Never mind, I am stupid and did not read all available information. Needed to change permissions on /var/mail/* Thank You, Ken Z -----Original Message----- From: Ken Zachreson Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 10:28 AM To: 'dovecot at dovecot.org' <dovecot at dovecot.org> Subject: Unable to create needed folders Greetings, The log reports that a process cannot create the needed folders. Please review and tell me what I have done wrong. dovecot 2.0.9 # 2.0.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf doveconf: Warning: NOTE: You can get a new clean config file with: doveconf -n > dovecot-new.conf doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:85: protocol { ssl_listen } has been replaced by service { inet_listener { address } } # OS: Linux 2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64 x86_64 CentOS release 6.8 (Final) auth_mechanisms = plain login last_valid_gid = 520 last_valid_uid = 520 mail_location = mbox:~/mail/:INBOX=/var/mail/%u mbox_write_locks = fcntl passdb { args = dovecot driver = pam } protocols = imap service auth { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { group = postfix mode = 0660 user = postfix } } service imap-login { inet_listener imaps { address = * } } service pop3-login { inet_listener pop3s { address = * } } ssl_ca = /etc/pki/tls/certs/gd_bundle-g2-g1.crt ssl_cert = </etc/pki/tls/certs/c1e209e3ca2e1e5.crt ssl_key = </etc/pki/tls/private/gcrcnet.key userdb { driver = passwd } protocol pop3 { pop3_uidl_format = %08Xv%08Xu } ERROR Message from log Mar 15 10:14:03 MultiTronic6 dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<wifi.adm>, method=LOGIN, rip=xx.xx.xx.xx, lip=yy.yy.yy.yy, mpid=5973, TLS Mar 15 10:14:03 MultiTronic6 dovecot: imap(wifi.adm): Error: chown(/home/wifi.adm/mail/.imap/INBOX, -1, 12(mail)) failed: Operation not permitted (egid=504(wifi.adm), group based on /var/mail/wifi.adm) Mar 15 10:14:03 MultiTronic6 dovecot: imap(wifi.adm): Error: mkdir(/home/wifi.adm/mail/.imap/INBOX) failed: Operation not permitted Mar 15 10:14:03 MultiTronic6 dovecot: imap(wifi.adm): Connection closed bytes=39/423 Thank You, Ken Zachreson IT Manager, Grand Canyon Resort Corp 928-769-2629 928-769-2638 Help Desk