July 2021 - dovecot - dovecot.org

test-file-cache.c needs #ifdef HAVE_RLIMIT_AS
by Rupert Gallagher 07 Feb '22

07 Feb '22

test-file-cache.c:259:24: error: use of undeclared identifier 'RLIMIT_AS' test_assert(getrlimit(RLIMIT_AS, &rl_cur) == 0); ^ test-file-cache.c:267:24: error: use of undeclared identifier 'RLIMIT_AS' test_assert(setrlimit(RLIMIT_AS, &rl_new) == 0); ^ test-file-cache.c:270:24: error: use of undeclared identifier 'RLIMIT_AS' test_assert(setrlimit(RLIMIT_AS, &rl_cur) == 0); ^ test-file-cache.c:276:24: error: use of undeclared identifier 'RLIMIT_AS' test_assert(setrlimit(RLIMIT_AS, &rl_new) == 0); ^ test-file-cache.c:279:24: error: use of undeclared identifier 'RLIMIT_AS' test_assert(setrlimit(RLIMIT_AS, &rl_cur) == 0); ^

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Dsync replication - delayed replication (Sync lock)
by Daniel Botting 31 Jan '22

31 Jan '22

Hi, *Our setup:* Two Debian 10 machines that are setup to replicate mail between them, we have round robin DNS setup so a user can connect to either server. *What should happen:* Mail is delivered to either server and replicated across straight away to their mailbox on the other server so it does not matter which one they are connected to they will receive it fairly soon after delivery. *What actually happens:* In some instances the user will experience a delayed receipt of messages if they are not connected to the server that the message is initially delivered to, sometimes the delay is 5/10 minutes, we had a recent support ticket submitted where it was over an hour. Error message seen in mail.err: Sep 1 10:16:15 <host name> dovecot: dsync-local(<username>)<WELSGEERTl8FEAAAZJ7A9A>: Error: Couldn't lock /path/to/mailbox/.dovecot-sync.lock: fcntl(/path/to/mailbox/.dovecot-sync.lock, write-lock, F_SETLKW) locking failed: Timed out after 30 seconds (WRITE lock held by pid 3697) Process 3697 is dovecot/doveadm-server. *Doveconf -n output:* # 2.3.10.1 (a3d0e1171): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # Pigeonhole version 0.5.10 (67bf5bd7) # OS: Linux 4.19.0-10-amd64 x86_64 Debian 10.5 # Hostname: <server hostname> auth_verbose = yes default_vsz_limit = 0 doveadm_password = # hidden, use -P to show it first_valid_gid = 8 first_valid_uid = 8 last_valid_gid = 8 last_valid_uid = 8 lda_mailbox_autocreate = yes lda_mailbox_autosubscribe = yes mail_gid = 8 mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir mail_plugins = " notify replication" mail_uid = 8 managesieve_notify_capability = mailto managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope encoded-character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric relational regex im ap4flags copy include variables body enotify environment mailbox date index ihave duplicate mime foreverypart extracttext editheader imapfla gs 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 { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext driver = ldap } plugin { mail_replica = tcps:<server being replicated to>:<port being used> sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve sieve_dir = ~/sieve sieve_extensions = +editheader +imapflags } postmaster_address = postmaster@<domain address> protocols = " imap sieve pop3" replication_max_conns = 12 service aggregator { fifo_listener replication-notify-fifo { user = mail } unix_listener replication-notify { user = mail } } service auth { unix_listener /var/run/dovecot-exim-bridge { mode = 0660 user = Debian-exim } } service doveadm { inet_listener { port = <port being used for replication> ssl = yes } } service imap-login { inet_listener imap { port = 143 } } inet_listener imaps { port = 993 ssl = yes } process_limit = 512 process_min_avail = 4 service_count = 1 } service imap { process_limit = 1024 } service managesieve-login { inet_listener sieve { port = <sieve port> } process_min_avail = 1 service_count = 8 vsz_limit = 256 M } service managesieve { process_limit = 1024 } service replicator { process_min_avail = 1 unix_listener replicator-doveadm { mode = 0666 } } ssl = required ssl_cert = </path/to/ssl/cert/fullchain.pem ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!LOW:!SSLv2:!EXP:!aNULL ssl_client_ca_dir = /etc/ssl/certs ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it ssl_min_protocol = TLSv1.2 userdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext driver = ldap override_fields = home=/var/mail/%u uid=mail gid=mail } protocol lda { mail_plugins = " notify replication sieve" } protocol imap { mail_max_userip_connections = 32 mail_plugins = " notify replication" } protocol sieve { mail_max_userip_connections = 10 managesieve_logout_format = bytes=%i/%o managesieve_max_line_length = 65536 } Kind regards Daniel

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public folders, ACLs
by Stefan G. Weichinger 06 Dec '21

06 Dec '21

greetings ... I got the following request from a customer where we run dovecot-2.3.15 on a debian server: They have a public folder with all their project-related subfolders inside: namespace { location = maildir:/home/vmail/oeffentlich prefix = Oeffentlich/ separator = / subscriptions = yes type = public } So far we don't have the mail_plugin ACL enabled. They want to be able to create projectfolders that aren't move/delete/rename-able by the users, only by some admins. But the users should be allowed to move mails between different projectfolders etc As far as I understand we can do that with Dovecot ACLs (although I am still figuring out how to properly design them ...). My questions: * if I enable the mail_plugin for ACLs, does that in any way change the behavior of existing mailboxes? afai understand: no. Only if ACL-lists exist in the various mailboxes, these get applied, right? I don't want to break things, and I want to avoid additional complexity for the non-public user mailboxes etc Maybe I can enable the plugin only for that public namespace? * maybe someone has a link to a similar setup? thanks in advance, Stefan

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sieve - segmentation fault
by kjonca＠o2.pl 01 Dec '21

01 Dec '21

I tried to experiment with "index" extension and I found that, in case "0" sieve-filter segfaults. example code was: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- if header :index 0 :last :regex "received" "some regex here" { fileinto "dedicated mailbox" ; } --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- KJ -- http://stopstopnop.pl/stop_stopnop.pl_o_nas.html I dote on his very absence. -- William Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice"

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sieve discard option debug
by Jose Manuel 24 Nov '21

24 Nov '21

Hi, i have a question if someone can help me with this. My sieve file configuration is this: cat enabled_script.sieve require ["fileinto"]; if header :contains "subject" "@ggmaail.com" { fileinto "INBOX.Spam"; } elsif header :contains "subject" "TW" { discard; elsif header :contains :comparator "i;octet" "X-Spam-Status" "autolearn=spam" { discard; } When the condition is true and a mail is discard i can not discriminate in the logs what was the reason. 1) "subject" "@ggmail.com" or 2) "subject" "TW" I can only see this message over the logs: February 15th 2021, 17:39:33.000 lmtp(mail(a)mail.domain)<27188><kJhTEMWjKmA0agAAaUS+oQ>: sieve: msgid=<001701d703b9$234a8b80$69dfa280$(a)correo.es> <001701d703b9$234a8b80$69dfa280$(a)correo.es>: marked message to be discarded if not explicitly delivered (discard action) (Note: i changed the domain names) My question is: Can i setup or add any option in my sieve filter for more info about the discard reason ??? Any rules together with the discard option ? I am out of idea about it. Thanks in advanced!!!

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Panic on service(imap) during FETCH/APPEND some messages
by Alessio Cecchi 26 Sep '21

26 Sep '21

Hi, when I check "doveadm log errors" I found some fatal error repeated many times by around the same users - Panic: file message-part-data.c May 31 21:03:46 pop08 dovecot: imap(user1(a)email.com) session=<tON64qTDu8OXFBVM>: Error: Mailbox INBOX: UID=3454: imap_bodystructure_parse() failed: message_part lines doesn't match lines in BODYSTRUCTURE May 31 21:03:46 pop08 dovecot: imap(user1(a)email.com) session=<tON64qTDu8OXFBVM>: Error: Mailbox INBOX: UID=3454: imap_bodystructure_parse() failed: message_part lines doesn't match lines in BODYSTRUCTURE May 31 21:03:46 pop08 dovecot: imap(user1(a)email.com) session=<tON64qTDu8OXFBVM>: Panic: file message-part-data.c: line 579 (message_part_is_attachment): assertion failed: (data != NULL) May 31 21:03:46 pop08 dovecot: imap(user1(a)email.com) session=<tON64qTDu8OXFBVM>: Error: Raw backtrace: /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(backtrace_append+0x42) [0x7f294d7fdac2] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(backtrace_get+0x1e) [0x7f294d7fdbce] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(+0xf3cde) [0x7f294d80acde] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(+0xf3d81) [0x7f294d80ad81] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(i_fatal+0) [0x7f294d75c25a] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(+0xd377d) [0x7f294d7ea77d] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(+0x3ecbc) [0x7f294db0ccbc] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(+0x3eca4) [0x7f294db0cca4] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mail_set_attachment_keywords+0xe7) [0x7f294db0dd17] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(+0xc15a4) [0x7f294db8f5a4] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(+0xc190e) [0x7f294db8f90e] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(index_mail_init_stream+0x332) [0x7f294db8fd32] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(+0x77428) [0x7f294db45428] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.soindex-mail-headers.c.0(mail_get_hdr_stream_because+0x5b) [0x7f294db0d6ab] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(index_mail_get_header_stream+0x18a) [0x7f294db8d68a] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mail_get_header_stream+0x53) [0x7f294db0d493] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(imap_msgpart_open+0x5aa) [0x7f294dbd20aa] -> dovecot/imap [user1(a)email.com 18.123.45.76 UID FETCH](+0x235ae) [0x5568ba7fd5ae] -> dovecot/imap [user1(a)email.com 18.123.45.76 UID FETCH](+0x210ac) [0x5568ba7fb0ac] -> dovecot/imap [user1(a)email.com 18.123.45.76 UID FETCH](imap_fetch_more+0x35) [0x5568ba7fc6e5] -> dovecot/imap [user1(a)email.com 18.123.45.76 UID FETCH](cmd_fetch+0x34d) [0x5568ba7ec7ed] -> dovecot/imap [user1(a)email.com 18.123.45.76 UID FETCH](command_exec+0x64) [0x5568ba7f9614] -> dovecot/imap [user1(a)email.com 18.123.45.76 UID FETCH](+0x1d502) [0x5568ba7f7502] -> dovecot/imap [user1(a)email.com 18.123.45.76 UID FETCH](+0x1d591) [0x5568ba7f7591] -> dovecot/imap [user1(a)email.com 18.123.45.76 UID FETCH](+0x1d759) [0x5568ba7f7759] -> dovecot/imap [user1(a)email.com 18.123.45.76 UID FETCH](client_handle_input+0x205) [0x5568ba7f7a15] -> dovecot/imap [user1(a)email.com 18.123.45.76 UID FETCH](client_input+0x79) [0x5568ba7f7ff9] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(io_loop_call_io+0x65) [0x7f294d822f45] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(io_loop_handler_run_internal+0x12b) [0x7f294d8248fb] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(io_loop_handler_run+0x59) [0x7f294d823049] May 31 21:03:46 pop08 dovecot: imap(user1(a)email.com) session=<tON64qTDu8OXFBVM>: Fatal: master: service(imap): child 21483 killed with signal 6 (core dumps disabled - https://dovecot.org/bugreport.html#coredumps) - Panic: file imap-bodystructure.c May 31 12:06:05 pop01 dovecot: imap(user2(a)email.com) session=<3b6TX53DetK5HrcI>: Panic: file imap-bodystructure.c: line 209 (part_write_body): assertion failed: (text == ((part->flags & MESSAGE_PART_FLAG_TEXT) != 0)) May 31 12:06:05 pop01 dovecot: imap(user2(a)email.com) session=<3b6TX53DetK5HrcI>: Error: Raw backtrace: /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(backtrace_append+0x42) [0x7fe4e8000ac2] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(backtrace_get+0x1e) [0x7fe4e8000bce] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(+0xf3cde) [0x7fe4e800dcde] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(+0xf3d81) [0x7fe4e800dd81] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(i_fatal+0) [0x7fe4e7f5f25a] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(imap_bodystructure_write+0x263) [0x7fe4e7fd6a53] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(+0xbcca3) [0x7fe4e7fd6ca3] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(imap_bodystructure_write+0x28a) [0x7fe4e7fd6a7a] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(+0xc0aa7) [0x7fe4e8391aa7] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(+0xc1563) [0x7fe4e8392563] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(+0xc190e) [0x7fe4e839290e] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(index_mail_init_stream+0x332) [0x7fe4e8392d32] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(+0x77428) [0x7fe4e8348428] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mail_get_stream_because+0x64) [0x7fe4e83105a4] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(index_mail_prefetch+0x96) [0x7fe4e8393bc6] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mail_prefetch+0x2e) [0x7fe4e830fe4e] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(+0xc98cd) [0x7fe4e839a8cd] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(index_storage_search_next_nonblock+0x110) [0x7fe4e839ae30] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mailbox_search_next_nonblock+0x22) [0x7fe4e831eaa2] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mailbox_search_next+0x3d) [0x7fe4e831eb0d] -> dovecot/imap [user2(a)email.com 89.45.183.8 UID fetch](+0x211dc) [0x5649a2e121dc] -> dovecot/imap [user2(a)email.com 89.45.183.8 UID fetch](imap_fetch_more+0x35) [0x5649a2e136e5] -> dovecot/imap [user2(a)email.com 89.45.183.8 UID fetch](cmd_fetch+0x34d) [0x5649a2e037ed] -> dovecot/imap [user2(a)email.com 89.45.183.8 UID fetch](command_exec+0x64) [0x5649a2e10614] -> dovecot/imap [user2(a)email.com 89.45.183.8 UID fetch](+0x1d502) [0x5649a2e0e502] -> dovecot/imap [user2(a)email.com 89.45.183.8 UID fetch](+0x1d591) [0x5649a2e0e591] -> dovecot/imap [user2(a)email.com 89.45.183.8 UID fetch](+0x1d759) [0x5649a2e0e759] -> dovecot/imap [user2(a)email.com 89.45.183.8 UID fetch](client_handle_input+0x205) [0x5649a2e0ea15] -> dovecot/imap [user2(a)email.com 89.45.183.8 UID fetch](client_input+0x79) [0x5649a2e0eff9] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(io_loop_call_io+0x65) [0x7fe4e8025f45] May 31 12:06:05 pop01 dovecot: imap(user2(a)email.com) session=<3b6TX53DetK5HrcI>: Fatal: master: service(imap): child 29622 killed with signal 6 (core dumps disabled - https://dovecot.org/bugreport.html#coredumps) - Panic: file index-mail-headers.c May 31 18:38:20 pop07 dovecot: imap(user3(a)email.com) session=<i5VgbaLD1f5QEZQ5>: Panic: file index-mail-headers.c: line 198 (index_mail_parse_header_init): assertion failed: (!mail->data.header_parser_initialized) May 31 18:38:20 pop07 dovecot: imap(user3(a)email.com) session=<i5VgbaLD1f5QEZQ5>: Error: Raw backtrace: /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(backtrace_append+0x42) [0x7f73d1683ac2] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(backtrace_get+0x1e) [0x7f73d1683bce] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(+0xf3cde) [0x7f73d1690cde] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(+0xf3d81) [0x7f73d1690d81] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(i_fatal+0) [0x7f73d15e225a] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(index_mail_parse_header_init+0x3b9) [0x7f73d1a11dc9] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(index_mail_parse_headers_internal+0x2b) [0x7f73d1a127eb] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(index_mail_init_stream+0x19f) [0x7f73d1a15b9f] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(+0x77428) [0x7f73d19cb428] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mail_get_stream_because+0x64) [0x7f73d19935a4] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(+0x77207) [0x7f73d19cb207] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mail_get_virtual_size+0x38) [0x7f73d1993158] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(maildir_save_finish+0x154) [0x7f73d19cc504] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot-storage.so.0(mailbox_save_cancel+0x3e) [0x7f73d19a239e] -> dovecot/imap [user3(a)email.com 35.67.148.57 APPEND](+0xf5d2) [0x558743e215d2] -> dovecot/imap [user3(a)email.com 35.67.148.57 APPEND](+0x10918) [0x558743e22918] -> dovecot/imap [user3(a)email.com 35.67.148.57 APPEND](command_exec+0x64) [0x558743e31614] -> dovecot/imap [user3(a)email.com 35.67.148.57 APPEND](client_command_cancel+0x49) [0x558743e2edc9] -> dovecot/imap [user3(a)email.com 35.67.148.57 APPEND](+0x1cef4) [0x558743e2eef4] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(io_loop_handle_timeouts+0x12b) [0x7f73d16a8d3b] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(io_loop_handler_run_internal+0xcc) [0x7f73d16aa89c] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(io_loop_handler_run+0x59) [0x7f73d16a9049] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(io_loop_run+0x38) [0x7f73d16a9288] -> /usr/lib64/dovecot/libdovecot.so.0(master_service_run+0x13) [0x7f73d1613bb3] -> dovecot/imap [user3(a)email.com 35.67.148.57 APPEND](main+0x342) [0x558743e21202] -> /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf5) [0x7f73d11f1555] -> dovecot/imap [user3(a)email.com 35.67.148.57 APPEND](+0xf405) [0x558743e21405] May 31 18:38:20 pop07 dovecot: imap(user3(a)email.com) session=<i5VgbaLD1f5QEZQ5>: Fatal: master: service(imap): child 9786 killed with signal 6 (core dumps disabled - https://dovecot.org/bugreport.html#coredumps) Are already know bugs? Thanks -- Alessio Cecchi Postmaster @ http://www.qboxmail.it https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessice

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maildirfolder file created in maildir root during auto-creation with 2.3.4.1 but not 2.2.27
by Christian Balzer 02 Sep '21

02 Sep '21

Hello, as the tin says. I have several servers running 2.2.27 (Debian stretch) and am adding new ones with 2.3.4.1 (Debian buster). The configs were upgraded where needed but neither 10-mail.conf nor 15-mailboxes.conf were changed. 15-mailboxes is all commented out (I guess the default is auto-create, which isn't documented anywhere I could find) and the only non-comments in 10-mail.conf are --- mail_location = maildir:%h mail_privileged_group = mail --- So yes, no namespaces are explicitly defined/declared. The 2.3.4.1 version wrongly creates a maildirfolder file in the home directory (maildir root), preventing exim from correctly creating/using maildirsize. a) Is this expected behavior and can it be changed? b) How can I disable inbox auto-creation if a) doesn't pan out? Thanks, Christian -- Christian Balzer Network/Systems Engineer chibi(a)gol.com Rakuten Mobile Inc.

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Different userdb per inet_listener
by Miloslav Hůla 24 Aug '21

24 Aug '21

Hello, we are running Dovecot (2.3.4.1-5+deb10u6) with PostgreSQL passdb and userdb and for remote Postfix: auth_mechanisms = plain login inet_listener { address = 127.0.0.1 port = 12345 } It works perfectly. Now we would like to disable authentication for Postfix (SMTP), but allow it for Dovecot (IMAP & POP3). Something like "receive-only". Is there any way we can configure different passdb for mentioned inet_listener? Or is there any variable with "auth requetor name" we can use in SQL query to differentiate the result? Regards Miloslav

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BUG REPORT: MAIL-CRYPT plugin: doveadm mailbox cryptokey -O option
by ean365 17 Aug '21

17 Aug '21

Aki: I have identified a bug in the "*-O*" option of "*doveadm mailbox cryptokey password*" plugin command -- it is expecting an argument, but it is supposed to be a boolean option. I have also identified the (simple) fix to the source on github... /I am a dovecot community noob, so please forgive me if this has already been identified... (if so, I hope it gets fixed soon)... / The "-O" option in *struct doveadm_cmd_mcp_key_password* is set to expect a *STR* parameter, but it should be *BOOL*. See line 1027 in plugins/mail-crypt/doveadm-mail-crypt.c of master branch... Currently: ***DOVEADM_CMD_PARAM**(**'O'**, **"ask-old-password"**, CMD_PARAM_STR, **0**) *Should be: ***DOVEADM_CMD_PARAM**(**'O'**, **"ask-old-password"**, CMD_PARAM_BOOL, **0**)* Workaround is to specify *-O* last on command line with a dummy argument, like this: *doveadm mailbox cryptokey password -N -O ""* Also, a quick question and suggestion -- Why does the *doveadm mailbox cryptokey password* command not ask for a new password twice, with a check that both entries must match before the password is changed? The last thing we would want is to type something wrong accidentally, and change the new password to something unknown -- rendering encrypted email unrecoverable. I would like to suggest that the code in *cmd_mcp_key_password_run* be amended to include verifying password entry twice. (I am writing a simple addition to postfixadmin that changes the user's mail-crypt password whenever they use postfixadmin to change their login password. It calls *doveadm* to change the keys. I came across this bug while working through this.) Thanks for all your help! Eric **

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Get Director vhostCount
by William Edwards 11 Aug '21

11 Aug '21

Hi, I would like to monitor each mail server's amount of available vhosts, so I can take action when a certain threshold is reached (e.g. adding mail servers). I'm using Dovecot 2.3.4.1 with Director. My first idea was to use the Doveadm HTTP API, but the 'directorStatus' command doesn't return the 'vhostCount' attribute (although the 'directorAdd' and 'directorUpdate' commands take it as input). My second idea was to directly connect to the 'director-admin' socket and look at the output of 'HOST-LIST'. I can find all the information I need in doveadm-connection.c, but I'm not getting the impression that we're meant to interact with the socket directly. I can't find protocol documentation, and the error message "doveadm not compatible with this server (mixed old and new binaries?)" when passing faulty input gives me the impression that the socket is only meant to be used by Dovecot directly. My third idea is to parse 'doveadm director status', but in that case I'd like to know if that output is likely to change in the future. New major versions aside, of course. Or, if anyone else has a better idea, which could very well be the case, I'd love to hear how people monitor this in the real world. TIA. -- With kind regards, William Edwards

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