Hi, I am using Dovecot 1.1.13 (from a Debian package). I was having problems using user_attrs to set 'mail' and 'home'. Initially I tried: user_attrs = uid=mail=maildir:/var/mail/virtual/users/%$/Maildir/,uid=home=/var/mail/virtual/users/%$/

This appeared to set 'home' but not 'mail'. In the debug lot I see: May 12 15:24:40 alpha dovecot: auth(default): ldap(X@Y,10.4.4.113): user search: base=ou=users,dc=Y scope=subtree filter=(& (mail=X@Y) (|(accountStatus=active) (accountStatus=migrate)) ) fields=uid,uid May 12 15:24:40 alpha dovecot: auth(default): ldap(X@Y,1.1.1.1): result: uid(home=/var/mail/virtual/users/%$/)=/var/mail/virtual/users/uid/ May 12 15:24:40 alpha dovecot: auth(default): master out: USER
30688 X@Y home=/var/mail/virtual/users/uid/

Note that 'home' seems to be set on the last line, but not 'mail'. I was hoping to see 'mail=/var/mail/virtual/users/uid/Maildir/'. Next I tried: user_attrs = =mail=maildir:~/Maildir/,uid=home=/var/mail/virtual/users/%$/

Now I see: May 12 15:31:28 alpha dovecot: auth(default): ldap(X@Y,1.1.1.1): user search: base=ou=users,dc=Y scope=subtree filter=(& (mail=X@Y) (|(accountStatus=active) (accountStatus=migrate)) ) fields=uid May 12 15:31:28 alpha dovecot: auth(default): ldap(X@Y,1.1.1.1): result: uid(home=/var/mail/virtual/users/%$/)=/var/mail/virtual/users/uid/ May 12 15:31:28 alpha dovecot: auth(default): master out: USER
30712 X@Y home=/var/mail/virtual/users/uid/ mail=maildir:~/Maildir/

Now both 'home' and 'mail' are set, which is what I want. This means the following lines are not synonymous: user_attrs = uid=mail=maildir:/var/mail/virtual/users/%$/Maildir/,uid=home=/var/mail/virtual/users/%$/ user_attrs = =mail=maildir:~/Maildir/,uid=home=/var/mail/virtual/users/%$/

Either I misunderstand the documentation for user_attrs or there is a bug. Assuming the former, can somebody please explain what I am doing wrong?

Thanks,

Ian