I want to configure dovecot in FC 4. Set the "protocols = Imap Imaps Pop3 Pop3s" in dovecot.conf Test the service by giving "service dovecot start" command and finally I got "Starting Dovecot Imap [FAILED]" Can somebody explain WHY? Saman ---------------------------------------------------
hettige at mfac.kln.ac.lk wrote:> got "Starting Dovecot Imap [FAILED]" > Can somebody explain WHY?Maybe, if you posted the dovecot version and what is in your logfile when you try to start dovecot.
hettige at mfac.kln.ac.lk wrote:> I want to configure dovecot in FC 4. > Set the "protocols = Imap Imaps Pop3 Pop3s" in dovecot.conf > Test the service by giving "service dovecot start" command and finally I > got "Starting Dovecot Imap [FAILED]" > > Can somebody explain WHY?It may be as silly as this: Use all lowercase for the protocols: protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s Ciao, Gordon
hettige at mfac.kln.ac.lk wrote:>>>got "Starting Dovecot Imap [FAILED]" >>>Can somebody explain WHY? >>Maybe, if you posted the dovecot version and what is in your logfile >>when you try to start dovecot. > dovecot vesion is dovecot-0.99.14-4.fc4 with fedora core 4There should be something in /var/log/maillog that could tell you _why_ starting dovecot failed. And please keep list-traffic on the list.