[Dovecot] Error: net_connect(/opt/local/var/run/dovecot/auth-master) failed: No such file or directory

Gerard gerard at seibercom.net
Wed Jun 20 13:19:19 EEST 2007


On Wednesday June 20, 2007 at 01:51:05 (AM) J Charles Ferrari wrote:

> What is auth-master, and how do I create it?
> 
> Using postfix 2.1.5
> 
> dovecot 1.0.0
> 
> # /opt/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/
> log_path: /var/log/dovecot_error.log
> info_log_path: /var/log/dovecot.log
> protocols: imap pop3
> ssl_disable: yes
> login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
> login_executable(default): /opt/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
> login_executable(imap): /opt/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
> login_executable(pop3): /opt/local/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
> mail_extra_groups: mail
> mail_location: maildir:/var/Maildir/%u
> mail_debug: yes
> mail_executable(default): /opt/local/libexec/dovecot/imap
> mail_executable(imap): /opt/local/libexec/dovecot/imap
> mail_executable(pop3): /opt/local/libexec/dovecot/pop3
> mail_plugin_dir(default): /opt/local/lib/dovecot/imap
> mail_plugin_dir(imap): /opt/local/lib/dovecot/imap
> mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /opt/local/lib/dovecot/pop3
> auth default:
>    verbose: yes
>    debug: yes
>    passdb:
>      driver: pam
>    userdb:
>      driver: passwd
>    socket:
>      type: listen
>      client:
>      master:
>        path: /var/run/dovecot/auth-master
>        mode: 384
>        user: vmail
>        group: mail

I am not sure if this is relevant or not; however, I was wondering why
you are still using a depreciated version of Postfix? There have been
numerous enhancements incorporated into newer versions. Have you
considered upgrading?

-- 
Gerard


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