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Oct 5 22:51:59 ns6 dovecot: POP3(aewhale): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/mail/aewhale: Permission denied Any suggestions? -- Albert E. Whale, CHS CISA CISSP Sr. Security, Network, Risk Assessment and Systems Consultant ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABS Computer Technology, Inc. <http://ww...

...: default_mail_env = mbox:/var/mail/%u However, mail is never delivered with this configuration. This is an excerpt from the 'dovecot.log' file: deliver(gerard): Error: open(/var/mail/.temp.scorpio.seibercom.net.1928.e70d4dd9d14583ce) failed: Permission denied deliver(gerard): Error: file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/gerard: Permission denied deliver(gerard): Error: open(/var/mail/.temp.scorpio.seibercom.net.1932.e70d4dd9d14583ce) failed: Permission denied deliver(gerard): Error: file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/gerard: Permission denied deliver(gerard):...

...i did basic ./configure etc and get this result Jul 13 17:24:26 proteus4 dovecot: Dovecot v1.0-stable starting up Jul 13 17:24:35 proteus4 dovecot: POP3(obantec): open(/var/spool/mail/.temp.proteus4.4485.e3eec7b26a559bac) failed: Permission denied Jul 13 17:24:35 proteus4 dovecot: POP3(obantec): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/mail/obantec: Permission denied Jul 13 17:24:35 proteus4 dovecot: pop3-login: Login: obantec [192.168.0.10] when trying to access a test account. permissions all look as per old 0.99 which did work. Mark

...gnacio /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap * PREAUTH [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 SORT THREAD=REFERENCES MULTIAPPEND UNSELECT IDLE CHILDREN LISTEXT LIST-SUBSCRIBED NAMESPACE] Logged in as ignacio A142 SELECT INBOX imap(ignacio): Error: open(/var/mail/ignacio.lock) failed: Permission denied imap(ignacio): Error: file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/ignacio: Permission denied imap(ignacio): Error: open(/var/mail/ignacio.lock) failed: Permission denied imap(ignacio): Error: file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/ignacio: Permission denied A142 NO Internal error occured. Refer to server log for m...

...vecot: Oct 05 16:03:07 Info: imap-login: Login: user=<kartagis>, method=plain, rip=212.98.201.1, lip=192.168.1.2 dovecot: Oct 05 16:03:07 Error: IMAP(kartagis): open(/var/mail/.temp.kunduz.org.14095.855b9feb950c2c78) failed: Permission denied dovecot: Oct 05 16:03:07 Error: IMAP(kartagis): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/kartagis: Permission denied Hi, I get these when I attempt to check my mail. Any ideas? Regards and thanks, -- M. Tolga ?zses Bilgi Teknolojisi Sabanci ?niversitesi Orhanli 34956 Tuzla Istanbul Tel: (216) 483 91 98 Web: http://people.sabanciuniv.edu/mtozses

...be able to create dotlock files in /var/spool/mail, and that I would not need any mail_access_groups as the users can access their own mailboxes. But this doesn't work. With "mail_privileged_group = mail" and mail_access_groups unset, I get May 6 12:48:54 sbh16 dovecot: POP3(xxx): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/mail/xxx: Permission denied Yet with "mail_access_groups = mail" and mail_privileged_group unset, it works with no problem. Is my understanding wrong? Is the documentation wrong? Is the implementation wrong? Or is there just something wierd in my case...

...to dovecot, but i have problems with the old mail i have the mail stored into /var/spool/mail/USER and this error appears with examine the mail with Oulook Express: Jun 6 23:24:10 dakota pop3(dakota): open(/var/spool/mail/dakota.lock) failed: Permission denied Jun 6 23:24:10 dakota pop3(dakota): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/mail/dakota: Permission denied Jun 6 23:24:10 dakota pop3(dakota): open(/var/spool/mail/dakota.lock) failed: Permission denied Jun 6 23:24:10 dakota pop3(dakota): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/mail/dakota: Permission denied Jun 6 23:24:10...

...less the mail directory is chmod'd to 1777. Below is an example of the log file output. The dovecot.log file had over a hundred entries similar to this: deliver(gerard): Error: open(/var/mail/.temp.scorpio.seibercom.net.1123.cd38cd4d82e1368f) failed: Permission denied deliver(gerard): Error: file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/gerard: Permission denied Obviously the /var/log/maillog had similar fail warnings. By changing the permission to 1777 on the /var/mail directory and running postsuper -r ALL, I was able to get the mail delivered. What I am trying to determine is if I really sho...

I'm trying to replace procmail with deliver but I'm having problems with the group part of things. I keep getting: Aug 29 16:44:19 dingbat deliver(mimo): open(/var/mail/.temp.dingbat.3969.d1689935a308e0dd) failed: Permission denied Aug 29 16:44:19 dingbat deliver(mimo): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/mimo: Permission denied My primary group is mimo and I think it's trying to use that. I changed it to mail and things work. But I do not want all my users to have a primary group mail. Is there a way I can force deliver to use group mail as group and igno...

...write_locks = dotlock fcntl and /var/spool/mail permissions: drwxrwx--x 2 root mail 4096 Nov 19 10:16 mail/ Trying to connect via POP3 results in this error: --- Nov 19 09:31:01 lexiconn2 dovecot: child 32127 (pop3) killed with signal 11 Nov 19 09:31:01 lexiconn2 dovecot: POP3(cerberus): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/mail/xxx: Permission denied Nov 19 09:31:01 lexiconn2 dovecot: pop3-login: Login: user=<xxx>, method=PLAIN, rip=1.2.3.4, lip=5.6.7.8, secured --- The docs seem to indicate the above config / settings should work. Is this a bug? The reason we have dotlo...

...~/Mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u) or read by local MUAs, depending on users' preferences. For people using mostly remote MUAs, it might be interesting to use Dovecot's LDA. I read on http://wiki.dovecot.org/LDA that this is possible using .forward files, however this fails on our system with : file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/user: Permission denied (/var/mail is 2775 for root:mail as recently discussed). Is there a possible fix ? I also read that deliver is not designed to be run setuid root, I guess this also applies to being run setgid mail... Regards, Jeremie

Am seeing: > Jul 19 14:59:19 mercury mail:err|error dovecot: IMAP(jab): dotlock /var/spool/mail/jab.lock was immediately delet > ed under us > Jul 19 14:59:19 mercury mail:err|error dovecot: IMAP(jab): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/m > ail/jab: No such file or directory what does it mean, what should I be doing to alleviate or troubleshoot the problem? -- ==== Stewart Dean, Unix System Admin, Henderson Computer Resources Center of Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504 s...

...I'm not getting e-mail at all. default_mail_env =mbox:~/IMap2/:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u when I first tried to access my inbox, I was told I had permission problems: Aug 14 17:47:22 harvee imap(esj): open(/var/spool/mail/esj.lock) failed: Permission denied Aug 14 17:47:22 harvee imap(esj): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/mail/esj: Permission denied so I changed permissions on /var/spool/mail to 777 as a temporary work around. no luck. It tells me that I have no e-mail in my inbox... fat chance [root at harvee mail]# ls -l /var/spool/mail/esj -rw------- 1 esj mail...

Jun 8 23:14:09 dakota pop3(dakota): open(/var/spool/mail/dakota.lock) failed: P ermission denied Jun 8 23:14:09 dakota pop3(dakota): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file / var/spool/mail/dakota: Permission denied Jun 8 23:14:09 dakota pop3(dakota): open(/var/spool/mail/dakota.lock) failed: P ermission denied Jun 8 23:14:09 dakota pop3(dakota): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file / var/spool/mail/dakota: Permission denied Jun 8 23:14...

Hi all: I have a problem running my dovecot server. I get the following error message when trying to get mail from my account with INBOX in /var/spool/mail/tanim (username tanim). Nov 22 19:23:00 phobos imap(tanim): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/mail/tanim: Permission denied What permissions should I set for the mailbox? I am running dovecot-0.99.11-1.1. Tanim -- Astronomy 109, Department of Astronomy P. O. Box 3818, University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22903 -------------- next part ----------...

...t as the delivery agent for postfix. I configured postfix with: mailbox_command = = /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/deliver In the logs I see the following error: Sep 20 17:19:26 zalm deliver: open(/var/mail/.temp.zalm.8045.65c09c28953ea20c) failed: Permission denied Sep 20 17:19:26 zalm deliver: file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/rgevaert: Permission denied Sep 20 17:19:26 zalm postfix/local[8044]: 9790BBE4A: to=<rgevaert at zalm.ugent.be>, relay=local, delay=0, status=deferred (temporary failure) Info: zalm:~# ls -ld /var/mail drwxrwsr-x 2 root mail 4096 Sep 20 16:56 /var/mail...

...fault_mail_env = mbox:~/mail/:INBOX=/var/mail/%u. I tried with mbox_locks = dotlock fcntl (1st set of logs below) and with mbox_locks = fcntl (2nd set of logs) dotlock: Jun 12 17:02:49 newrook pop3(mike): open(/var/mail/mike.lock) failed: Disk quota exceeded Jun 12 17:02:49 newrook pop3(mike): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/mike: Disk quota exceeded Jun 12 17:02:49 newrook pop3(mike): open(/var/mail/mike.lock) failed: Disk quota exceeded Jun 12 17:02:49 newrook pop3(mike): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/mike: Disk quota exceeded Jun 12 17:02:49 newrook pop3: I/O l...

...or mailboxes and folders by procmail, imap/dovecot and NFS? > In syslog, I am seeing this: > > Apr 23 18:46:34 mercury mail:err|error dovecot: IMAP(sdean): stat(/var/spool/mail/sdean.lock) failed: No such file or directory > Apr 23 18:46:34 mercury mail:err|error dovecot: IMAP(sdean): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/mail/sdean: No such file or directory > > While in maillog: > > Apr 23 18:46:34 mercury mail:err|error dovecot: IMAP(sdean): stat(/var/spool/mail/sdean.lock) failed: No such file or directory > Apr 23 18:46:34 mercury mail:err|error dovecot: IMAP(sd...

...ar/spool/mail (writable by 'mail' group) was "mail_privileged_group = mail" so I removed the "mail_extra_groups = mail" that I had in 1.0.7 and added "mail_privileged_group = mail", but I got errors like the following: May 6 12:48:54 sbh16 dovecot: POP3(xxx): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/spool/mail/xxx: Permission denied May 6 12:48:54 sbh16 dovecot: POP3(xxx): Couldn't open INBOX: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more information. [2008-05-06 12:48:54] May 6 12:48:54 sbh16 dovecot: POP3(xxx): Couldn't open INBOX top=0/0, retr=...

...17:21:26 mail dovecot: pop3(michael): mbox: root=/home/michael/mail, index=/home/michael/mail, inbox=/var/mail/michael Sep 27 17:21:26 mail dovecot: pop3(michael): open(/var/mail/.temp.mail.bio-world.com.18859.4e2d002619befc19) failed: Permission denied Sep 27 17:21:26 mail dovecot: pop3(michael): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/michael: Permission denied Sep 27 17:21:26 mail dovecot: pop3(michael): Mailbox init failed top=0/0, retr=0/ del=0/0, size=0 Anybody have any idea how to fix that pls ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://dov...