Miller <dmiller(a)amfes.com>: > I find this an all too frequent occurrence in e-mail correspondence > - that humor doesn't translate well. My statement had NOTHING to do > with the original author - and everything to do with the fact that > *I* am a Linux novice in general, a noob e-mail admin in particular - > and I was being *SELF*-deprecating. Hey, no need to. Your idea was good, but unlikely. Yet it worked, to my great amazement... :) -- Ralf Hildebrandt Geschäftsbereich IT | Abteilung Netzwerk Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Benjamin Franklin Hindenburgdamm 30 | D-12203 Berlin Tel. +49 30 450 570 155 | Fax: +49 30 450 570 962 ralf.hildebrandt(a)charite.de | http://www.charite.de

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[Dovecot] ATTN TIMO: Man pages of "deliver"
by Jerrale G 11 Oct '10

11 Oct '10

The man pages of "man deliver" do not explain the "-n" option which is confusing a lot of people as to why mailboxes and mail folders aren't being automatically created; yet, the dovecot wiki's both say to use "-n" in postfix's master.cf which keeps dovecot's lda from automatically creating the folders. People are pulling hair over this! The default should be to not use -n as most will want their directories automatically created. The dovecot wikis, at least wiki1, also do not include the -e option to be more verbose to postfix, on error. Jerrale G.Jerrale G. SC Senior Admin

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[Dovecot] dovecot-2.0.5: what does "mpid=0" mean?
by Ralf Hildebrandt 10 Oct '10

10 Oct '10

Oct 7 22:12:08 postamt dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Inactivity (no auth attempts): rip=188.46.153.235, lip=141.42.206.36, mpid=0, TLS Oct 7 22:12:08 postamt dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Inactivity (no auth attempts): rip=188.46.153.235, lip=141.42.206.36, mpid=0, TLS handshaking Oct 7 22:12:08 postamt dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Inactivity (no auth attempts): rip=188.46.153.235, lip=141.42.206.36, mpid=0, TLS handshaking Oct 7 22:12:10 postamt dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Inactivity (no auth attempts): rip=188.46.153.235, lip=141.42.206.36, mpid=0, TLS handshaking What does "mpid=0" mean? -- Ralf Hildebrandt Geschäftsbereich IT | Abteilung Netzwerk Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Benjamin Franklin Hindenburgdamm 30 | D-12203 Berlin Tel. +49 30 450 570 155 | Fax: +49 30 450 570 962 ralf.hildebrandt(a)charite.de | http://www.charite.de

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[Dovecot] login_* options for 1.0.15
by Hugo Monteiro 10 Oct '10

10 Oct '10

Hello all, Although i'm aware that version 1.0.15 is rather old, that's what is used in Lenny, so... Either way, the setup is rather simple, regular dovecot install, with maildirs residing on a "local" ext3 filesystem accessed through FC to a SAN (2Gbps link). The server has 2 cores (with HT), so "almost" 4 cores and 3GB of ram. A couple weeks ago we had a major number of account migrations, from POP to IMAP. We started to notice that in times of peaks, specially after lunch hour, dovecot started to get REALLY slow and closing client connections. A restart to the service was enough to get things working again. Firstly i thought about the max fd number per process, but after checking it turned out it was already rather large, 8192 in our case. I cannot observe any concerning I/O load either. Besides upgrading, are there any suggestions? Regards, Hugo Monteiro. -- fct.unl.pt:~# cat .signature Hugo Monteiro Email : hugo.monteiro(a)fct.unl.pt Telefone : +351 212948300 Ext.15307 Web : http://hmonteiro.net Divisão de Informática Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa Quinta da Torre 2829-516 Caparica Portugal Telefone: +351 212948596 Fax: +351 212948548 www.fct.unl.pt apoio(a)fct.unl.pt fct.unl.pt:~# _

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[Dovecot] Visible temp files as Imap Folder in INBOX
by Antonio Perez-Aranda 10 Oct '10

10 Oct '10

Hi all, I'm using dovecot-1.2.15 and NFS as storage of Maildir . When I try over IMAP and Evolution to move a mail to another Imap Folder, a file like .nfs000000000159816c0000245 is created and when move operation is finished, the file is deleted. Sometimes, this file isn't deleted and then, you can see a new imap folder called .nfs000000000159816c0000245 when you restart your Evolution or another Imap Client. Is this file created by dovecot? maybe, must dovecot delete this file on login? I think thats is easy fix this with a Post-Login script but I think that dovecot must delete it

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