dovecot - Aug 2015 - How to import an mbox to an existing user as a new mailbox

On 08/09/15 13:36, Benny Pedersen wrote:
> Paul Hoffman skrev den 2015-08-09 20:20:
>
>>    Fatal: Import namespace initialization failed: Initializing mail
>> storage from mail_location parameter failed:
>> mkdir(/home/phoffman/project1) failed: Permission denied
>> (euid=1013(phoffprop) egid=1013(phoffprop) missing +w perm:
>> /home/phoffman, dir owned by 1001:1001 mode=0755)
>>
>> Does this error indicate that it is trying to write to the mbox file
>> instead of reading it? If so, why?
>
> nope, you have to tell dovecot auth backend more how to write to 
> homedir of 'id proffprop'
>
> uid and gid does not match
>
> as i read it, proffprop have uid 1001 and dovecot tryed to write to 1013
>
> search that error and solve it
There are prob. a lot of ways around this, but the easiest would most 
likely be something like:
# chmod o+w /home/phoffman

Edgar Pettijohn skrev den 2015-08-09 20:58:
>> search that error and solve it
> There are prob. a lot of ways around this, but the easiest would most
> likely be something like:
> # chmod o+w /home/phoffman
why use dovecot ?

that will make it totaly insecure, dont do it !

i have here no access on groups and others not even on READS

post dovecot -n

and lets help solve it

On 08/09/15 14:13, Benny Pedersen wrote:
> Edgar Pettijohn skrev den 2015-08-09 20:58:
>
>>> search that error and solve it
>> There are prob. a lot of ways around this, but the easiest would most
>> likely be something like:
>> # chmod o+w /home/phoffman
>
> why use dovecot ?
>
> that will make it totaly insecure, dont do it !
>
afterwards #chmod o-w /home/phoffman
> i have here no access on groups and others not even on READS
>
> post dovecot -n
>
> and lets help solve it