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...rror: fd_read() partial input (54/88) May 5 19:18:34 spectre dovecot: imap-login: Fatal: Error reading configuration: read(/var/run/dovecot/config) failed: EOF May 5 19:18:34 spectre dovecot: master: Error: service(imap-login): command startup failed, throttling Restarting IMAP/POP3 mail server: dovecotError: user root: Initialization failed: userdb didn't return a home directory, but plugin setting quota used it (%h): dict:user::file:%h/mdbox/dovecot-quota Fatal: Invalid user settings. Refer to server log for more information. $ tail /etc/dovecot/conf.d/90-plugin.conf quota = dict:user::file:%...

...nvestigate, I decided to telnet localhost on port 143 and found out that yes, the connection is in fact refused. So what do I need to do in order to have dovecot listen on port 143? Also, I noticed when I restart dovecot... debian:/etc/dovecot# /etc/init.d/dovecot restart Restarting mail server: dovecotError: Can't use mail executable /usr/lib/dovecot/imap: No such file or directory I hope this isn't a serious problem. Thanks Tim Legg

Hi, the default: listen = *, :: should work and should open port 143 on IPv4 and IPv6. In my setup it looks broken: root at mail-archiv:/etc/dovecot# doveconf | grep ^listen listen = *, :: root at mail-archiv:/etc/dovecot# /etc/init.d/dovecot restart Restarting mail server: dovecotError: service(imap-login): listen(::, 143) failed: Address already in use Fatal: Failed to start listeners root at mail-archiv:/etc/dovecot# But it's working with "listen = *": root at mail-archiv:/etc/dovecot# doveconf | grep ^listen listen = * root at mail-archiv:/etc/dovecot# /etc...

...e sql example included in the latest dovecot source, and put driver=mysql in dovecot.conf (outside any section), and now I get: --- Error: Error in configuration file /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf line 50: Unknown setting: driver Fatal: Invalid configuration in /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf Starting DovecotError: Error in configuration file /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf line 50: Unknown setting: driver Fatal: Invalid configuration in /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf --- So I'm lost... what's wrong? if I followed the example :o Then, another question: I had to go back to courier so my users still can wor...

...set postmaster_address = postmaster at hardwarefreak.com in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf and mailbox_command = /usr/lib/dovecot/deliver in /etc/postfix/main.cf When I restart dovecot I get this: [07:17:00][root at greer]/etc/dovecot$ /etc/init.d/dovecot restart Restarting IMAP/POP3 mail server: dovecotError: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf line 754: Unknown setting: postmaster_address Fatal: Invalid configuration in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf failed! And after restarting Postfix and sending a test message from a gmail account I get this in the mail log: May 9 07:26:09 greer po...

...48 login_max_logging_users = 2048 login_greeting = Email server ready. login_log_format_elements = user=<%u> method=%m rip=%r lip=%l %c login_log_format = %$: %s first_valid_uid = 100 mail_extra_groups = mail valid_chroot_dirs = /var/vmail mail_debug = no default_mail_env = maildir:/var/vmail/dovecoterror/%domain/%u maildir_copy_with_hardlinks = yes protocol imap { } protocol pop3 { pop3_reuse_xuidl = no pop3_uidl_format =%u pop3_logout_format = top=%t/%p, retr=%r/%b, del=%d/%m, size=%s pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls, oe-ns-eoh } auth_executable = /usr/lib/dovecot/dovecot-auth aut...