[olug] DoveCot

Sun Apr 7 21:47:07 UTC 2013

turns out i just needed to install the mysql backend...

On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Lou Duchez <lou at paprikash.com> wrote:

> Well, warnings and errors aren't going to help; let's start there.
>
> I don't have a "protocols" or equivalent statement in my dovecot.conf;
> comment it out.
>
> Comment out the "ssl_ ..." lines as well; SSL can be sorted out later.
>
> It looks like, for most of the rest of it, the messages are telling you
> what the fixes need to be.
>
>
> Here's what my "doveconf -n" looks like:
>
> auth_mechanisms = plain login
> disable_plaintext_auth = no
> mail_location = maildir:/maildirectory/%d/%n
> passdb {
>   args = /maildirectory/passwordfile
>   driver = passwd-file
> }
> service auth {
>   unix_listener /maildirectory/**passwordfilesocket {
>
>     group = postfix
>     mode = 0660
>     user = postfix
>   }
>   user = vmail
> }
> userdb {
>   args = /maildirectory/passwordfile
>   driver = passwd-file
> }
> protocol lda {
>   postmaster_address = postmaster at paprikash.com
> }
>
>
> And here's what /maildirectory/passwordfile looks like -- a bunch of lines
> of this nature:
>
> lou at paprikash.com:{plain-md5}**91e2b3ef58778be043d21a65fab87e**
> 73:vmail:vmail
>
>
>
>
>
>  no, but i don't know why i haven't
>>
>> Sam
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Lou Duchez <lou at paprikash.com> wrote:
>>
>>  A whole buncha warnings there, have you acted on them?
>>>
>>>   doveconf -n:
>>>
>>>> # 2.0.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
>>>> doveconf: Warning: NOTE: You can get a new clean config file with:
>>>> doveconf
>>>> -n > dovecot-new.conf
>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:1:
>>>> protocols=imaps is no longer necessary, remove it
>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:1:
>>>> protocols=pop3s is no longer necessary, remove it
>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:5:
>>>> ssl_cert_file has been replaced by ssl_cert = <file
>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:6:
>>>> ssl_key_file has been replaced by ssl_key = <file
>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:8:
>>>> namespace private {} has been replaced by namespace { type=private }
>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:24: add
>>>> auth_ prefix to all settings inside auth {} and remove the auth {}
>>>> section
>>>> completely
>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:25:
>>>> auth_user has been replaced by service auth { user }
>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:27:
>>>> passdb
>>>> sql {} has been replaced by passdb { driver=sql }
>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:31:
>>>> userdb
>>>> static {} has been replaced by userdb { driver=static }
>>>> # OS: Linux 3.8.4-linode50 i686 CentOS release 6.2 (Final) ext3
>>>> log_timestamp = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S "
>>>> mail_location = maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n/****Maildir
>>>>
>>>> namespace {
>>>>     inbox = yes
>>>>     location =
>>>>     prefix = INBOX.
>>>>     separator = .
>>>>     type = private
>>>> }
>>>> passdb {
>>>>     args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.****conf
>>>>
>>>>     driver = sql
>>>> }
>>>> protocols = imap pop3
>>>> service auth {
>>>>     unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/****auth {
>>>>
>>>>       group = postfix
>>>>       mode = 0660
>>>>       user = postfix
>>>>     }
>>>>     unix_listener auth-master {
>>>>       mode = 0600
>>>>       user = vmail
>>>>     }
>>>>     user = root
>>>> }
>>>> 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
>>>>     log_path = /home/vmail/dovecot-deliver.****log
>>>>
>>>>     postmaster_address = postmaster at flintfam.org
>>>> }
>>>> protocol pop3 {
>>>>     pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> end doveconf -n
>>>>
>>>> There you go.
>>>>
>>>> Sam
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Lou Duchez <lou at paprikash.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   You're going to have to post some configuration before anyone's going
>>>> to
>>>>
>>>>> have an idea what's going on.  Can you run "doveconf -n" and post the
>>>>> results?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    Well, I have dovecot setup according to this guide:
>>>>>
>>>>>  http://library.linode.com/******email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-****
>>>>>> **centos-5<http://library.linode.com/****email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-****centos-5>
>>>>>> <http://library.**linode.com/**email/postfix/**
>>>>>> dovecot-mysql-**centos-5<http://library.linode.com/**email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-**centos-5>
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> <http://library.**linode.com/**email/postfix/**dovecot-mysql-**
>>>>>> centos-5 <http://linode.com/email/postfix/**dovecot-mysql-centos-5><
>>>>>> http://library.**linode.com/email/postfix/**dovecot-mysql-centos-5<http://library.linode.com/email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-centos-5>
>>>>>> >
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and when I telnet to the server, i get this message:
>>>>>> * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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