This is the contents of /etc/dovecot/conf.d/90-sieve.conf

plugin  {
  sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
  sieve_global_path = /var/lib/dovecot/sieve/default.sieve
  sieve_dir = ~/sieve
  sieve_global_dir = /var/lib/dovecot/sieve/
}

Does that give any further insights? The contents of that file make me think that would work if I was using unix users in my mail server instead of virtual users. Is there something that I need change to make this work with virtual users?

I am curious Shawn, what the contents of your /etc/dovecot/conf.d/90-sieve.conf file is?

Thanks,

Austin Witmer

On Apr 9, 2022, at 8:16 PM, Shawn Heisey <elyograg@elyograg.org> wrote:

On 4/9/2022 6:00 PM, Austin Witmer wrote:
I am struggling to wrap my mind around how to set up sieve rules for my individual users on my mail server.

I set up a global sieve script file at "/var/lib/dovecot/sieve/default.sieve” and that works great.

My users maildirs are located at /mnt/volume1/mailserver/maildir/user. Do I need to create a sieve script file inside of that folder for sieve scripts to work on an individual basis? If so, what permissions will that script file need?

Thanks in advance for your help!

I've got the user database for dovecot in a MySQL database managed by phpmyadmin.

This is what can be found as far as files and permissions for my email user's sieve setup:

https://paste.elyograg.org/view/8442b4d0

I use the managesieve plugin for roundcube to handle changes to my sieve script.  At least I think that's what the plugin is called. I set it up a LONG time ago.  Most of the time I access mail with Thunderbird.  This is my doveconf -n output:

https://paste.elyograg.org/view/08536e83

If somebody sees something I should change in my config, please tell me.  I am not an expert.

Thanks,
Shawn