Dear Aki,
i think I got it.
Many thanks. it has to do with the permission settings.
On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 12:59 PM Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at open-xchange.com>
wrote:
> drwx-----x kunal kunal Storage
>
> I'm guessing this point is being more restrictive. Can you try changing
> this into 0755?
>
> Also suddenly you are no longer using vmail but random user IDs. This only
> works with vmail.
>
> Aki
>
> > On 25 February 2019 19:56 Kunal A. <kunal.oa at gmail.com>
wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> > Yes. Output ;-
> >
> > dr-xr-xr-x root root /
> > drwxr-xr-x root root run
> > drwxr-xr-x root root media
> > drwxr-x--x root root computer
> > drwx-----x kunal kunal Storage
> > drwx------ vmail vmail Email
> > drwx------ vmail vmail tmp
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 12:53 PM Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at
open-xchange.com>
> wrote:
> > > Can you run
> > >
> > > namei -vl /run/media/computer/Storage/Email/tmp
> > >
> > > the + at the end does not mean that, it means there is an
extended
> POSIX ACL.
> > >
> > > Aki
> > >
> > > > On 25 February 2019 19:50 Kunal A. <kunal.oa at
gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hey Aki,
> > > > Sorry for the trouble but I am still unable to get it
working. The
> file permissions for upper files are now drwxr-xr-x. but I think they need
> to be drwxr-x--x+ ?
> > > > Any idea how to change it to that?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Error log is below:-
> > > >
> > > > doveadm(lightdm): Error: Can't open mailbox
Storage/Email:
> stat(/run/media/computer/Storage/Email/tmp) failed: Permission denied
> (euid=976(lightdm) egid=976(lightdm) missing +x perm:
> /run/media/computer/Storage/Email, dir owned by 5000:5000 mode=0700)
> > > > doveadm(setroubleshoot): Error:
> stat(/run/media/computer/Storage/Email/tmp) failed: Permission denied
> (euid=975(setroubleshoot) egid=975(setroubleshoot) missing +x perm:
> /run/media/computer/Storage/Email, dir owned by 5000:5000 mode=0700)
> > > > doveadm(setroubleshoot): Error: Can't open mailbox
Storage/Email:
> stat(/run/media/computer/Storage/Email/tmp) failed: Permission denied
> (euid=975(setroubleshoot) egid=975(setroubleshoot) missing +x perm:
> /run/media/computer/Storage/Email, dir owned by 5000:5000 mode=0700)
> > > > doveadm(dovenull): Error:
> stat(/run/media/computer/Storage/Email/tmp) failed: Permission denied
> (euid=974(dovenull) egid=973(dovenull) missing +x perm:
> /run/media/computer/Storage/Email, dir owned by 5000:5000 mode=0700)
> > > > ~
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 11:58 AM Kunal A. <kunal.oa at
gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > Dear Aki,
> > > > > Many thanks again. Thanks for explaining this.
> > > > > Very grateful for your assistance.
> > > > > Thanks a bunch !
> > > > > Kunal
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 11:56 AM Aki Tuomi <
> aki.tuomi at open-xchange.com> wrote:
> > > > > > At minimum directories
> > > > > >
> > > > > > /run/media/computer/Storage/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > need to have o+x, so you can do
> > > > > >
> > > > > > chmod o+x /run /run/media /run/media/computer
> /run/media/computer/Storage
> > > > > >
> > > > > > and
> > > > > >
> > > > > > chown -R vmail:vmail
/run/media/computer/Storage/Email
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Aki
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 25 February 2019 18:47 Kunal A. via
dovecot <
> dovecot at dovecot.org> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Dear Aki,
> > > > > > > I have given permission to the folders
Storage/Email to vmail.
> > > > > > > But the upper hierarchy is not under vmail .
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Full directory =
/run/media/computer/Storage/Email
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > /run/media/computer = not vmail
> > > > > > > Storage/Email = vmail
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > How do I get this corrected ? It seems like
vmail needs
> access through all through run/media/computer .
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Please excuse my ignorance as I am not very
familiar with
> filesystem permissions. :-/
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Sincere apologies for the trouble.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > Kunal A.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 11:36 AM Aki Tuomi
<
> aki.tuomi at open-xchange.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > I would only run it for the mail
folders to be safe.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Aki
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On 25 February 2019 18:34 Kunal A.
via dovecot <
> dovecot at dovecot.org> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Dear Aki,
> > > > > > > > > Many thanks for your feedback. Its
what I figured I
> should do but I was not sure how safe it was.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Would it make sense to execute the
following to
> /run/media/computer so that the user/group is vmail?
> > > > > > > > > sudo chown -R vmail:vmail to the
/run folder ?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Also if this practice is safe to
perform?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > > > Kunal A
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 11:20 AM
Aki Tuomi <
> aki.tuomi at open-xchange.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > On 25 February 2019
18:19 Aki Tuomi via dovecot <
> dovecot at dovecot.org> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > On 25 February 2019
17:56 Kunal A. via dovecot <
> dovecot at dovecot.org> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Guys!
> > > > > > > > > > > > Many thanks for
your feedback. I have kind of
> gotten it to work but I just struggling to get the permissions of the
> folder correct. Highly appreciate if someone could help me set the correct
> permission settings for it . Terribly sorry for my ignorance.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > My error msg is
listed below : -
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > doveadm(vmail):
Error:
> stat(/run/media/computer/Storage/Email/tmp) failed: Permission denied
> (euid=5000(vmail) egid=5000(vmail) missing +x perm: /run/media/computer,
> dir owned by 0:0 mode=0750)
> > > > > > > > > > > > doveadm(vmail):
Error: Can't open mailbox
> Storage/Email: stat(/run/media/computer/Storage/Email/tmp) failed:
> Permission denied (euid=5000(vmail) egid=5000(vmail) missing +x perm:
> /run/media/computer, dir owned by 0:0
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > You need to give write
permissions to vmail on
> /run/media/computer/Storage/Email
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > You can
> > > > > > > > > > > - change owner to vmail
> > > > > > > > > > > - change group to vmail
and add rwx for group
> > > > > > > > > > > - use posix ACLs
> > > > > > > > > > > - change mode to 0777
(unsafe)
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Aki
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > And the same applies for all
files & directories under
> /run/media/computer/Storage/Email
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Aki
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > >
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