Auto create & subscribe folder from Userdb [Was: Users with extra mailbox: namespace/mailbox in userdb lookup?]

[MRob]

On 2017-03-13 13:40, Aki Tuomi wrote:
> On 2017-03-13 19:31, MRob wrote:
>> On 2017-03-10 23:28, MRob wrote:
>>> On 2017-03-10 23:22, Christian Kivalo wrote:
>>>> Am 11. März 2017 08:04:28 MEZ schrieb MRob <mrobti at insiberia.net>:
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> We have a need for some users to have an additional folder 
>>>>>>> created
>>>>> and
>>>>>>> subscribed for them.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Is is possible to return an override for the default "namespace
>>>>> inbox"
>>>>>>> containing the needed mailbox definitions in the userdb lookup 
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> such users? If so, how would the userdb lookup result be 
>>>>>>> formatted?
>>>>>>> Presumably as
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Yes, see here:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://wiki2.dovecot.org/UserDatabase/ExtraFields
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Each setting ist one "Extra Field"
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> just one long string, but how would the setting be named given 
>>>>>>> there
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> can't be a space in it? Can I replace the space with an 
>>>>>>> underscore,
>>>>>>> e.g.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> userdb_namespace_inbox = '{ mailbox Drafts { auto=subscribe
>>>>>>> special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Trash { auto=subscribe 
>>>>>>> special_use =
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> \Trash } }'
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> sort of:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> userdb_namespace/inbox/mailbox/Drafts/auto=subscribe
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> see also:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2016-February/103140.html
>>>>> 
>>>>> Unfortunately, I'm having trouble with this task.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dovecot 2.2.27
>>>>> 
>>>>> Trying to have an "Important" folder get created and subscribed for
>>>>> only
>>>>> some users. When I put this into my dovecot config file it works as
>>>>> needed (other folders omitted for brevity):
>>>>> 
>>>>> namespace inbox {
>>>>>  mailbox Trash {
>>>>>   auto=subscribe
>>>>>   special_use = \Trash
>>>>>  }
>>>>>  mailbox Important {
>>>>>   auto=subscribe
>>>>>  }
>>>>> }
>>>>> 
>>>>> But I don't want to do it globally, so put it into the userdb 
>>>>> lookup:
>>>>> 
>>>>> SELECT .... 'subscribe' AS 'namespace/inbox/mailbox/Important/auto' 
>>>>> ...
>>>>> 
>>>>> WHERE ...
>>>>> 
>>>>> I confirmed that the correct query is executing and I know it works
>>>>> because other userdb fields are populated correctly. But the folder
>>>>> does
>>>>> not get created. For passdb lookups:
>>>>> 
>>>>> SELECT .... 'subscribe' AS
>>>>> 'userdb_namespace/inbox/mailbox/Important/auto' ... WHERE ...
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'd appreciate help/tips.
>>>> Whats the output of doveadm user <username> ?
>>> 
>>> Oh I did not know this doveadm command, thank you!
>>> 
>>> Output included all my other userdb fields as well as this:
>>> 
>>> namespace/inbox/mailbox/Important/auto     subscribe
>> 
>> Just a polite ping on this problem. Folder auto-creation isn't working 
>> with folders specified as part of the userdb lookup. Help appreciated.
> 
> Can you change config to
> 
> mail_debug=yes
> 
> and provide logs for a single session?

Sorry to return so much later. I can provide full logs, but it looks 
like this is what you're looking for:

Mar 14 01:26:24 mail dovecot: imap(user at example.com): Debug: Unknown 
userdb setting: plugin/namespace/inbox/mailbox/Important/auto=subscribe

Is it the "plugin/" on front? As you see with my doveadm result above, I 
don't think I caused that to be placed there. Any further guidance?