dovecot --version
2.1.7
I am getting he following errors in the logs eve though there is no
'apply' user in /etc/dovecot/users
I'm not sure wat to do next to diagnose. Can anyone advise please? It
says 'refer to server log for more information' but I thought this was
the server log?
May 1 22:40:44 ip-xx-xxx-xx-xx postfix/local[18901]: 1B17763738:
to=<apply at localhost>, orig_to=<apply at example.org>,
relay=local,
delay=147501, delays=147501/0.54/0/0.06, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred
(temporary failure)
May 1 22:40:44 ip-xx-xxx-xx-xx dovecot: lda(apply): Error: user
apply: Initialization failed: Namespace '': mkdir(/home/vmail//apply)
failed: Permission denied (euid=1001(apply) egid=1001(apply) missing
+w perm: /home/vmail/, dir owned by 5000:5000 mode=0755)
May 1 22:40:44 ip-xx-xxx-xx-xx dovecot: lda(apply): Error: user
apply: Initialization failed: Namespace '': mkdir(/home/vmail//apply)
failed: Permission denied (euid=1001(apply) egid=1001(apply) missing
+w perm: /home/vmail/, dir owned by 5000:5000 mode=0755)
May 1 22:40:44 ip-xx-xxx-xx-xx dovecot: lda(apply): Fatal: Invalid
user settings. Refer to server log for more information.
May 1 22:40:44 ip-xx-xxx-xx-xx dovecot: lda(apply): Fatal: Invalid
user settings. Refer to server log for more information.
May 1 22:40:44 ip-xx-xxx-xx-xx postfix/local[18926]: 9E5376357A:
to=<apply at localhost>, orig_to=<apply at example.org>,
relay=local,
delay=235638, delays=235637/0.6/0/0.06, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred
(temporary failure)
May 1 22:40:44 ip-xx-xxx-xx-xx postfix/local[18908]: 252106364B:
to=<apply at localhost>, orig_to=<apply at example.org>,
relay=local,
delay=218930, delays=218929/0.6/0/0.06, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred
(temporary failure)
May 1 22:40:44 ip-xx-xxx-xx-xx dovecot: lda(apply): Error: user
apply: Initialization failed: Namespace '': mkdir(/home/vmail//apply)
failed: Permission denied (euid=1001(apply) egid=1001(apply) missing
+w perm: /home/vmail/, dir owned by 5000:5000 mode=0755)
May 1 22:40:44 ip-xx-xxx-xx-xx dovecot: lda(apply): Fatal: Invalid
user settings. Refer to server log for more information.
May 1 22:40:44 ip-xx-xxx-xx-xx postfix/local[18900]: 9A94063274:
to=<apply at localhost>, orig_to=<apply at example.org>,
relay=local,
delay=306900, delays=306900/0.66/0/0.03, dsn=4.3.0, status=deferred
(temporary failure)
May 1 22:41:23 ip-xx-xxx-xx-xx dovecot: pop3-login: Login: user=<my.name at
example.org
>, method=PLAIN, rip=101.103.174.186, lip=10.172.21.51, mpid=18952,
session=<mc9XXV74CwBlZ666>
May 1 22:41:24 ip-xx-xxx-xx-xx dovecot: pop3(my.name at example.org):
Disconnected: Logged out top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/424, size=57179196
[/var/log]
dovecot -n
# 2.1.7: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 3.11.0-19-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 13.10 ext4
auth_mechanisms = plain login
disable_plaintext_auth = no
mail_location = maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n
managesieve_notify_capability = mailto
managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope encoded-
character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric relational
regex imap4flags copy include variables body enotify environment
mailbox date ihave
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 {
args = scheme=CRYPT username_format=%u /etc/dovecot/passdb
driver = passwd-file
}
plugin {
sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
sieve_dir = ~/sieve
}
protocols = imap pop3 sieve
service auth {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth {
group = postfix
mode = 0660
user = postfix
}
}
ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/mail.example.org.pem
ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!LOW:!SSLv2:ALL:!aNULL:!ADH:!eNULL:!EXP:RC4+RSA:
+HIGH:+MEDIUM
ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/mail.example.org.key
userdb {
args = username_format=%u /etc/dovecot/users
driver = passwd-file
}
protocol lda {
deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: %$
mail_plugins = sieve
postmaster_address = postmaster
quota_full_tempfail = yes
rejection_reason = Your message to <%t> was automatically rejected:
%n%r
}
protocol imap {
imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail
mail_max_userip_connections = 10
}
protocol pop3 {
mail_max_userip_connections = 10
pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
}
[/etc/dovecot]
