[Dovecot] Dovecot 2.2.4 does not create home directory?

Dmitry . rcpt.dmitry at gmail.com
Wed Jul 17 17:11:52 EEST 2013


> Hello Dmitry,
>
> As a side note: the above documents Dovecot 1.x, and you're using 2.2.4.
>

I thought that if it works in 1.x to 2.x then be all the more

> This is a bit strange... are you really sure the home directory hasn't
been created?
> If yes, do you have some messages in your info.log?

Really ... unfortunately.

/var/log/dovecot/dovecot.info.log
Jul 17 12:49:41 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<test at example.com>,
method=CRAM-MD5, rip=192.168.1.2, lip=192.168.1.1, mpid=10506,
session=<RONGFqLhrgDAqAPO>

/var/log/dovecot/dovecot.log
Jul 17 12:49:41 imap(test at example.com): Error: user test at example.com:
Initialization failed: Namespace '': mkdir(Maildir) in directory
/var/run/dovecot failed: Permission denied (euid=1202(dovecot)
egid=202(dovecot) missing +w perm: /var/run/dovecot, dir owned by 0:0
mode=0755)
Jul 17 12:49:41 imap(test at example.com): Error: Invalid user settings. Refer
to server log for more information.


2013/7/17 Axel Luttgens <AxelLuttgens at swing.be>

> Le 17 juil. 2013 à 14:32, "Dmitry ." a écrit :
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > And yet, here
> > http://wiki.dovecot.org/HowTo/SimpleVirtualInstall
> > it is written
> > Users can be added by editing this file. Dovecot automatically notices
> the
> > new users immediately after they're added. It also creates their home
> > directories when the user logs in.
>
> Hello Dmitry,
>
> As a side note: the above documents Dovecot 1.x, and you're using 2.2.4.
>
>
> > However, the directory is not created.
> >
> > [...]
> > Jul 17 12:49:41 imap(test at example.com): Debug: Effective uid=1202,
> gid=202,
> > home=/var/spool/vmail/example.com/test/
> > Jul 17 12:49:41 imap(test at example.com): Debug: Home dir not found:
> > /var/spool/vmail/example.com/test/
> > Jul 17 12:49:41 imap(test at example.com): Debug: Namespace inbox:
> > type=private, prefix=, sep=, inbox=yes, hidden=no, list=yes,
> > subscriptions=yes location=maildir:Maildir/
> > Jul 17 12:49:41 imap(test at example.com): Debug: maildir++: root=Maildir,
> > index=, indexpvt=, control=, inbox=Maildir, alt=
> > Jul 17 12:49:41 imap(test at example.com): Debug: Namespace : Maildir
> doesn't
> > exist yet, using default permissions
> > Jul 17 12:49:41 imap(test at example.com): Debug: Namespace : Using
> > permissions from Maildir: mode=0700 gid=default
>
> This is a bit strange... are you really sure the home directory hasn't
> been created?
> If yes, do you have some messages in your info.log?
>
> Axel
>
>
>


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