Hi, having a nightmare trying to get dovecot working on my SheevaPlug (flash based ARM embedded device). I need to use virtual users, and I need to store all the mail on an external USB HDD (not in home directories which live in the limited flash space). However I can't even log in via telnet. I've followed the Wiki troubleshooting tips, and still no further forward. logging via telnet, I get: "user sheeva BAD Error in IMAP command received by server." the logs show: ubuntu dovecot: User sheeva is missing UID (see mail_uid setting) What do I need to do? I know basic Linux stuff, but I wouldn't call myself an expert, so please no tech talks!!! -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009, Mark Gillespie wrote:> Hi, having a nightmare trying to get dovecot working on my SheevaPlug > (flash based ARM embedded device). I need to use virtual users, and I need > to store all the mail on an external USB HDD (not in home directories > which live in the limited flash space). However I can't even log in via > telnet. I've followed the Wiki troubleshooting tips, and still no further > forward. > > logging via telnet, I get: "user sheeva BAD Error in IMAP command received > by server." > the logs show: ubuntu dovecot: User sheeva is missing UID (see mail_uid > setting)Is that *all* the logs show?> What do I need to do? I know basic Linux stuff, but I wouldn't call > myself an expert, so please no tech talks!!!This is a technical mailing list. See: http://wiki.dovecot.org/UserIds and note that mail_uid = "System user and group used to access mails. If you use multiple, userdb can override these by returning uid or gid fields. You can use either numbers or names." -- Sahil Tandon <sahil at tandon.net>
On 9/12/2009 9:06 AM, Mark Gillespie wrote:> Hi, having a nightmare trying to get dovecot working on my SheevaPlug > (flash based ARM embedded device). I need to use virtual users, and I need > to store all the mail on an external USB HDD (not in home directories > which live in the limited flash space). However I can't even log in via > telnet. I've followed the Wiki troubleshooting tips, and still no further > forward. > > logging via telnet, I get: "user sheeva BAD Error in IMAP command received > by server." > the logs show: ubuntu dovecot: User sheeva is missing UID (see mail_uid > setting) > > What do I need to do? I know basic Linux stuff, but I wouldn't call > myself an expert, so please no tech talks!!!Thats kind of a silly thing to say on a technical support list, don't you think? ;) Seriously... what you are trying to do *requires* some level of technical skill... to expect otherwise is - well, unrealistic. -- Best regards, Charles