Users can't use Dovecot IMAP SOLVED

[John Lewis]

dictator at drakeclasher:~$ sudo dovecot
-n                                  [9/39]
# 2.1.7: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 3.14-0.bpo.1-amd64 x86_64 Debian 7.8
first_valid_gid = 0
mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
namespace inbox {
  inbox = yes
  location =
  mailbox Drafts {
    special_use = \Drafts
  }
  mailbox Junk {
    special_use = \Junk
  }
  mailbox Sent {
    special_use = \Sent
  }
  mailbox "Sent Messages" {
    special_use = \Sent
  }
  mailbox Trash {
    special_use = \Trash
  }
  prefix =
}
passdb {
  driver = pam
}
passdb {
  args = failure_show_msg=yes %s
  driver = pam
}
plugin {
  sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
  sieve_dir = ~/sieve
}
protocols = " imap lmtp"
ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem
ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
userdb {
  driver = passwd
}
userdb {
  driver = passwd
}

The wiki was confusing. I managed to create a valid configuration that
works for my environment.

On 04/06/2015 11:59 PM, John Lewis wrote:
> Every time a user logs into Dovcot's IMAP service PAM closes the session immediately after it opens. I would like a user to have a session open long enough to read some emails.
>
> dictator at drakeclasher:~$ sudo dovecot -n                                        
> # 2.1.7: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> # OS: Linux 3.14-0.bpo.1-amd64 x86_64 Debian 7.8 
> mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
> namespace inbox {
>   inbox = yes
>   location = 
>   mailbox Drafts {
>     special_use = \Drafts
>   }
>   mailbox Junk {
>     special_use = \Junk
>   }
>   mailbox Sent {
>     special_use = \Sent
>   }
>   mailbox "Sent Messages" {
>     special_use = \Sent
>   }
>   mailbox Trash {
>     special_use = \Trash
>   }
>   prefix = 
> }
> passdb {
>   driver = pam
> }
> passdb {
>   args = failure_show_msg=yes %s
>   driver = pam
> }
> plugin {
>   sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
>   sieve_dir = ~/sieve
> }
> protocols = " imap lmtp"
> ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem
> ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
> userdb {
>   driver = passwd
> }
> userdb {
>   args = mail
>   driver = pam
> }
>
> Apr  6 21:57:29 drakeclasher su[2346]: pam_unix(su:session): session
> opened for user mailtest by dictator(uid=0)
> Apr  6 21:59:55 drakeclasher su[2346]: pam_unix(su:session): session
> closed for user mailtest
>
> dictator at drakeclasher:~$ groups mailtest
> mailtest : Domain Users mail users
>
>
>