$ 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.
$ 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 = </usr/local/etc/dovecot/cert.pem
ssl_dh = # hidden, use -P to show it
ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it
userdb {
driver = passwd
}
userdb {
driver = prefetch
}
userdb {
args = /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
driver = sql
}
Not sure why it’s looking for dovecot.conf in the wrong place.
James.