Dovecot doesn't listen on port 143, 993 in SSL

Steffen Kaiser skdovecot at smail.inf.fh-brs.de
Mon Jan 18 15:24:51 UTC 2016


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On Mon, 18 Jan 2016, 남설 wrote:

> Then, I realized that my dovecot mail sever didn't work. So I simply 
> terminated all the packages and reinstall it.
> It means I can't remeber what my previous setting was in my memory.
>
> So, dovecot in run is ver 2.2.18 now.

What does doveconf -n output?
What does Dovecot log?

>
> Dovecot -n shows below and there is no "SSL" option. then all the port 143, 
> 993 opens(It's not accesible somehow from clients but it's next matter)
> ----------------------No SSL version------------------------
> auth_mechanisms = plain login
> 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
> }
> protocols = " imap"
> service auth {
>  unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
>    group = postfix
>    mode = 0666
>    user = postfix
>  }
> }
> userdb {
>  driver = passwd
> }
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> But, If I turn on SSL option with encrypt key and certicate, all port 143, 
> 993 just disappeared.
> I treaded this issue in ubuntu ASK but still no proper answer so far
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/722072/dovecot-doesnt-listen-on-993imaps
>
> --------------------------SSL option version----------------
> auth_mechanisms = plain login
> 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
> }
> protocols = " imap"
> service auth {
>  unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
>    group = postfix
>    mode = 0666
>    user = postfix
>  }
> }
> *ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.csr>**
> **ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.key>*
> userdb {
>  driver = passwd
> }
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Looing forward your reply
>
> Thanks in advance
>

- -- 
Steffen Kaiser
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