Did you remove the service section before taking doveconf -n? 'cos I can't see it here..
Also, did you restart dovecot after config change?
Aki
On 31 December 2018 at 16:54 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Aki,
Yes, the same connect error: imap(meuser,)Error: net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission denied
The mail location in "doveconf -n" (belo) does not reflect my preferences.
In Alpine, if I acknowledge the error I get, which tells me to add novalidate-cert in my pinerc file, it prompts me for my POSIX username and password. After that, I get my /var/spool/mail inbox, which is not what I want.
doveconf -n # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 () # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10 # Hostname: myhost-t450s mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u mail_privileged_group = mail namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = mailbox Drafts { special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Junk { special_use = \Junk } mailbox Sent { special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Trash { special_use = \Trash } prefix = } passdb { driver = pam } protocols = " imap" ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem ssl_client_ca_dir = /etc/ssl/certs ssl_dh = # hidden, use -P to show it ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it userdb { driver = passwd }
On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, Aki Tuomi wrote:
You are still getting the connect error?
Can you share your doveconf -n?
Aki
On 31 December 2018 at 16:42 cpblpublic+dovecot@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Aki,
Thanks. I put that in the .conf file I mentioned, and it made no difference.
Chris
Hi!
In your case it's probably easiest to change
service stats { unix_listener stats-writer { mode = 0666 } }
Aki
On 31 December 2018 at 16:05 cpblpublic+dovecot@gmail.com wrote:
I use a localhost dovecot imap server in order to access maildir folders from Alpine (see 2009 instructions for my set up here https://cpbl.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/alpine-offlineimap-and-gmail-under-ubu... )
My configuration has worked nicely since 2009, but failed after a recent upgrade of dovecot (during basic upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 to 18.10).
The version of Alpine did not change. Uninstalling dovecot-core and dovecot-imapd, and reinstalling the older versions, fully fixes the problem.
I would like to know how to get my configuration working with the new version of dovecot.
Here's what the problem looks like:
I have a file auto-dovecot.conf with only the following two lines.
verbose_proctitle = yes mail_location = maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX
Other /etc/ files are unchanged from installation defaults.
Alpine calls imapd when it starts, with the following command:
/usr/lib/dovecot/imap -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-dovecot.conf
When I run that command, I get:
imap(meuser,)Error: net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission denied
- PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE SORT SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL CATENATE UNSELECT CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE SNIPPET=FUZZY LITERAL+ NOTIFY] Logged in as meuser
so I am guessing that the first line is the issue, since when the older version I get instead:
- PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE SORT SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL CATENATE UNSELECT CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE] Logged in as meuser
Can anyone help me? I cannot find documentation for using a localhost server for Alpine, except my own from 2009.
Many thanks!
Chris