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Rob De Langhe

2019-Mar-17 14:38 UTC

lda: Unknown mail storage driver maildir

hi all,

I have a successful (self-compiled from source code) Dovecot v2.2.16 setup
active on my Solaris-10 server, with mails stored in user's $HOME/Maildir

The mails are fetched from the ISP with "fetchmail", using a
"cron" job

fetchmail -f $HOME/etc/pop3.myisp

where the file "$HOME/etc/pop3.myisp" contains

set logfile fetchmail.log
poll pop.myisp.be with proto POP3
user myIspmailLogin there with password myIspPwd is rob here nokeep
mda "/programs-3.2/amd64/64/libexec/dovecot/deliver"

Now I want to get it also running on a Debian server, with the same Dovecot
version, and exactly the same config files, but here I get the following
messages in "/var/log/mail.log" when launching a "fetchmail"
attempt :

Mar 17 14:36:20 apps_b dovecot: lda(rob): Debug: Effective uid=1000,
gid=1000, home=/home/rob
Mar 17 14:36:20 apps_b dovecot: lda(rob): Debug: Namespace inbox:
type=private, prefix=, sep=, inbox=no, hidden=no, list=yes,
subscriptions=yes location=maildir:~/Maildir
Mar 17 14:36:20 apps_b dovecot: lda(rob): Error: User initialization
failed: Namespace '': Unknown mail storage driver maildir
Mar 17 14:36:20 apps_b dovecot: lda(rob): Fatal: Invalid user settings.
Refer to server log for more information.

So it seems to be complaining about "maildir" storage driver ?!

My config is:

# /programs/3.4/x86_64/64/sbin/dovecot -n -c
/usr/local/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# 2.2.16: /usr/local/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 Debian 8.4
disable_plaintext_auth = no
first_valid_gid = 1000
first_valid_uid = 1000
last_valid_gid = 1500
last_valid_uid = 2000
mail_debug = yes
mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
namespace inbox {
? 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 {
? args = *
? driver = pam
}
postmaster_address = rob at mydomain.be
ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem
ssl_key = </etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem
userdb {
? driver = passwd
}
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Aki Tuomi

2019-Mar-17 14:43 UTC

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   Why did you self-compile several years old dovecot ? Please use 2.2.36 or
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    On 17 March 2019 16:38 Rob De Langhe via dovecot <dovecot@dovecot.org>
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   <p>hi all,<br><br>I have a successful (self-compiled from
source code) Dovecot v2.2.16 setup active on my Solaris-10 server, with mails
stored in user's $HOME/Maildir<br><br>The mails are fetched from
the ISP with "<span style="font-family: courier
new,courier,monospace;">fetchmail</span>", using a
"cron" job<br><br><span style="font-family:
courier new,courier,monospace;">fetchmail -f
$HOME/etc/pop3.myisp</span><br><br>where the file
"$HOME/etc/pop3.myisp" contains<br><br><span
style="font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;">set logfile
fetchmail.log<br>poll pop.myisp.be with proto POP3<br>user
myIspmailLogin there with password myIspPwd is rob here nokeep<br>mda
"/programs-3.2/amd64/64/libexec/dovecot/deliver"</span><br><br>Now
I want to get it also running on a Debian server, with the same Dovecot version,
and exactly the same config files, but here I get the following messages in
"/var/log/mail.log" when launching a "fetchmail" attempt
:<br><br><span style="font-family: courier
new,courier,monospace;">Mar 17 14:36:20 apps_b dovecot: lda(rob): Debug:
Effective uid=1000, gid=1000, home=/home/rob<br>Mar 17 14:36:20 apps_b
dovecot: lda(rob): Debug: Namespace inbox: type=private, prefix=, sep=,
inbox=no, hidden=no, list=yes, subscriptions=yes
location=maildir:~/Maildir<br>Mar 17 14:36:20 apps_b dovecot: lda(rob):
Error: User initialization failed: Namespace '': Unknown mail storage
driver maildir<br>Mar 17 14:36:20 apps_b dovecot: lda(rob): Fatal: Invalid
user settings. Refer to server log for more
information.</span><br><br>So it seems to be complaining about
"maildir" storage driver ?!<br><br>My config
is:<br><br><span style="font-family: courier
new,courier,monospace;"># /programs/3.4/x86_64/64/sbin/dovecot -n -c
/usr/local/dovecot/dovecot.conf<br># 2.2.16:
/usr/local/dovecot/dovecot.conf<br># OS: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64
Debian 8.4<br>disable_plaintext_auth = no<br>first_valid_gid =
1000<br>first_valid_uid = 1000<br>last_valid_gid =
1500<br>last_valid_uid = 2000<br>mail_debug =
yes<br>mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir<br>namespace inbox
{<br>  location =<br>  mailbox Drafts {<br>    special_use =
\Drafts<br>  }<br>  mailbox Junk {<br>    special_use =
\Junk<br>  }<br>  mailbox Sent {<br>    special_use =
\Sent<br>  }<br>  mailbox "Sent Messages" {<br>   
special_use = \Sent<br>  }<br>  mailbox Trash {<br>   
special_use = \Trash<br>  }<br>  prefix =<br>}<br>passdb
{<br>  args = *<br>  driver =
pam<br>}<br>postmaster_address = rob@mydomain.be<br>ssl_cert =
</etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem<br>ssl_key =
</etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem<br>userdb {<br>  driver =
passwd<br>}</span><br></p>
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