dovecot - May 2019 - Userdb userdb_mail=, error Mailbox list driver maildir++: maildir_name not supported by this driver

Yes, I have still inbox mbox format because I have sendmail delivering 
there. I trying to migrate/convert 
 step by step, with least possible impact for users.



-----Original Message-----
From: Aki Tuomi  
Sent: dinsdag 14 mei 2019 6:19
To: Marc Roos; Marc Roos via dovecot
Subject: Re: Userdb userdb_mail=, error Mailbox list driver maildir++: 
maildir_name not supported by this driver

> On 14 May 2019 00:05 Marc Roos via dovecot <dovecot at dovecot.org> 
wrote:
> 
>  
> I have this default configuration [0], when use the userdb_mail to 
> point to the mdbox location, the inbox subfolders show differently in 
> a firebird client. So I decided to copy the whole default 
> mail_location into the userdb_mail configuration [2]. But then I get 
errors [3].
> Should I change the namespace configuration here, how? My default 
> namespaces are inbox and 4archives
> 
> [0]
> [@ ]# doveconf | grep mail_loc
> mail_location >
mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u:CONTROL=~/mail/control:INDEX=/var
> /d
> ovecot/%u/index:LAYOUT=maildir++
> 
> [1]
> [@dovecot]# cat special-userdb
> test:x:8267:231:Account with special settings for 
> dovecot:/home/popusers/test:/bin/false:userdb_mail=mdbox:~/mdbox
> 
> [2]
> [@dovecot]# cat special-userdb
> test:x:8267:231:Account with special settings for 
> dovecot:/home/popusers/test:/bin/false:userdb_mail=mdbox:~/mdbox:INBOX
> =/ 
> var/spool/mail/%u:CONTROL=~/mail/control:INDEX=/var/dovecot/%u/index:L
> AY
> OUT=maildir++
> 
Are you intentionally mixing mbox and mdbox? You see that [0] has mbox, 
and [2] has mdbox.

Aki

mdbox:~/mdbox:INBOX=/
var/spool/mail/%u:CONTROL=~/mail/control:INDEX=/var/dovecot/%u/index:LAYOUT=maildir++

You can't use LAYOUT=maildir++ here.

Aki

On 14.5.2019 10.38, Marc Roos wrote:
> Yes, I have still inbox mbox format because I have sendmail delivering 
> there. I trying to migrate/convert 
>  step by step, with least possible impact for users.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aki Tuomi  
> Sent: dinsdag 14 mei 2019 6:19
> To: Marc Roos; Marc Roos via dovecot
> Subject: Re: Userdb userdb_mail=, error Mailbox list driver maildir++: 
> maildir_name not supported by this driver
>
>
>> On 14 May 2019 00:05 Marc Roos via dovecot <dovecot at
dovecot.org>
> wrote:
>>  
>> I have this default configuration [0], when use the userdb_mail to 
>> point to the mdbox location, the inbox subfolders show differently in 
>> a firebird client. So I decided to copy the whole default 
>> mail_location into the userdb_mail configuration [2]. But then I get 
> errors [3].
>> Should I change the namespace configuration here, how? My default 
>> namespaces are inbox and 4archives
>>
>> [0]
>> [@ ]# doveconf | grep mail_loc
>> mail_location >>
mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u:CONTROL=~/mail/control:INDEX=/var
>> /d
>> ovecot/%u/index:LAYOUT=maildir++
>>
>> [1]
>> [@dovecot]# cat special-userdb
>> test:x:8267:231:Account with special settings for 
>> dovecot:/home/popusers/test:/bin/false:userdb_mail=mdbox:~/mdbox
>>
>> [2]
>> [@dovecot]# cat special-userdb
>> test:x:8267:231:Account with special settings for 
>> dovecot:/home/popusers/test:/bin/false:userdb_mail=mdbox:~/mdbox:INBOX
>> =/ 
>> var/spool/mail/%u:CONTROL=~/mail/control:INDEX=/var/dovecot/%u/index:L
>> AY
>> OUT=maildir++
>>
> Are you intentionally mixing mbox and mdbox? You see that [0] has mbox, 
> and [2] has mdbox.
>
> Aki
>
>

With this setting, all folders are empty, I guess understandable, 
because the mdbox has its own indexes stored locally with it. Does not 
explain though why inbox is empty.

[@ dovecot]# cat special-userdb
test:x:8267:231:Account with special settings for 
dovecot:/home/popusers/test:/bin/false:userdb_mail=mdbox:~/mdbox:INBOX=/
var/spool/mail/%u:INDEX=/var/dovecot/%u/index



With this setting (withouth the INDEX set), mdbox folders are accessible 
and not empty, but I get of course the error on the index of mbox

[@ dovecot]# cat special-userdb
test:x:8267:231:Account with special settings for 
dovecot:/home/popusers/test:/bin/false:userdb_mail=mdbox:~/mdbox:INBOX=/
var/spool/mail/%u


May 14 12:40:41 mail04 dovecot: imap(test): Debug: INBOX: Mailbox opened 
because: SELECT
May 14 12:40:41 mail04 dovecot: imap(test): Error: open() failed with 
file /var/spool/mail/test/dovecot.index.log: Not a directory
May 14 12:40:41 mail04 dovecot: imap(test): Debug: INBOX/test2: Mailbox 
opened because: SELECT


Is there a possibility of specifying only a index location for the 
inbox? It looks like if you add INDEX it is being used for everything.




-----Original Message-----
From: Aki Tuomi
Sent: dinsdag 14 mei 2019 9:43
To: Marc Roos; dovecot
Subject: Re: Userdb userdb_mail=, error Mailbox list driver maildir++: 
maildir_name not supported by this driver

mdbox:~/mdbox:INBOX=/ 
var/spool/mail/%u:CONTROL=~/mail/control:INDEX=/var/dovecot/%u/index:LAY
OUT=maildir++

You can't use LAYOUT=maildir++ here.

Aki

On 14.5.2019 10.38, Marc Roos wrote:
> Yes, I have still inbox mbox format because I have sendmail delivering 
> there. I trying to migrate/convert  step by step, with least possible 
> impact for users.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aki Tuomi
> Sent: dinsdag 14 mei 2019 6:19
> To: Marc Roos; Marc Roos via dovecot
> Subject: Re: Userdb userdb_mail=, error Mailbox list driver maildir++: 
> maildir_name not supported by this driver
>
>
>> On 14 May 2019 00:05 Marc Roos via dovecot <dovecot at
dovecot.org>
> wrote:
>>  
>> I have this default configuration [0], when use the userdb_mail to 
>> point to the mdbox location, the inbox subfolders show differently in 
>> a firebird client. So I decided to copy the whole default 
>> mail_location into the userdb_mail configuration [2]. But then I get 
> errors [3].
>> Should I change the namespace configuration here, how? My default 
>> namespaces are inbox and 4archives
>>
>> [0]
>> [@ ]# doveconf | grep mail_loc
>> mail_location >> 
mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u:CONTROL=~/mail/control:INDEX=/var
>> /d
>> ovecot/%u/index:LAYOUT=maildir++
>>
>> [1]
>> [@dovecot]# cat special-userdb
>> test:x:8267:231:Account with special settings for 
>> dovecot:/home/popusers/test:/bin/false:userdb_mail=mdbox:~/mdbox
>>
>> [2]
>> [@dovecot]# cat special-userdb
>> test:x:8267:231:Account with special settings for 
>> 
dovecot:/home/popusers/test:/bin/false:userdb_mail=mdbox:~/mdbox:INBOX
>> =/ 
>> 
var/spool/mail/%u:CONTROL=~/mail/control:INDEX=/var/dovecot/%u/index:L
>> AY
>> OUT=maildir++
>>
> Are you intentionally mixing mbox and mdbox? You see that [0] has 
mbox, 
> and [2] has mdbox.
>
> Aki
>
>