Setting up replication?

[Aropalo Tommi]

>I'm trying to set up replication between two servers and I've hit a
>snag.  I have two users and am using mbox files.  If anybody has a
>sample config file for a simple system like mine I would really be
>grateful to see it.

>Thanks,

>The error I'm getting is:

>Mar 23 14:07:31 knute2 dovecot: doveadm(192.168.3.100,nobody): Error:
>user nobody: Initialization failed: Namespace '':
>mkdir(/nonexistent/mail) failed: Permission denied (euid=65534(nobody)
>egid=65534(nogroup))
>Mar 23 14:07:31 knute2 dovecot: doveadm(192.168.3.100,nobody): Error:
>dsync-server: User init failed
>Mar 23 14:07:31 knute2 dovecot: doveadm(nobody): Error: sync: Failed >to
>start dsync-server command: 75

>knute at knute2:/etc/dovecot/conf.d $ sudo doveadm user '*'
>nobody
>knute
>penny

You can add to conf.d/10-mail.conf

first_valid_uid = 1000
last_valid_uid = 2000

You have nobody uid 65534 so make last_valid_uid less than you have in
your /etc/passwd. Same thing with the first_valid_uid just pick first
uid after users start in your /etc/passwd

>I don't know why the user 'nobody' shows up here?  nobody is in the
>/etc/passwd file but he has no group.