Hi,
Running OS: CentOS 5.3 (2.6.18-128.2.1.el5)
1.
My Linux distribution comes with Dovecot 1.0.7. After trying to make it
running, I encoutnered many problems. So I decided to upgrade to 1.2.1.
When running dovecot -r from CLI, it returns with version 1.2.1.
But at the top of the log file it says: Info: Dovecot v1.0.7 starting up
So I am not sure which version I am running.
That's the first problem.
The other two problems I am having were also actual before updating to 1.2.1:
2. Every minute, the following lines (except for the timestamps, which
are different, ofcourse) are being added to my log file:
dovecot: Jul 24 23:54:24 Error: imap-login: USER environment missing
dovecot: Jul 24 23:54:24 Error: imap-login: USER environment missing
dovecot: Jul 24 23:54:24 Error: child 3712 (login) returned error 89
dovecot: Jul 24 23:54:24 Error: child 3713 (login) returned error 89
dovecot: Jul 24 23:54:24 Error: imap-login: USER environment missing
dovecot: Jul 24 23:54:24 Error: child 3714 (login) returned error 89
3. As soon as a user tries to log on via POP3 (telnet localhost pop3),
the user is kicked out.
The log file says (username and domain name are fake):
dovecot: Jul 25 00:01:02 Info: pop3-login: Login:
user=<user at mydomain.tld>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:127.0.0.1,
lip=::ffff:127.0.0.1, secured
dovecot: Jul 25 00:01:02 Error: POP3(user at mydomain.tld):
file_dotlock_open() failed with file
/var/mail/vhosts/mydomain.tld/user/dovecot.index.log: Permission denied
dovecot: Jul 25 00:01:02 Error: POP3(user at mydomain.tld):
file_dotlock_open(/var/mail/vhosts/mydomain.tld/user/dovecot-uidlist)
failed: Permission denied
dovecot: Jul 25 00:01:02 Error: POP3(user at mydomain.tld): Couldn't init
INBOX: Can't sync mailbox: Messages keep getting expunged
dovecot: Jul 25 00:01:02 Info: POP3(user at mydomain.tld): Mailbox init
failed top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/0, size=0
And the user gets:
[root at nestorix ~]# telnet localhost pop3
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
Escape character is '^]'.
+OK Dovecot ready.
user user at mydomain.tld
+OK
pass mypwd
+OK Logged in.
-ERR Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more information.
[2009-07-25 00:01:02]
-ERR [IN-USE] Couldn't sync mailbox.
Connection closed by foreign host.
This is my dovecot.conf
base_dir = /var/run/dovecot/
protocols = pop3 pop3s imap imaps
log_path = /var/log/dovecot
info_log_path = /var/log/dovecot
login_dir = /var/run/dovecot/login
login_chroot = yes
valid_chroot_dirs = /var/mail/vhosts
#login = imap
login_user = dovecot
login_process_size = 64
login_processes_count = 3
login_max_processes_count = 128
login_max_connections = 256
login_greeting = Havecom Mailserver ready.
mail_location = maildir:/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n/
protocol imap {
login_executable = /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
imap_max_line_length = 65536
mail_plugin_dir = /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh
}
protocol pop3 {
login_executable = /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
mail_executable = /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3
pop3_no_flag_updates = no
pop3_enable_last = no
pop3_reuse_xuidl = no
pop3_lock_session = no
pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
pop3_logout_format = top=%t/%p, retr=%r/%b, del=%d/%m, size=%s
pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
}
auth_executable = /usr/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth
auth_process_size = 256
auth_cache_size = 0
auth_cache_ttl = 3600
auth_username_chars
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ01234567890.-_@
auth_username_translation = "/$
auth_verbose = yes
auth default {
socket listen {
client {
path = /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
mode = 0660
user = postfix
group = postfix
}
}
mechanisms = plain
passdb passwd-file {
args = /etc/dovecot/passwd
}
userdb passwd-file {
args = /etc/dovecot/userdb
}
user = root
}
dovecot -n returns in:
[root at nestorix etc]# dovecot -n
# 1.2.1: /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf
Warning: There is no way to login to this server:
disable_plaintext_auth=yes, ssl=no, no non-plaintext auth mechanisms.
Warning: There is no way to login to this server:
disable_plaintext_auth=yes, ssl=no, no non-plaintext auth mechanisms.
# OS: Linux 2.6.18-128.2.1.el5 i686 CentOS release 5.3 (Final) ext3
base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/
log_path: /var/log/dovecot
info_log_path: /var/log/dovecot
protocols: pop3 pop3s imap imaps
ssl: no
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
login_greeting: Havecom Mailserver ready.
valid_chroot_dirs: /var/mail/vhosts
mail_location: maildir:/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n/
mail_executable(default): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(imap): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3
mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/local/lib/dovecot/pop3
imap_client_workarounds(default): delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh
imap_client_workarounds(imap): delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh
imap_client_workarounds(pop3):
pop3_client_workarounds(default):
pop3_client_workarounds(imap):
pop3_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
auth default:
executable: /usr/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth
username_translation: "/$
verbose: yes
passdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: /etc/dovecot/passwd
userdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: /etc/dovecot/userdb
socket:
type: listen
client:
path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
mode: 432
user: postfix
group: postfix
I have no clue at all, where I should start solving the problems. Somebody?
Cheers!
Albert van Harten
Denmark
On Sat, 2009-07-25 at 00:07 +0200, FraNL wrote:> Running OS: CentOS 5.3 (2.6.18-128.2.1.el5) > > 1. > My Linux distribution comes with Dovecot 1.0.7. After trying to make it > running, I encoutnered many problems. So I decided to upgrade to 1.2.1. > When running dovecot -r from CLI, it returns with version 1.2.1. > But at the top of the log file it says: Info: Dovecot v1.0.7 starting up > > So I am not sure which version I am running.It means you're using some weird mix of both. Get rid of all of Dovecot v1.0 binaries (rpm -e dovecot or something) and your problems should go away. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 197 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/attachments/20090724/b8c8a9ce/attachment-0002.bin>
Tried that, same result.
dovecot: Jul 25 00:55:41 Info: Dovecot v1.0.7 starting up
dovecot: Jul 25 00:55:42 Error: Temporary failure in creating login
processes, slowing down for now
dovecot: Jul 25 00:55:42 Error: imap-login: USER environment missing
dovecot: Jul 25 00:55:42 Error: imap-login: USER environment missing
dovecot: Jul 25 00:55:42 Info: Created login processes successfully,
unstalling
dovecot: Jul 25 00:55:42 Error: child 3850 (login) returned error 89
dovecot: Jul 25 00:55:42 Error: child 3851 (login) returned error 89
dovecot: Jul 25 00:55:42 Error: Temporary failure in creating login
processes, slowing down for now
dovecot: Jul 25 00:55:42 Error: imap-login: USER environment missing
dovecot: Jul 25 00:55:42 Error: child 3852 (login) returned error 89
dovecot: Jul 25 00:55:42 Info: Created login processes successfully,
unstalling
[root at nestorix etc]# dovecot -n
# 1.2.1: /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf
Warning: There is no way to login to this server:
disable_plaintext_auth=yes, ssl=no, no non-plaintext auth mechanisms.
Warning: There is no way to login to this server:
disable_plaintext_auth=yes, ssl=no, no non-plaintext auth mechanisms. #
OS: Linux 2.6.18-128.2.1.el5 i686 CentOS release 5.3 (Final) ext3
base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/
log_path: /var/log/dovecot
info_log_path: /var/log/dovecot
protocols: pop3 pop3s imap imaps
ssl: no
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
login_greeting: Havecom Mailserver ready.
valid_chroot_dirs: /var/mail/vhosts
mail_location: maildir:/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n/
mail_executable(default): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(imap): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3
mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/local/lib/dovecot/pop3
imap_client_workarounds(default): delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh
imap_client_workarounds(imap): delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh
imap_client_workarounds(pop3):
pop3_client_workarounds(default):
pop3_client_workarounds(imap):
pop3_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
auth default:
executable: /usr/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth
username_translation: "/$
verbose: yes
passdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: /etc/dovecot/passwd
userdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: /etc/dovecot/userdb
socket:
type: listen
client:
path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
mode: 432
user: postfix
group: postfix
[root at nestorix etc]# service dovecot stop
Stopping Dovecot Imap: [ OK ]
[root at nestorix etc]# gedit /var/log/dovecot
[root at nestorix etc]# service dovecot start
Starting Dovecot Imap: [ OK ]
[root at nestorix etc]# gedit /var/log/dovecot
^C
[root at nestorix etc]# dovecot -n
# 1.2.1: /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf
Warning: There is no way to login to this server:
disable_plaintext_auth=yes, ssl=no, no non-plaintext auth mechanisms.
Warning: There is no way to login to this server:
disable_plaintext_auth=yes, ssl=no, no non-plaintext auth mechanisms. #
OS: Linux 2.6.18-128.2.1.el5 i686 CentOS release 5.3 (Final) ext3
base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/
log_path: /var/log/dovecot
info_log_path: /var/log/dovecot
protocols: pop3 pop3s imap imaps
ssl: no
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
login_greeting: Havecom Mailserver ready.
valid_chroot_dirs: /var/mail/vhosts
mail_location: maildir:/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n/
mail_executable(default): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(imap): /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3
mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/local/lib/dovecot/pop3
imap_client_workarounds(default): delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh
imap_client_workarounds(imap): delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh
imap_client_workarounds(pop3):
pop3_client_workarounds(default):
pop3_client_workarounds(imap):
pop3_client_workarounds(pop3): outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
auth default:
executable: /usr/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth
username_translation: "/$
verbose: yes
passdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: /etc/dovecot/passwd
userdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: /etc/dovecot/userdb
socket:
type: listen
client:
path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
mode: 432
user: postfix
group: postfix
[root at nestorix etc]#
Albert
[QUOTE] Timo Sirainen[/QUOTE]> On Sat, 2009-07-25 at 00:07 +0200, FraNL wrote:
>> Running OS: CentOS 5.3 (2.6.18-128.2.1.el5)
>>
>> 1.
>> My Linux distribution comes with Dovecot 1.0.7. After trying to make it
running, I encoutnered many problems. So I decided to upgrade to 1.2.1.
When running dovecot -r from CLI, it returns with version 1.2.1. But at
the top of the log file it says: Info: Dovecot v1.0.7 starting
up>>
>> So I am not sure which version I am running.
>
> It means you're using some weird mix of both. Get rid of all of Dovecot
v1.0 binaries (rpm -e dovecot or something) and your problems should go
away.>
>
--
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Met vriendelijke groeten,
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Med venlig hilsen,
Met vriendelijke groeten,
After a chown root:root /var/mail/vhosts/mydomain.tld/user chmod 700 /var/mail/vhosts/mydomain.tld/user I get the following error in my log: Jul 25 13:32:19 dovecot: Fatal: chdir(/var/mail/vhosts/mydomain.tld/user) failed: Permission denied (euid=0(root) egid=1000 UNIX perms seem ok, ACL problem?)
[QUOTE] Charles Marcus[/QUOTE]> > Who says you have to install it?Almost all the fora which are speaking of setting up a mail server tell me to install Dovecot> And who is it that you think owes you 'descent support' for free?When and where did I spoke about FREE? I never said I didn't want to pay for it!!! Please don't think for me...> That said, the support on the dovecot list is the best I've seen, even > when people get attitudes (like yours)...Attitudes? Since when is a normal business inquiry not appropriate?> If you want to learn linux, and learn how to admin a mail server, you're > expected to do some leg work yourself... no one expects you to be a > guru, but a little googling on how to change ownership of files in linux > would most likely answer this particular question.Sorry, but the answers on this mail group are written with as few words as possible - if it was written in Finnish, I'd understand just as much as I do now. Googling on a Dovecot problems results always in www.dovecot.org or one of its child sites. Always. Googling on a Linux question results always in experts-exchange. Always.> > Also, the attititude will most likely get surprising little response. If > you want to get help from someone for free, it helps to ask nicely.I don't agree. I know the way of asking isn't the most nice way - and I also apologise to them, who assisted me! But who cares if I agree with someone, who didn't assist me at all, but who only is capable of writing negatively about me?> Thats said, I wouldn't be surprised if Timo responds nicely anyway... > I've seen him respond to much worse emails than yours, and yours was > pretty bad...Pretty bad? You misunderstood me, my friend. Try to read reasonable next time. That helps!> > -- > > Best regards, > > Charles >-- Med venlig hilsen, Met vriendelijke groeten,
Be a man, Jim, and write this in public. [QUOTE] Jim Reid[/QUOTE]> On 31 Jul 2009, at 09:36, A. van Harten wrote: > >> Sorry, but the answers on this mail group are written with as few >> words as >> possible - if it was written in Finnish, I'd understand just as much >> as I >> do now. >> Googling on a Dovecot problems results always in www.dovecot.org or >> one of >> its child sites. Always. >> Googling on a Linux question results always in experts-exchange. >> Always. > > Clearly, dovecot is not for you. Now please go back to the linux world > you came from. You appear to be comfortable there. > > I am also disgusted and very annoyed with the tone of your recent > email: negative, childish, destructive and counter-productive. You did > not identify any particular problem, suggest other approaches or point > at areas where specific improvements could be made. You just whined > about the results of google searches. >-- Med venlig hilsen, Met vriendelijke groeten,