dovecot - Apr 2020 - Dovecot 2.3.10 fails to start due to missing dependency

Greetings,

I installed Dovecot 2.3.10 on my Centos 7.7.1908 server, however it 
fails startup. This is a fresh/default install, meaning all the configs 
are default, downloaded from the dovecot.repo.

Here is my PasteBin: https://pastebin.com/376UQFLs

### Error Log, copied from Journalctl print out ###
Apr 20 21:10:01 server101 systemd[1]: Started Session 955 of user root.
Apr 20 21:10:01 server101 CROND[8057]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib64/sa/sa1 1 1)
Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 polkitd[1293]: Registered Authentication Agent 
for unix-process:8065:44125203 (system bus name :1.2058 
[/usr/bin/pkttyagent --notify-fd 5 --fallback], object path 
/org/freedesktop/Polic
Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Starting One-time Dovecot init 
service...
Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: dovecot-init.service: main process 
exited, code=exited, status=2/INVALIDARGUMENT
Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Failed to start One-time Dovecot 
init service.
Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Dependency failed for Dovecot 
IMAP/POP3 email server.
Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Job dovecot.service/start failed 
with result 'dependency'.
Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Unit dovecot-init.service entered 
failed state.
Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: dovecot-init.service failed.
Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 polkitd[1293]: Unregistered Authentication 
Agent for unix-process:8065:44125203 (system bus name :1.2058, object 
path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8
lines 6106-6158/6158 (END)
### Linux Server Version ###
[root at server101 log]# cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS Linux release 7.7.1908 (Core)
### Dovecot Version ###
Installed Packages
Name ? ? ? ?: dovecot
Arch ? ? ? ?: x86_64
Epoch ? ? ? : 2
Version ? ? : 2.3.10
Release ? ? : 2
Size ? ? ? ?: 15 M
Repo ? ? ? ?: installed
 From repo ? : dovecot-2.3-latest
Summary ? ? : Secure imap and pop3 server
URL ? ? ? ? : http://www.dovecot.org/
License ? ? : MIT and LGPLv2
Description : Dovecot is an IMAP server for Linux/UNIX-like systems, 
written with security
 ? ? ? ? ? ? : primarily in mind. ?It also contains a small POP3 server. 
 ?It supports mail
 ? ? ? ? ? ? : in either of maildir or mbox formats.
 ? ? ? ? ? ? :

 ? ? ? ? ? ? : The SQL drivers and authentication plug-ins are in their 
subpackages.

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Any help or suggestions are appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jacob S.

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Can you show

journalctl -xe

and

systemctl status dovecot-init

and 

/var/log/messages

Aki
> On 21/04/2020 06:02 Jacob Shea <jacob at a1elitesolutions.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Greetings,
> I installed Dovecot 2.3.10 on my Centos 7.7.1908 server, however it fails
startup. This is a fresh/default install, meaning all the configs are default,
downloaded from the dovecot.repo.
> 
> Here is my PasteBin: https://pastebin.com/376UQFLs
> ### Error Log, copied from Journalctl print out ###
> Apr 20 21:10:01 server101 systemd[1]: Started Session 955 of user root.
> Apr 20 21:10:01 server101 CROND[8057]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib64/sa/sa1 1 1)
> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 polkitd[1293]: Registered Authentication Agent
for unix-process:8065:44125203 (system bus name :1.2058 [/usr/bin/pkttyagent
--notify-fd 5 --fallback], object path /org/freedesktop/Polic
> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Starting One-time Dovecot init
service...
> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: dovecot-init.service: main process
exited, code=exited, status=2/INVALIDARGUMENT
> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Failed to start One-time Dovecot init
service.
> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Dependency failed for Dovecot
IMAP/POP3 email server.
> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Job dovecot.service/start failed with
result 'dependency'.
> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Unit dovecot-init.service entered
failed state.
> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: dovecot-init.service failed.
> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 polkitd[1293]: Unregistered Authentication Agent
for unix-process:8065:44125203 (system bus name :1.2058, object path
/org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8
> lines 6106-6158/6158 (END)
> ### Linux Server Version ###
> [root at server101 log]# cat /etc/centos-release
> CentOS Linux release 7.7.1908 (Core)
> ### Dovecot Version ###
> Installed Packages
> Name : dovecot
> Arch : x86_64
> Epoch : 2
> Version : 2.3.10
> Release : 2
> Size : 15 M
> Repo : installed
> From repo : dovecot-2.3-latest
> Summary : Secure imap and pop3 server
> URL : http://www.dovecot.org/
> License : MIT and LGPLv2
> Description : Dovecot is an IMAP server for Linux/UNIX-like systems,
written with security
> : primarily in mind. It also contains a small POP3 server. It supports mail
> : in either of maildir or mbox formats.
> :
> : The SQL drivers and authentication plug-ins are in their subpackages.
> ----
> Any help or suggestions are appreciated.
> Sincerely,
> Jacob S.
>

-- Message 3 - Second Response --

Aki,

I pasted all you requested to Pastebin.com

https://pastebin.com/fVLD495y

Thank you for your assistance,

- Jacob


-- Message 2 - Initial Response --

On 4/21/20 2:43 AM, Aki Tuomi wrote:
> Can you show
>
> journalctl -xe
>
> and
>
> systemctl status dovecot-init
>
> and
>
> /var/log/messages
>
> Aki
-- Message 1 - Initial Message --
>> On 21/04/2020 06:02 Jacob Shea <jacob at a1elitesolutions.com>
wrote:
>>
>>
>> Greetings,
>> I installed Dovecot 2.3.10 on my Centos 7.7.1908 server, however it
fails startup. This is a fresh/default install, meaning all the configs are
default, downloaded from the dovecot.repo.
>>
>> Here is my PasteBin: https://pastebin.com/376UQFLs
>> ### Error Log, copied from Journalctl print out ###
>> Apr 20 21:10:01 server101 systemd[1]: Started Session 955 of user root.
>> Apr 20 21:10:01 server101 CROND[8057]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib64/sa/sa1 1
1)
>> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 polkitd[1293]: Registered Authentication
Agent for unix-process:8065:44125203 (system bus name :1.2058
[/usr/bin/pkttyagent --notify-fd 5 --fallback], object path
/org/freedesktop/Polic
>> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Starting One-time Dovecot init
service...
>> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: dovecot-init.service: main
process exited, code=exited, status=2/INVALIDARGUMENT
>> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Failed to start One-time Dovecot
init service.
>> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Dependency failed for Dovecot
IMAP/POP3 email server.
>> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Job dovecot.service/start failed
with result 'dependency'.
>> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: Unit dovecot-init.service entered
failed state.
>> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 systemd[1]: dovecot-init.service failed.
>> Apr 20 21:10:18 server101 polkitd[1293]: Unregistered Authentication
Agent for unix-process:8065:44125203 (system bus name :1.2058, object path
/org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8
>> lines 6106-6158/6158 (END)
>> ### Linux Server Version ###
>> [root at server101 log]# cat /etc/centos-release
>> CentOS Linux release 7.7.1908 (Core)
>> ### Dovecot Version ###
>> Installed Packages
>> Name : dovecot
>> Arch : x86_64
>> Epoch : 2
>> Version : 2.3.10
>> Release : 2
>> Size : 15 M
>> Repo : installed
>>  From repo : dovecot-2.3-latest
>> Summary : Secure imap and pop3 server
>> URL : http://www.dovecot.org/
>> License : MIT and LGPLv2
>> Description : Dovecot is an IMAP server for Linux/UNIX-like systems,
written with security
>> : primarily in mind. It also contains a small POP3 server. It supports
mail
>> : in either of maildir or mbox formats.
>> :
>> : The SQL drivers and authentication plug-ins are in their subpackages.
>> ----
>> Any help or suggestions are appreciated.
>> Sincerely,
>> Jacob S.
>>