[Dovecot] Filed to write auth token secret file

[Chris Vaas]

What permissions should I have on the folder /var/run/dovecot ? The owner
is root and the group dovecot in my case. The access bits are drwxr-xr-x.

On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 12:49 AM, Larry Rosenman <larryrtx at gmail.com> wrote:

> Check the permissions on the directory referenced.
> On May 28, 2014 5:06 PM, "Chris Vaas" <chrisvaas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey guys,
>> I am getting the following error. It seems not be be severe, since my
>> setup
>> works without any signs of drawbacks. But I'd rather rely on a
>> professional
>> opinion.
>>
>> May 28 23:02:54 example dovecot: auth: Error:
>> open(/var/run/dovecot/auth-token-secret.dat.tmp) failed: Permission denied
>> May 28 23:02:54 example dovecot: auth: Error: Failed to write auth token
>> secret file; returned tokens will be invalid once auth restarts
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> Chris
>>
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