[Dovecot] User with multiple domains

Peter Sparkes peter at didm.co.uk
Wed Jun 3 09:04:55 EEST 2009


Peter Sparkes wrote:
> Timo Sirainen wrote:
>> On Tue, 2009-06-02 at 17:06 +0100, Peter Sparkes wrote:
>>  
>>>>> When trying to retrieve email using Dovecot for test at domaintwo.com 
>>>>> the
>>>>> password is not recognised although it is for test at domainone.com.
>>>>>         
>> ..
>>  
>>> auth default:
>>>   verbose: yes
>>>   debug: yes
>>>   debug_passwords: yes
>>>     
>>
>> So, what does it log with these?
>>
>>   
> Jun  2 23:23:23 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): Effective 
> uid=1206, gid=1109
> Jun  2 23:23:23 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): maildir: 
> data=/home/aandt.co.uk/sales/Maildir
> Jun  2 23:23:23 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): maildir: 
> root=/home/aandt.co.uk/sales/Maildir, 
> index=/home/aandt.co.uk/sales/Maildir, control=, inbox=
> Jun  2 23:23:23 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): 
> open(/home/aandt.co.uk/sales/Maildir/.temp.silkliving.vm.bytemark.co.uk.3456.66ecc191bc79f78f) 
> failed: Permission denied
> Jun  2 23:23:23 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): 
> file_dotlock_open() failed with file 
> /home/aandt.co.uk/sales/Maildir/dovecot.index.log: Permission denied
> Jun  2 23:23:23 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): 
> open(/home/aandt.co.uk/sales/Maildir/.temp.silkliving.vm.bytemark.co.uk.3456.08d076a7e7a61ba4) 
> failed: Permission denied
> Jun  2 23:23:23 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): 
> file_dotlock_open() failed with file 
> /home/aandt.co.uk/sales/Maildir/dovecot.index.log: Permission denied
> Jun  2 23:23:23 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): Couldn't 
> open INBOX: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more 
> information. [2009-06-02 23:23:23]
> Jun  2 23:23:23 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): No INBOX 
> for user top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/0, size=0
> Jun  2 23:23:23 silkliving dovecot: pop3-login: Login: 
> user=<sales at aandt.co.uk>, method=PLAIN, rip=91.85.130.224, 
> lip=89.16.164.21
>
>
The mail.warn log contains
Jun  3 06:47:02 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): 
open(/home/aandt.co.uk/sales/Maildir/.temp.silkliving.vm.bytemark.co.uk.19161.eddfd8117a24d1aa) 
failed: Permission denied
Jun  3 06:47:02 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): 
file_dotlock_open() failed with file 
/home/aandt.co.uk/sales/Maildir/dovecot.index.log: Permission denied
Jun  3 06:47:02 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): 
open(/home/aandt.co.uk/sales/Maildir/.temp.silkliving.vm.bytemark.co.uk.19161.53f46bc81f5f7009) 
failed: Permission denied
Jun  3 06:47:02 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): 
file_dotlock_open() failed with file 
/home/aandt.co.uk/sales/Maildir/dovecot.index.log: Permission denied
Jun  3 06:47:02 silkliving dovecot: POP3(sales at aandt.co.uk): Couldn't 
open INBOX: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more 
information. [2009-06-03 06:47:02]

and the Maildir does not contain the following files which are in the 
user Maildir which are working correctly (these users only have email 
accounts in one domain):
dovecot-uidlist, dovecot.index, dovecot.index.cache and dovecot.index.log

Peter



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