Hi,
I am new to Dovecot and I am trying to link an email account folder to
another Maildir(its a backup of the older email). I want the email account
to be able to access the older emails.
I am assuming this is done by creating a symlink?
Currently reading instructions on this page:-
https://wiki.dovecot.org/SharedMailboxes/Symlinks
At the moment I have the folder:-
/var/mail/vhosts/example.com/email1/Maildir/.INBOX.newfolder
Inside the folder:-
drwx------. 2 vmail vmail 4096 Feb 23 13:39 cur
-rw-------. 1 vmail vmail 232 Feb 23 13:43 dovecot.index.log
-rw-------. 1 vmail vmail 51 Feb 23 13:43 dovecot-uidlist
-rw-------. 1 vmail vmail 0 Feb 23 13:39 maildirfolder
drwx------. 2 vmail vmail 4096 Feb 23 13:39 new
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 45 Feb 23 13:46 Other ->
/run/media/computer/Storage/Email/mail/Other
drwx------. 2 vmail vmail 4096 Feb 23 13:39 tmp
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 5 Feb 23 13:46 Users -> Users
I am not able to access the folders in the Other folder structure(inside
other there are other email inboxes
ie(email1 at example.com,email2 at example.com,etc.).
I want to get access to all the email subfolders. Could someone here advise
how to do this or point me to some tutorials for this. Sincere apologies
for this and many thanks in advance for helping...
Dovecot -n output :-
# 2.3.3 (dcead646b): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 4.20.10-200.fc29.x86_64 x86_64 Fedora release 29 (Twenty Nine)
# Hostname: computer
auth_mechanisms = plain login
mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
mail_privileged_group = mail
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 }
passdb {
driver = pam
}
passdb {
args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
driver = sql
}
postmaster_address = postmaster at example.com
protocols = imap pop3
service auth-worker {
user = vmail
}
service auth {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
group = postfix
mode = 0666
user = postfix
}
unix_listener auth-userdb {
mode = 0600
user = vmail
}
user = dovecot
}
service imap-login {
inet_listener imap {
port = 143
}
inet_listener imaps {
port = 993
ssl = yes
}
}
service lmtp {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp {
group = postfix
mode = 0600
user = postfix
}
}
service pop3-login {
inet_listener pop3 {
port = 0
}
inet_listener pop3s {
port = 995
ssl = yes
}
}
ssl = required
ssl_cert = </etc/pki/dovecot/certs/dovecot.pem
ssl_cipher_list = PROFILE=SYSTEM
ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it
userdb {
driver = passwd
}
userdb {
args = uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
driver = static
}
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I am new to Dovecot and I am trying to link an email account folder to
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I am assuming this is done by creating a symlink?
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Currently reading instructions on this page:-
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At the moment I have the folder:-
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Inside the folder:-
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drwx------. 2 vmail vmail 4096 Feb 23 13:39 cur
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<br>-rw-------. 1 vmail vmail 51 Feb 23 13:43 dovecot-uidlist
<br>-rw-------. 1 vmail vmail 0 Feb 23 13:39 maildirfolder
<br>drwx------. 2 vmail vmail 4096 Feb 23 13:39 new
<br>lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 45 Feb 23 13:46 Other ->
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I am not able to access the folders in the Other folder structure(inside
other there are other email inboxes ie(
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href="mailto:email1@example.com">email1@example.com</a>,
<a
href="mailto:email2@example.com">email2@example.com</a>,etc.).
I want to get access to all the email subfolders. Could someone here advise how
to do this or point me to some tutorials for this. Sincere apologies for this
and many thanks in advance for helping...
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# 2.3.3 (dcead646b): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
<br># OS: Linux 4.20.10-200.fc29.x86_64 x86_64 Fedora release 29
(Twenty Nine)
<br># Hostname: computer
<br>auth_mechanisms = plain login
<br>mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
<br>mail_privileged_group = mail
<br>mbox_write_locks = fcntl
<br>namespace inbox {
<br> inbox = yes
<br> location =
<br> mailbox Drafts {
<br> special_use = \Drafts
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<br> mailbox Junk {
<br> special_use = \Junk
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<br> mailbox Sent {
<br> special_use = \Sent
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<br> mailbox "Sent Messages" {
<br> special_use = \Sent
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<br> mailbox Trash {
<br> special_use = \Trash
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<br> prefix =
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<br>passdb {
<br> driver = pam
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<br>passdb {
<br> args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
<br> driver = sql
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<br>postmaster_address = postmaster at
<a href="http://example.com">example.com</a>
<br>protocols = imap pop3
<br>service auth-worker {
<br> user = vmail
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<br>service auth {
<br> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
<br> group = postfix
<br> mode = 0666
<br> user = postfix
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<br> unix_listener auth-userdb {
<br> mode = 0600
<br> user = vmail
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<br> user = dovecot
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<br>service imap-login {
<br> inet_listener imap {
<br> port = 143
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<br> inet_listener imaps {
<br> port = 993
<br> ssl = yes
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<br>service lmtp {
<br> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp {
<br> group = postfix
<br> mode = 0600
<br> user = postfix
<br> }
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<br>service pop3-login {
<br> inet_listener pop3 {
<br> port = 0
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<br> inet_listener pop3s {
<br> port = 995
<br> ssl = yes
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<br>ssl = required
<br>ssl_cert = </etc/pki/dovecot/certs/dovecot.pem
<br>ssl_cipher_list = PROFILE=SYSTEM
<br>ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it
<br>userdb {
<br> driver = passwd
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<br>userdb {
<br> args = uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
<br> driver = static
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Try setting mail_debug=yes and provide logs. This gives better insight as to
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Hello Kunal, I've done this once, and it was for bakcup mail too :) in this page (https://ychaouche.informatick.net/dovecotsharefolders) I describe how I shared folders between main e-mail account and backup e-mail account with symlinks and dovecot-acl files pretty easily. Yassine. On 2/24/19 6:57 PM, Aki Tuomi via dovecot wrote:> >> On 24 February 2019 18:17 "Kunal A. via dovecot" >> <dovecot at dovecot.org> wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> I am new to Dovecot and I am trying to link an email account folder >> to another Maildir(its a backup of the older email). I want the email >> account to be able to access the older emails. >> I am assuming this is done by creating a symlink? >> >> Currently reading instructions on this page:- >> https://wiki.dovecot.org/SharedMailboxes/Symlinks >> >> At the moment I have the folder:- >> /var/mail/vhosts/ example.com/email1/Maildir/.INBOX.newfolder >> <http://example.com/email1/Maildir/.INBOX.newfolder> >> >> Inside the folder:- >> >> drwx------. 2 vmail vmail 4096 Feb 23 13:39 cur >> -rw-------. 1 vmail vmail? 232 Feb 23 13:43 dovecot.index.log >> -rw-------. 1 vmail vmail?? 51 Feb 23 13:43 dovecot-uidlist >> -rw-------. 1 vmail vmail??? 0 Feb 23 13:39 maildirfolder >> drwx------. 2 vmail vmail 4096 Feb 23 13:39 new >> lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root? root??? 45 Feb 23 13:46 Other -> >> /run/media/computer/Storage/Email/mail/Other >> drwx------. 2 vmail vmail 4096 Feb 23 13:39 tmp >> lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root? root???? 5 Feb 23 13:46 Users -> Users >> >> I am not able to access the folders in the Other folder >> structure(inside other there are other email inboxes ie( >> email1 at example.com <mailto:email1 at example.com>, email2 at example.com >> <mailto:email2 at example.com>,etc.). I want to get access to all the >> email subfolders. Could someone here advise how to do this or point >> me to some tutorials for this. Sincere apologies for this and many >> thanks in advance for helping... >> >> >> Dovecot -n output :- >> >> # 2.3.3 (dcead646b): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf >> # OS: Linux 4.20.10-200.fc29.x86_64 x86_64 Fedora release 29 (Twenty >> Nine) >> # Hostname: computer >> auth_mechanisms = plain login >> mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir >> mail_privileged_group = mail >> 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 >> } >> passdb { >> ? driver = pam >> } >> passdb { >> ? args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext >> ? driver = sql >> } >> postmaster_address = postmaster at example.com <http://example.com> >> protocols = imap pop3 >> service auth-worker { >> ? user = vmail >> } >> service auth { >> ? unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { >> ??? group = postfix >> ??? mode = 0666 >> ??? user = postfix >> ? } >> ? unix_listener auth-userdb { >> ??? mode = 0600 >> ??? user = vmail >> ? } >> ? user = dovecot >> } >> service imap-login { >> ? inet_listener imap { >> ??? port = 143 >> ? } >> ? inet_listener imaps { >> ??? port = 993 >> ??? ssl = yes >> ? } >> } >> service lmtp { >> ? unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp { >> ??? group = postfix >> ??? mode = 0600 >> ??? user = postfix >> ? } >> } >> service pop3-login { >> ? inet_listener pop3 { >> ??? port = 0 >> ? } >> ? inet_listener pop3s { >> ??? port = 995 >> ??? ssl = yes >> ? } >> } >> ssl = required >> ssl_cert = </etc/pki/dovecot/certs/dovecot.pem >> ssl_cipher_list = PROFILE=SYSTEM >> ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it >> userdb { >> ? driver = passwd >> } >> userdb { >> ? args = uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n >> ? driver = static >> } >> >> >> > > Try setting mail_debug=yes and provide logs. This gives better insight > as to what happens. > > --- > Aki Tuomi-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/attachments/20190225/7c883e86/attachment-0001.html>