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[Dovecot] Assertion error in Dovecot 2.2.6
by Mark Sapiro 03 Nov '13

03 Nov '13

Background. A while back I upgraded my phone to one currently using Android 4.1.2 and K9 mail 4.409. This phone/MUA combination seems at times to go crazy making IMAP connections. At first, I had mail_max_userip_connections = 30 (my largest imap account has 19 folders). The issue I had at that time was multiple errors like Oct 14 17:45:16 sbh16 dovecot: imap-login: Maximum number of connections from user+IP exceeded (mail_max_userip_connections=30): user=<xxx>, method=PLAIN, rip=xx.xx.xx.xx, lip=xx.xx.xx.xx, TLS, session=<c63x5bzowQBi0uQR> I then set mail_max_userip_connections = 50 This greatly reduced but didn't completely eliminate these messages, but then I would see multiple Oct 31 16:13:40 sbh16 dovecot: master: Warning: service(imap-login): process_limit (100) reached, client connections are being dropped and Oct 31 16:13:40 sbh16 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: Connection queue full (no auth attempts in 4 secs): user=<>, rip=xx.xx.xx.xx, lip=xx.xx.xx.xx, TLS handshaking, session=<s26xmRHqVQBi0uQR> followed finally by Oct 31 16:13:40 sbh16 dovecot: imap-login: Panic: file client-common.c: line 190 (client_destroy): assertion failed: (!client->authenticating) Oct 31 16:13:40 sbh16 dovecot: auth: Warning: auth client 19669 disconnected with 1 pending requests: EOF Oct 31 16:13:40 sbh16 dovecot: imap-login: Fatal: master: service(imap-login): child 19669 killed with signal 6 (core not dumped - add -D parameter to service imap-login { executable } I then set default_process_limit = 200, and things seem to have settled down, but I thought the panic should be reported. Possibly this is relevant - the above only seem to occur when the phone is connecting via wifi and possibly only when the phone has just switched from the phone data network to wifi. Current doveconf -n # 2.2.6: /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.18-8.1.14.el5 i686 CentOS release 5 (Final) auth_mechanisms = plain apop login auth_worker_max_count = 5 default_process_limit = 200 mail_location = mbox:~/Mail:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u mail_privileged_group = mail mbox_write_locks = fcntl dotlock namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = mailbox Drafts { special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Junk { special_use = \Junk } mailbox Sent { special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Trash { special_use = \Trash } prefix = } passdb { args = /usr/local/etc/dovecot.passwd driver = passwd-file } passdb { driver = pam } protocols = imap pop3 service auth { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { mode = 0666 } } ssl_cert = </etc/httpd/conf/ssl/combined.crt ssl_key = </etc/httpd/conf/ssl/www.grizz.org.key userdb { driver = passwd } protocol imap { mail_max_userip_connections = 50 } -- Mark Sapiro <mark(a)msapiro.net> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan

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[Dovecot] METADATA for v2.2.7
by Timo Sirainen 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

In case someone wants to try: http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-2.2/rev/0a08efeb3f40 The commit message lists the TODO. So for example if you want to enable it just for webmail (because quota limits aren’t there yet): mail_attribute_dict = file:%h/dovecot-attributes local 10.0.0.0/24 { imap_metadata = yes } Compared to the old metadata plugin, there are some improvements: - Uses lib-storage attributes internally, which means: - dsync replicates METADATA - it will be easy to add support for untagged METADATA notifications to clients when they change - SETMETADATA atomically either updates all or none of the changes Things that work in the METADATA code, but still require lib-dict changes to work properly: - Values with unlimited sizes - Values with binary data (NULs)

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[Dovecot] DH parameter length too small?
by Jörg Lübbert 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

Hello, from my understanding, using 1024bit DH parameters results in a not sufficiently secure key exchange for DH(E). Therefore I think it would be advisable to have parameters of at least 2048bit . In fact, I would see a great benefit in chosing parameter length arbitrarily. I also do not see the benefit of parameter regeneration. What were the design goals here? Thanks, Jörg Lübbert

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[Dovecot] Error: Syncing mailbox virtual failed: Virtual mailbox missing configuration file
by Mike Constabel 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

Hi, if I use doveadm search -u xx(a)xx.de savedbefore 15w or other search queries i got as first line: doveadm(xx(a)xx.de): Error: Syncing mailbox virtual failed: Virtual mailbox missing configuration file The virtual Mailbox has a config file: # cat /mailspool1/xx.de/xx/Maildir/virtual/Alle\ eigenen\ E-Mails/dovecot-virtual * all root@srv-mail:~# doveconf -n # 2.2.6 (81aedacbb01f): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 x86_64 Debian 7.2 ext4 auth_mechanisms = plain login dict { expire = sqlite:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext quota = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext } lmtp_save_to_detail_mailbox = yes log_path = /var/log/dovecot/dovecot.log mail_attachment_dir = /mailspool1/attachments mail_attachment_min_size = 64 k mail_location = mdbox:/mailspool1/%d/%n/mdbox:ALT=/mailspool2/%d/%n/mdbox mail_plugins = quota mail_log notify expire trash acl zlib mailbox_alias virtual mail_privileged_group = mail 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 ihave namespace { list = children location = mdbox:/mailspool1/%%d/%%n/mdbox:INDEXPVT=~/mdbox/shared/%%u prefix = shared/%%u/ separator = / type = shared } namespace { list = children location = mdbox:/mailspool1/public-folders/mdbox:INDEXPVT=~/mdbox/public/public-folders prefix = public/ separator = / type = public } namespace { location = virtual:~/Maildir/virtual prefix = virtual/ separator = / } namespace inbox { inbox = yes list = yes location = mailbox Drafts { auto = subscribe special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Junk { auto = subscribe special_use = \Junk } mailbox Sent { auto = subscribe special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Trash { auto = subscribe special_use = \Trash } mailbox virtual/All { special_use = \All } mailbox virtual/Flagged { special_use = \Flagged } prefix = separator = / subscriptions = yes type = private } passdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext driver = sql } plugin { acl = vfile acl_shared_dict = file:/mailspool1/shared-mailboxes.db mail_log_events = delete undelete expunge copy mailbox_create mailbox_delete mailbox_rename mail_log_fields = uid box msgid size mailbox_alias_new = Sent Messages mailbox_alias_new2 = Sent Items mailbox_alias_new3 = Gesendete Elemente mailbox_alias_new4 = Gelöschte Elemente mailbox_alias_new5 = Junk-E-Mail mailbox_alias_old = Sent mailbox_alias_old2 = Sent mailbox_alias_old3 = Sent mailbox_alias_old4 = Trash mailbox_alias_old5 = Junk quota = dict:User quota::proxy::quota quota_grace = 10%% quota_rule = *:storage=10G quota_rule2 = Trash:storage=+100M quota_warning = storage=95%% quota-warning 95 %u quota_warning2 = storage=80%% quota-warning 80 %u sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve sieve_dir = ~/sieve zlib_save = gz zlib_save_level = 6 } pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls protocols = " imap lmtp sieve pop3" service auth { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { group = postfix mode = 0666 user = postfix } } service dict { unix_listener dict { group = vmail mode = 0660 } } service lmtp { inet_listener lmtp { address = 192.168.1.98 port = 24 } } service managesieve-login { inet_listener sieve { port = 4190 } service_count = 1 } service managesieve { process_limit = 1024 } ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem userdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext driver = sql } protocol lmtp { mail_plugins = quota mail_log notify expire trash acl zlib mailbox_alias virtual sieve } protocol lda { mail_plugins = quota mail_log notify expire trash acl zlib mailbox_alias virtual sieve } protocol imap { mail_plugins = quota mail_log notify expire trash acl zlib mailbox_alias virtual imap_quota imap_acl }

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[Dovecot] Pre imap-session scripting
by azurIt 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

Hi, is it possible to run a script right after the IMAP/POP3 session was started? I know about post-login scripting but this is probably not what i'm looking for. I need to run a script which will know PID of process running IMAP session (so it must be already started). Thank you. azur

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[Dovecot] Broken files?
by LuKreme 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

Getting a lot of these error for two specific mailboxes. They repeat many times a day, usually within less than 5 minutes. mail dovecot: imap(kremels): Error: Broken file /home/kremels/Maildir/.zz.x-tech.2010/dovecot-uidlist line 2: Invalid extended fields: : $ cat .zz.x-tech.2010/dovecot-uidlist 3 V1263241007 N56581 G11fe2118db236952f984010021d1a38d OI tried deleting the files that generated the errors, but they were recreated and the errors returned. (I’m using dovecot2 and Maildir) -- Death was familiar with the concept of the eternal, ever-renewed hero, the champion with a thousand faces. He'd refrained from commenting.

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Re: [Dovecot] Logging in to a virtual users Maildir
by Joseph Tam 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

Steve Downes <steve(a)kingswayelec.co.uk> writes: > When I open a local mutt I get the following:- > 1) could not connect to vmail-s (connection refused) (vmail-s is the > mailserver host) Full stop, anything past here and you're debugging noise. You've configured out SSL/TLS on dovecot ... > /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf > # disable ssl for now > ssl = no ... but your Mutt configuration has ... > ~/.mutt.muttrc > set spoolfile=imaps://steve@vmail-s/ ... and your debug logs state ... > [2013-10-31 14:35:23] Reading imaps://steve@vmail-s/... > [2013-10-31 14:35:23] Looking up vmail-s... > [2013-10-31 14:35:23] Connecting to vmail-s... > [2013-10-31 14:35:23] Connection failed. errno: 111... > [2013-10-31 14:35:23] Could not connect to vmail-s (Connection > refused). > [2013-10-31 14:35:25] Connected to vmail-s:993 on fd=-1 You configured dovecot to accept only plain IMAP (on port 143), but your mail reader is configured to connect to an IMAP/SSL service (port 993). Maybe it will start working if you configure Mutt set spoolfile=imap://steve@vmail-s/ (Just guessing -- I don't use Mutt.) Joseph Tam <jtam.home(a)gmail.com>

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[Dovecot] Shared namespace, separator, username and dots.
by Marcio Merlone 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

Hi folks, I run a legacy mailserver that i had replaced courier-imap for dovecot 1.2. Everything is fine except for shared namespace. Maildir structure has been created using dot '.' as folder separator. It happens that all our users are created as name.surname as default. So when I want to select a shared folder, MUA end up with the following IMAP command: select shared.jhon.doe.folder.subfolder Obviously I took ages to figure why it won't work since it takes 'doe' as a folder and not a username part. When sharing a folder from 'sales' user, for example, it works fine. What do you suggest to make shared folders work for all without rebuilding hundreds of maildirs to change folder separator from '.' to '/'? Thanks for any hint. # 1.2.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.32-52-server x86_64 Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S protocols: imap imaps managesieve ssl_listen: * disable_plaintext_auth: no verbose_ssl: yes login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(managesieve): /usr/lib/dovecot/managesieve-login login_process_per_connection: no login_max_processes_count: 1024 max_mail_processes: 1024 mail_max_userip_connections(default): 20 mail_max_userip_connections(imap): 20 mail_max_userip_connections(managesieve): 10 first_valid_gid: 0 mail_privileged_group: mail mail_location: maildir:~/Maildir:INDEX=/var/cache/dovecot/%n fsync_disable: yes maildir_very_dirty_syncs: yes mbox_write_locks: fcntl dotlock mail_executable(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_executable(managesieve): /usr/lib/dovecot/managesieve mail_plugins(default): quota imap_quota acl imap_acl mail_plugins(imap): quota imap_quota acl imap_acl mail_plugins(managesieve): mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/imap mail_plugin_dir(managesieve): /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/managesieve namespace: type: private separator: . inbox: yes list: yes subscriptions: yes namespace: type: shared separator: . prefix: shared.%%u. location: maildir:%%h/Maildir:INDEX=%u/Maildir/shared/%%u list: children subscriptions: yes lda: postmaster_address: postmaster(a)a1.ind.br mail_plugins: quota sieve acl quota_full_tempfail: yes auth_socket_path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master fsync_disable: no auth default: mechanisms: plain login master_user_separator: * passdb: driver: pam args: session=yes blocking=yes dovecot passdb: driver: passwd-file args: /etc/dovecot/passwd.masterusers pass: yes master: yes userdb: driver: nss args: service=ldap blocking=yes socket: type: listen client: path: /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot mode: 436 user: postfix group: postfix master: path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master mode: 438 plugin: sieve: ~/.dovecot.sieve acl: vfile acl_shared_dict: proxy::acl dict: acl: mysql:/etc/dovecot/acl-dict-sql.conf -- *Marcio Merlone* TI - Administrador de redes *A1 Engenharia - Unidade Corporativa* Fone: +55 41 3616-3797 Cel: +55 41 9689-0036 http://www.a1.ind.br/ <http://www.a1.ind.br>

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[Dovecot] doveadm can't import his own mdboxes
by Peer Heinlein 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

We're running Dovecot 2.1.17 on Debian: # 2.1.17 (9efbc0731929): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.32-042stab078.27.debug i686 Debian 7.1 simfs and we're having this namespace configuration: mail_location = mdbox:/var/mail/%Ld/%Ln/mdbox namespace inbox { disabled = no hidden = no ignore_on_failure = no inbox = yes list = yes location = prefix = separator = . subscriptions = yes type = private } As you can see, our namespace seperator is "." and not "/": a LIST "" "*" * LIST (\HasChildren) "." INBOX.test * LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." INBOX.test.huhu * LIST (\HasNoChildren \Trash) "." Trash * LIST (\HasChildren) "." INBOX a OK List completed. The problem is, that doveadm isn't able to import his own mdbox-directory: 1) delete the whole mdbox folder # rm -rf mdbox 2) create the new mdbox folder and create some subfolders in it # doveadm mailbox create -u max.muster INBOX.test # doveadm mailbox create -u max.muster INBOX.test.huhu 3) put a mail into a subfolder 4) try to re-import the whole mdbox: it doesn't work # doveadm import -u max.muster mdbox:mdbox BACKUP all doveadm(max.muster): Error: Couldn't create mailbox BACKUP.INBOX/test/huhu: Character not allowed in mailbox name: '/' Looks like there's something wrong in the namespace or like doveadm is working with a hardcoded internal namespace... Peer -- Heinlein Support GmbH Schwedter Str. 8/9b, 10119 Berlin http://www.heinlein-support.de Tel: 030 / 405051-42 Fax: 030 / 405051-19 Zwangsangaben lt. §35a GmbHG: HRB 93818 B / Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg, Geschäftsführer: Peer Heinlein -- Sitz: Berlin

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[Dovecot] Configuring SPECIAL-USE Dovecot 2.0.9
by Keith Mountifield 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

Hi All, I'm trying to configure Dovecot 2.0.9 to support Outlook 2013. As I understand it, I need to configure XLIST. I have added imap_capability = +XLIST to 20-imap.conf When I try to query the IMAP folders I get an error "An IMAP command Failed". Looking at the logs I get XLIST Command not found. I can only assume that I'm missing something in the configuration. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks Keith

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