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Changing the name of a compressed file
by Peter West 11 Jun '17

11 Jun '17

Concerning Maildir, the wiki page on compression has this: All mails must have ,S=<size> in their filename where <size> contains the original uncompressed mail size, otherwise there will be problems with quota calculation as well as other potential random failures. Note that if the filename doesn’t contain the ,S=<size> before compression, adding it afterwards changes the base filename and thus the message UID. The safest thing to do is simply to not compress such files. Further down on the same page is this: If the file does exist, rename() (mv) the compressed file over the original file. • Dovecot can now read the file, but to avoid compressing it again on the next run, you'll probably want to rename it again to include e.g. a "Z" flag in the file name to mark that it was compressed (e.g. 1223212411.M907959P17184.host,S=3271:2,SZ). These comments seem to contradict each. Or is there a difference between adding the size specifier to the filename and adding a Z flag to the end of the file name? -- Peter West pbw(a)pbw.id.au And the great throng heard him gladly.

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Unix socket for quota-status?
by Peter West 11 Jun '17

11 Jun '17

The example configs for quota-status use inet_listener. Does quota-status support unix sockets? -- Peter West pbw(a)pbw.id.au And the great throng heard him gladly.

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Pacaging/build issues with AIX and vac (dovecot-2.2.25)
by Michael Felt 10 Jun '17

10 Jun '17

Hi. I finally decided it was really time to stop being lazy and really move away from gmail. After I have a server in my basement using power, etc. So I turned on the imap provided - and did not quite cry - it will have to do for now, but imap2 is wanting. A real server yes, but not Linux. (Using linux would require another server AND I would feel I am being lazy again). So, I downloaded dovecot-2.2.25 and tried to build. Configure (messages to stderr) xlc is /usr/vacpp/bin/xlc + CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/include -I/opt/buildaix/include" CFLAGS="-I/opt/include -O2 -qmaxmem=-1 -qarch=pwr5 -I/opt/buildaix/includes ./configure\ --prefix=/opt \ --sysconfdir=/var/dovecot/etc\ --sharedstatedir=/var/dovecot/com\ --localstatedir=/var/dovecot\ --mandir=/usr/share/man\ --infodir=/opt/share/info/dovecot \ > .buildaix/configure.out xlc_r: 1501-216 (W) command option -dM is not recognized - passed to ld xlc_r: 1501-228 (W) input file c not found 1506-297 (S) Unable to open input file null. No such file or directory. ./configure[25617]: rpcgen: not found messages to stderr by make: + make > .buildaix/make.out ./update-version.sh[42]: git: not found. "askpass.c", line 59.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable str contains a const member and is not initialized. It will be initia "guid.c", line 113.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It will be initiali "iostream-rawlog.c", line 28.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It will b "istream-base64-decoder.c", line 42.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It "istream-base64-encoder.c", line 47.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It "istream-jsonstr.c", line 70.26: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It will b "mountpoint.c", line 222.39: 1506-068 (W) Operation between types "char*" and "const char*" is not allowed. "istream-decrypt.c", line 68.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable ephemeral_key contains a const member and is not initialized. "istream-decrypt.c", line 276.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It will "istream-decrypt.c", line 369.26: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable peer_key contains a const member and is not initialized. It "istream-decrypt.c", line 745.42: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable db contains a const member and is not initialized. It will b "ostream-encrypt.c", line 135.65: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It will "ostream-encrypt.c", line 454.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It will "dcrypt-openssl.c", line 787.36: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable key contains a const member and is not initialized. It will b "dcrypt-openssl.c", line 1099.33: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable secret contains a const member and is not initialized. It wi "dcrypt-openssl.c", line 1295.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable tmp contains a const member and is not initialized. It will "dcrypt-openssl.c", line 1365.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable saltbuf contains a const member and is not initialized. It w "istream-decrypt.c", line 68.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable ephemeral_key contains a const member and is not initialized. "istream-decrypt.c", line 276.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It will "istream-decrypt.c", line 369.26: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable peer_key contains a const member and is not initialized. It "istream-decrypt.c", line 745.42: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable db contains a const member and is not initialized. It will b "ostream-encrypt.c", line 135.65: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It will "ostream-encrypt.c", line 454.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It will "istream-decrypt.c", line 68.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable ephemeral_key contains a const member and is not initialized. "istream-decrypt.c", line 276.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It will "istream-decrypt.c", line 369.26: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable peer_key contains a const member and is not initialized. It "istream-decrypt.c", line 745.42: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable db contains a const member and is not initialized. It will b "ostream-encrypt.c", line 135.65: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It will "ostream-encrypt.c", line 454.18: 1506-359 (I) Automatic variable buf contains a const member and is not initialized. It will "test-http-auth.c", line 27.27: 1506-022 (S) "scheme" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 27.37: 1506-196 (W) Initialization between types "struct http_auth_challenge_test* const" and "char*" "test-http-auth.c", line 28.33: 1506-022 (S) "data" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 28.41: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 29.33: 1506-022 (S) "params" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 30.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 30.52: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 30.70: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 30.76: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 33.33: 1506-022 (S) "scheme" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 33.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 43.27: 1506-022 (S) "scheme" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 43.37: 1506-196 (W) Initialization between types "struct http_auth_challenge_test* const" and "char*" "test-http-auth.c", line 44.33: 1506-022 (S) "data" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 44.41: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 45.33: 1506-022 (S) "params" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 46.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 46.52: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 47.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 47.50: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 48.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 48.52: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 49.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 49.53: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 50.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 50.49: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 53.33: 1506-022 (S) "scheme" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 53.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 60.27: 1506-022 (S) "scheme" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 60.37: 1506-196 (W) Initialization between types "struct http_auth_challenge_test* const" and "char*" "test-http-auth.c", line 61.33: 1506-022 (S) "data" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 61.41: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 62.33: 1506-022 (S) "params" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 63.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 63.52: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 64.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 64.51: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 65.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 65.52: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 66.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 66.49: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 69.33: 1506-022 (S) "scheme" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 69.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 70.33: 1506-022 (S) "data" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 70.41: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 71.33: 1506-022 (S) "params" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 72.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 72.52: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 73.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 73.49: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 76.33: 1506-022 (S) "scheme" is not a member of "const struct http_auth_challenges_test". "test-http-auth.c", line 76.43: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 187.27: 1506-196 (W) Initialization between types "struct http_auth_param* const" and "char*" is not a "test-http-auth.c", line 187.39: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 188.27: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 188.36: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 189.27: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 189.36: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 190.27: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 190.34: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 191.27: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 191.34: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 192.27: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 192.33: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 193.27: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 193.37: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 194.27: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 194.39: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 195.27: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 195.37: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 196.27: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. "test-http-auth.c", line 196.33: 1506-026 (S) Number of initializers cannot be greater than the number of aggregate members. make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1. I am quite willing to dig and dig - but I want to be know if there will be any interest and/or support for dovecot on AIX. Sincerely, Michael

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v2.2.30.1 released
by Timo Sirainen 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

https://dovecot.org/releases/2.2/dovecot-2.2.30.1.tar.gz https://dovecot.org/releases/2.2/dovecot-2.2.30.1.tar.gz.sig Due to some release process changes I didn't notice that one important bugfix wasn't included in the v2.2.30 release branch before I made the release. So fixing it here with v2.2.30.1. Also included another less important fix. - quota_warning scripts weren't working in v2.2.30 - vpopmail still wasn't compiling Also I guess should mention that in v2.2.30+ the "script" service's protocol changed to a new version. If anyone had written their own script services (not using the included "script" binary) they would need some changes. I haven't heard of anyone having done that though.

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[Dovecot] Dovecot stops with "Fatal: kevent(): Invalid argument"
by Henrik Larsson 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

# 2.0.11: /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE amd64 Dovecot stops with the following logged: - master: Fatal: kevent(): Invalid argument I have found that a diff was created for "src/lib/ioloop-kqueue.c" for a similar issue: http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2010-November/054855.html I have patched my system with this and haven't seen the problem since, but I don't know if this is a coincidence. Could you please explain if the diff should actually fix anything or just add some more logging in case it stops again? Best regards Henrik Larsson

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Dovecot LDAP using custom field to allow users to connect
by Michael JOIGNY 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Hi all, I'd like to know if it's possible to add a custom field when the authentification is made by users. My boolean custom field will be for example "AllowUser" (false/true). I'm trying to do something like that but it's not working : /user_filter = (&(objectClass=posixAccount)(uid=%u)(objectClass=myclass)(AllowUser=TRUE))/ This is my dovecot/ldap configuration below : /*# dovecot.conf* / /passdb {// // driver = ldap// // args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf// //}/ *# dovecot-ldap.conf* /hosts = myurl:myport// //dn = cn=myuser,dc=mydomain,dc=com// //dnpass = ********// //a//uth_bind = yes// //auth_bind_userdn = uid=%u,ou=users,dc=mydomain,dc=com// //ldap_version = 3// //base = ou=Users,dc=mydomain,dc=com// //scope = base// //default_pass_scheme = SSHA512 / Do you have an idead ? Kind regards. -- Michael

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lmtp: Error: Temp file creation to /tmp/ ... failed: No such file or directory on incoming mails with attachments
by Lars-Sören Steck 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Dear list, I'm currently facing problems when receiving eMails with attachments, at least sometimes. My mailserver is set up with the tool 'Mailcow', and hence is based on Dovecot (2.2.22 (fe789d2)) and Postfix. Usually, there are no problems with receiving mails. If a mail has an attachment, however, it is possible that the following error occurs (extract from /var/log/mail.log): 'Jun 7 12:50:28 mail postfix/lmtp[26827]: 564E68A0515: to=<abc(a)def.ghj>, relay=my.mail.server[private/dovecot-lmtp], delay=0.71, delays=0.67/0.01/0.01/0.02, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred (host my.mail.server[private/dovecot-lmtp] said: 451 4.3.0 Temporary internal failure (in reply to end of DATA command))' Extract from /var/log/mail.err: 'Jun 7 12:50:28 mail dovecot: lmtp(26828): Error: Temp file creation to /tmp/dovecot.lmtp.mail.26828. failed: No such file or directory' Once this happened the first time after dovecot is running, it will happen for all incoming mails with attachments. This can be solved temporarily by restarting the dovecot service and running postqueue -f, but that obviously does not solve the underlying problem. In this post to this list, it is stated that dovecot sometimes creates temp files to avoid 'excessive memory usage'. I'm guessing that this is the case here, also the error message is similiar: https://dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2016-June/104722.html Should I simply change the configuration variable mail_temp_dir to solve this? Why is dovecot not able to find the /tmp folder? In the list thread, it is stated that this is caused by dovecot running with enabled chrooting. As far as I understand it though (correct me if I'm wrong), chrooting is not enabled in my dovecot configuration. Please find attached the output of 'dovecot -n': # 2.2.22 (fe789d2): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # Pigeonhole version 0.4.13 (7b14904) # OS: Linux 4.4.0-78-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS auth_mechanisms = plain login dict { sqlquota = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf } listen = * log_timestamp = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S " login_log_format_elements = user=<%u> method=%m rip=%r lip=%l mpid=%e %c %k mail_home = /var/vmail/%d/%n mail_location = maildir:~/ mail_max_userip_connections = 500 mail_plugins = quota acl fts fts_solr managesieve_notify_capability = mailto managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope encoded-character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric relational regex imap4flags copy include variables body enotify environment mailbox date index ihave duplicate mime foreverypart extracttext namespace { list = yes location = maildir:%%h/:INDEXPVT=~/Shared/%%u prefix = Shared/%%u/ separator = / subscriptions = no type = shared } namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = mailbox Archiv { special_use = \Archive } mailbox Archive { auto = subscribe special_use = \Archive } mailbox Archives { special_use = \Archive } mailbox "Deleted Messages" { special_use = \Trash } mailbox Drafts { auto = subscribe special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Entwürfe { special_use = \Drafts } mailbox "Gelöschte Objekte" { special_use = \Trash } mailbox Gesendet { special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Gesendete Objekte" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Junk { auto = subscribe special_use = \Junk } mailbox Papierkorb { special_use = \Trash } mailbox Sent { auto = subscribe special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Trash { auto = subscribe special_use = \Trash } prefix = separator = / } passdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf driver = sql } plugin { acl = vfile acl_anyone = allow acl_shared_dict = file:/var/vmail/shared-mailboxes.db fts = solr fts_autoindex = yes fts_solr = url=http://127.0.0.1:8983/solr/ quota = dict:Userquota::proxy::sqlquota quota_rule2 = Trash:storage=+100%% sieve = /var/vmail/sieve/%u.sieve sieve_after = /var/vmail/sieve/global.sieve sieve_max_script_size = 1M sieve_quota_max_scripts = 0 sieve_quota_max_storage = 0 } protocols = imap sieve lmtp pop3 service auth { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth_dovecot { group = postfix mode = 0660 user = postfix } unix_listener auth-master { mode = 0600 user = vmail } unix_listener auth-userdb { mode = 0600 user = vmail } user = root } service dict { unix_listener dict { group = vmail mode = 0660 user = vmail } } service lmtp { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp { group = postfix mode = 0600 user = postfix } user = vmail } service managesieve-login { inet_listener sieve { port = 4190 } process_min_avail = 2 service_count = 1 vsz_limit = 128 M } service managesieve { process_limit = 256 } ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/mail/mail.crt ssl_cipher_list = EDH+CAMELLIA:EDH+aRSA:EECDH+aRSA+AESGCM:EECDH+aRSA+SHA384:EECDH+aRSA+SHA256:EECDH:+CAMELLIA256:+AES256:+CAMELLIA128:+AES128:+SSLv3:!aNULL:!eNULL:!LOW:!3DES:!MD5:!EXP:!PSK:!DSS:!RC4:!SEED:!ECDSA:CAMELLIA256-SHA:AES256-SHA:CAMELLIA128-SHA:AES128-SHA ssl_dh_parameters_length = 2048 ssl_key = </etc/ssl/mail/mail.key ssl_protocols = !SSLv3 !SSLv2 userdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf driver = sql } protocol imap { mail_plugins = quota imap_quota imap_acl acl fts fts_solr } protocol lmtp { auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master mail_plugins = quota sieve acl fts fts_solr postmaster_address = postmaster(a)steck.cc } protocol sieve { managesieve_logout_format = bytes=%i/%o } remote 127.0.0.1 { disable_plaintext_auth = no } Thank you for your help. Lars

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Re: Any documentation around timeout states ?
by Joseph Tam 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

> Hi, this has been fixed in more recent release, where the states are > converted to human readable strings, see > > https://git.dovecot.net/dovecot/core/commit/e7d9dd003e6192b294507b9fbe9917a… Internal name I guess. For the rest of us: https://github.com/dovecot/core/commit/e7d9dd003e6192b294507b9fbe9917a514e4… Joseph Tam <jtam.home(a)gmail.com>

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Re: Dovecot login is slow
by Aki Tuomi 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Can you try adding blocking=yes to your dovecot-ldap.conf.ext Aki On 08.06.2017 11:15, Mitocariu Emilian wrote: > No, other servers use the same LDAP and the response is fast. The > weird part is that this morning i played a little with the > configuration, but in the end i came back to the settings i had > previously and now it works better, but from time to time it still > hangs a little > > On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 11:07 AM, Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi(a)dovecot.fi > <mailto:aki.tuomi@dovecot.fi>> wrote: > > > > On 07.06.2017 16:34, Mitocariu Emilian wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have an Ubuntu 16.04 server with dovecot 2.2.22 configured as > an imap > > server with an LDAP backend for authentication. This is the > output of > > "dovecot -n": > > # 2.2.22 (fe789d2): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf > > The problem i'm having is that when i try to login it takes more than 10 > > seconds, making my webmail very slow. For testing i login to > imap like this > > "openssl s_client -connect localhost:993" and sometimes i get > this message > > "* OK Waiting for authentication master process to respond..". I > saw at > > other people, one of the problem was because they didn't > disabled pam > > authentication when using another backend (like ldap or sql), > but i already > > did that. > > > > Does anyone know what could cause such long login times and how > to fix it? > > Does your LDAP take long time to respond? > > Aki > >

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mail storage auto detection failed?
by Alef Veld 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Hi everyone. Nice to meet you. I’m new to dovecot and i came across a problem it seems. I setup a new user called sales with useradd, and gave it a password. Although it has a home directory, i set login to /sbin/nologin. When logging into the pop server on port 110 (with telnet) i get this in the logs: dovecot: pop3-login: Login: user=<sales>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, mpid=12938, secured, session=<94SotWVRoAB/AAAB> Jun 7 21:49:24 www dovecot: pop3(sales): Error: user sales: Initialization failed: Namespace '': Mail storage autodetection failed with home=/home/sales Jun 7 21:49:24 www dovecot: pop3(sales): Error: Invalid user settings. Refer to server log for more information. Did i have to initialise the mailbox in the homedirectory? What did i forget. I didn't change anything to the default dovecot.conf, i just installed the package with yum install dovecot (so latest version). This error also shows up when logging into port 143. Thanks for your help. My dovecot -n output if that helps is : [ec2-user@www log]$ dovecot -n # 2.2.10: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 4.9.20-10.30.amzn1.x86_64 x86_64 mbox_write_locks = fcntl namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = prefix = } passdb { driver = pam } ssl = required ssl_cert = </etc/pki/dovecot/certs/dovecot.pem ssl_key = </etc/pki/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem ssl_protocols = !SSLv2 !SSLv3 userdb { driver = passwd } Thanks a lot. -atv

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