dovecot - Apr 2015 - Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf: protocols: Unknown protocol: sieve

Here is the output from dovecot -n

# 2.2.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS ext4
auth_mechanisms = plain login
auth_verbose = yes
log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
mail_debug = yes
mail_location = maildir:/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
namespace inbox {
inbox = yes
location mailbox Drafts {
special_use = \Drafts
}
mailbox Junk {
special_use = \Junk
}
mailbox Sent {
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox "Sent Messages" {
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox Trash {
special_use = \Trash
}
prefix }
passdb {
args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
driver = sql
}
plugin {
sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
sieve_dir = ~/sieve
}
protocols = lmtp imap pop3 sieve
service auth-worker {
user = vmail
}
service auth {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
group = postfix
mode = 0666
user = postfix
}
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth {
group = postfix
mode = 0660
user = postfix
}
unix_listener auth-userdb {
mode = 0600
user = vmail
}
user = dovecot
}
service imap-login {
inet_listener imap {
port = 0
}
}
service lmtp {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/lmtp {
group = postfix
mode = 0600
user = postfix
}
}
service pop3-login {
inet_listener pop3 {
port = 0
}
}
ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem
ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!LOW:!SSLv2:ALL:!aNULL:!ADH:!eNULL:!EXP:RC4+RS
A:+HIGH:+MEDIUM
ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
userdb {
args = uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
driver = static
}
doveconf: Error: protocols: Unknown protocol: sieve
protocol lda {
deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: %$
mail_plugins = sieve
postmaster_address = postmaster
quota_full_tempfail = yes
rejection_reason = Your message to <%t> was automatically rejected:%n%r
}
protocol imap {
imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail
mail_max_userip_connections = 10
}
protocol pop3 {
mail_max_userip_connections = 10
pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
}
doveconf: Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:
protocols: Unknown protocol: sieve


PS dovecot-sieve is installe. Also this error appears without sieve in the
list of protocols in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf

On 4/27/2015 11:19 AM, Paul Smith wrote:
> Here is the output from dovecot -n
>
>
>
> PS dovecot-sieve is installe. Also this error appears without sieve in the
> list of protocols in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
Sieve as a protocol actually means ManageSieve (yes it is confusing).
So, is dovecot-managesieved installed?

Regards,

Stephan.

On Apr 27, 2015, at 4:19 AM, Paul Smith wrote:
> Here is the output from dovecot -n
> 
> # 2.2.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> # OS: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS ext4
> auth_mechanisms = plain login
> auth_verbose = yes
> log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
> mail_debug = yes
> mail_location = maildir:/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
> namespace inbox {
> inbox = yes
> location > mailbox Drafts {
> special_use = \Drafts
> }
> mailbox Junk {
> special_use = \Junk
> }
> mailbox Sent {
> special_use = \Sent
> }
> mailbox "Sent Messages" {
> special_use = \Sent
> }
> mailbox Trash {
> special_use = \Trash
> }
> prefix > }
> passdb {
> args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
> driver = sql
> }
> plugin {
> sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
> sieve_dir = ~/sieve
> }
> protocols = lmtp imap pop3 sieve
erase sieve above
> service auth-worker {
> user = vmail
> }
> service auth {
> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
> group = postfix
> mode = 0666
> user = postfix
> }
> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth {
> group = postfix
> mode = 0660
> user = postfix
> }
> unix_listener auth-userdb {
> mode = 0600
> user = vmail
> }
> user = dovecot
> }
> service imap-login {
> inet_listener imap {
> port = 0
> }
> }
> service lmtp {
> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/lmtp {
> group = postfix
> mode = 0600
> user = postfix
> }
> }
> service pop3-login {
> inet_listener pop3 {
> port = 0
> }
> }
> ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem
> ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!LOW:!SSLv2:ALL:!aNULL:!ADH:!eNULL:!EXP:RC4+RS
> A:+HIGH:+MEDIUM
> ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
> userdb {
> args = uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
> driver = static
> }
> doveconf: Error: protocols: Unknown protocol: sieve
is the above line actually in your conf or is this a copy paste error?
> protocol lda {
> deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: %$
> mail_plugins = sieve
> postmaster_address = postmaster
> quota_full_tempfail = yes
> rejection_reason = Your message to <%t> was automatically
rejected:%n%r
> }
> protocol imap {
> imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail
> mail_max_userip_connections = 10
> }
> protocol pop3 {
> mail_max_userip_connections = 10
> pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
> }
> doveconf: Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:
> protocols: Unknown protocol: sieve
> 
> 
> PS dovecot-sieve is installe. Also this error appears without sieve in the
> list of protocols in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf

Fixed this error
removed sieve from list of protocils in 99-mail-stack-delivery.conf

On 27 April 2015 at 10:19, Paul Smith <astarmathsandphysics at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Here is the output from dovecot -n
>
> # 2.2.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> # OS: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS ext4
> auth_mechanisms = plain login
> auth_verbose = yes
> log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
> mail_debug = yes
> mail_location = maildir:/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
> namespace inbox {
> inbox = yes
> location > mailbox Drafts {
> special_use = \Drafts
> }
> mailbox Junk {
> special_use = \Junk
> }
> mailbox Sent {
> special_use = \Sent
> }
> mailbox "Sent Messages" {
> special_use = \Sent
> }
> mailbox Trash {
> special_use = \Trash
> }
> prefix > }
> passdb {
> args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
> driver = sql
> }
> plugin {
> sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
> sieve_dir = ~/sieve
> }
> protocols = lmtp imap pop3 sieve
> service auth-worker {
> user = vmail
> }
> service auth {
> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
> group = postfix
> mode = 0666
> user = postfix
> }
> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth {
> group = postfix
> mode = 0660
> user = postfix
> }
> unix_listener auth-userdb {
> mode = 0600
> user = vmail
> }
> user = dovecot
> }
> service imap-login {
> inet_listener imap {
> port = 0
> }
> }
> service lmtp {
> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/lmtp {
> group = postfix
> mode = 0600
> user = postfix
> }
> }
> service pop3-login {
> inet_listener pop3 {
> port = 0
> }
> }
> ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem
> ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!LOW:!SSLv2:ALL:!aNULL:!ADH:!eNULL:!EXP:RC4+RS
> A:+HIGH:+MEDIUM
> ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
> userdb {
> args = uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
> driver = static
> }
> doveconf: Error: protocols: Unknown protocol: sieve
> protocol lda {
> deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: %$
> mail_plugins = sieve
> postmaster_address = postmaster
> quota_full_tempfail = yes
> rejection_reason = Your message to <%t> was automatically
rejected:%n%r
> }
> protocol imap {
> imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail
> mail_max_userip_connections = 10
> }
> protocol pop3 {
> mail_max_userip_connections = 10
> pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
> }
> doveconf: Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:
> protocols: Unknown protocol: sieve
>
>
> PS dovecot-sieve is installe. Also this error appears without sieve in the
> list of protocols in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
>