No matter what I do, I always get this error when trying to start Dovecot:
$ sudo /usr/local/opt/dovecot/sbin/dovecot Warning: fd limit (ulimit -n) is lower than required under max. load (256 < 1000), because of default_client_limit Fatal: service(stats) Group doesn't exist: dovecot (See service stats { unix_listener /usr/local/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer { group } } setting)
The user and group it should be using are _dovecot.
Config:
$ sudo /usr/local/opt/dovecot/sbin/dovecot -n # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Darwin 18.2.0 x86_64 apfs # Hostname: mailbordocomau-dr.local doveconf: Error: t_readlink(/usr/local/var/run/dovecot/dovecot.conf) failed: readlink() failed: No such file or directory default_internal_user = _dovenull default_login_user = _dovecot first_valid_gid = 0 first_valid_uid = 102 last_valid_gid = 500 last_valid_uid = 105 mail_gid = 102 mail_location = maildir:/usr/local/virtual/%d/%u mail_uid = 102 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 { args = /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext driver = sql } protocols = imap pop3 service auth { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { group = _postfix mode = 0660 user = _postfix } unix_listener auth-userdb { mode = 0660 user = _vmail } } ssl_cert =
Not sure why it’s looking for dovecot.conf in the wrong place.
Any suggestions?
thanks,
James.