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Chris BL

2018-Dec-31 16:35 UTC

Localhost imap server fails after upgrade from 2.2.33.2-1 to 1:2.3.2.1 (fwd)

Hi Aki,

Oops; I did not think carefully enough about your instructions. Here is the
output from

$ dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf

# 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
# Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 ()
# OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10 ext4
# Hostname: cpbl-t450s
doveconf: Warning: please set ssl_dh=</etc/dovecot/dh.pem
doveconf: Warning: You can generate it with: dd
if=/var/lib/dovecot/ssl-parameters.dat bs=1 skip=88 | openssl dhparam -inform
der > /etc/dovecot/dh.pem
mail_location =
maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX
service stats {
? unix_listener stats-writer {
? ? mode = 0666
? }
}
ssl_dh =? # hidden, use -P to show it
verbose_proctitle = yes


I then followed the instructions in the Warning lines above and now I get:

?dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
# 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
# Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 ()
# OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10 ext4
# Hostname: cpbl-t450s
mail_location =
maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX
service stats {
? unix_listener stats-writer {
? ? mode = 0666
? }
}
ssl_dh =? # hidden, use -P to show it
verbose_proctitle = yes


However, this does not help my primary symptom:


$ /usr/lib/dovecot/imap -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
imap(meuser,)Error: net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed:
Permission denied
* PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE SORT
SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT MULTIAPPEND
URL-PARTIAL CATENATE UNSELECT CHILDREN NAMESPACE
UIDPLUS LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES
WITHIN CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE SNIPPET=FUZZY LITERAL+ NOTIFY]
Logged in as meuser


Thanks!
Chris



On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 10:27 AM Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at open-xchange.com>
wrote:
      Did you remove the service section before taking doveconf -n? 'cos I
can't see it here..

      Also, did you restart dovecot after config change?

      Aki

      > On 31 December 2018 at 16:54 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at
gmail.com> wrote:
      >
      >
      > Hi Aki,
      >
      > Yes, the same connect error: imap(meuser,)Error:
net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission denied
      >
      > The mail location in "doveconf -n" (belo) does not reflect
my preferences.
      >
      > In Alpine, if I acknowledge the error I get, which tells me to add
      > novalidate-cert in my pinerc file, it prompts me for my POSIX
username and
      > password.? After that, I get my /var/spool/mail inbox, which is not
what I
      > want.
      >
      >
      > doveconf -n
      > # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
      > # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 ()
      > # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10
      > # Hostname: myhost-t450s
      > mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
      > mail_privileged_group = mail
      > 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"
      > ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
      > ssl_client_ca_dir = /etc/ssl/certs
      > ssl_dh =? # hidden, use -P to show it
      > ssl_key =? # hidden, use -P to show it
      > userdb {
      >? ?driver = passwd
      > }
      >
      >
      >
      > On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, Aki Tuomi wrote:
      >
      > > You are still getting the connect error?
      > >
      > > Can you share your doveconf -n?
      > >
      > > Aki
      > >
      > > > On 31 December 2018 at 16:42 cpblpublic+dovecot at
gmail.com wrote:
      > > >
      > > >
      > > > Hi Aki,
      > > >
      > > > Thanks. I put that in the .conf file I mentioned, and it
made no
      > > > difference.
      > > >
      > > > Chris
      > > >
      > > > > Hi!
      > > > >
      > > > > In your case it's probably easiest to change
      > > > >
      > > > > service stats {
      > > > >? ?unix_listener stats-writer {
      > > > >? ? ? mode = 0666
      > > > >? ?}
      > > > > }
      > > > >
      > > > > Aki
      > > > >
      > > > > > On 31 December 2018 at 16:05 cpblpublic+dovecot
at gmail.com wrote:
      > > > > >
      > > > > >
      > > > > >
      > > > > > I use a localhost dovecot imap server in order to
access maildir folders from Alpine (see 2009 instructions for my set up here
      > > > > >
https://cpbl.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/alpine-offlineimap-and-gmail-under-ubuntu/
)
      > > > > >
      > > > > > My configuration has worked nicely since 2009,
but failed after a recent upgrade of dovecot (during basic upgrade from Ubuntu
18.04 to 18.10).
      > > > > >
      > > > > > The version of Alpine did not change.
Uninstalling dovecot-core and dovecot-imapd, and reinstalling the older
versions, fully fixes the problem.
      > > > > >
      > > > > > I would like to know how to get my configuration
working with the new version of dovecot.
      > > > > >
      > > > > > Here's what the problem looks like:
      > > > > >
      > > > > > I have a file auto-dovecot.conf with only the
following two lines.
      > > > > >
      > > > > > verbose_proctitle = yes
      > > > > > mail_location =
maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX
      > > > > >
      > > > > > Other /etc/ files are unchanged from installation
defaults.
      > > > > >
      > > > > > Alpine calls imapd when it starts, with the
following command:
      > > > > >
      > > > > > /usr/lib/dovecot/imap -c
/home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-dovecot.conf
      > > > > >
      > > > > >
      > > > > > When I run that command, I get:
      > > > > >
      > > > > > imap(meuser,)Error:
net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission denied
      > > > > > * PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 SASL-IR
LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE
      > > > > > SORT SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS
THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT
      > > > > > MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL CATENATE UNSELECT
CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS
      > > > > > LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC
ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN
      > > > > > CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE
SNIPPET=FUZZY LITERAL+ NOTIFY]
      > > > > > Logged in as meuser
      > > > > >
      > > > > >
      > > > > >
      > > > > >
      > > > > > so I am guessing that the first line is the
issue, since when the older version I get instead:
      > > > > >
      > > > > > * PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ SASL-IR
LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE
      > > > > > IDLE SORT SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES
THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT
      > > > > > MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL CATENATE UNSELECT
CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS
      > > > > > LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC
ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN
      > > > > > CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE] Logged in
as meuser
      > > > > >
      > > > > >
      > > > > > Can anyone help me? I cannot find documentation
for using a localhost server for Alpine, except my own from 2009.
      > > > > >
      > > > > > Many thanks!
      > > > > >
      > > > > > Chris
      > > > >
      > >

Aki Tuomi

2018-Dec-31 20:06 UTC

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Localhost imap server fails after upgrade from 2.2.33.2-1 to 1:2.3.2.1 (fwd)

Am I assuming correctly that you are not, in fact, running anything but imap
process from Dovecot?

Aki
> On 31 December 2018 at 18:35 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at
gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Aki,
> 
> Oops; I did not think carefully enough about your instructions. Here is the
output from
> 
> $ dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
> 
> # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
> # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 ()
> # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10 ext4
> # Hostname: cpbl-t450s
> doveconf: Warning: please set ssl_dh=</etc/dovecot/dh.pem
> doveconf: Warning: You can generate it with: dd
if=/var/lib/dovecot/ssl-parameters.dat bs=1 skip=88 | openssl dhparam -inform
der > /etc/dovecot/dh.pem
> mail_location =
maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX
> service stats {
> ? unix_listener stats-writer {
> ? ? mode = 0666
> ? }
> }
> ssl_dh =? # hidden, use -P to show it
> verbose_proctitle = yes
> 
> 
> I then followed the instructions in the Warning lines above and now I get:
> 
> ?dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
> # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
> # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 ()
> # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10 ext4
> # Hostname: cpbl-t450s
> mail_location =
maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX
> service stats {
> ? unix_listener stats-writer {
> ? ? mode = 0666
> ? }
> }
> ssl_dh =? # hidden, use -P to show it
> verbose_proctitle = yes
> 
> 
> However, this does not help my primary symptom:
> 
> 
> $ /usr/lib/dovecot/imap -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
> imap(meuser,)Error: net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed:
Permission denied
> * PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE SORT
SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT MULTIAPPEND
URL-PARTIAL CATENATE UNSELECT CHILDREN NAMESPACE
> UIDPLUS LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES
WITHIN CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE SNIPPET=FUZZY LITERAL+ NOTIFY]
Logged in as meuser
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 10:27 AM Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at
open-xchange.com> wrote:
>       Did you remove the service section before taking doveconf -n?
'cos I can't see it here..
> 
>       Also, did you restart dovecot after config change?
> 
>       Aki
> 
>       > On 31 December 2018 at 16:54 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at
gmail.com> wrote:
>       >
>       >
>       > Hi Aki,
>       >
>       > Yes, the same connect error: imap(meuser,)Error:
net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission denied
>       >
>       > The mail location in "doveconf -n" (belo) does not
reflect my preferences.
>       >
>       > In Alpine, if I acknowledge the error I get, which tells me to
add
>       > novalidate-cert in my pinerc file, it prompts me for my POSIX
username and
>       > password.? After that, I get my /var/spool/mail inbox, which is
not what I
>       > want.
>       >
>       >
>       > doveconf -n
>       > # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
>       > # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 ()
>       > # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10
>       > # Hostname: myhost-t450s
>       > mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
>       > mail_privileged_group = mail
>       > 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"
>       > ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
>       > ssl_client_ca_dir = /etc/ssl/certs
>       > ssl_dh =? # hidden, use -P to show it
>       > ssl_key =? # hidden, use -P to show it
>       > userdb {
>       >? ?driver = passwd
>       > }
>       >
>       >
>       >
>       > On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, Aki Tuomi wrote:
>       >
>       > > You are still getting the connect error?
>       > >
>       > > Can you share your doveconf -n?
>       > >
>       > > Aki
>       > >
>       > > > On 31 December 2018 at 16:42 cpblpublic+dovecot at
gmail.com wrote:
>       > > >
>       > > >
>       > > > Hi Aki,
>       > > >
>       > > > Thanks. I put that in the .conf file I mentioned, and
it made no
>       > > > difference.
>       > > >
>       > > > Chris
>       > > >
>       > > > > Hi!
>       > > > >
>       > > > > In your case it's probably easiest to change
>       > > > >
>       > > > > service stats {
>       > > > >? ?unix_listener stats-writer {
>       > > > >? ? ? mode = 0666
>       > > > >? ?}
>       > > > > }
>       > > > >
>       > > > > Aki
>       > > > >
>       > > > > > On 31 December 2018 at 16:05
cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com wrote:
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > I use a localhost dovecot imap server in
order to access maildir folders from Alpine (see 2009 instructions for my set up
here
>       > > > > >
https://cpbl.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/alpine-offlineimap-and-gmail-under-ubuntu/
)
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > My configuration has worked nicely since
2009, but failed after a recent upgrade of dovecot (during basic upgrade from
Ubuntu 18.04 to 18.10).
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > The version of Alpine did not change.
Uninstalling dovecot-core and dovecot-imapd, and reinstalling the older
versions, fully fixes the problem.
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > I would like to know how to get my
configuration working with the new version of dovecot.
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > Here's what the problem looks like:
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > I have a file auto-dovecot.conf with only
the following two lines.
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > verbose_proctitle = yes
>       > > > > > mail_location =
maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > Other /etc/ files are unchanged from
installation defaults.
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > Alpine calls imapd when it starts, with the
following command:
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > /usr/lib/dovecot/imap -c
/home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-dovecot.conf
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > When I run that command, I get:
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > imap(meuser,)Error:
net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission denied
>       > > > > > * PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 SASL-IR
LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE
>       > > > > > SORT SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES
THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT
>       > > > > > MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL CATENATE UNSELECT
CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS
>       > > > > > LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC
ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN
>       > > > > > CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE
SNIPPET=FUZZY LITERAL+ NOTIFY]
>       > > > > > Logged in as meuser
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > so I am guessing that the first line is the
issue, since when the older version I get instead:
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > * PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+
SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE
>       > > > > > IDLE SORT SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES
THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT
>       > > > > > MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL CATENATE UNSELECT
CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS
>       > > > > > LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC
ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN
>       > > > > > CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE]
Logged in as meuser
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > Can anyone help me? I cannot find
documentation for using a localhost server for Alpine, except my own from 2009.
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > Many thanks!
>       > > > > >
>       > > > > > Chris
>       > > > >
>       > >
>

Chris BL

2018-Dec-31 20:16 UTC

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Localhost imap server fails after upgrade from 2.2.33.2-1 to 1:2.3.2.1 (fwd)

Hi Aki,

I am not 100% sure.  I do not really know what my OS does. "ps -A"
says
dovecot is running, but if I say "sudo service dovecot stop", my email
client works fine still (that is, assuming the old version of dovecot is 
installed). ie the on-demand instances of dovecot-imapd that Alpine calls 
are, I assume, started and stopped by Alpine. (?)

 Is my OS using dovecot for other stuff, like managing system mail (e.g. 
root's reports of cron jobs, which still go to /var/mail, but I never read 
them)?  I am not certain.  But I believed that any other use of dovecot 
would be using a different .conf file, so I was hoping I just had to know 
how to make my custom one (-c flag) work.

Thanks,
Chris


On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, Aki Tuomi wrote:
> Am I assuming correctly that you are not, in fact, running anything but
imap process from Dovecot?
> 
> Aki
> 
> > On 31 December 2018 at 18:35 Chris BL <cpblpublic+dovecot at
gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hi Aki,
> > 
> > Oops; I did not think carefully enough about your instructions. Here
is the output from
> > 
> > $ dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
> > 
> > # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592):
/home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
> > # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 ()
> > # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10 ext4
> > # Hostname: cpbl-t450s
> > doveconf: Warning: please set ssl_dh=</etc/dovecot/dh.pem
> > doveconf: Warning: You can generate it with: dd
if=/var/lib/dovecot/ssl-parameters.dat bs=1 skip=88 | openssl dhparam -inform
der > /etc/dovecot/dh.pem
> > mail_location =
maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX
> > service stats {
> > ? unix_listener stats-writer {
> > ? ? mode = 0666
> > ? }
> > }
> > ssl_dh =? # hidden, use -P to show it
> > verbose_proctitle = yes
> > 
> > 
> > I then followed the instructions in the Warning lines above and now I
get:
> > 
> > ?dovecot -n -c /home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
> > # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592):
/home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
> > # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 ()
> > # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10 ext4
> > # Hostname: cpbl-t450s
> > mail_location =
maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX
> > service stats {
> > ? unix_listener stats-writer {
> > ? ? mode = 0666
> > ? }
> > }
> > ssl_dh =? # hidden, use -P to show it
> > verbose_proctitle = yes
> > 
> > 
> > However, this does not help my primary symptom:
> > 
> > 
> > $ /usr/lib/dovecot/imap -c
/home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-stanford-dovecot.conf
> > imap(meuser,)Error: net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer)
failed: Permission denied
> > * PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE
SORT SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT
MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL CATENATE UNSELECT CHILDREN NAMESPACE
> > UIDPLUS LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE QRESYNC ESEARCH ESORT
SEARCHRES WITHIN CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE SNIPPET=FUZZY LITERAL+
NOTIFY] Logged in as meuser
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 10:27 AM Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at
open-xchange.com> wrote:
> >       Did you remove the service section before taking doveconf -n?
'cos I can't see it here..
> > 
> >       Also, did you restart dovecot after config change?
> > 
> >       Aki
> > 
> >       > On 31 December 2018 at 16:54 Chris BL
<cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com> wrote:
> >       >
> >       >
> >       > Hi Aki,
> >       >
> >       > Yes, the same connect error: imap(meuser,)Error:
net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission denied
> >       >
> >       > The mail location in "doveconf -n" (belo) does
not reflect my preferences.
> >       >
> >       > In Alpine, if I acknowledge the error I get, which tells me
to add
> >       > novalidate-cert in my pinerc file, it prompts me for my
POSIX username and
> >       > password.? After that, I get my /var/spool/mail inbox,
which is not what I
> >       > want.
> >       >
> >       >
> >       > doveconf -n
> >       > # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> >       > # Pigeonhole version 0.5.2 ()
> >       > # OS: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 18.10
> >       > # Hostname: myhost-t450s
> >       > mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
> >       > mail_privileged_group = mail
> >       > 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"
> >       > ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
> >       > ssl_client_ca_dir = /etc/ssl/certs
> >       > ssl_dh =? # hidden, use -P to show it
> >       > ssl_key =? # hidden, use -P to show it
> >       > userdb {
> >       >? ?driver = passwd
> >       > }
> >       >
> >       >
> >       >
> >       > On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, Aki Tuomi wrote:
> >       >
> >       > > You are still getting the connect error?
> >       > >
> >       > > Can you share your doveconf -n?
> >       > >
> >       > > Aki
> >       > >
> >       > > > On 31 December 2018 at 16:42 cpblpublic+dovecot
at gmail.com wrote:
> >       > > >
> >       > > >
> >       > > > Hi Aki,
> >       > > >
> >       > > > Thanks. I put that in the .conf file I mentioned,
and it made no
> >       > > > difference.
> >       > > >
> >       > > > Chris
> >       > > >
> >       > > > > Hi!
> >       > > > >
> >       > > > > In your case it's probably easiest to
change
> >       > > > >
> >       > > > > service stats {
> >       > > > >? ?unix_listener stats-writer {
> >       > > > >? ? ? mode = 0666
> >       > > > >? ?}
> >       > > > > }
> >       > > > >
> >       > > > > Aki
> >       > > > >
> >       > > > > > On 31 December 2018 at 16:05
cpblpublic+dovecot at gmail.com wrote:
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > I use a localhost dovecot imap server
in order to access maildir folders from Alpine (see 2009 instructions for my set
up here
> >       > > > > >
https://cpbl.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/alpine-offlineimap-and-gmail-under-ubuntu/
)
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > My configuration has worked nicely
since 2009, but failed after a recent upgrade of dovecot (during basic upgrade
from Ubuntu 18.04 to 18.10).
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > The version of Alpine did not change.
Uninstalling dovecot-core and dovecot-imapd, and reinstalling the older
versions, fully fixes the problem.
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > I would like to know how to get my
configuration working with the new version of dovecot.
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > Here's what the problem looks like:
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > I have a file auto-dovecot.conf with
only the following two lines.
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > verbose_proctitle = yes
> >       > > > > > mail_location =
maildir:/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford:LAYOUT=fs:INBOX=/home/meuser/imap/gmailStanford/INBOX
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > Other /etc/ files are unchanged from
installation defaults.
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > Alpine calls imapd when it starts, with
the following command:
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > /usr/lib/dovecot/imap -c
/home/meuser/dotfiles/auto-dovecot.conf
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > When I run that command, I get:
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > imap(meuser,)Error:
net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission denied
> >       > > > > > * PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 SASL-IR
LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE
> >       > > > > > SORT SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES
THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT
> >       > > > > > MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL CATENATE
UNSELECT CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS
> >       > > > > > LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE
QRESYNC ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN
> >       > > > > > CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE
SNIPPET=FUZZY LITERAL+ NOTIFY]
> >       > > > > > Logged in as meuser
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > so I am guessing that the first line is
the issue, since when the older version I get instead:
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > * PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1
LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE
> >       > > > > > IDLE SORT SORT=DISPLAY
THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT
> >       > > > > > MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL CATENATE
UNSELECT CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS
> >       > > > > > LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 CONDSTORE
QRESYNC ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN
> >       > > > > > CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS BINARY MOVE]
Logged in as meuser
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > Can anyone help me? I cannot find
documentation for using a localhost server for Alpine, except my own from 2009.
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > Many thanks!
> >       > > > > >
> >       > > > > > Chris
> >       > > > >
> >       > >
> >
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