[Dovecot] Dovecot v2.0.13 unix_listeners

[Patrick Domack]

Heh? they pretty much do exactly as described.

the service lmtp is how you inject email into dovecot using the lmtp protocol.

the service auth is how you can authenicate user/password against  
dovecot, normally used in postfix for sasl auth

the mode setting is just that, the file mode to set for that file,  
0666, all access, 0660 only user/group access.


Quoting Matthew Brown <mnbbrown at gmail.com>:

> Could somebody be able to explain to me what the various  
> unix_listeners do in the Dovecot 2.x configuration (specifically in  
> 10-master.conf).
>
> Currently, for postfix to use for local delivery, I have:
>
> service lmtp {
>   unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp {
>     group = postfix
>     mode = 0660
>     user = postfix
>   }
> }
>
> and for auth I have:
>
> service auth {
>
>   unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
>     mode = 0666
>   }
>
>   unix_listener auth-userdb {
>     mode = 0666
>     user = vmail
>   }
> }
>
> So what does each one specifically do?
>
> Also, does somebody know of a resource that can explain the mode  
> setting? I couldn't seem to find anything on the wiki..
> Sorry if these questions seem simple, Im still trying to get a grips  
> with dovecots workings.
>
>
> MDA: Dovecot v2.0.13
> MTA: SMTP
> User & Virtual Domain Management: MySQL
>
> Cheers,
> Matthew