[Dovecot] Multiple authentication databases and storage locations

19 Nov 2005

      Hello Everyone,

I am playing with the $subject matter using 1.0alpha4, and thanks to the
archives, I lifted this one from Alexander Shikoff off and used it in my
setup.

 auth default {
         mechanisms = plain
         user = root
         passdb pam {
                 args = pop3
         }
         passdb sql {
                 args = /usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot-mysql.conf
         }
         userdb passwd {
         }
         userdb sql {
                 args = /usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot-mysql.conf
         }
 }

It seems to work, but I have virtual users as well as system users.
System accounts have their mail stored as follows:

default_mail_env = maildir:/home/%u/Maildir

While virtual users have this:

default_mail_env = maildir:/htdocs/virtual/spool/%d/%u/Maildir

Now, virtual users can login because I have used their $default_mail_env
in my configuration.

I am stuck how to get system users to successfully access their e-mails.
Here is the error I get:

beastie# telnet 0 110
Trying 0.0.0.0...
Connected to 0.
Escape character is '^]'.
+OK Welcome. Dovecot is Ready to serve.
user wash
+OK
pass a_verysecret1
+OK Logged in.
-ERR No INBOX for user.
Connection closed by foreign host.

In the log file, here is what I see:

dovecot: Nov 19 23:22:11 Error: pop3(wash): mkdir(/htdocs/virtual/spool//wash/Maildir/cur) failed: Permission denied
dovecot: Nov 19 23:22:11 Error: pop3(wash): mkdir(/htdocs/virtual/spool//wash/Maildir/cur) failed: Permission denied
dovecot: Nov 19 23:22:11 Error: pop3(wash): Couldn't open INBOX: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more information.

... which is wrong, since mail for user "wash" is in /home/wash/Maildir.

How do I make dovecot work in this situation?

Thanks in advance.

-Wash

http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html

--
+======================================================================+
    |\      _,,,---,,_     | Odhiambo Washington    <wash@wananchi.com>
Zzz /,`.-'`'    -.  ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd.   www.wananchi.com
   |,4-  ) )-,_. ,\ (  `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9  +254 20 313922
  '---''(_/--'  `-'\_)     | GSM: +254 722 743223   +254 733 744121
+======================================================================+
"... the Mayo Clinic, named after its founder, Dr. Ted Clinic ..."
		-- Dave Barry