Hi,

What exactly do you mean with this?

These are the permissions of the /var/run/dovecot/login directory:

drwxr-x--- 2 root dovecot 72 Mar 23 00:20 login

B.

On Friday 19 March 2004 20:05, Skye Poier wrote:

Does dovecot-auth have permissions to /var/run/dovecot/login during boot time?

Skye

Word on the street is Bavo De Ridder said:

...

Hi,

I am running dovecot 0.99.10.4 on SuSE 9. I installed it using apt-get from the gwdg repository.

The dovecot service is configured to start at boottime in run level 3 and 5. However, it dies immediately with this error (/var/log/mail.err):

dovecot: Login process died too early - shutting down

Starting the service afterwords from a prompt as root with the command:

/etc/init.d/dovecot start

works without a glitch. Attached you can find my dovecot.conf and the startup script /etc/init.d/dovecot.

I hope someone could shed some light on this issue.

-- Bavo De Ridder Novell Belgium Customer Services & EMEA Linux Practice

"In God We Trust, everyone else get yourself an X.500 certificate"

I don't even have a seperate /var partition. Just / and swap.

Attached you can find an strace output of /usr/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth during boot.

During boot, the last service to start is dovecot (I did this on purpose to make sure everything is up and running before attempting to start dovecot in case dovecot had some dependencies), this fails with the error message (in /var/log/mail.err)

"dovecot: Login process died too early - shutting down"

If, after boot, I just login as root and type:

/etc/init.d/dovecot start

Dovecot starts fine.

As you can see from the strace, the dovecot-auth seems to have some trouble reading the socket.

B.

On Tuesday 23 March 2004 18:43, Skye Poier wrote:

OK, I guess those perms are probably right. Is /var mounted rw during your "run level 3" ? I know nothing about SUSE.

Skye

...

Hi,

What exactly do you mean with this? These are the permissions of the /var/run/dovecot/login directory: drwxr-x--- 2 root dovecot 72 Mar 23 00:20 login

B.

On Friday 19 March 2004 20:05, Skye Poier wrote:

...

Does dovecot-auth have permissions to /var/run/dovecot/login during boot time?

Skye

Word on the street is Bavo De Ridder said:

...

Hi,

I am running dovecot 0.99.10.4 on SuSE 9. I installed it using apt-get from the gwdg repository.

The dovecot service is configured to start at boottime in run level 3 and 5. However, it dies immediately with this error (/var/log/mail.err):

dovecot: Login process died too early - shutting down

Starting the service afterwords from a prompt as root with the command:

/etc/init.d/dovecot start

works without a glitch. Attached you can find my dovecot.conf and the startup script /etc/init.d/dovecot.

I hope someone could shed some light on this issue.

-- Bavo De Ridder Web Service Consulting & EMEA Linux Practice Novell, Inc.

"In God We Trust, everyone else get yourself an X.500 certificate"

execve("/usr/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth2", ["/usr/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth2"], [/* 16 vars */]) = 0 uname({sys="Linux", node="BRU-P7J0J-BDERIDDER", ...}) = 0 brk(0) = 0x8064b04 open("/etc/ld.so.preload", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 5 fstat64(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=86746, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 86746, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, 5, 0) = 0x40016000 close(5) = 0 open("/lib/libpam.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 5 read(5, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\220\25\0\0004\0\0\0\234u\0\0\0\0\0\0004\0 \0\3\0(\0\31\0\26\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\372o\0\0\372o\0\0\5\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\1\0\0\0\0p\0\0\0p\0\0\0p\0\0\224\2\0\0\230\2\0\0\6\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\2\0\0\0\310p\0\0\310p\0\0\310p\0\0\320\0\0\0\320\0\0\0\6\0\0\0\4\0\0\0a\0\0\0f\0\0\0Y\0\0\0\0\0\0\0I\0\0\0?\0\0\0L\0\0\0$\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\33\0\0\0\0\0\0\0H\0\0\0\0\0\0\0Q\0\0\0,\0\0\0^\0\0\0J\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0S\0\0\0N\0\0\0-\0\0\0\0\0"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=36200, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x4002c000 old_mmap(NULL, 29336, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 5, 0) = 0x4002d000 old_mmap(0x40034000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 5, 0x7000) = 0x40034000 close(5) = 0 open("/usr/lib/libldap.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 5 read(5, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0 \210\0\0004\0\0\0\2604\3\0\0\0\0\0004\0 \0\3\0(\0\31\0\26\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0c\26\3\0c\26\3\0\5\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\1\0\0\0\0 \3\0\0 \3\0\0 \3\0l\r\0\0\250\r\0\0\6\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\2\0\0\0\f&\3\0\f&\3\0\f&\3\0\370\0\0\0\370\0\0\0\6\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\t\2\0\0?\2\0\0\316\1\0\0>\1\0\0\0\0\0\0y\1\0\0001\2\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\353\1\0\0\0\0\0\0X\1\0\0\212\1\0\0\266\1\0\0\340\0\0\0\312\1\0\0\307\1\0\0{\0\0\0\330\1\0\0[\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\327\0\0\0\221\1\0\0W\0"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=237971, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 208296, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 5, 0) = 0x40035000 old_mmap(0x40067000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 5, 0x32000) = 0x40067000 close(5) = 0 open("/usr/lib/liblber.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 5 read(5, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0p%\0\0004\0\0\0L\266\0\0\0\0\0\0004\0 \0\3\0(\0\31\0\26\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\203\256\0\0\203\256\0\0\5\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\1\0\0\0\0\260\0\0\0\260\0\0\0\260\0\0\254\3\0\0P\4\0\0\6\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\2\0\0\0\24\261\0\0\24\261\0\0\24\261\0\0\310\0\0\0\310\0\0\0\6\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\203\0\0\0\262\0\0\0\220\0\0\0\213\0\0\0\202\0\0\0V\0\0\0\0\0\0\0`\0\0\0\205\0\0\0\261\0\0\0\230\0\0\0O\0\0\0\257\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\207\0\0\0\231\0\0\0=\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\201\0\0\0\0\0"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=56275, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 46160, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 5, 0) = 0x40068000 old_mmap(0x40073000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 5, 0xb000) = 0x40073000 close(5) = 0 open("/usr/lib/libsasl2.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 5 read(5, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\20/\0\0004\0\0\0\30.\1\0\0\0\0\0004\0 \0\3\0(\0\31\0\26\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\264$\1\0\264$\1\0\5\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\1\0\0\0\300$\1\0\3004\1\0\3004\1\0\220\6\0\0\354\6\0\0\6\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\2\0\0\0\304\'\1\0\3047\1\0\3047\1\0\330\0\0\0\330\0\0\0\6\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\305\0\0\0\330\0\0\0\313\0\0\0\220\0\0\0\261\0\0\0\0\0\0\0e\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\252\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\214\0\0\0\257\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\323\0\0\0q\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\203\0\0\0Q\0\0\0\0"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=89417, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 80812, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 5, 0) = 0x40074000 old_mmap(0x40087000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 5, 0x12000) = 0x40087000 close(5) = 0 open("/lib/libresolv.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 5 read(5, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\0*\0\0004\0\0\0(\374\0\0\0\0\0\0004\0 \0\6\0(\0\34\0\31\0\6\0\0\0004\0\0\0004\0\0\0004\0\0\0\300\0\0\0\300\0\0\0\5\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\3\0\0\0l\344\0\0l\344\0\0l\344\0\0\23\0\0\0\23\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\177\344\0\0\177\344\0\0\5\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\1\0\0\0\0\360\0\0\0\360\0\0\0\360\0\0\210\10\0\0\250/\0\0\6\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\2\0\0\0\344\365\0\0\344\365\0\0\344\365\0\0\330\0\0\0\330\0\0\0\6\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\364\0\0\0\364\0\0\0\364"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=74577, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 73640, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 5, 0) = 0x40088000 old_mmap(0x40097000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 5, 0xf000) = 0x40097000 old_mmap(0x40098000, 8104, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40098000 close(5) = 0 open("/usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.7", O_RDONLY) = 5 read(5, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\360\204\0\0004\0\0\0h\371\2\0\0\0\0\0004\0 \0\3\0(\0\33\0\30\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0A\315\2\0A\315\2\0\5\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\1\0\0\0\0\320\2\0\0\320\2\0\0\320\2\0\244#\0\0\320*\0\0\6\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\2\0\0\0<\357\2\0<\357\2\0<\357\2\0\340\0\0\0\340\0\0\0\6\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\t\2\0\0005\2\0\0\34\2\0\0v\0\0\0\0\0\0\0:\0\0\0r\1\0\0\23\2\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0.\1\0\0\35\2\0\0\210\1\0\0\0\0\0\0009\1\0\0\t\2\0\0\322\1\0\0\266\1\0\0\33\1\0\0\253\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\253"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0555, st_size=223898, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 195280, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 5, 0) = 0x4009a000 old_mmap(0x400c7000, 12288, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 5, 0x2d000) = 0x400c7000 close(5) = 0 open("/usr/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.7", O_RDONLY) = 5 read(5, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\320\275\2\0004\0\0\0000\31\17\0\0\0\0\0004\0 \0\4\0(\0\35\0\32\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\354\304\r\0\354\304\r\0\5\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\1\0\0\0\0\320\r\0\0\320\r\0\0\320\r\0\314\21\1\0\330L\1\0\6\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\2\0\0\0\370\333\16\0\370\333\16\0\370\333\16\0\330\0\0\0\330\0\0\0\6\0\0\0\4\0\0\0P\345td\320\304\r\0\320\304\r\0\320\304\r\0\34\0\0\0\34\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\5\10\0\0\332\n\0\0\0\0\0\0\236\n\0\0\0\0\0\0002\7\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0<\7\0\0\205\n"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0555, st_size=1143807, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x400ca000 old_mmap(NULL, 990424, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 5, 0) = 0x400cb000 old_mmap(0x401a8000, 73728, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 5, 0xdd000) = 0x401a8000 old_mmap(0x401ba000, 11480, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x401ba000 close(5) = 0 open("/usr/lib/libpq.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 5 read(5, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0F\0\0004\0\0\0(N\1\0\0\0\0\0004\0 \0\3\0(\0\31\0\26\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0T6\1\0T6\1\0\5\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\1\0\0\0\0@\1\0\0@\1\0\0@\1\0D\v\0\0\300\v\0\0\6\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\2\0\0\0\24G\1\0\24G\1\0\24G\1\0\360\0\0\0\360\0\0\0\6\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\7\1\0\0/\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0k\0\0\0-\1\0\0\201\0\0\0\317\0\0\0\274\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\221\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\265\0\0\0\0\0\0\0$\1\0\0\351\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\364\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\373\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\34\1\0\0\32\1\0\0\333\0\0\0\302"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=99920, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 84928, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 5, 0) = 0x401bd000 old_mmap(0x401d1000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 5, 0x14000) = 0x401d1000 close(5) = 0 open("/lib/libcrypt.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 5 read(5, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0p\n\0\0004\0\0\0\360\225\0\0\0\0\0\0004\0 \0\6\0(\0\34\0\31\0\6\0\0\0004\0\0\0004\0\0\0004\0\0\0\300\0\0\0\300\0\0\0\5\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\3\0\0\0,\200\0\0,\200\0\0,\200\0\0\23\0\0\0\23\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0?\200\0\0?\200\0\0\5\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\1\0\0\0@\200\0\0@\220\0\0@\220\0\0(\23\0\0\\\204\2\0\6\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\2\0\0\0\10\222\0\0\10\242\0\0\10\242\0\0\330\0\0\0\330\0\0\0\6\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\364\0\0\0\364\0\0\0\364\0\0\0 \0"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=43574, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 201884, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 5, 0) = 0x401d2000 old_mmap(0x401db000, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 5, 0x8000) = 0x401db000 old_mmap(0x401dd000, 156828, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x401dd000 close(5) = 0 open("/lib/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 5 read(5, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\240\34\0\0004\0\0\0H$\0\0\0\0\0\0004\0 \0\6\0(\0\34\0\31\0\6\0\0\0004\0\0\0004\0\0\0004\0\0\0\300\0\0\0\300\0\0\0\5\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\3\0\0\0\242\36\0\0\242\36\0\0\242\36\0\0\23\0\0\0\23\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\265\36\0\0\265\36\0\0\5\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\1\0\0\0\0 \0\0\0 \0\0\0 \0\0\230\1\0\0\270\1\0\0\6\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\2\0\0\0\f \0\0\f \0\0\f \0\0\340\0\0\0\340\0\0\0\6\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\364\0\0\0\364\0\0\0\364\0\0\0 \0\0\0 \0"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=13625, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 8632, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 5, 0) = 0x40204000 old_mmap(0x40206000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 5, 0x2000) = 0x40206000 close(5) = 0 open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 5 read(5, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\0^\1\0004\0\0\0,\255\23\0\0\0\0\0004\0 \0\7\0(\0009\0006\0\6\0\0\0004\0\0\0004\0\0\0004\0\0\0\340\0\0\0\340\0\0\0\5\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\3\0\0\0\310\333\22\0\310\333\22\0\310\333\22\0\23\0\0\0\23\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0X\341\22\0X\341\22\0\5\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\1\0\0\0\341\22\0\361\22\0\361\22\0\340B\0\0$m\0\0\6\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\2\0\0\0t \23\0t0\23\0t0\23\0\330\0\0\0\330\0\0\0\6\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\24\1\0\0\24\1\0\0\24\1\0\0 \0\0"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=1470060, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 1269380, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 5, 0) = 0x40207000 old_mmap(0x40336000, 20480, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 5, 0x12e000) = 0x40336000 old_mmap(0x4033b000, 7812, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x4033b000 close(5) = 0 open("/lib/libnsl.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 5 read(5, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\20<\0\0004\0\0\0\364#\1\0\0\0\0\0004\0 \0\6\0(\0\34\0\31\0\6\0\0\0004\0\0\0004\0\0\0004\0\0\0\300\0\0\0\300\0\0\0\5\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\3\0\0\0g\24\1\0g\24\1\0g\24\1\0\23\0\0\0\23\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0z\24\1\0z\24\1\0\5\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\1\0\0\0\200\24\1\0\200$\1\0\200$\1\0H\t\0\0\240*\0\0\6\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\2\0\0\0\304\31\1\0\304)\1\0\304)\1\0\330\0\0\0\330\0\0\0\6\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\4\0\0\0\364\0\0\0\364\0\0\0\364\0\0\0 \0\0\0 \0\0\0"..., 512) = 512 fstat64(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=89022, ...}) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 85792, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 5, 0) = 0x4033d000 old_mmap(0x4034f000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 5, 0x11000) = 0x4034f000 old_mmap(0x40350000, 7968, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40350000 close(5) = 0 old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40352000 munmap(0x40016000, 86746) = 0 fcntl64(4, F_GETFD) = 0 getsockname(4, 0xbffffbc0, [28]) = -1 ENOTSOCK (Socket operation on non-socket) fstat64(4, {st_mode=S_IFIFO|0600, st_size=0, ...}) = 0 --- SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault) @ 0 (0) --- +++ killed by SIGSEGV +++

On Tuesday 23 March 2004 19:02, Marcus Rueckert wrote:

hmm .. do you get an error if you run "/usr/sbin/dovecot" directly as root?

BRU-P7J0J-BDERIDDER:~ # id uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) BRU-P7J0J-BDERIDDER:~ # /usr/sbin/dovecot BRU-P7J0J-BDERIDDER:~ # ps aux ... root 3020 0.0 0.0 2732 944 ? S 20:41
0:00 /usr/sbin/dovecot root 3021 0.0 0.0 3572 1032 ? S 20:41 0:00 dovecot-auth dovecot 3022 0.0 0.0 2920 968 ? S 20:41 0:00 imap-login dovecot 3023 0.0 0.0 2920 968 ? S 20:41 0:00 imap-login dovecot 3024 0.0 0.0 2920 968 ? S 20:41 0:00 imap-login

So that seems to work. Like I mentioned, it only fails at boot time. If I, after boot, start the service by hand by executing /etc/init.d/dovecot start, it starts up without errors and works.

I assume the var partition is mounted read/write at the time dovecot boots, since dovecot boots after sysload, httpd, ...

B.