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Gaby vanhegan

2005-May-23 19:47 UTC

[Dovecot] Simply can't figure it out

Hi,

I'm having a hideous problem trying to get the latest stable version to 
work.  I've had no success and simply can't pinpoint the problem.  
Sorry for the rather long email but I've included as many details as I 
can to help here.

I've been trying to install the latest stable version (as of 23rd May 
2005) by downloading the tarball from the site to my OpenBSD 3.6 box, 
and building with these arguments:

# ./configure --localstatedir=/var --with-ssl=openssl 
--with-ssldir=/etc/ssl --without-vpopmail -
-without-pam --without-shadow

Which builds fine.  Here are some files from the installation folder:

http://vanhegan.net/dovecot/config.log
http://vanhegan.net/dovecot/config.status

Here's my configuration file.  I only really want to server imaps, but 
I've turned on imap for debuggering purposes:

http://vanhegan.net/dovecot/dovecot.conf

And it's running from my inetd.conf:

# Dovecot IMAP services
144         stream  tcp nowait  root    
/usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login   imap-login --group=default/imap
imaps       stream  tcp nowait  root    
/usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login   imap-login --group=default/imap 
--ssl

(I'm running on port 144 to not clash with the existing IMAP service on 
port 143).  Now, no matter what I try, I simply can't make it login, or 
start the process:

(restart inetd, dovecot, check they're dead)
bash-3.00# kill -HUP `cat /var/run/inetd.pid`
bash-3.00# kill -TERM `cat /var/run/dovecot/master.pid`
bash-3.00# ps auwx | grep dove
root       828  0.0  0.1    84   456 p2  S+     8:39PM    0:00.01 grep 
dove
bash-3.00# /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login --group=default/imap
F/usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login can be started only through 
dovecot master process, inetd or equilevant

(start dovecot, check it's running, error expected, other imap server 
already running)
bash-3.00# /usr/local/sbin/dovecot
Fatal: listen(143) failed: Address already in use
bash-3.00# ps auwx | grep dove
root     14041  0.0  0.3   212  1012 ??  Ss     8:39PM    0:00.06 
dovecot
root      3496  0.0  0.2   276   608 ??  S      8:39PM    0:00.02 
dovecot-auth
root     10928  0.0  0.1   104   456 p2  S+     8:40PM    0:00.01 grep 
dove

(try and login)
bash-3.00# /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login --group=default/imap
Fatal: EOF while reading environment from master
bash-3.00# tail /var/log/dovecot
dovecot: May 23 20:34:19 Error: login: Missing protocol from server 
name 'imap'
dovecot: May 23 20:35:06 Error: login: Missing protocol from server 
name 'imap'
dovecot: May 23 20:37:00 Error: login: Missing protocol from server 
name 'imap'
dovecot: May 23 20:37:04 Error: login: Missing protocol from server 
name 'imap'
dovecot: May 23 20:37:07 Error: login: Missing protocol from server 
name 'imap'
dovecot: May 23 20:37:07 Error: login: Missing protocol from server 
name 'imap'
dovecot: May 23 20:37:07 Error: login: Missing protocol from server 
name 'imap'
dovecot: May 23 20:38:57 Warning: Killed with signal 15
dovecot: May 23 20:39:39 Info: Dovecot v1.0-stable starting up
dovecot: May 23 20:40:25 Error: login: Unknown protocol 'imap?W'

(try an SSL login)
bash-3.00# openssl s_client -connect localhost:993
CONNECTED(00000004)
24195:error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown 
protocol:/usr/src/lib/libssl/ssl/../src/ssl/s23_clnt.c:475:
bash-3.00# tail /var/log/dovecot
dovecot: May 23 20:35:06 Error: login: Missing protocol from server 
name 'imap'
dovecot: May 23 20:37:00 Error: login: Missing protocol from server 
name 'imap'
dovecot: May 23 20:37:04 Error: login: Missing protocol from server 
name 'imap'
dovecot: May 23 20:37:07 Error: login: Missing protocol from server 
name 'imap'
dovecot: May 23 20:37:07 Error: login: Missing protocol from server 
name 'imap'
dovecot: May 23 20:37:07 Error: login: Missing protocol from server 
name 'imap'
dovecot: May 23 20:38:57 Warning: Killed with signal 15
dovecot: May 23 20:39:39 Info: Dovecot v1.0-stable starting up
dovecot: May 23 20:40:25 Error: login: Unknown protocol 'imap?W'
dovecot: May 23 20:44:20 Error: login: Unknown protocol 'imap?W'

HELP PLEASE!!!  I've scoured t'internet and the closest I can find is 
this:

http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2005-February/006284.html

Which got me past the "missing protocol from server" problem but
hasn't
got anywhere.  I've since fallen back to the version in ports from 
OpenBSD 3.6 but really want to get this going.  Any ideas?

Gaby

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Tero Ripattila

2005-May-23 20:12 UTC

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Hello Gaby,

--On 23. toukokuuta 2005 20:47 +0100 Gaby vanhegan <gaby at vanhegan.net> 
wrote:
> I've been trying to install the latest stable version (as of 23rd May
> 2005) by downloading the tarball from the site to my OpenBSD 3.6 box,
> and building with these arguments:
I'm running OpenBSD too. -test70 is only release that I've had serious 
problems with, others have worked like a charmn.
># ./configure --localstatedir=/var --with-ssl=openssl
># --with-ssldir=/etc/ssl --without-vpopmail -
> -without-pam --without-shadow
We seem to build the binaries in very similar way. This is how I build 
mine:

$ ./configure --with-pgsql --with-mysql --with-ldap --without-pam 
--without-vpopmail --without-shadow --localstatedir=/var/dovecot 
--sysconfdir=/etc/dovecot --with-ssldir=/etc/ssl --with-ssl=openssl
> Here's my configuration file.  I only really want to server imaps,
> but I've turned on imap for debuggering purposes:
>
> And it's running from my inetd.conf:
Personally I run dovecot outside the inetd.
> bash-3.00# /usr/local/sbin/dovecot
> Fatal: listen(143) failed: Address already in use
I think the problem is here, because you already have an installation 
that listens the port 143.

What you should do here is modify dovecot.conf on line 28 and define an 
alternative port there e.g.

listen = 127.0.0.1:144
> dovecot: May 23 20:34:19 Error: login: Missing protocol from server
> name 'imap'
Not sure what this error message means, but one idea that came to my 
mind is that you have no protocol called "imap" specified in 
/etc/services file. This is just an guess thought. Here's what I got 
there:

$ grep imap /etc/services
imap            143/tcp         imap2   # Internet Message Access Proto
imap            143/udp         imap2   # Internet Message Access Proto
imap3           220/tcp                 # Interactive Mail Access
imap3           220/udp                 # Protocol v3
imaps           993/tcp                 # imap4 protocol over TLS/SSL
imaps           993/udp                 # imap4 protocol over TLS/SSL
> http://vanhegan.net/dovecot/dovecot.conf
Is this .conf file really the one you're using to run dovecot as it 
seems to have a typo, please see the following error message:
> dovecot: May 23 20:40:25 Error: login: Unknown protocol 'imap?W'
You got extra characters like "?" and "W" after the word
imap - at
least that's what I can read from your error log.

Thought I cannot see these extra characters in your dovecot.conf so I'm 
wondering if these configuration files really are the same. See line 19:

protocols = imap imaps

Thanks, Tero

-- 
Tero Ripattila

Timo Sirainen

2005-May-23 21:14 UTC

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On 23.5.2005, at 22:47, Gaby vanhegan wrote:
> I've been trying to install the latest stable version (as of 23rd May 
> 2005) by downloading the tarball from the site to my OpenBSD 3.6 box, 
> and building with these arguments:
..> And it's running from my inetd.conf:
It's not working from inetd. Too many bugs with it and I don't see it 
being that useful compared to running it standalone.

I'm not sure if I already fixed it in 1.0-test releases. If not, I'll 
do it after master process rewrite (which is semi-working nowadays 
btw.).
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Gaby vanhegan

2005-May-24 17:50 UTC

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On 23 May 2005, at 22:14, Timo Sirainen wrote:
>> I've been trying to install the latest stable version (as of 23rd
May
>> 2005) by downloading the tarball from the site to my OpenBSD 3.6 box, 
>> and building with these arguments:
> ..
>> And it's running from my inetd.conf:
>
> It's not working from inetd. Too many bugs with it and I don't see
it
> being that useful compared to running it standalone.
>
> I'm not sure if I already fixed it in 1.0-test releases. If not,
I'll
> do it after master process rewrite (which is semi-working nowadays 
> btw.).
Would you recommend that I try running the latest test 1.0-test version 
standalone?  Is there any way I can increase the level of debug beyond 
that in the dovecot.cont?

Gaby

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