[Dovecot] Problems getting Dovecot to work.

[Sahil Tandon]

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009, Mark Gillespie wrote:

> Hi, having a nightmare trying to get dovecot working on my SheevaPlug
> (flash based ARM embedded device). I need to use virtual users, and I need
> to store all the mail on an external USB HDD (not in home directories
> which live in the limited flash space). However I can't even log in via
> telnet. I've followed the Wiki troubleshooting tips, and still no further
> forward.
>
> logging via telnet, I get: "user sheeva BAD Error in IMAP command received
> by server."
> the logs show: ubuntu dovecot: User sheeva is missing UID (see mail_uid
> setting)

Is that *all* the logs show?

> What do I need to do?  I know basic Linux stuff, but I wouldn't call
> myself an expert, so please no tech talks!!!

This is a technical mailing list.  See: http://wiki.dovecot.org/UserIds and
note that mail_uid = "System user and group used to access mails. If you use
multiple, userdb can override these by returning uid or gid fields. You can
use either numbers or names." 

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Sahil Tandon <sahil at tandon.net>