Hi!

Trying to set up dovecot for local accounts and virtual users, sending test mail fails: dovecot sees a permission problem in /home but the mail should go to /srv/mail/example.net/alice.

"euid=1001(<unknown>) egid=1001(<unknown>)" 1001 doesn't not exist in /etc/passwd - Where does it come from?

M.

root@broccoli:~# doveconf -n # 2.3.7.2 (3c910f64b): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # Pigeonhole version 0.5.7.2 () # OS: Linux 5.4.0-65-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS # Hostname: broccoli.example.net mail_home = /srv/mail/%d/%n mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir mail_privileged_group = mail namespace { list = children location = maildir:%%h/Maildir:INDEXPVT=~/Maildir/shared/%%u prefix = shared/%%u/ separator = / subscriptions = no type = shared } 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 = separator = / type = private } passdb { driver = pam } passdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext driver = ldap } protocols = " imap lmtp" service auth { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { group = postfix mode = 0600 user = postfix } } service dict { unix_listener dict { group = vmail mode = 0600 user = vmail } } service lmtp { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp { group = postfix mode = 0600 user = postfix } } ssl = required ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem ssl_client_ca_dir = /etc/ssl/certs ssl_dh = # hidden, use -P to show it ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it ssl_min_protocol = TLSv1.2 userdb { driver = passwd } userdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext driver = ldap } userdb { args = uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/srv/mail/%d/%n driver = static } root@broccoli:~# id postfix uid=116(postfix) gid=124(postfix) groups=124(postfix) root@broccoli:~# id dovecot uid=114(dovecot) gid=122(dovecot) groups=122(dovecot) root@broccoli:~# sendmail alice@example.net < /etc/issue.net root@broccoli:~# tail /var/log/mail.log Jan 30 21:31:47 broccoli postfix/pickup[4067]: 22AE117AA82: uid=0 from=<root> Jan 30 21:31:47 broccoli postfix/cleanup[35091]: 22AE117AA82: message-id=<20210130203147.22AE117AA82@broccoli.example.net> Jan 30 21:31:47 broccoli postfix/qmgr[854]: 22AE117AA82: from=<root@broccoli.example.net>, size=335, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Jan 30 21:31:47 broccoli dovecot: lmtp(35094): Connect from local Jan 30 21:31:47 broccoli dovecot: lmtp(alice@example.net)<35094><xGMOCjPCFWAWiQAAfCPMuA>: Error: mkdir(/home/alice/Maildir) failed: Permission denied (euid=1001(<unknown>) egid=1001(<unknown>) missing +w perm: /home, dir owned by 0:0 mode=0755) Jan 30 21:31:47 broccoli dovecot: lmtp(alice@example.net)<35094><xGMOCjPCFWAWiQAAfCPMuA>: Error: mkdir(/home/alice/Maildir) failed: Permission denied (euid=1001(<unknown>) egid=1001(<unknown>) missing +w perm: /home, dir owned by 0:0 mode=0755) Jan 30 21:31:47 broccoli dovecot: lmtp(alice@example.net)<35094><xGMOCjPCFWAWiQAAfCPMuA>: Error: lmtp-server: conn unix:pid=35093,uid=116 [1]: rcpt alice@example.net: Mailbox INBOX: Failed to autocreate mailbox: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more information. [2021-01-30 21:31:47] Jan 30 21:31:47 broccoli dovecot: lmtp(alice@example.net)<35094><xGMOCjPCFWAWiQAAfCPMuA>: msgid=<20210130203147.22AE117AA82@broccoli.example.net>: save failed to open mailbox INBOX: Mailbox INBOX: Failed to autocreate mailbox: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more information. [2021-01-30 21:31:47] Jan 30 21:31:47 broccoli dovecot: lmtp(35094): Disconnect from local: Client has quit the connection (state=READY) Jan 30 21:31:47 broccoli postfix/lmtp[35093]: 22AE117AA82: to=<alice@example.net>, relay=broccoli.example.net[private/dovecot-lmtp], delay=0.07, delays=0.04/0.01/0/0.02, dsn=4.2.0, status=deferred (host broccoli.example.net[private/dovecot-lmtp] said: 451 4.2.0 <alice@example.net> Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more information. [2021-01-30 21:31:47] (in reply to end of DATA command))