Donovan J. Edye
2010-Jun-17 10:37 UTC
[Dovecot] Correct folder permissions for maildir....
G'Day,
I am trying to find a definitive answer to what the directory
permissions should be for my configuration under Centos 5.5. I see a
number of the following error messages in the maillog as a consequence
of permissions errors. After reading the FAQ, Wiki etc. and browsing the
web I am unable to determine just exactly what the user security
settings should be for the offending folders. If anyone could point me
in the right direction I would appreciate it. Should you require
additional diagnostic information let me know and I will source it.
The error messages:
Jun 17 19:50:14 moe dovecot: POP3(carolyn.spyseebiz):
mkdir_parents(/home/spyseebiz/homes/carolyn/mail/.imap/INBOX) failed:
Permission denied
Jun 17 19:53:09 moe dovecot: POP3(marnie.capitel):
mkdir_parents(/home/capitel/homes/marnie/mail/.imap/INBOX) failed:
Permission denied
dovecot -n
# 1.0.7: /etc/dovecot.conf
protocols: imap pop3 imaps pop3s
listen: 116.212.71.194
ssl_listen: 116.212.71.194
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
mail_location: mbox:~/mail/:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3
mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3
pop3_uidl_format(default): %08Xu%08Xv
pop3_uidl_format(imap): %08Xu%08Xv
pop3_uidl_format(pop3): %v.%u
namespace:
type: private
separator: /
prefix: #mbox/
location: mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
inbox: yes
hidden: yes
namespace:
type: private
separator: /
location: maildir:~/Maildir
auth default:
passdb:
driver: pam
userdb:
driver: passwd
ps aux | grep dovecot
root 3457 0.0 0.0 1880 508 ? Ss Jun13 0:20
/usr/sbin/dovecot
root 5650 0.0 0.1 7952 1460 ? S 03:28 0:04
dovecot-auth
dovecot 15591 0.0 0.1 4992 1760 ? S 19:26 0:00 imap-login
dovecot 15598 0.0 0.1 4992 1752 ? S 19:26 0:00 imap-login
dovecot 15627 0.0 0.1 4992 1508 ? S 19:26 0:00 imap-login
dovecot 16596 0.0 0.1 4988 1748 ? S 19:45 0:00 pop3-login
dovecot 16615 0.0 0.1 4988 1744 ? S 19:46 0:00 pop3-login
dovecot 16720 0.2 0.1 4988 1500 ? S 19:47 0:00 pop3-login
root 16726 0.0 0.0 4000 700 pts/0 S+ 19:48 0:00 grep
dovecot
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hello, is your dovecot supposed to act as a LDA ?> G'Day, > > I am trying to find a definitive answer to what the directory > permissions should be for my configuration under Centos 5.5. I see > a number of the following error messages in the maillog as a > consequence of permissions errors. After reading the FAQ, Wiki etc. > and browsing the web I am unable to determine just exactly what the > user security settings should be for the offending folders. If > anyone could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. > Should you require additional diagnostic information let me know > and I will source it. > > The error messages: > > Jun 17 19:50:14 moe dovecot: POP3(carolyn.spyseebiz): > mkdir_parents(/home/spyseebiz/homes/carolyn/mail/.imap/INBOX) > failed: Permission denied Jun 17 19:53:09 moe dovecot: > POP3(marnie.capitel): > mkdir_parents(/home/capitel/homes/marnie/mail/.imap/INBOX) failed: > Permission denied > > > dovecot -n > > # 1.0.7: /etc/dovecot.conf > protocols: imap pop3 imaps pop3s > listen: 116.212.71.194 > ssl_listen: 116.212.71.194 > login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login > login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login > login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login > login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login > mail_location: mbox:~/mail/:INBOX=/var/mail/%u > mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap > mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap > mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3 > mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap > mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): > /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 pop3_uidl_format(default): %08Xu%08Xv > pop3_uidl_format(imap): %08Xu%08Xv pop3_uidl_format(pop3): %v.%u > namespace: type: private separator: / prefix: #mbox/ location: > mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u inbox: yes hidden: yes namespace: > type: private separator: / location: maildir:~/Maildir auth > default: passdb: driver: pam userdb: driver: passwd > > ps aux | grep dovecot > > root 3457 0.0 0.0 1880 508 ? Ss Jun13 0:20 > /usr/sbin/dovecot > root 5650 0.0 0.1 7952 1460 ? S 03:28 0:04 > dovecot-auth > dovecot 15591 0.0 0.1 4992 1760 ? S 19:26 0:00 > imap-login dovecot 15598 0.0 0.1 4992 1752 ? S > 19:26 0:00 imap-login dovecot 15627 0.0 0.1 4992 1508 ? > S 19:26 0:00 imap-login dovecot 16596 0.0 0.1 4988 > 1748 ? S 19:45 0:00 pop3-login dovecot 16615 0.0 0.1 > 4988 1744 ? S 19:46 0:00 pop3-login dovecot 16720 > 0.2 0.1 4988 1500 ? S 19:47 0:00 pop3-login root > 16726 0.0 0.0 4000 700 pts/0 S+ 19:48 0:00 grep > dovecot
On Thu, 2010-06-17 at 20:37 +1000, Donovan J. Edye wrote:> Jun 17 19:50:14 moe dovecot: POP3(carolyn.spyseebiz): > mkdir_parents(/home/spyseebiz/homes/carolyn/mail/.imap/INBOX) failed: > Permission deniedAre these dirs owned by "carolyn"?> Jun 17 19:53:09 moe dovecot: POP3(marnie.capitel): > mkdir_parents(/home/capitel/homes/marnie/mail/.imap/INBOX) failed: > Permission deniedAre these dirs owned by "marnie"?> mail_location: mbox:~/mail/:INBOX=/var/mail/%uAre /var/mail/* mode 0600? My guess: If the dir owned are as expected, you have SELinux enabled and it's preventing the accesses.