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Paulo Matos

2015-Aug-27 09:07 UTC

Mailbox can't be created

Hi,

I have setup postfix master.cf to use dovecot-lda to deliver (using -m) 
all messages to PreInbox:
dovecot   unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe
     flags=DRhu user=vmail:vmail argv=/usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver -f 
${sender} -a ${recipient} -d ${user}@${nexthop} -m PreINBOX

And enabled lda_mailbox_autocreate.

The message I have now it:
Aug 27 10:02:29 lda(): Info: 
msgid=<dae42d0cf57bf4496a3dd53e162f8281 at localhost.localdomain>: save 
failed to open mailbox PreINBOX: Mailbox can't be created
Aug 27 10:02:29 lda(): Info: 
msgid=<dae42d0cf57bf4496a3dd53e162f8281 at localhost.localdomain>: saved 
mail to INBOX

Why wouldn't dovecot itself be able to create mailboxes?

I am using virtual domains and users on a mysql database through postfix 
and mailboxes saved in MailDir format.

Configuration of dovecot is:
# 2.2.18: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 4.1.5-x86_64-linode61 x86_64 Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two) ext4
auth_debug = yes
auth_mechanisms = plain login digest-md5 cram-md5
auth_verbose = yes
auth_verbose_passwords = yes
default_internal_user = root
imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail tb-extra-mailbox-sep
lda_mailbox_autocreate = yes
mail_debug = yes
mail_location = maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n/Maildir
maildir_very_dirty_syncs = yes
mbox_write_locks = fcntl
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 = INBOX.
   separator = .
   type = private
}
passdb {
   args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
   driver = sql
}
postmaster_address = pmatos
protocols = imap
quota_full_tempfail = yes
service auth {
   unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
     group = postfix
     mode = 0666
     user = postfix
   }
   unix_listener auth-master {
     mode = 0600
     user = vmail
   }
   user = $default_internal_user
}
ssl = required
ssl_cert = </etc/pki/dovecot/certs/dovecot.pem
ssl_key = </etc/pki/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
userdb {
   args = uid=5000 gid=5000 home=/home/vmail/%d/%n allow_all_users=yes
   driver = static
}
protocol lda {
   auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master
   deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: %$
   log_path = /home/vmail/dovecot-deliver.log
}
protocol imap {
   mail_max_userip_connections = 100
}

Regards,

-- 
Paulo Matos

Muzaffer Tolga Ozses

2015-Aug-27 09:42 UTC

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Please check permissions as this sounds like a permissions issue m
On 27/08/2015 12:08 PM, "Paulo Matos" <paulo at matos-sorge.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have setup postfix master.cf to use dovecot-lda to deliver (using -m)
> all messages to PreInbox:
> dovecot   unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe
>     flags=DRhu user=vmail:vmail argv=/usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver -f
> ${sender} -a ${recipient} -d ${user}@${nexthop} -m PreINBOX
>
> And enabled lda_mailbox_autocreate.
>
> The message I have now it:
> Aug 27 10:02:29 lda(): Info:
> msgid=<dae42d0cf57bf4496a3dd53e162f8281 at localhost.localdomain>:
save
> failed to open mailbox PreINBOX: Mailbox can't be created
> Aug 27 10:02:29 lda(): Info:
> msgid=<dae42d0cf57bf4496a3dd53e162f8281 at localhost.localdomain>:
saved
> mail to INBOX
>
> Why wouldn't dovecot itself be able to create mailboxes?
>
> I am using virtual domains and users on a mysql database through postfix
> and mailboxes saved in MailDir format.
>
> Configuration of dovecot is:
> # 2.2.18: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> # OS: Linux 4.1.5-x86_64-linode61 x86_64 Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two)
> ext4
> auth_debug = yes
> auth_mechanisms = plain login digest-md5 cram-md5
> auth_verbose = yes
> auth_verbose_passwords = yes
> default_internal_user = root
> imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail tb-extra-mailbox-sep
> lda_mailbox_autocreate = yes
> mail_debug = yes
> mail_location = maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n/Maildir
> maildir_very_dirty_syncs = yes
> mbox_write_locks = fcntl
> 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 = INBOX.
>   separator = .
>   type = private
> }
> passdb {
>   args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
>   driver = sql
> }
> postmaster_address = pmatos
> protocols = imap
> quota_full_tempfail = yes
> service auth {
>   unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
>     group = postfix
>     mode = 0666
>     user = postfix
>   }
>   unix_listener auth-master {
>     mode = 0600
>     user = vmail
>   }
>   user = $default_internal_user
> }
> ssl = required
> ssl_cert = </etc/pki/dovecot/certs/dovecot.pem
> ssl_key = </etc/pki/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
> userdb {
>   args = uid=5000 gid=5000 home=/home/vmail/%d/%n allow_all_users=yes
>   driver = static
> }
> protocol lda {
>   auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master
>   deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: %$
>   log_path = /home/vmail/dovecot-deliver.log
> }
> protocol imap {
>   mail_max_userip_connections = 100
> }
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Paulo Matos
>

Paulo Matos

2015-Aug-27 11:46 UTC

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On 27/08/15 10:42, Muzaffer Tolga Ozses wrote:> Please check permissions as this sounds like a permissions issue m
I am confused then. /home/vmail/Maildir is 700 for vmail:vmail. If 
dovecot-lda runs as vmail then there's no problem, if it runs as root it 
shouldn't face problems either.

How can I determine which user dovecot-lda runs under?

Thanks,
-- 
Paulo Matos

Timo Sirainen

2015-Aug-29 10:31 UTC

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On 27 Aug 2015, at 12:07, Paulo Matos <paulo at matos-sorge.com>
wrote:> 
> Aug 27 10:02:29 lda(): Info: msgid=<dae42d0cf57bf4496a3dd53e162f8281 at
localhost.localdomain>: save failed to open mailbox PreINBOX: Mailbox
can't be created
I have no idea how you could get that error message. Looking at the code I
don't see any way it could happen.. This error message exists only if the
mailbox is tried to be created for a "fail" storage, which you
can't really do. I'd maybe try recompiling Dovecot or something.

Paulo Matos

2015-Sep-03 20:10 UTC

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On 29/08/15 11:31, Timo Sirainen wrote:> On 27 Aug 2015, at 12:07, Paulo Matos <paulo at matos-sorge.com>
wrote:
>>
>> Aug 27 10:02:29 lda(): Info: msgid=<dae42d0cf57bf4496a3dd53e162f8281
at localhost.localdomain>: save failed to open mailbox PreINBOX: Mailbox
can't be created
>
> I have no idea how you could get that error message. Looking at the code I
don't see any way it could happen.. This error message exists only if the
mailbox is tried to be created for a "fail" storage, which you
can't really do. I'd maybe try recompiling Dovecot or something.
>
dovecot sources 2.2.18 (src/lib-storage/fail-mailbox.c):
static int
fail_mailbox_create(struct mailbox *box,
                     const struct mailbox_update *update ATTR_UNUSED,
                     bool directory ATTR_UNUSED)
{
         mail_storage_set_error(box->storage, MAIL_ERROR_NOTPOSSIBLE,
                                "Mailbox can't be created");
         return -1;
}

-- 
Paulo Matos

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