The configuration and run/base_dir directories can be where ever you
like. The locations Eduardo stated are the most appropriate for dovecot
installed with an RPM. Mine were compiled and set in the home
directory, so they are in a slightly different location. As long as you
use the -c to point to the correct configuration file you should be good.
For mine I kept my dovecot config file in the default location and
put the director one elsewhere and created an alias, so that I can start
the director by just typing director. This might make things easier for
you to manage, then you can just stop it by running "doveadm -i
alias director="sudo -E PATH=${PATH} LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} /home/user/dovecot/sbin/dovecot -c /home/user/dovecot/etc/dovecot/director.conf"
On 09/23/2014 05:00 PM, jjhoffart wrote:
Thanks for the replies, I am still fairly new to dovecot and still learning. This is a quick run down of my setup: 3 servers running iRedMail (this is a package that installs dovecot 2.1.7, postfix, and LDAP). All three servers share an NFS backend. The same 3 servers are also sitting behind a load balancer. What I want to do is use these three servers as directors and mail servers. So from the replies I have gotten I understand that I need to create 2 config files 1 for director and 1 for dovecot. Now my next question is do these config files need to be stored in /etc/dovecot or /var/run/dovecot? Also is creating the second config file as simple as copying and renaming the dovecot.conf file?
On Sep 23, 2014, at 2:26 PM, Eduardo Ramos eduardo@freedominterface.org wrote:
Hi,
In fact you don't NEED a director. You can use two dovecot servers sharing a NFS storage with a normal (backend) implementation. It's good to see that page: http://wiki2.dovecot.org/NFS for some good recomendations.
You must have a base_dir for each instance of dovecot you want to run, and a dovecot.conf as well. One could be director and other backend. I suggest you have two separated configuration directories, /etc/dovecot-director and /etc/dovecot-backend. Each with the respective configuration. Start dovecot with "dovecot -c /etc/dovecot-director/dovecot.conf". Backend is the same.
In order to help more, provide us more details about your environment and doulbts.
On 09/23/2014 03:57 PM, jjhoffart wrote:
Hello, I am currently trying to setup a cluster of mail servers. I currently have two servers I am trying to cluster together. These servers will also have a shared NFS backend. I have read on the site that I will need to configure director since I am using NFS. I have read through all of the documentation on director but still need a little guidance to get things up and running. One of the questions I have is about the base_dir on the Multiple Invocations section of the wiki. It states that I will need to change the bas_dir to the new run directory, not sure what needs to happen here, can anyone help me out?
Still having some trouble with director. I have copied the var/run/dovecot director along with the /etc/dovecot directory. So I know have /var/run/dovecot-director and dovecot-backend along with /etc/dovecot-director and /etc/dovecot-backend. The base_dir in these corresponds with the named directory in /var/run. The issue I have now is that only one instance will run the other outputs a bunch of errors:
root@mail1:~# service dovecot-backend start [....] Starting IMAP/POP3 mail server: dovecot-backendError: service(managesieve-login): listen(*, 4190) failed: Address already in use Error: service(pop3-login): listen(*, 110) failed: Address already in use Error: service(pop3-login): listen(*, 995) failed: Address already in use Error: service(lmtp): Socket already exists: /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp Error: service(lmtp): listen(*, 24) failed: Address already in use Error: service(imap-login): listen(*, 143) failed: Address already in use Error: service(imap-login): listen(*, 993) failed: Address already in use Error: service(auth): Socket already exists: /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth Fatal: Failed to start listeners
i have edited the 10-master.conf file in the backend directory to use different port numbers but still receive the following output above.
On Sep 23, 2014, at 3:07 PM, Chris Lasater vorgusa@gmail.com wrote:
The configuration and run/base_dir directories can be where ever you like. The locations Eduardo stated are the most appropriate for dovecot installed with an RPM. Mine were compiled and set in the home directory, so they are in a slightly different location. As long as you use the -c to point to the correct configuration file you should be good. For mine I kept my dovecot config file in the default location and put the director one elsewhere and created an alias, so that I can start the director by just typing director. This might make things easier for you to manage, then you can just stop it by running "doveadm -i
stop" alias director="sudo -E PATH=${PATH} LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} /home/user/dovecot/sbin/dovecot -c /home/user/dovecot/etc/dovecot/director.conf"
On 09/23/2014 05:00 PM, jjhoffart wrote:
Thanks for the replies, I am still fairly new to dovecot and still learning. This is a quick run down of my setup: 3 servers running iRedMail (this is a package that installs dovecot 2.1.7, postfix, and LDAP). All three servers share an NFS backend. The same 3 servers are also sitting behind a load balancer. What I want to do is use these three servers as directors and mail servers. So from the replies I have gotten I understand that I need to create 2 config files 1 for director and 1 for dovecot. Now my next question is do these config files need to be stored in /etc/dovecot or /var/run/dovecot? Also is creating the second config file as simple as copying and renaming the dovecot.conf file?
On Sep 23, 2014, at 2:26 PM, Eduardo Ramos eduardo@freedominterface.org wrote:
Hi,
In fact you don't NEED a director. You can use two dovecot servers sharing a NFS storage with a normal (backend) implementation. It's good to see that page: http://wiki2.dovecot.org/NFS for some good recomendations.
You must have a base_dir for each instance of dovecot you want to run, and a dovecot.conf as well. One could be director and other backend. I suggest you have two separated configuration directories, /etc/dovecot-director and /etc/dovecot-backend. Each with the respective configuration. Start dovecot with "dovecot -c /etc/dovecot-director/dovecot.conf". Backend is the same.
In order to help more, provide us more details about your environment and doulbts.
On 09/23/2014 03:57 PM, jjhoffart wrote:
Hello, I am currently trying to setup a cluster of mail servers. I currently have two servers I am trying to cluster together. These servers will also have a shared NFS backend. I have read on the site that I will need to configure director since I am using NFS. I have read through all of the documentation on director but still need a little guidance to get things up and running. One of the questions I have is about the base_dir on the Multiple Invocations section of the wiki. It states that I will need to change the bas_dir to the new run directory, not sure what needs to happen here, can anyone help me out?
Run 'doveadm -i director config' and 'doveadm -i backend config'. Send us the result, please.
On 09/26/2014 12:58 PM, jjhoffart wrote:
Still having some trouble with director. I have copied the var/run/dovecot director along with the /etc/dovecot directory. So I know have /var/run/dovecot-director and dovecot-backend along with /etc/dovecot-director and /etc/dovecot-backend. The base_dir in these corresponds with the named directory in /var/run. The issue I have now is that only one instance will run the other outputs a bunch of errors:
root@mail1:~# service dovecot-backend start [....] Starting IMAP/POP3 mail server: dovecot-backendError: service(managesieve-login): listen(*, 4190) failed: Address already in use Error: service(pop3-login): listen(*, 110) failed: Address already in use Error: service(pop3-login): listen(*, 995) failed: Address already in use Error: service(lmtp): Socket already exists: /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp Error: service(lmtp): listen(*, 24) failed: Address already in use Error: service(imap-login): listen(*, 143) failed: Address already in use Error: service(imap-login): listen(*, 993) failed: Address already in use Error: service(auth): Socket already exists: /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth Fatal: Failed to start listeners
i have edited the 10-master.conf file in the backend directory to use different port numbers but still receive the following output above.
On Sep 23, 2014, at 3:07 PM, Chris Lasater vorgusa@gmail.com wrote:
The configuration and run/base_dir directories can be where ever you like. The locations Eduardo stated are the most appropriate for dovecot installed with an RPM. Mine were compiled and set in the home directory, so they are in a slightly different location. As long as you use the -c to point to the correct configuration file you should be good. For mine I kept my dovecot config file in the default location and put the director one elsewhere and created an alias, so that I can start the director by just typing director. This might make things easier for you to manage, then you can just stop it by running "doveadm -i
stop" alias director="sudo -E PATH=${PATH} LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} /home/user/dovecot/sbin/dovecot -c /home/user/dovecot/etc/dovecot/director.conf"
On 09/23/2014 05:00 PM, jjhoffart wrote:
Thanks for the replies, I am still fairly new to dovecot and still learning. This is a quick run down of my setup: 3 servers running iRedMail (this is a package that installs dovecot 2.1.7, postfix, and LDAP). All three servers share an NFS backend. The same 3 servers are also sitting behind a load balancer. What I want to do is use these three servers as directors and mail servers. So from the replies I have gotten I understand that I need to create 2 config files 1 for director and 1 for dovecot. Now my next question is do these config files need to be stored in /etc/dovecot or /var/run/dovecot? Also is creating the second config file as simple as copying and renaming the dovecot.conf file?
On Sep 23, 2014, at 2:26 PM, Eduardo Ramos eduardo@freedominterface.org wrote:
Hi,
In fact you don't NEED a director. You can use two dovecot servers sharing a NFS storage with a normal (backend) implementation. It's good to see that page: http://wiki2.dovecot.org/NFS for some good recomendations.
You must have a base_dir for each instance of dovecot you want to run, and a dovecot.conf as well. One could be director and other backend. I suggest you have two separated configuration directories, /etc/dovecot-director and /etc/dovecot-backend. Each with the respective configuration. Start dovecot with "dovecot -c /etc/dovecot-director/dovecot.conf". Backend is the same.
In order to help more, provide us more details about your environment and doulbts.
On 09/23/2014 03:57 PM, jjhoffart wrote:
Hello, I am currently trying to setup a cluster of mail servers. I currently have two servers I am trying to cluster together. These servers will also have a shared NFS backend. I have read on the site that I will need to configure director since I am using NFS. I have read through all of the documentation on director but still need a little guidance to get things up and running. One of the questions I have is about the base_dir on the Multiple Invocations section of the wiki. It states that I will need to change the bas_dir to the new run directory, not sure what needs to happen here, can anyone help me out?
Here are the results from the doveadm -r backend config and director config.
root@mail1:~# doveadm -i mail1Backend config
# 2.1.7: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 x86_64 Debian 7.6
auth_anonymous_username = anonymous
auth_cache_negative_ttl = 1 hours
auth_cache_size = 0
auth_cache_ttl = 1 hours
auth_debug = no
auth_debug_passwords = no
auth_default_realm =
auth_failure_delay = 2 secs
auth_first_valid_uid = 500
auth_gssapi_hostname =
auth_krb5_keytab =
auth_last_valid_uid = 0
auth_master_user_separator = *
auth_mechanisms = PLAIN LOGIN
auth_proxy_self =
auth_realms =
auth_socket_path = auth-userdb
auth_ssl_require_client_cert = no
auth_ssl_username_from_cert = no
auth_use_winbind = no
auth_username_chars = abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ01234567890.-_@
auth_username_format = %Lu
auth_username_translation =
auth_verbose = no
auth_verbose_passwords = no
auth_winbind_helper_path = /usr/bin/ntlm_auth
auth_worker_max_count = 30
base_dir = /var/run/dovecot
config_cache_size = 1 M
debug_log_path =
default_client_limit = 1000
default_idle_kill = 1 mins
default_internal_user = dovecot
default_login_user = dovenull
default_process_limit = 100
default_vsz_limit = 256 M
deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: %$
dict {
acl = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-share-folder.conf
quotadict = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-used-quota.conf
}
dict_db_config =
director_doveadm_port = 0
director_mail_servers =
director_servers =
director_user_expire = 15 mins
director_username_hash = %u
disable_plaintext_auth = yes
dotlock_use_excl = yes
doveadm_allowed_commands =
doveadm_password =
doveadm_proxy_port = 0
doveadm_socket_path = doveadm-server
doveadm_worker_count = 0
dsync_alt_char = _
dsync_remote_cmd = ssh -l%{login} %{host} doveadm dsync-server -u%u -l%{lock_timeout} -n%{namespace}
first_valid_gid = 1
first_valid_uid = 2000
hostname =
imap_capability =
imap_client_workarounds =
imap_id_log =
imap_id_send =
imap_idle_notify_interval = 2 mins
imap_logout_format = in=%i out=%o
imap_max_line_length = 64 k
imapc_features =
imapc_host =
imapc_list_prefix =
imapc_master_user =
imapc_password =
imapc_port = 143
imapc_rawlog_dir =
imapc_ssl = no
imapc_ssl_ca_dir =
imapc_ssl_verify = yes
imapc_user = %u
import_environment = TZ
info_log_path =
instance_name = mail1Director
last_valid_gid = 0
last_valid_uid = 2000
lda_mailbox_autocreate = no
lda_mailbox_autosubscribe = no
lda_original_recipient_header =
libexec_dir = /usr/lib/dovecot
listen = *
lmtp_proxy = no
lmtp_save_to_detail_mailbox = no
lock_method = fcntl
log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
log_timestamp = "%b %d %H:%M:%S "
login_access_sockets =
login_greeting = Dovecot ready.
login_log_format = %$: %s
login_log_format_elements = user=<%u> method=%m rip=%r lip=%l mpid=%e %c session=<%{session}>
login_trusted_networks =
mail_access_groups =
mail_attachment_dir =
mail_attachment_fs = sis posix
mail_attachment_hash = %{sha1}
mail_attachment_min_size = 128 k
mail_cache_fields = flags
mail_cache_min_mail_count = 0
mail_chroot =
mail_debug = no
mail_fsync = optimized
mail_full_filesystem_access = no
mail_gid = 2000
mail_home =
mail_location = maildir:/%Lh/Maildir/:INDEX=/%Lh/Maildir/
mail_log_prefix = "%s(%u): "
mail_max_keyword_length = 50
mail_max_lock_timeout = 0
mail_max_userip_connections = 10
mail_never_cache_fields = imap.envelope
mail_nfs_index = no
mail_nfs_storage = no
mail_plugin_dir = /usr/lib/dovecot/modules
mail_plugins = quota
mail_prefetch_count = 0
mail_privileged_group =
mail_save_crlf = no
mail_shared_explicit_inbox = yes
mail_temp_dir = /tmp
mail_temp_scan_interval = 1 weeks
mail_uid = 2000
mailbox_idle_check_interval = 30 secs
mailbox_list_index = no
maildir_broken_filename_sizes = no
maildir_copy_with_hardlinks = yes
maildir_stat_dirs = no
maildir_very_dirty_syncs = no
managesieve_client_workarounds =
managesieve_implementation_string = Dovecot Pigeonhole
managesieve_logout_format = bytes=%i/%o
managesieve_max_compile_errors = 5
managesieve_max_line_length = 65536
managesieve_notify_capability = mailto
managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope encoded-character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric relational regex imap4flags copy include variables body enotify environment mailbox date ihave
master_user_separator =
mbox_dirty_syncs = yes
mbox_dotlock_change_timeout = 2 mins
mbox_lazy_writes = yes
mbox_lock_timeout = 5 mins
mbox_md5 = apop3d
mbox_min_index_size = 0
mbox_read_locks = fcntl
mbox_very_dirty_syncs = no
mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl
mdbox_preallocate_space = no
mdbox_rotate_interval = 0
mdbox_rotate_size = 2 M
mmap_disable = no
namespace {
hidden = no
ignore_on_failure = no
inbox = yes
list = yes
location =
mailbox Drafts {
auto = subscribe
special_use = \Drafts
}
mailbox Junk {
auto = subscribe
special_use = \Junk
}
mailbox Sent {
auto = subscribe
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox "Sent Messages" {
auto = no
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox Spam {
auto = no
special_use = \Junk
}
mailbox Trash {
auto = subscribe
special_use = \Trash
}
prefix =
separator = /
subscriptions = yes
type = private
}
namespace {
hidden = no
ignore_on_failure = no
inbox = no
list = children
location = maildir:/%%Lh/Maildir/:INDEX=/%%Lh/Maildir/Shared/%%u
prefix = Shared/%%u/
separator = /
subscriptions = yes
type = shared
}
passdb {
args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf
default_fields =
deny = no
driver = ldap
master = no
override_fields =
pass = no
}
passdb {
args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-master-users-password
default_fields =
deny = no
driver = passwd-file
master = yes
override_fields =
pass = no
}
plugin {
acl = vfile
acl_shared_dict = proxy::acl
auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master
quota = dict:user::proxy::quotadict
quota_rule = *:storage=1G
quota_warning = storage=85%% quota-warning 85 %u
quota_warning2 = storage=90%% quota-warning 90 %u
quota_warning3 = storage=95%% quota-warning 95 %u
sieve = /%Lh/sieve/dovecot.sieve
sieve_default = /mail_data/sieve/dovecot.sieve
sieve_dir = /%Lh/sieve
sieve_global_dir = /mail_data/sieve
}
pop3_client_workarounds =
pop3_enable_last = no
pop3_fast_size_lookups = no
pop3_lock_session = no
pop3_logout_format = top=%t/%p, retr=%r/%b, del=%d/%m, size=%s
pop3_no_flag_updates = no
pop3_reuse_xuidl = no
pop3_save_uidl = no
pop3_uidl_duplicates = allow
pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
pop3c_host =
pop3c_password =
pop3c_port = 110
pop3c_rawlog_dir =
pop3c_ssl = no
pop3c_ssl_ca_dir =
pop3c_ssl_verify = yes
pop3c_user = %u
postmaster_address =
protocols = pop3 imap sieve lmtp
quota_full_tempfail = no
recipient_delimiter = +
rejection_reason = Your message to <%t> was automatically rejected:%n%r
rejection_subject = Rejected: %s
replication_full_sync_interval = 12 hours
replication_max_conns = 10
replicator_host = replicator
replicator_port = 0
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
service aggregator {
chroot = .
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = aggregator
extra_groups =
fifo_listener replication-notify-fifo {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener replication-notify {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service anvil {
chroot = empty
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = anvil
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 4294967295 secs
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 1
protocol =
service_count = 0
type = anvil
unix_listener anvil-auth-penalty {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener anvil {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service auth-worker {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = auth -w
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener auth-worker {
group =
mode = 0600
user = $default_internal_user
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service auth {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = auth
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth {
group = postfix
mode = 0666
user = postfix
}
unix_listener auth-client {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener auth-login {
group =
mode = 0600
user = $default_internal_user
}
unix_listener auth-master {
group = vmail
mode = 0666
user = vmail
}
unix_listener auth-userdb {
group = vmail
mode = 0660
user = vmail
}
unix_listener login/login {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service config {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = config
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type = config
unix_listener config {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service dict {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = dict
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener dict {
group = vmail
mode = 0660
user = vmail
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service director {
chroot = .
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = director
extra_groups =
fifo_listener login/proxy-notify {
group =
mode = 00
user =
}
group =
idle_kill = 4294967295 secs
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener director-admin {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener login/director {
group =
mode = 00
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service dns_client {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = dns-client
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener dns-client {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
unix_listener login/dns-client {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service doveadm {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = doveadm-server
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener doveadm-server {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service imap-login {
chroot = login
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = imap-login
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
inet_listener imap {
address =
port = 143
ssl = no
}
inet_listener imaps {
address =
port = 993
ssl = yes
}
privileged_group =
process_limit = 500
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = imap
service_count = 1
type = login
user = $default_login_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service imap {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = imap
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1024
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = imap
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener login/imap {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service indexer-worker {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = indexer-worker
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 10
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener indexer-worker {
group =
mode = 0600
user = $default_internal_user
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service indexer {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = indexer
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener indexer {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service ipc {
chroot = empty
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = ipc
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener ipc {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener login/ipc-proxy {
group =
mode = 0600
user = $default_login_user
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service lmtp {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = lmtp -L
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
inet_listener lmtp {
address =
port = 24
ssl = no
}
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 5
protocol = lmtp
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp {
group = postfix
mode = 0600
user = postfix
}
unix_listener lmtp {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user = vmail
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service log {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = log
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 4294967295 secs
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type = log
unix_listener log-errors {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service managesieve-login {
chroot = login
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = managesieve-login
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
inet_listener sieve {
address =
port = 4190
ssl = no
}
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = sieve
service_count = 1
type = login
user = $default_login_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service managesieve {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = managesieve
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = sieve
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener login/sieve {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service pop3-login {
chroot = login
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = pop3-login
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
inet_listener pop3 {
address =
port = 110
ssl = no
}
inet_listener pop3s {
address =
port = 995
ssl = yes
}
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = pop3
service_count = 1
type = login
user = $default_login_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service pop3 {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = pop3
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1024
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = pop3
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener login/pop3 {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service quota-warning {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = script /usr/local/bin/dovecot-quota-warning.sh
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener quota-warning {
group = vmail
mode = 0660
user = vmail
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service replicator {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = replicator
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 4294967295 secs
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener replicator {
group =
mode = 0600
user = $default_internal_user
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service ssl-params {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = ssl-params
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type = startup
unix_listener login/ssl-params {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service stats {
chroot = empty
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = stats
extra_groups =
fifo_listener stats-mail {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
group =
idle_kill = 4294967295 secs
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener stats {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
shutdown_clients = yes
ssl = required
ssl_ca =
ssl_cert = .mydomain.com.cert.pem
ssl_cert_username_field = commonName
ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!LOW:!SSLv2:!EXP:!aNULL
ssl_client_cert =
ssl_client_key =
ssl_crypto_device =
ssl_key =
root@mail1:~# doveadm -i mail1Director config
# 2.1.7: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 x86_64 Debian 7.6
auth_anonymous_username = anonymous
auth_cache_negative_ttl = 1 hours
auth_cache_size = 0
auth_cache_ttl = 1 hours
auth_debug = no
auth_debug_passwords = no
auth_default_realm =
auth_failure_delay = 2 secs
auth_first_valid_uid = 500
auth_gssapi_hostname =
auth_krb5_keytab =
auth_last_valid_uid = 0
auth_master_user_separator = *
auth_mechanisms = PLAIN LOGIN
auth_proxy_self =
auth_realms =
auth_socket_path = auth-userdb
auth_ssl_require_client_cert = no
auth_ssl_username_from_cert = no
auth_use_winbind = no
auth_username_chars = abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ01234567890.-_@
auth_username_format = %Lu
auth_username_translation =
auth_verbose = no
auth_verbose_passwords = no
auth_winbind_helper_path = /usr/bin/ntlm_auth
auth_worker_max_count = 30
base_dir = /var/run/dovecot
config_cache_size = 1 M
debug_log_path =
default_client_limit = 1000
default_idle_kill = 1 mins
default_internal_user = dovecot
default_login_user = dovenull
default_process_limit = 100
default_vsz_limit = 256 M
deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: %$
dict {
acl = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-share-folder.conf
quotadict = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-used-quota.conf
}
dict_db_config =
director_doveadm_port = 0
director_mail_servers =
director_servers =
director_user_expire = 15 mins
director_username_hash = %u
disable_plaintext_auth = yes
dotlock_use_excl = yes
doveadm_allowed_commands =
doveadm_password =
doveadm_proxy_port = 0
doveadm_socket_path = doveadm-server
doveadm_worker_count = 0
dsync_alt_char = _
dsync_remote_cmd = ssh -l%{login} %{host} doveadm dsync-server -u%u -l%{lock_timeout} -n%{namespace}
first_valid_gid = 1
first_valid_uid = 2000
hostname =
imap_capability =
imap_client_workarounds =
imap_id_log =
imap_id_send =
imap_idle_notify_interval = 2 mins
imap_logout_format = in=%i out=%o
imap_max_line_length = 64 k
imapc_features =
imapc_host =
imapc_list_prefix =
imapc_master_user =
imapc_password =
imapc_port = 143
imapc_rawlog_dir =
imapc_ssl = no
imapc_ssl_ca_dir =
imapc_ssl_verify = yes
imapc_user = %u
import_environment = TZ
info_log_path =
instance_name = mail1Director
last_valid_gid = 0
last_valid_uid = 2000
lda_mailbox_autocreate = no
lda_mailbox_autosubscribe = no
lda_original_recipient_header =
libexec_dir = /usr/lib/dovecot
listen = *
lmtp_proxy = no
lmtp_save_to_detail_mailbox = no
lock_method = fcntl
log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
log_timestamp = "%b %d %H:%M:%S "
login_access_sockets =
login_greeting = Dovecot ready.
login_log_format = %$: %s
login_log_format_elements = user=<%u> method=%m rip=%r lip=%l mpid=%e %c session=<%{session}>
login_trusted_networks =
mail_access_groups =
mail_attachment_dir =
mail_attachment_fs = sis posix
mail_attachment_hash = %{sha1}
mail_attachment_min_size = 128 k
mail_cache_fields = flags
mail_cache_min_mail_count = 0
mail_chroot =
mail_debug = no
mail_fsync = optimized
mail_full_filesystem_access = no
mail_gid = 2000
mail_home =
mail_location = maildir:/%Lh/Maildir/:INDEX=/%Lh/Maildir/
mail_log_prefix = "%s(%u): "
mail_max_keyword_length = 50
mail_max_lock_timeout = 0
mail_max_userip_connections = 10
mail_never_cache_fields = imap.envelope
mail_nfs_index = no
mail_nfs_storage = no
mail_plugin_dir = /usr/lib/dovecot/modules
mail_plugins = quota
mail_prefetch_count = 0
mail_privileged_group =
mail_save_crlf = no
mail_shared_explicit_inbox = yes
mail_temp_dir = /tmp
mail_temp_scan_interval = 1 weeks
mail_uid = 2000
mailbox_idle_check_interval = 30 secs
mailbox_list_index = no
maildir_broken_filename_sizes = no
maildir_copy_with_hardlinks = yes
maildir_stat_dirs = no
maildir_very_dirty_syncs = no
managesieve_client_workarounds =
managesieve_implementation_string = Dovecot Pigeonhole
managesieve_logout_format = bytes=%i/%o
managesieve_max_compile_errors = 5
managesieve_max_line_length = 65536
managesieve_notify_capability = mailto
managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope encoded-character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric relational regex imap4flags copy include variables body enotify environment mailbox date ihave
master_user_separator =
mbox_dirty_syncs = yes
mbox_dotlock_change_timeout = 2 mins
mbox_lazy_writes = yes
mbox_lock_timeout = 5 mins
mbox_md5 = apop3d
mbox_min_index_size = 0
mbox_read_locks = fcntl
mbox_very_dirty_syncs = no
mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl
mdbox_preallocate_space = no
mdbox_rotate_interval = 0
mdbox_rotate_size = 2 M
mmap_disable = no
namespace {
hidden = no
ignore_on_failure = no
inbox = yes
list = yes
location =
mailbox Drafts {
auto = subscribe
special_use = \Drafts
}
mailbox Junk {
auto = subscribe
special_use = \Junk
}
mailbox Sent {
auto = subscribe
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox "Sent Messages" {
auto = no
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox Spam {
auto = no
special_use = \Junk
}
mailbox Trash {
auto = subscribe
special_use = \Trash
}
prefix =
separator = /
subscriptions = yes
type = private
}
namespace {
hidden = no
ignore_on_failure = no
inbox = no
list = children
location = maildir:/%%Lh/Maildir/:INDEX=/%%Lh/Maildir/Shared/%%u
prefix = Shared/%%u/
separator = /
subscriptions = yes
type = shared
}
passdb {
args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf
default_fields =
deny = no
driver = ldap
master = no
override_fields =
pass = no
}
passdb {
args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-master-users-password
default_fields =
deny = no
driver = passwd-file
master = yes
override_fields =
pass = no
}
plugin {
acl = vfile
acl_shared_dict = proxy::acl
auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master
quota = dict:user::proxy::quotadict
quota_rule = *:storage=1G
quota_warning = storage=85%% quota-warning 85 %u
quota_warning2 = storage=90%% quota-warning 90 %u
quota_warning3 = storage=95%% quota-warning 95 %u
sieve = /%Lh/sieve/dovecot.sieve
sieve_default = /mail_data/sieve/dovecot.sieve
sieve_dir = /%Lh/sieve
sieve_global_dir = /mail_data/sieve
}
pop3_client_workarounds =
pop3_enable_last = no
pop3_fast_size_lookups = no
pop3_lock_session = no
pop3_logout_format = top=%t/%p, retr=%r/%b, del=%d/%m, size=%s
pop3_no_flag_updates = no
pop3_reuse_xuidl = no
pop3_save_uidl = no
pop3_uidl_duplicates = allow
pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
pop3c_host =
pop3c_password =
pop3c_port = 110
pop3c_rawlog_dir =
pop3c_ssl = no
pop3c_ssl_ca_dir =
pop3c_ssl_verify = yes
pop3c_user = %u
postmaster_address =
protocols = pop3 imap sieve lmtp
quota_full_tempfail = no
recipient_delimiter = +
rejection_reason = Your message to <%t> was automatically rejected:%n%r
rejection_subject = Rejected: %s
replication_full_sync_interval = 12 hours
replication_max_conns = 10
replicator_host = replicator
replicator_port = 0
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
service aggregator {
chroot = .
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = aggregator
extra_groups =
fifo_listener replication-notify-fifo {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener replication-notify {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service anvil {
chroot = empty
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = anvil
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 4294967295 secs
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 1
protocol =
service_count = 0
type = anvil
unix_listener anvil-auth-penalty {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener anvil {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service auth-worker {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = auth -w
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener auth-worker {
group =
mode = 0600
user = $default_internal_user
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service auth {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = auth
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth {
group = postfix
mode = 0666
user = postfix
}
unix_listener auth-client {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener auth-login {
group =
mode = 0600
user = $default_internal_user
}
unix_listener auth-master {
group = vmail
mode = 0666
user = vmail
}
unix_listener auth-userdb {
group = vmail
mode = 0660
user = vmail
}
unix_listener login/login {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service config {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = config
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type = config
unix_listener config {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service dict {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = dict
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener dict {
group = vmail
mode = 0660
user = vmail
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service director {
chroot = .
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = director
extra_groups =
fifo_listener login/proxy-notify {
group =
mode = 00
user =
}
group =
idle_kill = 4294967295 secs
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener director-admin {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener login/director {
group =
mode = 00
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service dns_client {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = dns-client
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener dns-client {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
unix_listener login/dns-client {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service doveadm {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = doveadm-server
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener doveadm-server {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service imap-login {
chroot = login
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = imap-login
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
inet_listener imap {
address =
port = 143
ssl = no
}
inet_listener imaps {
address =
port = 993
ssl = yes
}
privileged_group =
process_limit = 500
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = imap
service_count = 1
type = login
user = $default_login_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service imap {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = imap
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1024
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = imap
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener login/imap {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service indexer-worker {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = indexer-worker
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 10
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener indexer-worker {
group =
mode = 0600
user = $default_internal_user
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service indexer {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = indexer
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener indexer {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service ipc {
chroot = empty
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = ipc
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener ipc {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener login/ipc-proxy {
group =
mode = 0600
user = $default_login_user
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service lmtp {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = lmtp -L
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
inet_listener lmtp {
address =
port = 24
ssl = no
}
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 5
protocol = lmtp
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp {
group = postfix
mode = 0600
user = postfix
}
unix_listener lmtp {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user = vmail
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service log {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = log
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 4294967295 secs
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type = log
unix_listener log-errors {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service managesieve-login {
chroot = login
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = managesieve-login
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
inet_listener sieve {
address =
port = 4190
ssl = no
}
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = sieve
service_count = 1
type = login
user = $default_login_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service managesieve {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = managesieve
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = sieve
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener login/sieve {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service pop3-login {
chroot = login
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = pop3-login
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
inet_listener pop3 {
address =
port = 110
ssl = no
}
inet_listener pop3s {
address =
port = 995
ssl = yes
}
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = pop3
service_count = 1
type = login
user = $default_login_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service pop3 {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = pop3
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1024
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = pop3
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener login/pop3 {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service quota-warning {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = script /usr/local/bin/dovecot-quota-warning.sh
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener quota-warning {
group = vmail
mode = 0660
user = vmail
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service replicator {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = replicator
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 4294967295 secs
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener replicator {
group =
mode = 0600
user = $default_internal_user
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service ssl-params {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = ssl-params
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type = startup
unix_listener login/ssl-params {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service stats {
chroot = empty
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = stats
extra_groups =
fifo_listener stats-mail {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
group =
idle_kill = 4294967295 secs
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener stats {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
shutdown_clients = yes
ssl = required
ssl_ca =
ssl_cert = .mydomain.com.cert.pem
ssl_cert_username_field = commonName
ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!LOW:!SSLv2:!EXP:!aNULL
ssl_client_cert =
ssl_client_key =
ssl_crypto_device =
ssl_key =
On Sep 26, 2014, at 11:12 AM, Eduardo Ramos eduardo@freedominterface.org wrote: Run 'doveadm -i director config' and 'doveadm -i backend config'. Send us the result, please. On 09/26/2014 12:58 PM, jjhoffart wrote: Still having some trouble with director. I have copied the var/run/dovecot director along with the /etc/dovecot directory. So I know have /var/run/dovecot-director and dovecot-backend along with /etc/dovecot-director and /etc/dovecot-backend. The base_dir in these corresponds with the named directory in /var/run. The issue I have now is that only one instance will run the other outputs a bunch of errors: root@mail1:~# service dovecot-backend start
[....] Starting IMAP/POP3 mail server: dovecot-backendError: service(managesieve-login): listen(*, 4190) failed: Address already in use
Error: service(pop3-login): listen(*, 110) failed: Address already in use
Error: service(pop3-login): listen(*, 995) failed: Address already in use
Error: service(lmtp): Socket already exists: /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp
Error: service(lmtp): listen(*, 24) failed: Address already in use
Error: service(imap-login): listen(*, 143) failed: Address already in use
Error: service(imap-login): listen(*, 993) failed: Address already in use
Error: service(auth): Socket already exists: /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth
Fatal: Failed to start listeners i have edited the 10-master.conf file in the backend directory to use different port numbers but still receive the following output above. On Sep 23, 2014, at 3:07 PM, Chris Lasater vorgusa@gmail.com wrote: The configuration and run/base_dir directories can be where ever you like. The locations Eduardo stated are the most appropriate for dovecot installed with an RPM. Mine were compiled and set in the home directory, so they are in a slightly different location. As long as you use the -c to point to the correct configuration file you should be good.
For mine I kept my dovecot config file in the default location and put the director one elsewhere and created an alias, so that I can start the director by just typing director. This might make things easier for you to manage, then you can just stop it by running "doveadm -i alias director="sudo -E PATH=${PATH} LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} /home/user/dovecot/sbin/dovecot -c /home/user/dovecot/etc/dovecot/director.conf" On 09/23/2014 05:00 PM, jjhoffart wrote: Thanks for the replies,
I am still fairly new to dovecot and still learning. This is a quick run down of my setup: 3 servers running iRedMail (this is a package that installs dovecot 2.1.7, postfix, and LDAP). All three servers share an NFS backend. The same 3 servers are also sitting behind a load balancer. What I want to do is use these three servers as directors and mail servers. So from the replies I have gotten I understand that I need to create 2 config files 1 for director and 1 for dovecot. Now my next question is do these config files need to be stored in /etc/dovecot or /var/run/dovecot? Also is creating the second config file as simple as copying and renaming the dovecot.conf file? On Sep 23, 2014, at 2:26 PM, Eduardo Ramos eduardo@freedominterface.org wrote: Hi, In fact you don't NEED a director. You can use two dovecot servers sharing a NFS storage with a normal (backend) implementation. It's good to see that page: http://wiki2.dovecot.org/NFS for some good recomendations. You must have a base_dir for each instance of dovecot you want to run, and a dovecot.conf as well. One could be director and other backend. I suggest you have two separated configuration directories, /etc/dovecot-director and /etc/dovecot-backend. Each with the respective configuration. Start dovecot with "dovecot -c /etc/dovecot-director/dovecot.conf". Backend is the same. In order to help more, provide us more details about your environment and doulbts. On 09/23/2014 03:57 PM, jjhoffart wrote:
> Hello,
> I am currently trying to setup a cluster of mail servers. I currently have two servers I am trying to cluster together. These servers will also have a shared NFS backend. I have read on the site that I will need to configure director since I am using NFS. I have read through all of the documentation on director but still need a little guidance to get things up and running. One of the questions I have is about the base_dir on the Multiple Invocations section of the wiki. It states that I will need to change the bas_dir to the new run directory, not sure what needs to happen here, can anyone help me out?
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