Mailbox can't be created

[Muzaffer Tolga Ozses]

Please check permissions as this sounds like a permissions issue m
On 27/08/2015 12:08 PM, "Paulo Matos" <paulo at matos-sorge.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have setup postfix master.cf to use dovecot-lda to deliver (using -m)
> all messages to PreInbox:
> dovecot   unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe
>     flags=DRhu user=vmail:vmail argv=/usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver -f
> ${sender} -a ${recipient} -d ${user}@${nexthop} -m PreINBOX
>
> And enabled lda_mailbox_autocreate.
>
> The message I have now it:
> Aug 27 10:02:29 lda(): Info:
> msgid=<dae42d0cf57bf4496a3dd53e162f8281 at localhost.localdomain>: save
> failed to open mailbox PreINBOX: Mailbox can't be created
> Aug 27 10:02:29 lda(): Info:
> msgid=<dae42d0cf57bf4496a3dd53e162f8281 at localhost.localdomain>: saved
> mail to INBOX
>
> Why wouldn't dovecot itself be able to create mailboxes?
>
> I am using virtual domains and users on a mysql database through postfix
> and mailboxes saved in MailDir format.
>
> Configuration of dovecot is:
> # 2.2.18: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> # OS: Linux 4.1.5-x86_64-linode61 x86_64 Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two)
> ext4
> auth_debug = yes
> auth_mechanisms = plain login digest-md5 cram-md5
> auth_verbose = yes
> auth_verbose_passwords = yes
> default_internal_user = root
> imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail tb-extra-mailbox-sep
> lda_mailbox_autocreate = yes
> mail_debug = yes
> mail_location = maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n/Maildir
> maildir_very_dirty_syncs = yes
> mbox_write_locks = fcntl
> 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 = INBOX.
>   separator = .
>   type = private
> }
> passdb {
>   args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
>   driver = sql
> }
> postmaster_address = pmatos
> protocols = imap
> quota_full_tempfail = yes
> service auth {
>   unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
>     group = postfix
>     mode = 0666
>     user = postfix
>   }
>   unix_listener auth-master {
>     mode = 0600
>     user = vmail
>   }
>   user = $default_internal_user
> }
> ssl = required
> ssl_cert = </etc/pki/dovecot/certs/dovecot.pem
> ssl_key = </etc/pki/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
> userdb {
>   args = uid=5000 gid=5000 home=/home/vmail/%d/%n allow_all_users=yes
>   driver = static
> }
> protocol lda {
>   auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master
>   deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: %$
>   log_path = /home/vmail/dovecot-deliver.log
> }
> protocol imap {
>   mail_max_userip_connections = 100
> }
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Paulo Matos
>