dovecot - Mar 2021 - Public NameSpace using sdbox with INDEXPVT for per-user-seen flags does not take into account the dovecot-shared file flag

Dear Timo,

we have successfully used *dovecot-shared* file flag in *Maildir 
**Public *NameSpaces with private index files, to have per-user-seen 
flags for some but not all *mailboxes *under public folders.
This was actually done on older dovecot versions (i.e *dovecot 
v2.2.33.2*) , using a *location* setting in *dovecot.conf* like:
location = 
maildir:/var/vmail/PublicFolders:LAYOUT=fs:DIRNAME=privDirMailFolder:INDEX=~/Maildir/public

We try to use similar *location* setting using *sdbox* storage in 
*dovecot v2.3.4.1*, like below:
location = 
sdbox:/var/vmail/PublicFolders:LAYOUT=fs:DIRNAME=dbox-MailFolder:INDEXPVT=~/Maildir/public
but the *dovecot-shared *file flag seems to be ignored.
As a result all mailboxes under public folders use the per-user-seen 
flags setting as set in the location setting, regardless of the 
existence of the dovecot-shared file flag or not.

Is there any setting to use so that only some mailboxes under public 
folders use per-user-seen flags?

Thank you in advance for your support,

Panos Fafakos.

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> On 29/03/2021 02:28 Panayiotis Fafakos <pfaf at wisdomsoftware.net>
wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear Timo,
>  
>  we have successfully used dovecot-shared file flag in
MaildirPublicNameSpaces with private index files, to have per-user-seen flags
for some but not all mailboxesunder public folders.
>  This was actually done on older dovecot versions (i.e dovecot v2.2.33.2) ,
using a location setting in dovecot.conf like:
>  location =
maildir:/var/vmail/PublicFolders:LAYOUT=fs:DIRNAME=privDirMailFolder:INDEX=~/Maildir/public
>  
>  We try to use similar location setting using sdbox storage in dovecot
v2.3.4.1, like below:
>  location =
sdbox:/var/vmail/PublicFolders:LAYOUT=fs:DIRNAME=dbox-MailFolder:INDEXPVT=~/Maildir/public
>  but the dovecot-sharedfile flag seems to be ignored. 
>  As a result all mailboxes under public folders use the per-user-seen flags
setting as set in the location setting, regardless of the existence of the
dovecot-shared file flag or not.
>  
>  Is there any setting to use so that only some mailboxes under public
folders use per-user-seen flags?
>  
>  Thank you in advance for your support,
>  
>  Panos Fafakos.
>  
>
Hi Panos,

INDEXPVT is a namespace level setting, not per-folder setting. I cannot see any
"dovecot-sharedfile" flag, maybe provide `doveconf -n`?

Aki