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

Adam McDougall mcdouga9 at egr.msu.edu
Wed Jun 20 15:19:04 EEST 2007


On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 06:19:19AM -0400, Gerard wrote:

  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

"Building Postfix with Dovecot SASL support

Support for the Dovecot version 1 SASL protocol is available in Postfix 2.3 and later."

http://www.postfix.org/SASL_README.html#build_dovecot


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