[Dovecot] General questions about TCP replication with dsync

[Robert Schetterer]

Am 04.06.2014 19:35, schrieb Patrick De Zordo:
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I would like to question why I see this errors in my logs.
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> 
> Let explain me!
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> Dovecot version: 2.2.9 (on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS)
> 
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> I’ve configured our dovecot servers (2 servers) to do the TCP replication
> with dsync.
> 
> This is working flawless.
> 
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> 1. Question:
> 
> In logs I can see this errors on every sync (on the “slave” server / server
> without changes which should be updated):
> 
> ---8<-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
> 
> dsync-server(email at example.com): Error:
> net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/replicator-doveadm) failed: Permission
> denied
> 
> ---8<-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
> 
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> 
> Googling a bit gave me the information “This should be normal”..?
> 
> Well ok, errors in logs are not nice to see, but can someone confirm this is
> really ok? Timo?
> 
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> 2. Question (much more important):
> 
> We are using sieve scripts for our users, they are replicated to the
> replica-host but this errors appears in logs on every synchronized message:
> 
> ---8<-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
> 
> dsync-server(email at example.com): Error: Failed to access mailbox
> dovecot/sieve: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more
> information.
> 
> dsync-server(email at example.com): Error:
> stat(/var/vmail/example.com/email/.dovecot.sieve/tmp) failed: Not a
> directory
> 
> ---8<-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
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> So what’s going on there?
> 
> This is strange and should not be, right?
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> Any hints?
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> Thank you very much!
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> Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Distinti saluti / Kind regards
> 
> De Zordo Patrick
> 
> patrick at spamreducer.eu
> 
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> 

2.2.9 is not recent, before debug you might upgrade

see
http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-2.2/log?rev=replicator

also you missed to attach your dove conf

Best Regards
MfG Robert Schetterer

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