[Dovecot] Dovecot's deliver trouble (...probably bug?)

[Timo Sirainen]

On 5.1.2007, at 17.16, Serge D wrote:

> Jan  3 10:40:37 serge deliver(serge at test.net): auth input:  
> serge at test.net
> Jan  3 10:40:37 serge deliver(serge at test.net): auth input: home=/ 
> var/spool/mail/test.net/serge/
> Jan  3 10:40:37 serge deliver(serge at test.net): auth input: uid=500
> Jan  3 10:40:37 serge deliver(serge at test.net): auth input: gid=12
> Jan  3 10:40:37 serge deliver(serge at test.net): setuid(500) failed:  
> Operation not permitted
> -------
>  -- my system is fc4 based Linux.  uid/gid are according to /etc/ 
> dovecot-sql.conf :
> user_query = SELECT maildir AS home, 500 AS uid, 12 AS gid FROM  
> mailbox WHERE username = '%n@%d' AND active='1'

Configure Exim to start deliver with UID 500. I don't use Exim, so I  
don't know how.

>   2)  Because of mentioned above problem deliver generates a bounce  
> message for exim, and
> here is a bug with e-mail in the header.
> It was taken "as is" from the queue of Exim -- have a look at  
> "Return-path:",
> "envelope-from" and "Sender:" Because of these errors exim can not  
> deliver the message back
> to sender. It freezes it, ...trying again, ...freezes ... etc...
..
> Return-path: <"testuser at test.net"@test.net>

Since deliver isn't even started, this is probably also an Exim  
configuration problem.


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