[Dovecot] [Bug] doveadm pw Fatal: open(/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf) failed: Permission denied

[Reindl Harald]

Am 29.03.2014 22:51, schrieb Dwain Blazej:
> dovecot --version => 2.1.7
> 
> When I as a normal user the command:
> 
> doveadm pw -s sha512-crypt -p example_password
> 
> the command exit with return code 89 and the message
> 
> doveconf: Fatal: open(/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf) failed: Permission denied
> 
> If I make Dovecot's configuration files world readable the error goes away

what about calling administrative commands not as normal user?

> Please remove configuration file dependencies from "doveadm pw"

and how is it supposed to work without the configuration?

how do you come to the conclusion that a command called "doveadm"
is supposed to be started as non-admin?


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