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[Dovecot] Problems restoring from dump
by Paul Lathrop 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

Hello all, First, the vital stats: FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE, dovecot 1.0.rc7 from ports. I have run into a vexing little problem that has brought my deployment of a shiny new dovecot server to a screeching halt. Using 'periodic' I've configured regular backups to occur using 'dump'. I have a monthly level 0, a weekly level 4, and a daily level 8. These dumps take advantage of snapshots to ensure they are taking a backup of a consistent filesystem. As part of the beta testing, I decided to delete my maildir and attempt to recover from the dumps. Recovery went well, as dump/restore is a wonderful piece of software. I did a quick check at the file level to be sure my mailbox looked like it had when I took the last level 8 dump, and everything looked good. The problem came when I started up Thunderbird to take a look at my mail. When I selected a message, say one that said "knockout daily run output", I'd be reading a different message entirely, like a recent email from my boss! Most of the messages were like this - hopelessly scrambled! I tried just deleting the account in Thunderbird and connecting again, but that didn't change a thing. What happened!? Dump has faithfully restored the files, including the dovecot indexes... so why are my messages scrambled? Thanks for your help, Paul

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[Dovecot] deliver vda maildir postfix problem
by Robert Schetterer 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi @ll, sorry i am new to dovecot so this may asked before i this in dovecot.conf protocols = pop3 imap ssl_disable = yes mail_extra_groups = mail valid_chroot_dirs = /usr/local/virtual/ default_mail_env = maildir:/usr/local/virtual/%d/%n disable_plaintext_auth = no protocol lda { postmaster_address = postmaster(a)test.de } protocol pop3 { pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv } auth default_with_listener { mechanisms = plain userdb sql { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf } passdb sql { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf } userdb prefetch { } socket listen { master { path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master mode = 0600 user = vmail group = mail } } } plugin { quota = dirsize:/usr/local/virtual/%d/%n convert_mail = maildir:/usr/local/virtual/%d/%n } this in dovecot-sql.conf driver = mysql connect = dbname=postfix user=postfixadmin host=localhost password= default_pass_scheme = PLAIN password_query = SELECT password FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%u' user_query = SELECT maildir, 1001 AS uid, 1001 AS gid FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%u' the result for maildir is like test.de/robert/ in postfix master.cf # Dovecot LDA dovecot unix - n n - - pipe flags=DRhu user=vmail:vmail argv=/usr/lib/dovecot/deliver -d ${recipient} in main.cf dovecot_destination_recipient_limit = 1 virtual_transport = dovecot this all works nice but at the final deliver the mail cant get to the maildir with Sep 21 14:00:54 testserv deliver(robert(a)test.de): userdb(robert(a)test.de) didn't return a home directory it seems that the correct maildir path isnt reportet to deliver , cause either i need another query, or deliver must have a default path the setup works nice if i switch virtual_transport = virtual in main.cf ( cause i have the postfix vda patch ) sombody know this problem , and can help me out? dovecot version is 1.0.rc7 - -- Mit freundlichen Gruessen Best Regards Robert Schetterer robert_at_schetterer_dot_org Munich / Bavaria / Germany https://www.schetterer.org https://www.schetterer.com/public-gpg-robert-schetterer.key -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (MingW32) iD8DBQFFEoFjNxddAhXBw7QRAkYyAJ0SmcNhQez7zLI2ncvfKjT6/8VGVACfSYbQ 5Y+ZM2DmjrVFnpRNvGu30Zo= =+UuD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Diese Nachricht wurde auf Viren und andere gefährliche Inhalte untersucht und ist - aktuelle Virenscanner vorausgesetzt - sauber.

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[Dovecot] Corrupt mbox folders after migration from uw-imap
by Ian Mortimer 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

After migrating our mail server from uw-imap to dovecot at the weekend we've had a few corrupted mbox folders. I assume this is due to messages with bad Content-length headers. Is there any way of checking the Content-length of messages in mbox folders? Thanks -- Ian

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[Dovecot] deliver to root account
by Luis Venegas 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

Hi list., With dovecot-rc7 I am getting the following error when delivering to root while queue gets bigger with failed attempts: deliver(nobody): stat(/root/Maildir) failed: Permission denied deliver(nobody): stat(/root/.dovecot.sieve) failed: Permission denied deliver(nobody): lstat(/root/Maildir/cur) failed: Permission denied What am I missing? In postfix/main.cf home_mailbox = Maildir/ mailbox_command = /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/deliver Thanks !

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[Dovecot] Crash of 1.0rc7
by Bernhard Schmidt 20 Sep '06

20 Sep '06

Hi, I pasted the logs in #dovecot already, but maybe someone here has a little bit more insight. I'm running dovecot cvs branch_1_0 from Sep. 16th. Dovecot is doing LDAP userdb/passdb and I'm using deliver for local deliveries. Today my users complained about not being able to login anymore. I opened ssh to that box and found the following messages Sep 20 15:58:03 vs02 dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<user1>, method=LOGIN, rip=::ffff:129.187.246.129, lip=::ffff:83.170.6.69 [ couple of mail deliveries using dovecot ] Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: IMAP(user1): Disconnected for inactivity Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: pop3-login: Disconnected: Inactivity: user=<user2>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:82.135.86.26, lip=::ffff:83.170.6.69 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: pop3-login: Disconnected: Inactivity: user=<user2>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:82.135.86.26, lip=::ffff:83.170.6.69 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Inactivity: user=<user3>, method=LOGIN, rip=::ffff:83.170.6.71, lip=::ffff:83.170.6.69 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Inactivity: user=<user4>, method=LOGIN, rip=::ffff:83.170.6.71, lip=::ffff:83.170.6.69 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Inactivity: user=<user3>, method=LOGIN, rip=::ffff:83.170.6.71, lip=::ffff:83.170.6.69 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: pop3-login: Disconnected: Inactivity: user=<user5>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:84.151.241.209, lip=::ffff:83.170.6.69 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<user1>, method=LOGIN, rip=::ffff:129.187.246.129, lip=::ffff:83.170.6.69 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: auth(default): Master request 27514.1 not found Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: auth(default): Master request 26788.1 not found Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: auth(default): Master request 27198.1 not found Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: auth(default): Master request 27470.1 not found Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: auth(default): Master request 26654.1 not found Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: pop3-login: Master sent reply with unknown tag 1 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: pop3-login: Master sent reply with unknown tag 1 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: imap-login: Master sent reply with unknown tag 1 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: pop3-login: Master sent reply with unknown tag 1 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: child 26654 (login) returned error 89 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: child 26788 (login) returned error 89 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: child 27198 (login) returned error 89 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: child 27470 (login) returned error 89 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: child 27514 (login) returned error 89 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: imap-login: Master sent reply with unknown tag 1 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: auth(default): Master request 27515.1 not found Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: imap-login: Master sent reply with unknown tag 1 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: child 27515 (login) returned error 89 Sep 20 16:38:03 vs02 dovecot: IMAP(user1): Disconnected Sep 20 16:38:04 vs02 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=::ffff:83.170.6.71, lip=::ffff:83.170.6.69 Sep 20 16:38:04 vs02 dovecot: Login process died too early - shutting down Sep 20 16:38:04 vs02 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=::ffff:83.170.6.71, lip=::ffff:83.170.6.69 Sep 20 16:38:04 vs02 dovecot: pop3-login: Disconnected: rip=::ffff:84.151.241.209, lip=::ffff:83.170.6.69 after that the daemon apparently quit and was restarted automatically. No errors reoccured after that. The box only has a few private users. xenU guest domain running a mix of amd64 Ubuntu dapper/edgy. This is the first problem I've seen in this setup. Regards, Bernhard

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[Dovecot] Help problem compiling dovecot-1.0.rc7 on Solaris 10x86
by Harvey Hou 20 Sep '06

20 Sep '06

Hi, I hope someone can help point me in the right direction. I have a Sunfire x4100 running Solaris 10x86 06/06 with the Sun Studio 11 compiler. I am just trying to do a stock compile of dovecot-1.0.rc7 Ran the ./configure fine. See Below. Install prefix ...................... : /usr/local File offsets ........................ : 64bit I/O loop method ..................... : poll File change notification method ..... : none Building with SSL support ........... : no Building with IPv6 support .......... : yes Building with pop3 server ........... : yes Building with mail delivery agent .. : yes Building with GSSAPI support ........ : no Building with user database modules . : static prefetch passwd passwd-file checkpassword (modules) Building with password lookup modules : passwd passwd-file shadow pam checkpassword (modules) Then I typed make to compile and I receive a Segmentation fault error. See Below. /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -g -o imap cmd-append.o cmd-capability.o cmd-check.o cmd-close.o cmd-copy.o cmd-create.o cm d-delete.o cmd-examine.o cmd-expunge.o cmd-fetch.o cmd-idle.o cmd-list.o cmd-logout.o cmd-lsub.o cmd-namespace.o cmd-noop.o cmd-rename.o cmd-search.o cmd-select.o cmd-sort.o cmd-status.o cmd-store.o cmd-subscribe.o cmd-threa d.o cmd-uid.o cmd-unselect.o cmd-unsubscribe.o client.o commands.o commands-util.o imap-expunge.o imap-fetch.o i map-fetch-body.o imap-messageset.o imap-search.o imap-sort.o imap-sync.o imap-thread.o mail-storage-callbacks.o main.o namespace.o ../lib/mountpoint.o -L/usr/lib -L/usr/sfw/lib -L/usr/openwin/lib ../lib-storage/register/lib storage-register.a ../../src/lib-storage/index/maildir/libstorage_maildir.a ../../src/lib-storage/index/mbox/lib storage_mbox.a ../../src/lib-storage/index/dbox/libstorage_dbox.a ../../src/lib-storage/index/libstorage_index.a ../../src/lib-index/libindex.a ../lib-storage/libstorage.a ../lib-storage/subscription-file/libstorage_subscrip tion_file.a ../lib-imap/libimap.a ../lib-mail/libmail.a ../lib-dict/libdict.a ../lib-charset/libcharset.a ../lib /liblib.a -lsocket -lnsl -lrt -lsendfile -R/usr/lib -R/usr/sfw/lib -R/usr/openwin/lib make[3]: *** [imap] Segmentation Fault make[3]: *** Deleting file `imap' make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/hou/src/dovecot-1.0.rc7/src/imap' make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/hou/src/dovecot-1.0.rc7/src' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/hou/src/dovecot-1.0.rc7' make: *** [all] Error 2 The strange thing is that when I compile dovecot-1.0.beta8 it works fine. No compile error messages. I've also tried compiling with gcc 3.4.3 and I receive the same segmentation fault. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. -- Harvey Hou Computer/Network/System Administrator UNC Highway Safety Research Center email: harvey_hou(a)unc.edu http://www.hsrc.unc.edu/ -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> mQCNAzMXB/YAAAEEAPkb8vDVZvfUz4WorNTzQztCqvBok7s38pQZrrILwzwe1ey5 LznGlkBhBdWzNWveKq8W1rC43JOVOVbPA9XRgHqzhN+Aa7/sX50WgoNoC6AunsKO 7jJcZIf+lyYKMPwE4OX9DSi52fnbaar7RTJaM6rLO7tXmcsox8GOWV0EYQjJAAUR tCRIYXJ2ZXkgSG91IDxob3VAY2xhaXJlLmhzcmMudW5jLmVkdT4= =VsUa -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

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Re: [Dovecot] Corrupted Transaction Log caused by deliver
by Alex Pimperton 20 Sep '06

20 Sep '06

Hi All, I've just upgraded to Dovecot 1.0.rc7-1 with Postfix 2.3 on Debian Etch and it's trashing my email. I get lots of the errors below as well as other strange ones in my logs. I don't use NFS. Mail comes in via Postfix, gets passed through MailScanner, gets passed back to Postfix and then Postfix passes it to Dovecot's LDA via: mailbox_command = /usr/lib/dovecot/deliver Deliver then chokes and get's a little upset. Is there anyway to wipe out all the indexes/uidlists etc and just have Dovecot regenerate them all with a clean slate? Has anybody seen this with dovecot LDA before? Any hints about troubleshooting it? Is the best plan just to copy my imap mail out, nuke the folders and then copy the mail back in again? Regards, Alex Errors: Sep 20 08:43:41 server01 deliver(alex): Corrupted transaction log file /home/alex/mail/dovecot.index.log: Append with UID 1, but next_uid = 94 Sep 20 08:43:43 server01 deliver(alex): sieve runtime error: Fileinto: Generic Error Sep 20 08:43:43 server01 deliver(alex): Unexpected transaction log desync with index /home/alex/mail/dovecot.index

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[Dovecot] Postfix - Dovecot - SASL
by Matt 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

I am trying to get Dovecot - Postfix - SASL to work. So, I do not have to use the pop-before-smtp goofy way of authenticating pop3 users when they want to SEND mail. dovecot.conf ------------ pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv auth default { mechanisms = plain login passdb sql { args = /home/digipanel/secure/programs/dovecot/config/dovecot-mysql.conf } userdb sql { args = /home/digipanel/secure/programs/dovecot/config/dovecot-mysql.conf } socket listen { client { path = /home/digipanel/secure/programs/postfix/queue/private/auth mode = 0660 user = postfix group = postfix } } } postfix main.cf --------------- smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth postconf -a (yields dovecot so I know it is compiled into postfix) Any ideas why it is failing? Am I missing something?

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[Dovecot] FWD: Re: put procmail between postfix and dovecot
by M. Fioretti 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

(sorry if you received it already, I had a server crash and never received this from the list, so I thought I'd resend it) ----- Forwarded message from "M. Fioretti" <mfioretti(a)mclink.it> ----- Subject: Re: [Dovecot] put procmail between postfix and dovecot From: "M. Fioretti" <mfioretti(a)mclink.it> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:48:49 +0200 To: dovecot(a)dovecot.org Reply-To: "M. Fioretti" <mfioretti(a)mclink.it> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0609161206220.1126(a)bbs.intern> On Sat, Sep 16, 2006 12:07:31 PM +0200, Gerhard Wiesinger (lists(a)wiesinger.com) wrote: > You can try my procmail patch posted on this list, Er... sorry, but why is a patch needed for this? I was expecting to find just some folder naming rule. Aren't both dovecot and procmail maildir compatible? Apart from this, running patched software would go against this: > >I have to do all this sorting with procmail for two reasons: > > > >- I want to have as little sw as possible on that server, and > >update it semi-automatically, if possible only from the official > >repositories and "I want" isn't really correct, I basically "have to", for reasons irrelevant here, make the maintainance of that server as automatic as possible, without installing compilers or using anything else but the local (intranet) mirrors of the official repositories. So unfortunately this patch isn't for me, not this time at least, but thanks. Ciao, Marco (still interested to know if there are solutions not involving patches) -- Marco Fioretti mfioretti, at the server mclink.it Fedora Core 3 for low memory http://www.rule-project.org/ A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. R. A. Heinlein ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Marco Fioretti mfioretti, at the server mclink.it Fedora Core 3 for low memory http://www.rule-project.org/ Human beings act intelligently only after they have exhausted the alternatives -- Abba Eban

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[Dovecot] Problem with pop3 login
by Erick Perez 18 Sep '06

18 Sep '06

Hi, Im using dovecot version 0.99.11 and I'm facing a situation with one pop3 client. This is a fax application (faxmaker for windows) written by a third party that tries to login to the dovecot as USER username@domain. When the application tries to login that way, my dovecot rejects the auth. All the other pop3 clients (outlook, eudora,etc) in the system log in correctly because they do just USER username. The only failures related to the login (and I have debug enabled in dovecot) are: Sep 15 15:17:57 mail pop3-login: Aborted login [ipaddress] How ca I tell dovecot to ignore the domain part for that user? I am not using virtual support. Thanks, -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Erick Perez Panama Sistemas Integradores de Telefonia IP y Soluciones Para Centros de Datos Panama, Republica de Panama Cel Panama. +(507) 6694-4780 ------------------------------------------------------------

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