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[Dovecot] Released v1.1.5 and v1.2.alpha3
by Timo Sirainen 27 Oct '08

27 Oct '08

http://dovecot.org/releases/1.1/dovecot-1.1.5.tar.gz http://dovecot.org/releases/1.1/dovecot-1.1.5.tar.gz.sig http://dovecot.org/releases/1.2/alpha/dovecot-1.2.alpha3.tar.gz http://dovecot.org/releases/1.2/alpha/dovecot-1.2.alpha3.tar.gz.sig A combined release announcement for a change. :) Largest changes since v1.1.4: * Dovecot prints an informational message about authentication problems at startup. The message goes away after the first successful authentication. This hopefully reduces the number of "Why doesn't my authentication work?" questions. + Maildir/dbox: Try harder to assign unique UIDVALIDITY values to mailboxes to avoid potential problems when recreating or renaming mailboxes. The UIDVALIDITY is tracked using dovecot-uidvalidity* files in the mail root directory. + Many logging improvements - In some conditions Dovecot could have stopped using existing cache file and never used it again until it was deleted. - pop3 + Maildir: Make sure virtual sizes are always written to dovecot-uidlist. This way if the indexes are lost Dovecot will never do a huge amount of work to recalculate them. - mbox: Fixed listing mailboxes in namespaces with prefix beginning with '~' or '/' (i.e. UW-IMAP compatibility namespaces didn't work). - dict quota: Don't crash when recalculating quota (when quota warnings enabled). - Fixes to handling "out of disk space/quota" failures. - Blocking passdbs/userdbs (e.g. PAM, MySQL) could have failed lookups sometimes when auth_worker_max_request_count was non-zero. - Fixed compiling with OpenBSD Largest changes since v1.2.alpha2: + Added userdb checkpassword (by Sascha Wilde) + Autocreate plugin: http://wiki.dovecot.org/Plugins/Autocreate + Listescape plugin: http://wiki.dovecot.org/Plugins/Listescape - All the same fixes as for v1.1.5 I was thinking about waiting for Kolab people's work for shared mailbox support to get done, get that code to v1.2 tree and then release v1.2.beta1 with feature freeze.

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Re: [Dovecot] Fwd: Re: Problem with quota dovecot as lda and mysql [claudio.prono@atpss.net]
by Claudio Prono 27 Oct '08

27 Oct '08

Thank u, i have read all in that guide, but nothing. I have made a test, with dovecot 1.0.14, with the same configuration the quota works... now i am really confused... deliver(test2(a)mediaservice.pri): Dec 04 04:30:43 Info: msgid=<4905A6AD.8060008(a)atpss.net>: save failed to INBOX: Quota exceeded Any problem or difference with quota from version 1.0.x to 1.1.x ?? Any suggestion is welcome... Claudio. Quey ha scritto: > Have a look at http://kb.ausics.net/pf.php > It might offer some help > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Oggetto: > Re: [Dovecot] Problem with quota dovecot as lda and mysql > Da: > Claudio Prono <claudio.prono(a)atpss.net> > Data: > Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:19:11 +0100 > A: > Dovecot Mailing List <dovecot(a)dovecot.org> > > A: > Dovecot Mailing List <dovecot(a)dovecot.org> > > > If can be useful, that is the debug of a send mail to the same mailbox: > > deliver(test(a)test.com): Oct 27 12:15:39 Info: Loading modules from > directory: /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/lda > deliver(test(a)test.com): Oct 27 12:15:39 Info: Module loaded: > /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/lda/lib10_quota_plugin.so > deliver(test(a)test.com): Oct 27 12:15:39 Info: auth input: test(a)test.com > deliver(test(a)test.com): Oct 27 12:15:39 Info: auth input: > maildir=test.com/test@test.com/ > deliver(test(a)test.com): Oct 27 12:15:39 Info: auth input: uid=51 > deliver(test(a)test.com): Oct 27 12:15:39 Info: auth input: gid=51 > deliver(test(a)test.com): Oct 27 12:15:39 Info: auth input: > quota=dirsize:storage=15000 > deliver(test(a)test.com): Oct 27 12:15:39 Info: Quota root: > name=storage=15000 backend=dirsize args= > deliver(test(a)test.com): Oct 27 12:15:39 Info: maildir: > data=/var/mail/virtual/test.com/test@test.com > deliver(test(a)test.com): Oct 27 12:15:39 Info: maildir++: > root=/var/mail/virtual/test.com/test@test.com, index=, control=, > inbox=/var/mail/virtual/test.com/test@test.com > deliver(test(a)test.com): Oct 27 12:15:40 Info: > msgid=<490594E1.5000802(a)atpss.net>: saved mail to INBOX > > the line with quota=dirsize:storage=15000 is correct? For 15Mb? > > Thank u, > > Claudio. > > > Claudio Prono ha scritto: > >> Hello to all, >> >> That is my situation: I am trying to use dovecot as LDA with postfix, >> mysql e postfixadmin. So, all the users are stored in mysql, with quota >> password and all other things. All works properly, except for quota. I >> am trying to do some tests, but is not clear to me how to debug that >> problem. >> >> Scenario: user with 15 Mb of quota. >> >> That is my dovecot.conf (dovecot version 1.1.3 on OpenSuSE 11.0): >> >> dovecot -n >> # 1.1.3: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf >> log_path: /var/log/dovecot-err.log >> info_log_path: /var/log/dovecot-inf.log >> protocols: imap imaps pop3 pop3s >> disable_plaintext_auth: no >> login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login >> login_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login >> login_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login >> login_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3-login >> first_valid_uid: 51 >> last_valid_uid: 51 >> first_valid_gid: 51 >> last_valid_gid: 51 >> mail_location: maildir:/var/mail/virtual/%d/%u >> mail_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap >> mail_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap >> mail_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 >> mail_plugins(default): quota imap_quota >> mail_plugins(imap): quota imap_quota >> mail_plugins(pop3): quota >> mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap >> mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap >> mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/pop3 >> imap_client_workarounds(default): outlook-idle >> imap_client_workarounds(imap): outlook-idle >> imap_client_workarounds(pop3): >> pop3_uidl_format(default): %08Xu%08Xv >> pop3_uidl_format(imap): %08Xu%08Xv >> pop3_uidl_format(pop3): %Mf >> auth default: >> passdb: >> driver: sql >> args: /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf >> userdb: >> driver: passwd >> userdb: >> driver: sql >> args: /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf >> socket: >> type: listen >> master: >> path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master >> mode: 384 >> plugin: >> quota: maildir >> quota: maildir:user quota >> >> And this is my dovecot-mysql.conf: >> >> driver = mysql >> connect = host=127.0.0.1 port=3306 user=postfix password=XXXXXXXXXXX >> dbname=postfix >> default_pass_scheme = MD5-CRYPT >> >> password_query = SELECT username as user, password, >> '/var/mail/virtual/%d/%u' as >> userdb_home,'maildir:/var/mail/virtual/%d/%u' , 51 as userdb_uid, 51 as >> userdb_gid FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%n@%d' AND active = '1' >> >> user_query = SELECT maildir, 51 AS uid, 51 AS gid, >> concat('dirsize:storage=', ROUND( mailbox.quota / 1024 ) ) AS quota FROM >> mailbox WHERE username = '%u' AND active = '1' >> >> But.. when i send a mail that "overquota" the mailbox, nothing happens, >> the mail is normally delivered to maildir and the quota is not considered. >> >> An example of the process: >> >> I take a mailbox with 15Mb of quota, like test(a)test.com: >> >> Email Nome Quota (MB) Ultima modifica Attivo >> test(a)test.com test 15 2008-10-27 11:47:43 SI >> <edit-active.php?username=test%40test.com&domain=test.com> modifica >> <edit-mailbox.php?username=test%40test.com&domain=test.com> cancella >> <delete.php?table=mailbox&delete=test%40test.com&domain=test.com> >> >> >> I try to send an email to it: >> >> Oct 27 11:48:53 dns postfix/smtpd[3489]: connect from >> cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] >> Oct 27 11:48:53 dns postfix/smtpd[3489]: D8DF2837: >> client=cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] >> Oct 27 11:48:53 dns postfix/cleanup[3494]: D8DF2837: >> message-id=<49058EB2.5080208(a)atpss.net> >> Oct 27 11:48:58 dns postfix/qmgr[2636]: D8DF2837: >> from=<claudio.prono(a)atpss.net>, size=7716371, nrcpt=1 (queue active) >> Oct 27 11:48:58 dns postfix/smtpd[3489]: disconnect from >> cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] >> Oct 27 11:48:59 dns postfix/pipe[3496]: D8DF2837: to=<test(a)test.com>, >> relay=dovecot, delay=5.6, delays=4.9/0/0/0.71, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent >> (delivered via dovecot service) >> Oct 27 11:48:59 dns postfix/qmgr[2636]: D8DF2837: removed >> >> Fine, the mail was put into mailbox. >> >> dns:/var/mail/virtual/test.com/test@test.com # du -h >> 0 ./cur >> 7.3M ./new >> 0 ./tmp >> 7.3M . >> >> Now i try to put in overquota the mailbox with other 2 mails of the same >> dimension. >> >> First one: >> >> Oct 27 11:50:52 dns postfix/smtpd[3684]: connect from >> cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] >> Oct 27 11:50:52 dns postfix/smtpd[3684]: 220D4837: >> client=cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] >> Oct 27 11:50:52 dns postfix/cleanup[3689]: 220D4837: >> message-id=<49058F28.8050004(a)atpss.net> >> Oct 27 11:51:13 dns postfix/qmgr[2636]: 220D4837: >> from=<claudio.prono(a)atpss.net>, size=7716372, nrcpt=1 (queue active) >> Oct 27 11:51:13 dns postfix/smtpd[3684]: disconnect from >> cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] >> Oct 27 11:51:14 dns postfix/pipe[3691]: 220D4837: to=<test(a)test.com>, >> relay=dovecot, delay=22, delays=22/0.01/0/0.56, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent >> (delivered via dovecot service) >> Oct 27 11:51:14 dns postfix/qmgr[2636]: 220D4837: removed >> >> dns:/var/mail/virtual/test.com/test@test.com # du -h >> 0 ./cur >> 15M ./new >> 0 ./tmp >> 15M . >> >> That's ok, the quota is 15Mb, next mail... >> >> Oct 27 11:52:27 dns postfix/smtpd[3684]: connect from >> cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] >> Oct 27 11:52:27 dns postfix/smtpd[3684]: 4441D837: >> client=cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] >> Oct 27 11:52:27 dns postfix/cleanup[3689]: 4441D837: >> message-id=<49058F87.4010600(a)atpss.net> >> Oct 27 11:52:49 dns postfix/qmgr[2636]: 4441D837: >> from=<claudio.prono(a)atpss.net>, size=7716371, nrcpt=1 (queue active) >> Oct 27 11:52:49 dns postfix/smtpd[3684]: disconnect from >> cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] >> Oct 27 11:52:50 dns postfix/pipe[3691]: 4441D837: to=<test(a)test.com>, >> relay=dovecot, delay=23, delays=22/0.01/0/0.56, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent >> (delivered via dovecot service) >> Oct 27 11:52:50 dns postfix/qmgr[2636]: 4441D837: removed >> >> Wrong! The mail quota was not seen, and in fact... >> >> dns:/var/mail/virtual/test.com/test@test.com # du -h >> 0 ./cur >> 22M ./new >> 0 ./tmp >> 22M . >> >> Overquota is here! >> >> Any suggestion? I have already readed the quota howto of dovecot, with >> no results, all seems ok, but quota is not used... PLS HELP!!! >> >> Thank u in advance, >> >> Claudio Prono. >> >> >> > > -- ------------ Claudio Prono Systems Development @ Atpss.net Srl, Divisione Implementazione Sistemi Via San Bernardino, 17 - 10137 Torino (TO) - IT Tel +39-011.32.72.100 Fax +39-011.32.46.497 PGP Fingerprint: 75C2 4049 E23D 2FBF A65F 40DB EA5C 11AC C2B0 3647 Disclaimer: http://atpss.net/disclaimer ------------

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[Dovecot] Problems with the pop3 part of dovecot
by Brandon Lamb 27 Oct '08

27 Oct '08

Hello, I originally just typed up a 5 paragraph essay on my problems but just deleted it all. basically I need to find out where to start looking to find out what is the problem with my dovecot pop3 setup. I switched from courier imap/pop3 to dovecot imap/pop3. I have had super high loads (40+ and overnight one server went to 511) and its been a nightmare fighting with this new setup for the last two weeks. I did manage to narrow the problem down to it being with the pop3 part of dovecot. I am not sure why the load keeps going so high. The first week I attributed it to users having to redownload mail and reindex (we were aware of the UIDL problem), but two weeks later one of my machines overnight went to 511. I have changed so many config options to try to make it work that I have become overwhelmed and feel like I have tried everything to get the right settings. I am running four 64bit machines with amd 9850 cpus, 4 gigs ram, the mailstore is nfs mounted, the nfs server is using xfs. Debian lenny/sid. I dont know what to do, I am almost debating going back to courier pop3 and going through the week of support calls of customers downloading mail again but that is a last ditch effort. I can understand if i just need to wait it out while things are indexed for dovecot and stuff, but machines falling over and loads of 40 to 500 just for dovecot seems not right. so, where do I start?

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[Dovecot] Problem with quota dovecot as lda and mysql
by Claudio Prono 27 Oct '08

27 Oct '08

Hello to all, That is my situation: I am trying to use dovecot as LDA with postfix, mysql e postfixadmin. So, all the users are stored in mysql, with quota password and all other things. All works properly, except for quota. I am trying to do some tests, but is not clear to me how to debug that problem. Scenario: user with 15 Mb of quota. That is my dovecot.conf (dovecot version 1.1.3 on OpenSuSE 11.0): dovecot -n # 1.1.3: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf log_path: /var/log/dovecot-err.log info_log_path: /var/log/dovecot-inf.log protocols: imap imaps pop3 pop3s disable_plaintext_auth: no login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3-login first_valid_uid: 51 last_valid_uid: 51 first_valid_gid: 51 last_valid_gid: 51 mail_location: maildir:/var/mail/virtual/%d/%u mail_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugins(default): quota imap_quota mail_plugins(imap): quota imap_quota mail_plugins(pop3): quota mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/pop3 imap_client_workarounds(default): outlook-idle imap_client_workarounds(imap): outlook-idle imap_client_workarounds(pop3): pop3_uidl_format(default): %08Xu%08Xv pop3_uidl_format(imap): %08Xu%08Xv pop3_uidl_format(pop3): %Mf auth default: passdb: driver: sql args: /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf userdb: driver: passwd userdb: driver: sql args: /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf socket: type: listen master: path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master mode: 384 plugin: quota: maildir quota: maildir:user quota And this is my dovecot-mysql.conf: driver = mysql connect = host=127.0.0.1 port=3306 user=postfix password=XXXXXXXXXXX dbname=postfix default_pass_scheme = MD5-CRYPT password_query = SELECT username as user, password, '/var/mail/virtual/%d/%u' as userdb_home,'maildir:/var/mail/virtual/%d/%u' , 51 as userdb_uid, 51 as userdb_gid FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%n@%d' AND active = '1' user_query = SELECT maildir, 51 AS uid, 51 AS gid, concat('dirsize:storage=', ROUND( mailbox.quota / 1024 ) ) AS quota FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%u' AND active = '1' But.. when i send a mail that "overquota" the mailbox, nothing happens, the mail is normally delivered to maildir and the quota is not considered. An example of the process: I take a mailbox with 15Mb of quota, like test(a)test.com: Email Nome Quota (MB) Ultima modifica Attivo test(a)test.com test 15 2008-10-27 11:47:43 SI <edit-active.php?username=test%40test.com&domain=test.com> modifica <edit-mailbox.php?username=test%40test.com&domain=test.com> cancella <delete.php?table=mailbox&delete=test%40test.com&domain=test.com> I try to send an email to it: Oct 27 11:48:53 dns postfix/smtpd[3489]: connect from cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] Oct 27 11:48:53 dns postfix/smtpd[3489]: D8DF2837: client=cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] Oct 27 11:48:53 dns postfix/cleanup[3494]: D8DF2837: message-id=<49058EB2.5080208(a)atpss.net> Oct 27 11:48:58 dns postfix/qmgr[2636]: D8DF2837: from=<claudio.prono(a)atpss.net>, size=7716371, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Oct 27 11:48:58 dns postfix/smtpd[3489]: disconnect from cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] Oct 27 11:48:59 dns postfix/pipe[3496]: D8DF2837: to=<test(a)test.com>, relay=dovecot, delay=5.6, delays=4.9/0/0/0.71, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered via dovecot service) Oct 27 11:48:59 dns postfix/qmgr[2636]: D8DF2837: removed Fine, the mail was put into mailbox. dns:/var/mail/virtual/test.com/test@test.com # du -h 0 ./cur 7.3M ./new 0 ./tmp 7.3M . Now i try to put in overquota the mailbox with other 2 mails of the same dimension. First one: Oct 27 11:50:52 dns postfix/smtpd[3684]: connect from cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] Oct 27 11:50:52 dns postfix/smtpd[3684]: 220D4837: client=cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] Oct 27 11:50:52 dns postfix/cleanup[3689]: 220D4837: message-id=<49058F28.8050004(a)atpss.net> Oct 27 11:51:13 dns postfix/qmgr[2636]: 220D4837: from=<claudio.prono(a)atpss.net>, size=7716372, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Oct 27 11:51:13 dns postfix/smtpd[3684]: disconnect from cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] Oct 27 11:51:14 dns postfix/pipe[3691]: 220D4837: to=<test(a)test.com>, relay=dovecot, delay=22, delays=22/0.01/0/0.56, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered via dovecot service) Oct 27 11:51:14 dns postfix/qmgr[2636]: 220D4837: removed dns:/var/mail/virtual/test.com/test@test.com # du -h 0 ./cur 15M ./new 0 ./tmp 15M . That's ok, the quota is 15Mb, next mail... Oct 27 11:52:27 dns postfix/smtpd[3684]: connect from cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] Oct 27 11:52:27 dns postfix/smtpd[3684]: 4441D837: client=cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] Oct 27 11:52:27 dns postfix/cleanup[3689]: 4441D837: message-id=<49058F87.4010600(a)atpss.net> Oct 27 11:52:49 dns postfix/qmgr[2636]: 4441D837: from=<claudio.prono(a)atpss.net>, size=7716371, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Oct 27 11:52:49 dns postfix/smtpd[3684]: disconnect from cla.mediaservice.pri[192.168.87.70] Oct 27 11:52:50 dns postfix/pipe[3691]: 4441D837: to=<test(a)test.com>, relay=dovecot, delay=23, delays=22/0.01/0/0.56, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered via dovecot service) Oct 27 11:52:50 dns postfix/qmgr[2636]: 4441D837: removed Wrong! The mail quota was not seen, and in fact... dns:/var/mail/virtual/test.com/test@test.com # du -h 0 ./cur 22M ./new 0 ./tmp 22M . Overquota is here! Any suggestion? I have already readed the quota howto of dovecot, with no results, all seems ok, but quota is not used... PLS HELP!!! Thank u in advance, Claudio Prono. -- ------------ Claudio Prono Systems Development @ Atpss.net Srl, Divisione Implementazione Sistemi Via San Bernardino, 17 - 10137 Torino (TO) - IT Tel +39-011.32.72.100 Fax +39-011.32.46.497 PGP Fingerprint: 75C2 4049 E23D 2FBF A65F 40DB EA5C 11AC C2B0 3647 Disclaimer: http://atpss.net/disclaimer ------------

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[Dovecot] PATCH: Advertise X-REFERENCES2
by Michael M. Slusarz 26 Oct '08

26 Oct '08

Don't see any reason why X-REFERENCES2 should not be advertised in the CAPABILITY string - the wiki indicates this is a new addition for 1.2, and RFC 5256 explicitly states that the THREAD= is to be used for upwards-compatible extensions. # HG changeset patch # User root(a)bigworm.curecanti.org # Date 1225057043 21600 # Branch HEAD # Node ID 1f082281f8d4e3d364b85c08ec329cf1be7ba61f # Parent 88a6a193e2884ac882ecc75e9ae9a242acc6188f Add X-REFERENCES2 to CAPABILITY string. diff -r 88a6a193e288 -r 1f082281f8d4 configure.in --- a/configure.in Sun Oct 26 16:30:50 2008 +0200 +++ b/configure.in Sun Oct 26 15:37:23 2008 -0600 @@ -2390,7 +2390,7 @@ dnl ** capability_banner="IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE" -capability="$capability_banner SORT THREAD=REFERENCES MULTIAPPEND UNSELECT IDLE CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC ESEARCH SEARCHRES WITHIN CONTEXT=SEARCH" +capability="$capability_banner SORT THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=X-REFERENCES2 MULTIAPPEND UNSELECT IDLE CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC ESEARCH SEARCHRES WITHIN CONTEXT=SEARCH" AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(CAPABILITY_STRING, "$capability", IMAP capabilities) AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(CAPABILITY_BANNER_STRING, "$capability_banner", IMAP capabilities advertised in banner) michael

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[Dovecot] Bug? auth(default) Authentication client gave a PID of existing connection
by Brandon Lamb 26 Oct '08

26 Oct '08

Hello, My first time on this list, just switched from courier imap/pop3 system to dovecot. Imap part is great, pop3 seems to suffer, been fighting it for a week. Anyway, the reason for this post is that I have seen these pop up in my logs, and on one of my mailheads there were some 50 lines of this dovecot: 2008-10-26 09:33:54 Error: auth(default): BUG: Authentication client gave a PID 15661 of existing connection Is this really a bug or anything to be concerned with? I just installed 1.1.5. I am using Debian lenny/sid on amd64, phenom 9850 4g ram, nfs mounted maildir format xfs storage.

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[Dovecot] Dovecot dies with PAM error?
by Jason Walton 26 Oct '08

26 Oct '08

Just setup a new server on the weekend with Ubuntu 8.10 beta, and Dovecot 1.1.4. Every now and then, the IMAP server dies, and won't let users authenticate. It happens about once or twice a day. In /var/log/mail.log, you can see dovecot complaining about critial errors: Oct 21 14:46:16 tachikoma dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<jason>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, TLS Oct 21 14:46:16 tachikoma dovecot: IMAP(jason): Disconnected: Logged out bytes=769/9124 Oct 21 14:47:15 tachikoma dovecot: auth-worker(default): pam(jason,127.0.0.1): pam_start() failed: Critical error - immediate abort Oct 21 14:47:17 tachikoma dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts): user=<jason>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, TLS If I have a look at /var/log/auth.log, I see: Oct 21 14:47:15 tachikoma dovecot-auth: PAM _pam_init_handlers: error reading /etc/pam.d/dovecot Oct 21 14:47:15 tachikoma dovecot-auth: PAM _pam_init_handlers: [Critical error - immediate abort] Oct 21 14:47:15 tachikoma dovecot-auth: PAM error reading PAM configuration file Oct 21 14:47:15 tachikoma dovecot-auth: PAM pam_start: failed to initialize handlers This sounds ominous. If I try to cat /etc/pam.d/dovecot, though, the file is obviously there: jason@tachikoma:/var/log$ cat /etc/pam.d/dovecot #%PAM-1.0 @include common-auth @include common-account @include common-session And restarting dovecot seems to fix the problem. Dovecot WAS running just fine, servicing mail all day long, and then suddenly it won't read the PAM config file, and then it won't let anyone log in until I log in and kill it. Any ideas? My IMAP client is either Thunderbird or Roundcube, if that's relevant.

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[Dovecot] Fatal failure in auth-worker with dovecot-1.1.5
by arvids 26 Oct '08

26 Oct '08

Hello, after upgrade from dovecot-1.1.3 to dovecot-1.1.5 I am getting Fatal failures in auth-worker: Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=27526 Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH^I1^IDIGEST-MD5^Iservice=smtp Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: auth(default): client out: CONT^I1^IcmVhbG09IiIsbm9uY2U9IitTWElHWnJabHFkb0hoa0ttRktLdEE9PSIscW9wPSJhdXRoIixjaGFyc2V0PSJ1dGYtOCIsYWxnb3JpdGhtPSJtZDUtc2VzcyI= Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: auth(default): client in: CONT<hidden> Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: auth(default): cache(me): expired Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: auth-worker(default): sql(me): query: SELECT user, clear as password, home as userdb_home, uid as userdb_uid, gid as userdb_gid, concat('*:storage=',quota_kb,' :messages=',quota_num) AS userdb_quota_rule,concat('storage=',round(quota_kb*0.90),' /etc/postfix/quotawarn.sh storage 90') AS userdb_quota_warning, concat('messages=',round(quota_num*0.90) ,' /etc/postfix/quotawarn.sh messages 90') AS userdb_quota_warning2 FROM users WHERE user = 'me' Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: Fatal: auth-worker(default): digest_md5_generate(): username not given Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: child 24174 (auth-worker) returned error 89 (Fatal failure) Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: auth(default): worker-server(me): Aborted: Worker process died unexpectedly Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: auth(default): cache(me): hit: <hidden>^Iuser=me^Iuserdb_home=/var/vmail/me^Iuserdb_uid=95^Iuserdb_gid=95^Iuserdb_quota_rule=*:storage=5000000:messages=50000^I userdb_quota_warning=storage=4500000 /etc/postfix/quotawarn.sh storage 90^Iuserdb_quota_warning2=messages=45000 /etc/postfix/quotawarn.sh messages 90 Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: auth(default): passdb(me): Fallbacking to expired data from cache Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: auth(default): client out: CONT^I1^IcnNwYXV0aD03MmIzMDI3NzI5MmI0N2VlZTRiMTdiZmExODhmODE0Zg== Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: auth(default): client in: CONT<hidden> Oct 26 14:00:31 host dovecot: auth(default): client out: OK^I1^Iuser=me There were no such errors with exactly the same config in dovecot-1.1.3. I can not reproduce it, but it happens quite often and with different clients - IMAP and POP3, clients with expired auth data in cache and clients wihout auth data in cache. Here is my dovecot -n output: # 1.1.5: /usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot.conf base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/ syslog_facility: local7 protocols: pop3 imap ssl_cert_file: /etc/postfix/host-cert.pem ssl_key_file: /etc/postfix/host-key.pem disable_plaintext_auth: no verbose_ssl: yes login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login login_greeting: Server. login_process_per_connection: no login_processes_count: 5 login_max_processes_count: 32 verbose_proctitle: yes first_valid_uid: 95 first_valid_gid: 95 mail_uid: 95 mail_gid: 95 mail_location: maildir:~/Maildir mail_debug: yes fsync_disable: yes mail_executable(default): /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/local/dovecot/libexec/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugins(default): quota imap_quota mail_plugins(imap): quota imap_quota mail_plugins(pop3): quota mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/local/dovecot/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/local/dovecot/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/local/dovecot/lib/dovecot/pop3 imap_client_workarounds(default): delay-newmail imap_client_workarounds(imap): delay-newmail imap_client_workarounds(pop3): pop3_enable_last(default): no pop3_enable_last(imap): no pop3_enable_last(pop3): yes pop3_client_workarounds(default): pop3_client_workarounds(imap): pop3_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh namespace: type: private separator: . inbox: yes list: yes subscriptions: yes auth default: mechanisms: plain login digest-md5 cram-md5 apop cache_size: 1024 cache_ttl: 600 cache_negative_ttl: 60 user: doveauth verbose: yes debug: yes passdb: driver: sql args: /usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot-sql.conf userdb: driver: prefetch userdb: driver: sql args: /usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot-sql.conf socket: type: listen client: path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth mode: 432 user: postfix group: postfix master: path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master mode: 384 user: vmail group: vmail plugin: quota: dict:::proxy:/var/run/dovecot/dict-server:quotadict dict: quotadict: mysql:/usr/local/dovecot/etc/dovecot-sql-dict-quota.conf Regards, Arvids

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[Dovecot] can not compile 1.1.5 with BDB
by LÉVAI Dániel 25 Oct '08

25 Oct '08

Hi! I'm trying to use dovecot-1.1.5 with Berkley DB 4.6.21 on OpenBSD. While compiling I get this: gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../.. -I../../src/lib -I../../src/lib-sql \ -DPKG_RUNDIR=\""/var/run/dovecot"\" -I/usr/local/include -std=gnu99\ -g -O2 -Wall -W -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations \ -Wpointer-arith -Wchar-subscripts -Wformat=2 -Wbad-function-cast \ -fstack-protector -MT dict-db.o -MD -MP -MF .deps/dict-db.Tpo -c -o \ dict-db.o dict-db.c dict-db.c:15: error: syntax error before "DB_ENV" dict-db.c:24: error: syntax error before "DBC" dict-db.c:39: error: syntax error before numeric constant dict-db.c: In function `db_dict_init': dict-db.c:69: error: `tid' undeclared (first use in this function) dict-db.c:69: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once dict-db.c:69: error: for each function it appears in.) dict-db.c:79: warning: implicit declaration of function `db_env_create' dict-db.c:79: error: structure has no member named `db_env' dict-db.c:81: warning: implicit declaration of function `db_strerror' dict-db.c:81: warning: format argument is not a pointer (arg 2) dict-db.c:86: error: structure has no member named `db_env' dict-db.c:86: error: structure has no member named `db_env' dict-db.c:86: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function) dict-db.c:87: error: structure has no member named `db_env' dict-db.c:87: error: structure has no member named `db_env' dict-db.c:93: error: structure has no member named `db_env' dict-db.c:93: error: structure has no member named `db_env' dict-db.c:93: error: `DB_CREATE' undeclared (first use in this function) dict-db.c:94: error: `DB_INIT_MPOOL' undeclared (first use in this function) dict-db.c:94: error: `DB_INIT_TXN' undeclared (first use in this function) dict-db.c:100: error: structure has no member named `db_env' dict-db.c:100: error: structure has no member named `db_env' dict-db.c:107: warning: implicit declaration of function `db_create' dict-db.c:107: error: structure has no member named `db_env' dict-db.c:109: warning: format argument is not a pointer (arg 2) dict-db.c:113: error: structure has no member named `set_errfile' dict-db.c:114: error: structure has no member named `set_errpfx' dict-db.c:116: error: structure has no member named `db_env' dict-db.c:118: warning: format argument is not a pointer (arg 2) dict-db.c:122: error: structure has no member named `set_errfile' dict-db.c:123: error: structure has no member named `set_errpfx' dict-db.c:125: error: structure has no member named `open' dict-db.c:131: error: structure has no member named `set_flags' dict-db.c:131: error: `DB_DUP' undeclared (first use in this function) dict-db.c:141: error: structure has no member named `set_bt_compare' dict-db.c:148: error: structure has no member named `open' dict-db.c:154: error: structure has no member named `associate' dict-db.c: In function `db_dict_deinit': dict-db.c:168: error: too many arguments to function dict-db.c:170: error: too many arguments to function dict-db.c: In function `db_dict_iterate_set': dict-db.c:180: error: `DB_NOTFOUND' undeclared (first use in this function) dict-db.c: In function `db_dict_lookup': dict-db.c:218: warning: passing arg 4 of pointer to function makes integer from pointer without a cast dict-db.c:218: error: too many arguments to function dict-db.c:219: error: `DB_NOTFOUND' undeclared (first use in this function) dict-db.c: In function `db_dict_iterate_next': dict-db.c:250: error: structure has no member named `cursor' dict-db.c:250: error: structure has no member named `cursor' dict-db.c:252: error: `DB_NEXT' undeclared (first use in this function) dict-db.c:262: error: structure has no member named `cursor' dict-db.c:262: error: structure has no member named `cursor' dict-db.c: In function `db_dict_iterate_first': dict-db.c:285: error: structure has no member named `cursor' dict-db.c:285: error: structure has no member named `cursor' dict-db.c:287: error: structure has no member named `cursor' dict-db.c:287: error: structure has no member named `cursor' dict-db.c:292: error: structure has no member named `cursor' dict-db.c:292: error: structure has no member named `cursor' dict-db.c:293: error: `DB_SET_RANGE' undeclared (first use in this function) dict-db.c: In function `db_dict_iterate_init': dict-db.c:311: error: structure has no member named `cursor' dict-db.c: In function `db_dict_iterate_deinit': dict-db.c:335: error: structure has no member named `cursor' dict-db.c:335: error: structure has no member named `cursor' dict-db.c: In function `db_dict_transaction_init': dict-db.c:349: error: structure has no member named `db_env' dict-db.c:349: error: structure has no member named `db_env' dict-db.c:349: error: structure has no member named `tid' dict-db.c: In function `db_dict_transaction_commit': dict-db.c:360: error: structure has no member named `tid' dict-db.c:360: error: structure has no member named `tid' dict-db.c: In function `db_dict_transaction_rollback': dict-db.c:370: error: structure has no member named `tid' dict-db.c:370: error: structure has no member named `tid' dict-db.c: In function `db_dict_set': dict-db.c:398: error: structure has no member named `tid' dict-db.c:398: warning: passing arg 4 of pointer to function makes integer from pointer without a cast dict-db.c:398: error: too many arguments to function dict-db.c: In function `db_dict_unset': dict-db.c:413: error: structure has no member named `tid' dict-db.c:413: warning: passing arg 3 of pointer to function makes integer from pointer without a cast dict-db.c:413: error: too many arguments to function *** Error code 1 Stop in /home/daniell/dovecot/dovecot-1.1.5/src/lib-dict (line 92 of /usr/share/mk/sys.mk). *** Error code 1 Stop in /home/daniell/dovecot/dovecot-1.1.5/src (line 300 of Makefile). *** Error code 1 Stop in /home/daniell/dovecot/dovecot-1.1.5 (line 404 of Makefile). *** Error code 1 Stop in /home/daniell/dovecot/dovecot-1.1.5 (line 257 of Makefile). My intention is to configure the expire plugin with a db: backend, but I got stuck with this? Anyone have a clue? Thanks! Daniel -- LEVAI Daniel PGP key ID = 0x4AC0A4B1 Key fingerprint = D037 03B9 C12D D338 4412 2D83 1373 917A 4AC0 A4B1

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[Dovecot] dovecot:mail storage creation failed with mail location:mbox:/HOME_DIRECTORY_USED_BUT_NOT_GIVEN_USERDB/mail:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/test1@poste.tn
by wafa hjiri 25 Oct '08

25 Oct '08

Hello I am working in a project and during my work an error has appeared in the use of the dovecot e mail server Squirrelmail an error occured:ERROR:Connection dropped by IMAP server and in the log mail we find: mail storage creation failed with mail location:mbox:/HOME_DIRECTORY_USED_BUT_NOT_GIVEN_USERDB/mail:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/test1@poste.tn child 5757(imap) returned error 89 can you give me a help i am waiting your response impatiently thanks

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