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Mickael Choisnard

2015-Jun-19 06:29 UTC

[Dovecot] question about /var/mail/xxx

Hi,
I need your help to use dovecot with sendmail
I use a fresh debian 8 jessie and i installed sendmail and dovecot 2.
Sendmail works fine.

All mails go to /var/mail/xxx

this is problem for dovecot. dovecot cannot get it.

# 2.2.13: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 Debian 8.1
auth_mechanisms = plain login
auth_verbose = yes
auth_verbose_passwords = yes
disable_plaintext_auth = no
first_valid_uid = 116
last_valid_uid = 116
log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
mail_home = /srv/mail/%u
mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
mail_privileged_group = mail
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 = scheme=SHA-CRYPT /etc/dovecot/users
   driver = passwd-file
}
postmaster_address = root at arpagon
protocols = " imap pop3"
service auth {
   unix_listener auth-userdb {
     group = vmail
     user = vmail
   }
}
ssl = no
userdb {
   args = uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/srv/vmail/%d/%n
   driver = static
}

cat /var/log/dovecot.log

Jun 19 08:14:18 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<mc110771>, method=PLAIN, 
rip=10.11.12.30, lip=88.179.182.93, mpid=18799, session=<z46U1dgY+gAKCwwe>
Jun 19 08:14:18 imap(mc110771): Info: Disconnected: Logged out in=8 out=395
Jun 19 08:14:26 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<mc110771>, method=PLAIN, 
rip=10.11.12.30, lip=88.179.182.93, mpid=18801, session=<bNcE1tgY+wAKCwwe>
Jun 19 08:14:26 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<mc110771>, method=PLAIN, 
rip=10.11.12.30, lip=88.179.182.93, mpid=18803, session=<sEIP1tgY/AAKCwwe>
Jun 19 08:14:26 imap(mc120771): Error: open() failed with mbox file 
/var/mail/mc120771: Permission denied
Jun 19 08:14:57 imap(mc120771): Info: Disconnected: Logged out in=137 
out=640
Jun 19 08:14:57 imap(mc120771): Info: Disconnected: Logged out in=74 out=547
Jun 19 08:18:47 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0 
secs): user=<>, rip=10.11.12.45, lip=88.179.182.93, 
session=<H/mV5dgYhwAKCwwt>
Jun 19 08:18:47 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0 
secs): user=<>, rip=10.11.12.45, lip=88.179.182.93, 
session=<2gOX5dgYigAKCwwt>
Jun 19 08:18:47 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0 
secs): user=<>, rip=10.11.12.45, lip=88.179.182.93, 
session=<ojeY5dgYjQAKCwwt>

Daniel Tröder

2015-Jun-19 06:42 UTC

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Am 19.06.2015 um 08:29 schrieb Mickael Choisnard:> Hi,
> I need your help to use dovecot with sendmail
> I use a fresh debian 8 jessie and i installed sendmail and dovecot 2.
> Sendmail works fine.
> 
> All mails go to /var/mail/xxx
> 
> this is problem for dovecot. dovecot cannot get it.
> 
> # 2.2.13: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> # OS: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 Debian 8.1
> auth_mechanisms = plain login
> auth_verbose = yes
> auth_verbose_passwords = yes
> disable_plaintext_auth = no
> first_valid_uid = 116
> last_valid_uid = 116
> log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
> mail_home = /srv/mail/%u
> mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
> mail_privileged_group = mail
> 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 = scheme=SHA-CRYPT /etc/dovecot/users
>   driver = passwd-file
> }
> postmaster_address = root at arpagon
> protocols = " imap pop3"
> service auth {
>   unix_listener auth-userdb {
>     group = vmail
>     user = vmail
>   }
> }
> ssl = no
> userdb {
>   args = uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/srv/vmail/%d/%n
>   driver = static
> }
> 
> cat /var/log/dovecot.log
> 
> Jun 19 08:14:18 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<mc110771>,
method=PLAIN,
> rip=10.11.12.30, lip=88.179.182.93, mpid=18799,
session=<z46U1dgY+gAKCwwe>
> Jun 19 08:14:18 imap(mc110771): Info: Disconnected: Logged out in=8 out=395
> Jun 19 08:14:26 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<mc110771>,
method=PLAIN,
> rip=10.11.12.30, lip=88.179.182.93, mpid=18801,
session=<bNcE1tgY+wAKCwwe>
> Jun 19 08:14:26 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<mc110771>,
method=PLAIN,
> rip=10.11.12.30, lip=88.179.182.93, mpid=18803,
session=<sEIP1tgY/AAKCwwe>
> Jun 19 08:14:26 imap(mc120771): Error: open() failed with mbox file
> /var/mail/mc120771: Permission denied
> Jun 19 08:14:57 imap(mc120771): Info: Disconnected: Logged out in=137
> out=640
> Jun 19 08:14:57 imap(mc120771): Info: Disconnected: Logged out in=74
> out=547
> Jun 19 08:18:47 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0
> secs): user=<>, rip=10.11.12.45, lip=88.179.182.93,
> session=<H/mV5dgYhwAKCwwt>
> Jun 19 08:18:47 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0
> secs): user=<>, rip=10.11.12.45, lip=88.179.182.93,
> session=<2gOX5dgYigAKCwwt>
> Jun 19 08:18:47 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0
> secs): user=<>, rip=10.11.12.45, lip=88.179.182.93,
> session=<ojeY5dgYjQAKCwwt>You have to configure Sendmail to "give" mails to Dovecot, so it can
save them itself: http://wiki2.dovecot.org/LDA/Sendmail

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Steffen Kaiser

2015-Jun-19 07:04 UTC

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On Fri, 19 Jun 2015, Mickael Choisnard wrote:
> Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 08:29:08 +0200
> From: Mickael Choisnard <mickael.choisnard at free.fr>
> To: dovecot at dovecot.org
> Subject: [Dovecot] question about /var/mail/xxx
> 
> Hi,
> I need your help to use dovecot with sendmail
> I use a fresh debian 8 jessie and i installed sendmail and dovecot 2.
> Sendmail works fine.
>
> All mails go to /var/mail/xxx
>
> this is problem for dovecot. dovecot cannot get it.
>
> # 2.2.13: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> # OS: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 Debian 8.1
> auth_mechanisms = plain login
> auth_verbose = yes
> auth_verbose_passwords = yes
> disable_plaintext_auth = no
> first_valid_uid = 116
> last_valid_uid = 116
> log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
> mail_home = /srv/mail/%u
> mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
> mail_privileged_group = mail
> 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 = scheme=SHA-CRYPT /etc/dovecot/users
>  driver = passwd-file
> }
> postmaster_address = root at arpagon
> protocols = " imap pop3"
> service auth {
>  unix_listener auth-userdb {
>    group = vmail
>    user = vmail
>  }
> }
> ssl = no
> userdb {
>  args = uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/srv/vmail/%d/%n
>  driver = static
> }
>
> cat /var/log/dovecot.log
>
> Jun 19 08:14:18 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<mc110771>,
method=PLAIN,
> rip=10.11.12.30, lip=88.179.182.93, mpid=18799,
session=<z46U1dgY+gAKCwwe>
> Jun 19 08:14:18 imap(mc110771): Info: Disconnected: Logged out in=8 out=395
> Jun 19 08:14:26 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<mc110771>,
method=PLAIN,
> rip=10.11.12.30, lip=88.179.182.93, mpid=18801,
session=<bNcE1tgY+wAKCwwe>
> Jun 19 08:14:26 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<mc110771>,
method=PLAIN,
> rip=10.11.12.30, lip=88.179.182.93, mpid=18803,
session=<sEIP1tgY/AAKCwwe>
> Jun 19 08:14:26 imap(mc120771): Error: open() failed with mbox file 
/var/mail/mc120771: Permission denied
what permissions have these files?
> Jun 19 08:14:57 imap(mc120771): Info: Disconnected: Logged out in=137
out=640
> Jun 19 08:14:57 imap(mc120771): Info: Disconnected: Logged out in=74
out=547
> Jun 19 08:18:47 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0
secs):
> user=<>, rip=10.11.12.45, lip=88.179.182.93,
session=<H/mV5dgYhwAKCwwt>
> Jun 19 08:18:47 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0
secs):
> user=<>, rip=10.11.12.45, lip=88.179.182.93,
session=<2gOX5dgYigAKCwwt>
> Jun 19 08:18:47 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0
secs):
> user=<>, rip=10.11.12.45, lip=88.179.182.93,
session=<ojeY5dgYjQAKCwwt>
>
- -- 
Steffen Kaiser
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Mickael Choisnard

2015-Jun-19 16:27 UTC

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Le 19/06/2015 09:04, Steffen Kaiser a ?crit :> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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> On Fri, 19 Jun 2015, Mickael Choisnard wrote:
>
>> Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 08:29:08 +0200
>> From: Mickael Choisnard <mickael.choisnard at free.fr>
>> To: dovecot at dovecot.org
>> Subject: [Dovecot] question about /var/mail/xxx
>>
>> Hi,
>> I need your help to use dovecot with sendmail
>> I use a fresh debian 8 jessie and i installed sendmail and dovecot 2.
>> Sendmail works fine.
>>
>> All mails go to /var/mail/xxx
>>
>> this is problem for dovecot. dovecot cannot get it.
>>
>> # 2.2.13: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
>> # OS: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 Debian 8.1
>> auth_mechanisms = plain login
>> auth_verbose = yes
>> auth_verbose_passwords = yes
>> disable_plaintext_auth = no
>> first_valid_uid = 116
>> last_valid_uid = 116
>> log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
>> mail_home = /srv/mail/%u
>> mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
>> mail_privileged_group = mail
>> 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 = scheme=SHA-CRYPT /etc/dovecot/users
>>  driver = passwd-file
>> }
>> postmaster_address = root at arpagon
>> protocols = " imap pop3"
>> service auth {
>>  unix_listener auth-userdb {
>>    group = vmail
>>    user = vmail
>>  }
>> }
>> ssl = no
>> userdb {
>>  args = uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/srv/vmail/%d/%n
>>  driver = static
>> }
>>
>> cat /var/log/dovecot.log
>>
>> Jun 19 08:14:18 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<mc110771>, 
>> method=PLAIN, rip=10.11.12.30, lip=88.179.182.93, mpid=18799, 
>> session=<z46U1dgY+gAKCwwe>
>> Jun 19 08:14:18 imap(mc110771): Info: Disconnected: Logged out in=8 
>> out=395
>> Jun 19 08:14:26 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<mc110771>, 
>> method=PLAIN, rip=10.11.12.30, lip=88.179.182.93, mpid=18801, 
>> session=<bNcE1tgY+wAKCwwe>
>> Jun 19 08:14:26 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<mc110771>, 
>> method=PLAIN, rip=10.11.12.30, lip=88.179.182.93, mpid=18803, 
>> session=<sEIP1tgY/AAKCwwe>
>> Jun 19 08:14:26 imap(mc120771): Error: open() failed with mbox file  
>> /var/mail/mc120771: Permission denied
>
> what permissions have these files?-rw-rw---- mc120771 mail
I'm in the configuration like this
http://wiki2.dovecot.org/MailLocation/mbox
I use "mail_privileged_group = mail" whithout success

Maybe i can do this http://wiki2.dovecot.org/LDA/Sendmail
>
>> Jun 19 08:14:57 imap(mc120771): Info: Disconnected: Logged out in=137 
>> out=640
>> Jun 19 08:14:57 imap(mc120771): Info: Disconnected: Logged out in=74 
>> out=547
>> Jun 19 08:18:47 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0 
>> secs): user=<>, rip=10.11.12.45, lip=88.179.182.93, 
>> session=<H/mV5dgYhwAKCwwt>
>> Jun 19 08:18:47 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0 
>> secs): user=<>, rip=10.11.12.45, lip=88.179.182.93, 
>> session=<2gOX5dgYigAKCwwt>
>> Jun 19 08:18:47 imap-login: Info: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0 
>> secs): user=<>, rip=10.11.12.45, lip=88.179.182.93, 
>> session=<ojeY5dgYjQAKCwwt>
>>
>
> - -- Steffen Kaiser
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Mickael Choisnard

2015-Jun-19 21:37 UTC

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Hi,
I changed my sendmail.cf with dovecot-lda. No success.
i despair to find a solution. It's a debian bug.
I don't know what i can do. Quit sendmail to postfix ?
Download dovecot sources ?

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