Users can't use Dovecot IMAP
Every time a user logs into Dovcot's IMAP service PAM closes the session immediately after it opens. I would like a user to have a session open long enough to read some emails.
dictator@drakeclasher:~$ sudo dovecot -n
# 2.1.7: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 3.14-0.bpo.1-amd64 x86_64 Debian 7.8
mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
namespace inbox {
inbox = yes
location =
mailbox Drafts {
special_use = \Drafts
}
mailbox Junk {
special_use = \Junk
}
mailbox Sent {
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox "Sent Messages" {
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox Trash {
special_use = \Trash
}
prefix =
}
passdb {
driver = pam
}
passdb {
args = failure_show_msg=yes %s
driver = pam
}
plugin {
sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
sieve_dir = ~/sieve
}
protocols = " imap lmtp"
ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem
ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
userdb {
driver = passwd
}
userdb {
args = mail
driver = pam
}
Apr 6 21:57:29 drakeclasher su[2346]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user mailtest by dictator(uid=0) Apr 6 21:59:55 drakeclasher su[2346]: pam_unix(su:session): session closed for user mailtest
dictator@drakeclasher:~$ groups mailtest mailtest : Domain Users mail users
On 07/04/2015 05:59, John Lewis wrote:
Every time a user logs into Dovcot's IMAP service PAM closes the session immediately after it opens. I would like a user to have a session open long enough to read some emails. I don't know if it is still the case for no super user login to imap servers ? Apr 6 21:57:29 drakeclasher su[2346]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user mailtest by dictator(uid=0) But according to this old thread it would seem that dovecot is hard coded to not allow login as root (uid=0) to the imap server.
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2011-September/078467.html
Can't say for the current version, as the wiki2 doesn't currently have the config files <shrug>. I would be suprised if it had changed though...
The doc page : http://wiki.dovecot.org/MainConfig
Search for : first_valid_uid
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dictator@drakeclasher:~$ sudo dovecot -n [9/39] # 2.1.7: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 3.14-0.bpo.1-amd64 x86_64 Debian 7.8 first_valid_gid = 0 mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = mailbox Drafts { special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Junk { special_use = \Junk } mailbox Sent { special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Trash { special_use = \Trash } prefix = } passdb { driver = pam } passdb { args = failure_show_msg=yes %s driver = pam } plugin { sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve sieve_dir = ~/sieve } protocols = " imap lmtp" ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem userdb { driver = passwd } userdb { driver = passwd }
The wiki was confusing. I managed to create a valid configuration that works for my environment.
On 04/06/2015 11:59 PM, John Lewis wrote:
Every time a user logs into Dovcot's IMAP service PAM closes the session immediately after it opens. I would like a user to have a session open long enough to read some emails.
dictator@drakeclasher:~$ sudo dovecot -n
# 2.1.7: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 3.14-0.bpo.1-amd64 x86_64 Debian 7.8 mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = mailbox Drafts { special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Junk { special_use = \Junk } mailbox Sent { special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Trash { special_use = \Trash } prefix = } passdb { driver = pam } passdb { args = failure_show_msg=yes %s driver = pam } plugin { sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve sieve_dir = ~/sieve } protocols = " imap lmtp" ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem userdb { driver = passwd } userdb { args = mail driver = pam }Apr 6 21:57:29 drakeclasher su[2346]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user mailtest by dictator(uid=0) Apr 6 21:59:55 drakeclasher su[2346]: pam_unix(su:session): session closed for user mailtest
dictator@drakeclasher:~$ groups mailtest mailtest : Domain Users mail users
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