[Dovecot] upgrade from version 1.0.3 to version 1.0.7
Im working on upgrading to dovecot-1.0.7 from version 1.0.3 which I
installed using yum. I backed up my init.d stuff so everything still
works. However, when I shutdown my old dovecot version and start the
new, I get an empty mailbox when logging into mail. My current config
for dovecot.conf on version 1.0.3 has this for my mailbox
location:mail_location = mbox:~/:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
I went from uw-imap to dovecot some months ago and necessary changes
to the .mailboxlist to .subscriptions. Is there a different format
for version 1.0.7?
-- Dwayne Hottinger Network Administrator Harrisonburg City Public Schools
"rarely do people communicate, they just take turns talking"
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 09:17 -0500, dhottinger@harrisonburg.k12.va.us wrote:
Im working on upgrading to dovecot-1.0.7 from version 1.0.3 which I
installed using yum. I backed up my init.d stuff so everything still
works. However, when I shutdown my old dovecot version and start the
new, I get an empty mailbox when logging into mail. My current config
for dovecot.conf on version 1.0.3 has this for my mailbox
location:mail_location = mbox:~/:INBOX=/var/mail/%uI went from uw-imap to dovecot some months ago and necessary changes
to the .mailboxlist to .subscriptions. Is there a different format
for version 1.0.7?
No. There should be no changes between 1.0.3 and 1.0.7 that could cause this. So I don't think the problem is with the version number change, but something else.
Setting mail_debug=yes (and maybe auth_debug=yes) and looking at logs would show what Dovecot is really using as home directory and mail location.
I went from uw-imap to dovecot some months ago and necessary changes to the .mailboxlist to .subscriptions. Is there a different format for version 1.0.7?
No. There should be no changes between 1.0.3 and 1.0.7 that could cause this. So I don't think the problem is with the version number change, but something else.
Setting mail_debug=yes (and maybe auth_debug=yes) and looking at logs would show what Dovecot is really using as home directory and mail location.
Have done. When initially logging in, Messages show (using
horde/imp). After reading first message I get a no messages message.
This is in my logfiles for each user:
Nov 26 09:28:10 mail dovecot: IMAP(someuser): mbox:
data=/home/someuser/:INBOX=/var/mail/someuser
Nov 26 09:28:10 mail dovecot: IMAP(someuser): mbox:
root=/home/someuser, index=/home/someuser, inbox=/var/mail/someuser
Nov 26 09:28:10 mail dovecot: IMAP(someuser):
open(/var/mail/.temp.mail.harrisonburg.k12.va.us.23157.22aab3df3f835fed)
failed: Permission denied
Nov 26 09:28:10 mail dovecot: IMAP(someuser): file_lock_dotlock()
failed with mbox file /var/mail/someuser: Permission denied.
Now the only difference other than the version I can see is the new
version built with ssl. Which I would like to use.
thanks,
ddh
-- Dwayne Hottinger Network Administrator Harrisonburg City Public Schools
"rarely do people communicate, they just take turns talking"
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 09:32 -0500, dhottinger@harrisonburg.k12.va.us wrote:
Nov 26 09:28:10 mail dovecot: IMAP(someuser):
open(/var/mail/.temp.mail.harrisonburg.k12.va.us.23157.22aab3df3f835fed)
failed: Permission denied Nov 26 09:28:10 mail dovecot: IMAP(someuser): file_lock_dotlock()
failed with mbox file /var/mail/someuser: Permission denied.
Typical workaround to this is to set mail_extra_groups = mail. Alternative is to change /var/mail directory to be world writable (and with sticky bit).
Quoting Timo Sirainen tss@iki.fi:
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 09:32 -0500, dhottinger@harrisonburg.k12.va.us wrote:
Nov 26 09:28:10 mail dovecot: IMAP(someuser): open(/var/mail/.temp.mail.harrisonburg.k12.va.us.23157.22aab3df3f835fed) failed: Permission denied Nov 26 09:28:10 mail dovecot: IMAP(someuser): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/someuser: Permission denied.
Typical workaround to this is to set mail_extra_groups = mail. Alternative is to change /var/mail directory to be world writable (and with sticky bit).
That seems to have done it. I saw this in the wiki I think. Sorry to
bother you with a problem that is already documented. Is there any
other tweaks or settings that I should know about?
ddh
-- Dwayne Hottinger Network Administrator Harrisonburg City Public Schools
"rarely do people communicate, they just take turns talking"
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