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Chris BL

2018-Dec-31 14:54 UTC

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

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 15:27 UTC

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

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 Barrington-Leigh

2018-Dec-31 15:53 UTC

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

Hi Aki,
(This message might not make it to the list; I have to switch back to the
other dovecot to be able to send from that address)

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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