[Dovecot] dovecot: auth(default): Can't open configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf: Permission denied

[Kevin P. McDonough]

Hmm.  I did see mention of SELinux in regards to other permissions 
errors but everything I was reading seemed to have less to do with 
configuration file read access and more with creation of sockets, etc 
and I didnt think about AppArmor.  That sounds like a good place to 
start looking.  Thank you for the lead, I will let you know what I find.

Kevin

On 04/05/2011 12:54 AM, Timo Sirainen wrote:
> On 5.4.2011, at 1.16, Kevin P. McDonough wrote:
>
>> Apr  4 13:15:03 ***** dovecot: auth(default): Can't open configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf: Permission denied
> This file is opened while dovecot-auth is still running as root. So I'm guessing you have SELinux or AppArmor or something similar enabled, which prevents this.
>
>> Error: setmntent(/etc/mtab) failed: Permission denied
> ..
>> I just noticed that setmntent error above, I havent seen that anywhere else previously.  Any help would be _greatly_ appreciated.
> This can also only be explained by SELinux/AppArmor.
>
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