Re: deliver fails because of a permission issue with SSL private key file

 On 17/02/2026 18:19 EET Markus Schoenhaber via dovecot
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 17.02.26, 17:11 +0100, Benny Pedersen via dovecot:


   Markus Schoenhaber via dovecot skrev den 2026-02-17 16:53:

   if world can read private keys, then is sooks :)

 I know that.

 I simply wanted to know whether what "looks more like syntax error than
 permission error" goes away if I change the permission.
 And it does.

 --
 Regards
 mks

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You can workaround this issue with

ssl = no !try_include /etc/dovecot/ssl.conf

and put

ssl = yes ssl_server { ... }

in ssl.conf and chmod 0640 root:root.

Aki

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