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[Dovecot] File and group permissions for incoming mails
by Sascha Scandella 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Hello I am using Dovecot 1.1.1 together with Postfix (and for some users Procmail for Spam Filtering). Until now I didn't have to use shared mailboxes. Now I want to use simple simlinking to grant other users of the same group access to my mails. The problem is that new incoming mails have always file permissions set to 0600. I have also a file called dovecot-shared (0660) in the Maildir folder. No success. Why doesn't this work? I also tried to use UMASK in the procmailrc. No success. Any help is appreciated! Best regards Sascha

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[Dovecot] 1.2.beta4: Fatal: io_loop_handle_add: epoll_ctl(1, 11): Bad file descriptor
by e-frog 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Whenever dovecot is stopped while a dict process is running I see Fatal: io_loop_handle_add: epoll_ctl(1, 11): Bad file descriptor in the error log. The following patch fixes this for me. I'm sure there is a better way though. --- dovecot-1.2.beta4/src/master/dict-process.c.orig 2009-03-27 16:44:59.000000000 +0100 +++ dovecot-1.2.beta4/src/master/dict-process.c 2009-03-27 18:59:24.000000000 +0100 @@ -209,11 +209,6 @@ dict_process_destroyed(struct child_proc struct dict_listener *listener = process->listener; dict_process_deinit(process); - if (listener->processes == NULL) { - /* last listener died, create new ones */ - listener->io = io_add(listener->fd, IO_READ, - dict_listener_input, listener); - } } void dict_processes_init(void)

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[Dovecot] Email stress test
by Proskurin Kirill 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Hello all. May be not in right list but... I have a email system based on: Exim-4.69 + Dovecot-1.1.11 on FreeBSD-7.1 I need to make a stress test on it. Something like a 1000 concurrent conection to IMAP and SMTP. What tool can help me? -- Best regards, Proskurin Kirill

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[Dovecot] dbox - how to awaken the monster
by Odhiambo Washington 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Hello people, Since the invention of this storage called dbox, I have never quite gotten round to understanding it, nor getting to use it. It seems so strange to me and I must ask a few stupid questions about it. I use the MTA to deliver mail to Maildir, either in ~/Maildir or /some/path/%d/%n/Maildir. It has always beat me how dbox comes into play under such circumstances. From the wiki, I see the following: "dbox supports a quick migration from Maildir format" - now this leaves me hanging. How? Suppose I migrate from Maildir to dbox, what changes do I make to the MTA to understand that I use dbox? Ok, I use Exim as my MTA. I hope someone can explain to me what I need to do to Exim and what to do th Dovecot so that I can test this dbox thing. And suppose I want to transfer userA's mail to UserB, what do I do? With Maildir, I can simply do something like mv ~A/Maildir ~B/Maildir chown -R B ~b/Maildir Suppose I am using dbox, howdy? Thank you in advance. I know those sound dumb, but I simply haven't understood dbox. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby." - Natalie Wood

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[Dovecot] [TroubleShoot]How to know what problem with Dovecot-POP3 configuration?
by tao.6.yang＠nokia.com 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Hi all, I am using Ubuntu8.04/Dovecot 1.0.10 and the dovecot -n shows as following, ----------------------------------------------------------------------- # 1.0.10: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S 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 mail_privileged_group: mail mail_location: maildir:/home/%u/Maildir mail_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 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 pop3_uidl_format(default): pop3_uidl_format(imap): pop3_uidl_format(pop3): %08Xu%08Xv auth default: mechanisms: plain login cram-md5 digest-md5 verbose: yes debug: yes passdb: driver: passwd-file args: /etc/dovecot/plain.pwd passdb: driver: pam userdb: driver: passwd ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PROBLEM - [1] I cannot get the full CAPABILITY list after the user1/user1 login which includes plain login cram-md5 digest-md5, while can get a full complete list if I don't do the user1/user1 login when telnet at 143 But - auth connect from thunderbird client to IMAP4 email server successful for CRAM-MD5 for user1/user1, as seen from /var/log/mail.log [2]I cannot see the CRAM-MD5 and APOP auth connect logging in /var/mail/mail.log or mail.info when doing connect to Dovecot POP3 from thunderbird client - connect from thunderbird is successful but there is no logging info related with pop3-login in /var/log/mail.log or mail.info Can anyone tell me why I cannot see the logging for Dovecot Pop3 in the /var/log/mail.log or /var/log/mail.info and it seems there is no info shown for the POP3 CRAM-MD5 authentication? Thanks.

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[Dovecot] Dovecot in OSCON 2009?
by Timo Sirainen 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Hi, I'm thinking about attending OSCON 2009 with some other people from Mailtrust and having some kind of an informal Dovecot meeting nearby. We could for example talk about what Dovecot would need to work better in your system, like missing features or if some things are annoyingly difficult etc, or just general talking and socializing. If you're interested in joining, send me a mail (privately, unless you have something else to say besides "yes").

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[Dovecot] problem with ldap
by Xueron Nee 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Hi, dovecot-1.2 from hg.dovecot.org openldap-2.4.11 passdb.o: In function `passdbs_init': /home/src/dovecot-1.2/src/auth/passdb.c:230: undefined reference to `passdb_ldap' userdb.o: In function `userdbs_init': /home/src/dovecot-1.2/src/auth/userdb.c:177: undefined reference to `userdb_ldap' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status -- Xueron Nee http://www.xueron.com

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[Dovecot] Slightly OT : Maildir format (silly) questions
by Thomas Hummel 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Hello, I was asking what was the motivation for not having the envelope From in the Maildir format, as defined in the qmail spec : "The message is delivered without an extra UUCP- style From_ line, without any >From quoting, and without an extra blank line at the end." which may sound silly since we lose an important piece of information. Same question about the motivation in Courrier (Maildir++) for emulating a hierarchy for subfolders (like in .folder.subfolder.subsubfolder) instead of (note : I know about layout=FS, I'm not talking about that) implementing a real filesystem hierarchy. I understand dovecot kept those for compatibility reasons but I'd like to know what was the authors of thoses specs thinking when deciding this. Thanks -- Thomas Hummel | Institut Pasteur <hummel(a)pasteur.fr> | Pôle informatique - systèmes et réseau

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[Dovecot] Informations in LDAP and Database
by Etienne MAYNIER 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Hi everybody, I'm installing an application using LDAP and I want dovecot to use LDAP too. The problem is that they don't use the same schema (especially because we want per-user quotas). I think the best solution is to have the authentication by LDAP and others datas (like quotas) in a database. Is it possible with dovecot ? and How ? Thanks Etienne

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[Dovecot] postfix + dovecot
by Łukasz Kasperek <lukasz 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

I have postfix+ dovecot but when I run sasl - have this: Mar 31 21:21:39 localhost postfix/smtpd[13134]: warning: SASL: Connect to smtpd failed: No such file or directory Mar 31 21:21:39 localhost postfix/smtpd[13134]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Mar 31 21:21:40 localhost postfix/master[13128]: warning: process /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 13134 exit status 1 Mar 31 21:21:40 localhost postfix/master[13128]: warning: /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling I have Slackware 12.2. I write main.cf with documentation on postfix.org. my dovecot.conf: base_dir = /var/run/dovecot/ protocols = imap pop3 ssl_disable = yes disable_plaintext_auth = no log_path=/var/log/dovecot.log listen=* syslog_facility = mail login_greeting = Dovecot ready. mail_location = maildir:/var/mail/virtual/%d/%n mail_privileged_group = mail protocol imap { } namespace private { prefix = INBOX. inbox = yes } protocol pop3 { pop3_uidl_format = %u-%v } protocol lda { postmaster_address = postmaster(a)yourdomain.tld auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master } auth default { mechanisms = plain login passdb checkpassword { args = /var/www/ispcp/engine/ispcp-dovecot-mngr } userdb sql { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql-domain.conf } userdb sql { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql-aliasdomain.conf } userdb sql { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql-subdomain.conf } socket listen { client { path = /var/spool/postfix/private/auth mode = 0777 user = postfix group = postfix } master { path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master mode = 0660 user = vmail group = mail } } } user = root } plugin { }

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[Dovecot] courier-dovecot-migrate.pl issue
by Louis-David Mitterrand 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Hi, I'm testing migration from courier to courier-0.57.0 to dovecot-imap-1.1.12 on a debian/sid box. When running the migration script, non of the active users' "courierimapsubscribed" and "courierimapuiddb" files seem to be detected: ZENON:~# ./courier-dovecot-migrate.pl --to-dovecot --recursive /home Testing conversion to Dovecot format Finding maildirs under /home /home/XXXX/Maildir: No imap/pop3 uidlist files /home/XXXX/CB: No imap/pop3 uidlist files /home/XXXX/Maildir/subscriptions already exists, not overwritten /home/XXXX/Maildir: No imap/pop3 uidlist files /home/XXXX/Maildir: No imap/pop3 uidlist files /home/XXXX/Mail: No imap/pop3 uidlist files /home/XXXX/Maildir: No imap/pop3 uidlist files /home/XXXX/Maildir: No imap/pop3 uidlist files Total: 0 mailboxes / 0 users 0 mailboxes / 0 users 0 errors No actual conversion done, use --convert parameter (the /home/XXXX users are old, non-active users) However when trying the courier-dovecot-migrate-1.0.pl I get plenty of mailbox matches, but since I am installing 1.1.12 it is useless to me. Dis I miss something? Thanks, -- http://www.critikart.net

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[Dovecot] Courier
by kosovo73＠web.de 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Hello, For months I have the following configuration in run. Postfix with Mysql and Postfixadmin, Courier Imap + Pop I get a new server and, therefore, would like to change on Dovecot. The installation has also clapped without problems and the configuration has run so far also without defects. If I liked to call away the emails, I always get the announcement Internal Login failure. /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log info_log_path = /var/log/dovecot-info.log log_timestamp = "%b %d %H:%M:%S " ssl_disable = yes auth_verbose=yes auth_debug=yes auth_debug_passwords=yes mail_debug=yes protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s disable_plaintext_auth = no log_timestamp = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S " mail_location = maildir:/usr/local/virtual/%d/%n mail_access_groups = virtual first_valid_uid = 1004 first_valid_gid = 1005 protocol imap { } protocol pop3 { pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv } auth default { mechanisms = digest-md5 plain passdb sql { args = /usr/local/etc/dovecot-sql.conf } userdb sql { args = /usr/local/etc/dovecot-sql.conf } user = root } /usr/local/etc/dovecot-sql.conf driver = mysql connect = dbname=postfix user=postfix host=localhost password=******** default_pass_scheme = PLAIN password_query = SELECT password FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%u' user_query = SELECT maildir, 106 AS uid, 106 AS gid FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%u' server1:/etc/init.d# ls -l /usr/local/virtual insgesamt 8 drwx--S--- 5 virtual virtual 4096 26. Aug 2008 silviosiefke.de drwx--S--- 3 virtual virtual 4096 25. Aug 2008 silvio-siefke.de server1:/etc/init.d# ls -l /usr/local/virtual/silviosiefke.de insgesamt 12 drwx--S--- 15 virtual virtual 4096 4. Feb 13:37 info drwx--S--- 12 virtual virtual 4096 13. Dez 11:56 listen drwx--S--- 12 virtual virtual 4096 13. Dez 11:55 webmaster server1:/etc/init.d# ls -l /usr/local/virtual/silviosiefke.de/webmaster insgesamt 76 drwx--S--- 2 virtual virtual 4096 8. Dez 16:26 courierimaphieracl -rw-r--r-- 1 virtual virtual 175 31. Mär 11:30 courierpop3dsizelist drwx--S--- 2 virtual virtual 28672 31. Mär 11:30 cur drwx--S--- 2 virtual virtual 20480 31. Mär 11:30 new drwx--S--- 2 virtual virtual 4096 13. Dez 11:55 sqwebmail-curcache -rw------- 1 virtual virtual 1 13. Dez 11:55 sqwebmail-curcache.nfshack -rw------- 1 virtual virtual 7 8. Dez 16:26 sqwebmail-sentstamp -rw------- 1 virtual virtual 1 13. Dez 11:55 sqwebmail-timestamp drwx--S--- 2 virtual virtual 4096 31. Mär 11:30 tmp Log: dovecot: 2009-03-31 13:50:16 Info: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=pop3 lip=212.43.81.97 rip=78.50.83.149 lport=110 rport=2740 resp= dovecot: 2009-03-31 13:50:16 Info: auth(default): client out: CONT 1 dovecot: 2009-03-31 13:50:16 Info: auth(default): client in: CONT 1 gklshjksdhshghsgslgls dovecot: 2009-03-31 13:50:16 Info: auth-worker(default): sql(webmaster(a)silviosiefke.de,78.50.83.149): query: SELECT password FROM mailbox WHERE username = 'webmaster(a)silviosiefke.de' dovecot: 2009-03-31 13:50:16 Info: auth(default): client out: OK 1 user=webmaster(a)silviosiefke.de dovecot: 2009-03-31 13:50:16 Info: auth(default): master in: REQUEST 2 20275 1 dovecot: 2009-03-31 13:50:16 Info: auth-worker(default): sql(webmaster(a)silviosiefke.de,78.50.83.149): SELECT maildir, 1000 AS uid, 1000 AS gid FROM mailbox WHERE username = 'webmaster(a)silviosiefke.de' dovecot: 2009-03-31 13:50:16 Info: auth(default): master out: USER 2 webmaster(a)silviosiefke.de maildir=silviosiefke.de/webmaster/ uid=1000 gid=1000 dovecot: 2009-03-31 13:50:16 Info: pop3-login: Login: user=<webmaster(a)silviosiefke.de>, method=PLAIN, rip=78.50.83.149, lip=212.43.81.97 dovecot: 2009-03-31 13:50:16 Info: POP3(webmaster(a)silviosiefke.de): Effective uid=1000, gid=1000, home= dovecot: 2009-03-31 13:50:16 Info: POP3(webmaster(a)silviosiefke.de): maildir: data=/usr/local/virtual/silviosiefke.de/webmaster dovecot: 2009-03-31 13:50:16 Info: POP3(webmaster(a)silviosiefke.de): maildir++: root=/usr/local/virtual/silviosiefke.de/webmaster, index=, control=, inbox=/usr/local/virtual/silviosiefke.de/webmaster dovecot: 2009-03-31 13:50:16 Info: POP3(webmaster(a)silviosiefke.de): Couldn't open INBOX top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/0, size=0 Does somebody have an idea what it can lie with? Greeting Silvio Siefke www.silviosiefke.de

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[Dovecot] about quota in dovecot
by guojinpeng(郭晋鹏) 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

Hi, I’m currently try to use the dovecot quota plugin. I use the maildir plugin ,and use mysql as to get the quota rule. Question is: Sometimes dovecot only count in the size of INBOX ,without other (I use imap to create some mailbox),while,sometimes it count in all. I don’t know if there’s anything wrong with my configure. Here is the configure of my dovecot. Thank u! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>--------dovecot setting-------------<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< # 1.1.13: /etc/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.9-67.0.7.EL i686 CentOS release 4.6 (Final) ext3 base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/ log_path: /var/log/dovecot.log protocols: imap pop3 login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login login_greeting: Dovecot Ready mail_location: maildir:/home/mail/%u/ mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/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/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 auth default: passdb: driver: sql args: /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf userdb: driver: sql args: /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf socket: type: listen client: path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-client mode: 432 master: path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master mode: 438 user: dovecot group: dovecot plugin: quota: maildir:User quota quota_warning: storage=80%% /home/guojinpeng/quota-warning.sh 80 dict: quota: mysql:/etc/dovecot-dict-quota.conf >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>end<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< # cat /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf driver = mysql connect = host=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock dbname=postfix user=postfix password=postfix default_pass_scheme = CRYPT #password_query = SELECT password FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%u' #user_query = SELECT maildir, 506 AS uid, 508 AS gid FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%u' user_query = select maildir,506 as uid, 508 as gid, \ concat('*:storage=', quota ,'B') as quota_rule \ from mailbox where username = '%u' password_query = select username as user, password, \ 506 as userdb_uid, 508 as userdb_gid, \ concat('*:storage=', quota ,'B') as userdb_quota_rule \ from mailbox where username = '%u'

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[Dovecot] cannot login with plain authentication - missing UID
by Marc Donovan 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

Mar 29 09:39:22 vertuso dovecot: dovecot v1.1.13 starting up (core dumps disabled) Mar 29 09:39:22 vertuso dovecot: auth(default): args = 512 Mar 29 09:39:22 vertuso dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file /etc/dovecot/userdb: Read 1 users Mar 29 09:39:23 vertuso dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=31142 Mar 29 09:39:23 vertuso dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=31143 Mar 29 09:39:23 vertuso dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=31144 Mar 29 09:39:26 vertuso dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=31145 Mar 29 09:39:33 vertuso dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=imap lip=207.210.243.5 rip=71.99.73.252 lport=143 rport=34016 resp=AHRlc3RAcmVkbW91bnRhaW5vcmdhbmljcy5j b20AZjBydzRyZA== Mar 29 09:39:33 vertuso dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file( test(a)redmountainorganics.com,71.99.73.252) lookup: user= test(a)redmountainorganics.com file=/etc/dovecot/userdb Mar 29 09:39:33 vertuso dovecot: auth(default): client out: OK 1 user=test(a)redmountainorganics.com Mar 29 09:39:33 vertuso dovecot: auth(default): master in: REQUEST 1 31144 1 Mar 29 09:39:33 vertuso dovecot: auth(default): master out: USER 1 test(a)redmountainorganics.com Mar 29 09:39:33 vertuso dovecot: User test(a)redmountainorganics.com is missing UID (see mail_uid setting) Mar 29 09:39:33 vertuso dovecot: imap-login: Internal login failure (auth failed, 1 attempts): user=<test(a)redmountainorganics.com>, method=PLAIN, rip=71.99.73.252, lip=207.210.243.5 # cat /etc/dovecot/userdb test(a)redmountainorganics.com: $1$382-munged-qPfVf687aBiH0.rBgQ80:512:512::/var/mail/vhosts/ redmountainorganics.com/:: $ telnet redmountainorganics.com 143 Trying 207.210.243.5... Connected to redmountainorganics.com. Escape character is '^]'. * OK Dovecot ready. a login test(a)redmountainorganics.com XXXXXXX * BYE Internal login failure. Refer to server log for more information. Connection closed by foreign host. # dovecot -n # 1.1.13: /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.16.38-xenU i686 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 4 (Nahant) ext3 ssl_disable: yes disable_plaintext_auth: no login_dir: /usr/local/var/run/dovecot/login login_executable: /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login mail_location: maildir:/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n mail_debug: yes auth default: user: vmail verbose: yes debug: yes debug_passwords: yes passdb: driver: passwd-file args: /etc/dovecot/userdb compiled from the latest source. I have spent two days with gdb and can't figure out what is going on. Here is a bt # gdb -p 31140 GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.3.0.0-1.132.EL4rh) Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. Type "show copying" to see the conditions. There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "i386-redhat-linux-gnu". Attaching to process 31140 warning: The current VSYSCALL page code requires an existing execuitable. Use "add-symbol-file-from-memory" to load the VSYSCALL page by hand Reading symbols from /usr/local/sbin/dovecot...done. Using host libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1". Reading symbols from /lib/libc.so.6...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libc.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2 Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_files.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libnss_files.so.2 0xb7f39079 in epoll_wait () from /lib/libc.so.6 (gdb) break auth_process_input_user Function "auth_process_input_user" not defined. Make breakpoint pending on future shared library load? (y or [n]) n (gdb) break master_login_process Function "master_login_process" not defined. Make breakpoint pending on future shared library load? (y or [n]) n (gdb) break create_mail_process Breakpoint 1 at 0x804fc64: file mail-process.c, line 542. (gdb) cont Continuing. Detaching after fork from child process 31212. Breakpoint 1, create_mail_process (process_type=PROCESS_TYPE_IMAP, set=0x8070330, socket_fd=21, local_ip=0x8077468, remote_ip=0x807747c, user=0x806c322 "test(a)redmountainorganics.com", args=0x806c370, dump_capability=false) at mail-process.c:542 542 { (gdb) p *args $1 = 0x0 (gdb) bt #0 create_mail_process (process_type=PROCESS_TYPE_IMAP, set=0x8070330, socket_fd=21, local_ip=0x8077468, remote_ip=0x807747c, user=0x806c322 "test(a)redmountainorganics.com", args=0x806c370, dump_capability=false) at mail-process.c:542 #1 0x0804ddb5 in auth_master_callback (user=0x806c322 " test(a)redmountainorganics.com", args=0x806c370, request=0x8077458) at login-process.c:105 #2 0x0804ab94 in auth_process_input (process=0x80741b0) at auth-process.c:142 #3 0x0805a400 in io_loop_handler_run (ioloop=0x8072ea8) at ioloop-epoll.c:203 #4 0x080598bd in io_loop_run (ioloop=0x8072ea8) at ioloop.c:336 #5 0x08051853 in main (argc=1, argv=0xbfca79d4) at main.c:604 *args is NULL, so it cant get the UID. I've been trying to figure out how this works and why mine does not. Its got to be something simple. Thanks, Marc D.

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[Dovecot] ampersand in local-part
by Bradley Giesbrecht 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

I have a new email server (postfix/dovecot/mysql) with accounts migrated from another server (different platform) and email addresses with ampersands like "r&d(a)domain.com" that worked on my old email server are not working now. I'd like some help tracking this issue down. Can anyone tell me if this looks like a postfix, dovecot or mysql issue? Some log info follows. For brevity I'm just posting this log snip as I'm thinking I will get a simple answer to this but I will be happy to post postfix, dovecot or mysql settings in detail if they are required. Thank you, Brad dovecot.log file: [...] dovecot: Mar 27 16:37:23 Info: auth(default): auth(?,216.111.149.248): Invalid username: r&d(a)domain.com dovecot: Mar 27 16:37:23 Info: auth(default): cram-md5(?, 216.111.149.248): Username contains disallowed character: 0x26 dovecot: Mar 27 16:37:24 Info: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=68420 dovecot: Mar 27 16:37:25 Info: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 dovecot: Mar 27 16:37:25 Info: auth(default): client in: AUTH 2 [....] dovecot: Mar 27 16:37:25 Info: auth(default): auth(?,216.111.149.248): Invalid username: r&d(a)domain.com dovecot: Mar 27 16:37:25 Info: auth(default): plain(?, 216.111.149.248): Username contains disallowed character: 0x26 dovecot: Mar 27 16:37:27 Info: auth(default): client out: FAIL 2 dovecot: Mar 27 16:37:27 Info: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 2 attempts): method=PLAIN, rip=216.111.149.248, lip=216.111.149.248, secured [...]

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[Dovecot] dbox with non-dovecot LDA
by Justin Krejci 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

Aside from the code is there any documentation on using dbox with a non-Dovecot LDA? We have our own MTA and currently use Dovecot with Maildir only for message retrieval and just have our MTA write the message files to our own directory structure (Dovecot per user mailbox locations stored in mysql) but I am interested in looking at moving to dbox if it is better for performance and other things like static filenames. One thing we'd like to do is not use the Dovecot LDA so as to control the entire inbound email delivery process all the way to verifying the actual message is 100% written to disk. Certainly we can use the Dovecot LDA if it came to it but we'd like to retain control over this entire process if possible.

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[Dovecot] Help with basic configuration
by Rob Breault 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

I followed the information from the wiki here is my dovecot.conf file and yet I can't get pop3 working. I need this to listen on pop3 for an internal process but get email from smtp sources. So I would like to have sendmail receive email from the world to a specific email address then check the mailbox via a POP3 internal process. Any help would be great. [root@CRM-ILM-CC-A etc]# dovecot -n # 1.0.7: /etc/dovecot.conf log_path: /home/vmail/log/dovecot.log info_log_path: /home/vmail/log/dovecot-info.log ssl_disable: yes login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login mail_location: maildir:~/Maildir dotlock_use_excl: yes maildir_copy_with_hardlinks: yes mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 auth default: verbose: yes passdb: driver: passwd-file args: /etc/dovecot/passwd userdb: driver: static args: uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/home/vmail/%u [root@CRM-ILM-CC-A etc]# Robert Breault Sr System Engineer - Infrastructure Team | DealerTrack Systems -- ARKONA DMS 10757 South River Front Parkway | Suite 400 |South Jordan, UT 84095 801-617-8747 desk | 801-556-1091 mobile DISCLAIMER: This e-mail may contain confidential, proprietary information of DealerTrack, Inc. It is intended solely for the named recipient(s) listed above and should be maintained in strictest confidence. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this information from your computer and destroy any related paper copies.

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[Dovecot] Solr's index update
by Rui Carneiro 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

Hi all, In the wiki says this: "Currently the indexes are updated only while searching" @ http://wiki.dovecot.org/Plugins/FTS This also is applied to Solr Indexes? If not, when Solr Indexes are updated? Thank you, Rui Carneiro -- mail: rui.arc(a)gmail.com, rui.carneiro(a)portugalmail.net website: http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~ei04073<http://paginas.fe.up.pt/%7Eei04073>

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[Dovecot] Virtual user folder configuration
by Daniel L. Miller 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

Since I'm going to make a change to my folder structure, what would be recommended so I can avoid the need in the future? All my mail users are virtual - they have no existence in /etc/passwd, nor do they have folders under /home. At this time, all mail is being delivered to maildir:/var/mail/%d/%n - and the home is the same (which is becoming more of a problem). As I see it, I have the choices of: 1. Place mail underneath home, as in /var/mail/%d/%n/mailbox Probably the simplest, but adds a level to the folder hierarchy. Does that matter in any way? 2. Place home underneath mail, as in /var/mail/%d/%n/home (unless THAT poses a problem as well, with a non-mail folder visible to the mail system) Leaves mail alone - but means the home folder is visible from within the mail system. 3. Relocate home totally outside mail, as in /var/mail/home/%d/%n Would provide isolation - but more difficulty in administration, particularly adding/deleting users. Any suggestions? -- Daniel

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[Dovecot] CMUSieve with virtual users
by Guillaume HILT 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

Hi, I'm using dovecot 1.1.7 on Gentoo with Postfix and PostfixAdmin to manage my virtual users. I'm trying to use sieve (which has been compiled with Dovecot) but it doesn't work. I added cmusieve in the lda protocol : mail_plugins = cmusieve mail_plugin_dir = /usr/lib/dovecot/lda My maildir scheme is : /home/vmail/%d/%n/.maildir The sieve file is in /home/vmail/%d/%n/.dovecot.sieve (i'm using the sieve variable in the plugin section). I also tried in /home/vmail/%d/%n/.maildir/.dovecot.sieve. Then I tried in /var/sieve-scripts/%u.sieve. None of these solutions worked :x I enabled all the debug options in dovecot, and i can't see anything about sieve in my logs. I'm using the same configuration without virtual users on another server and it's working fine. I'm out of ideas. Could someone has managed to use sieve scripts with virtual users ? Thanks :) Guillaume

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[Dovecot] Double mysql auth problem
by Sebastian Chociwski 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

Hello , I am forced to use 2 DBs to auth users. First one is for our CRM system (new user=mail from him/her) , second is for other (cannot user CRM DB :( ) Postfix have no problem to deliver mails to both DBs but I've some problems with reciveing mails from second (not CRM) DB. The dovecot.conf : protocols = imap pop3 imaps disable_plaintext_auth = no mail_location = maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n log_path = /var/log/dovecot ssl_disable = no ssl_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem ssl_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem auth_verbose = yes auth_debug = yes auth_debug_passwords = yes auth default { passdb sql { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf } userdb static { args = uid=5000 gid=5000 home=/home/vmail/%d/%n allow_all_users=yes } } auth secondary { passdb sql { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql2.conf } userdb static { args = uid=5000 gid=5000 home=/home/vmail/%d/%n allow_all_users=yes } } dovecot-mysql.conf : driver = mysql connect = host=127.0.0.1 dbname= user= password= default_pass_scheme = CRYPT password_query = SELECT email as user, haslo as password FROM users WHERE email='%u'; dovecot-mysql2.conf : driver = mysql connect = host=127.0.0.1 dbname= user= password= default_pass_scheme = CRYPT password_query = SELECT email as user, password FROM poczta WHERE email='%u'; I could log on mail located in dovecot-mysql.conf (CRM) but when I try to log on second DB I got errors : dovecot: Mar 30 14:41:01 Info: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=imap secured lip=127.0.0.1 rip=127.0.0.1 lport=993 rport=32930 resp=AGdyb21AZXVyaW1hZ2UucGwANzEyMA== dovecot: Mar 30 14:41:01 Info: auth-worker(default): sql(grom(a)eurimage.pl,127.0.0.1): query: SELECT email as user, haslo as password FROM users WHERE email='grom(a)eurimage.pl'; dovecot: Mar 30 14:41:01 Info: auth-worker(default): sql(grom(a)eurimage.pl,127.0.0.1): unknown user dovecot: Mar 30 14:41:01 Info: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=19560 dovecot: Mar 30 14:41:01 Info: auth(secondary): new auth connection: pid=19560 dovecot: Mar 30 14:41:03 Info: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 user=grom(a)eurimage.pl dovecot: Mar 30 14:41:03 Info: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts): user=<grom(a)eurimage.pl>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, TLS I see query for auth default but got no isea why there's no query for auth secondary ? Waiting for some help :)

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[Dovecot] Sieve Rule for Folders
by Gerhard Wiesinger 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

Hello! Is it possible with sieve to do the following: When a new message is added to a folder (e.g. dovecot folder and not INBOX) then an action like forwarding it per E-Mail should be triggered. Is this possible? If yes, how does the sieve script look like? If possible, can a shell script also be triggered as action? Thanx. Ciao, Gerhard -- http://www.wiesinger.com/

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[Dovecot] Benefits of DBOX format ?
by Frank Bonnet 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

Hello What would be the benefits of using DBOX format ? Thanks

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[Dovecot] Empty To: Header and message_address_parse
by Wolfgang.Friebel＠desy.de 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

Using dovecot 1.2beta (but earlier versions should behave similarly) we have a problem in conjunction with empty To: headers and the RT request tracker. RT sends mail out using Bcc: and no To: header at all. To make some mailers happy one can configure to send a dummy To: header, which we do. Our To header looks like: To: "AdminCc of rt Ticket #123456":; The message_address_parse function called with the TRUE flag (triggers add_fixed_address) in dovecot changes that to To: AdminCc of rt Ticket #123456: MISSING_MAILBOX@MISSING_DOMAIN ; and then at least alpine does use that invalid address as Cc: address when replying. If the mail is stored in a local folder, i.e. does not get fetched via IMAP then the To: line is displayed as is and a reply does not result in an errorneous Cc: This behaviour is at least inconsistent from a user point of view. Is there some advice other than change the RT mail header generation? (other mailers seem to copy the To: line unaltered which results in an invalid address as well, therefore I admit that the real problem is with RT) -- Wolfgang Friebel Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Phone/Fax: +49 33762 77372/216 Platanenallee 6 Mail: Wolfgang.Friebel AT desy.de D-15738 Zeuthen Germany

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Re: [Dovecot] Common "sasl master" [Was: sendmail with dovecot sasl]
by Mario Pavlov 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

Hi, so sendmail can use only cyrus-sasl ? ok, thank you >Mario Pavlov wrote: >> I was wondering if I can make sendmail use dovecot's SASL >> implementation...maybe I should somehow compile it against dovecot's >> SASL ? My idea is to make sendmail and dovecot authenticate against >> one central user/password repository. Is this possible ? >> >> thank you. >> >> P.S. I want to use virtual users > >Sendmail uses cyrus-sasl (only?). > >You can make cyrus-sasl and dovecot-sasl use "common master" >e.g. LDAP or PAM. >"LDAP centric" approach is a standard recommendation if you plan multi >server mail system with multiple "mailbox servers"/"filtering gateways". > >-- >[pl>en: Andrew] Andrzej Adam Filip : anfi(a)onet.eu >While there's life, there's hope. > -- Publius Terentius Afer (Terence) >

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