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Hello, Running dovecot 1.1.6 on centOS 5 and RHEL 5. With the settings: pop3_lock_session = yes mail_privileged_group = mail mail_location = mbox:~/:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u mbox_read_locks = fcntl mbox_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_d...

...Everybody wants to lock differently 1) procmail (delivering for sendmail), which seems to want to use dotlocking, fcntl and lockf locking; for whatever reasons, the compile time tests seem to disallow flock. 2) UWIMAP which according to wiki.dovecot.org/Migration/UW uses: mbox_read_locks = flock mbox_write_locks = dotlock flock 3) I want to run dovecot in the same environment as I switch over, for which the locking strategy is supposed to be (according to http://wiki.dovecot.org/MboxLocking) mbox_read_locks = fcntl mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl Since that same page in the wiki says. "*It's i...

...himself to override the lock ? If it's using fcntl, is it only possible to override ? - when a process abort trying to get a lock after mbox_lock_timeout, does the UA sees anything ? - multiple locking methods in "mbox_write_lock" : if I state, for instance, mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl when does exactly dotlock method get used and when does fcntl get used ? Are both used simultaneously ? Which leads to the wiki's deadlock situation example : # Program A: fcntl locks the mbox # Program B at the same time: dotlocks the mbox # Pr...

At startup I get the following warning: "Warning: Fixing permissions of /var/dovecot to be world-readable." Q: Is this something that I can/should fix, or can it be safely ignored? Thnx, J

....dovecot.org/CompilingSource#Compiling_Dovecot_From_Sources : ./configure && make && sudo make install # dovecot -n # 2.2.27 (c0f36b0): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 4.4.38-std-def-alt0.M80P.1 x86_64 ALT starter kit (Hypericum) mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u mbox_write_locks = fcntl namespace inbox { inbox = yes 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 = \Tras...

How does IMAP lock the /var/spool/mail/user file? Here's my problem: I'm writing a script to expire old or oversize mail through a series of archive folders. I don't want to take the whole server down to do this, nor does it seem like I would have to lock the user out entirely if I can manage to emulate the locks correctly. I am able to lock /var/spool/mail/user (and ~user/mail/*)

Here's my configuration. dovecot -n # 1.0.7: /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf protocols: pop3 ssl_disable: yes disable_plaintext_auth: no login_dir: /usr/local/var/run/dovecot/login login_executable: /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login mail_extra_groups: mail mail_location: /var/spool/mail/%u mbox_write_locks: fcntl dotlock The above setting was just added in an attempt to resolve the issue. It was default before. mail_executable: /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugin_dir: /usr/local/lib/dovecot/pop3 pop3_uidl_format: %08Xu%08Xv auth default: mechanisms: plain apop login worker_max_count: 5...

...ki.dovecot.org/Quota # doveconf -n auth_mechanisms = cram-md5 loginauth_verbose = yes debug_log_path = /tmp/dovecot.log first_valid_uid = 1000 log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log mail_gid = vmail mail_location = maildir:/home/mail/%d/%n/Maildir mail_plugins = notify replication quota mail_uid = vmail mbox_write_locks = fcntl mmap_disable = yes namespace inbox { ? inbox = yes ? location = ? mailbox Drafts { ??? special_use = \Drafts ? } ? mailbox Junk { ??? special_use = \Junk ? } ? mailbox Sent { ??? special_use = \Sent ? } ? mailbox "Sent Messages" { ??? special_use = \Sent ? } ? mailbox Trash { ???...

...op=0/0, retr=487/2134628, del=0/487, size=2126323 My "dovecot -n" output is below. Thanks, Charlie # dovecot -n # 2.0.beta6 (3156315704ef): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6.i686 i686 CentOS Linux release 6.0 (Final) mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u mbox_write_locks = fcntl passdb { driver = pam } ssl_cert = </etc/pki/dovecot/certs/dovecot.pem ssl_key = </etc/pki/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem userdb { driver = passwd }

...rently > 1) procmail (delivering for sendmail), which seems to want to use > dotlocking, fcntl and lockf locking; for whatever reasons, the compile > time tests seem to disallow flock. > 2) UWIMAP which according to wiki.dovecot.org/Migration/UW uses: > mbox_read_locks = flock > mbox_write_locks = dotlock flock > 3) I want to run dovecot in the same environment as I switch over, for > which the locking strategy is supposed to be (according to > http://wiki.dovecot.org/MboxLocking) > mbox_read_locks = fcntl > mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl > > Since that same page i...

hi all, first things first my version and config - # 2.0.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.32-504.el6.x86_64 x86_64 CentOS release 6.6 (Final) auth_mechanisms = plain login mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir mbox_write_locks = fcntl passdb { driver = pam } protocols = imap pop3 service auth { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { group = postfix mode = 0666 user = postfix } } ssl_cert = </etc/pki/dovecot/certs/dovecot.pem ssl_key = </etc/pki/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem us...

...via pop3? Here is the configuration: # dovecot -n # 1.2.15: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.38-8-server x86_64 Ubuntu 11.04 log_timestamp: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S protocols: pop3 pop3s login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable: /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3-login mail_privileged_group: mail mbox_write_locks: fcntl dotlock mail_executable: /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugin_dir: /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/pop3 auth default: passdb: driver: pam userdb: driver: passwd -----8<----- # dovecot -a # 1.2.15: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 2.6.38-8-server x86_64 Ubuntu 11.04 base_dir:...

...delay=19, delays=0.07/0/0/19, dsn=4.2.0, status=deferred (cannot update mailbox /var/spool/mail/abc for user abc. unable to lock for exclusive access: Resource temporarily unavailable) Postfix is currently set to: mailbox_delivery_lock = fcntl, dotlock Dovecot has this: mbox_read_locks = fcntl mbox_write_locks = fcntl dotlock I've scoured the web and tried all kinds of different locking mechanisms and combinations to no avail. The mail is eventually delivered but on a busy day this can take several hours. In the evening it generally doesn't happen, which leads me to believe it occurs during...

...agesieve_notify_capability = mailto managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope encoded-character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric relational regex imap4flags copy include variables body enotify environment mailbox date index ihave duplicate mime foreverypart extracttext mbox_write_locks = fcntl namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = mailbox Drafts { special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Junk { special_use = \Junk } mailbox Sent { special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Trash { sp...

...e pointers! I don?t necessarily need my hand held the entire way? At least not yet? Here is the output of my dovecot -n: [ec2-user at ip-172-31-22-222 log]$ dovecot -n # 2.0.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 3.14.48-33.39.amzn1.x86_64 x86_64 mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u mbox_write_locks = fcntl passdb { driver = pam } ssl_cert = </etc/pki/dovecot/certs/dovecot.pem ssl_key = </etc/pki/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem userdb { driver = passwd } [ec2-user at ip-172-31-22-222 log]$ Let me know if there is anything else you need, or where to go from here! Thanks in advance!...

...worked up until a few months ago after a dovecot/fedora upgrade. # 2.2.18: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 4.0.7-300.fc22.x86_64 x86_64 Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two) default_client_limit = 2000 mail_gid = mail mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u mail_privileged_group = mail mbox_write_locks = fcntl namespace inbox { inbox = yes 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 = \Tras...

> > You forgot to load mail_crypt plugin. > > mail_plugins = $mail_plugins mail_crypt > With these settings also. # dovecot -n ..... mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u mail_plugins = " mail_crypt" mbox_write_locks = fcntl ..... # service dovecot restart # doveadm mailbox cryptokey usage: doveadm [-Dv] [-f ......... # ls /usr/lib64/dovecot/modules/* | grep mail_crypt /usr/lib64/dovecot/modules/lib05_mail_crypt_acl_plugin.so /usr/lib64/dovecot/modules/lib10_mail_crypt_plugin.so /usr/lib64/dovecot/modules/lib...

...= 1000 mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir managesieve_notify_capability = mailto managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope encoded-character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric relational regex imap4flags copy include variables body environment mailbox date ihave enotify mbox_write_locks = fcntl namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = mailbox Drafts { special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Junk { special_use = \Junk } mailbox Sent { special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Trash { spe...

...asked by Aki Tuomi.. Do you see anything wrong..? I would appreciate mush in anyone could help ... # OS: Linux 2.6.32-696.1.1.el6.x86_64 x86_64 CentOS release 6.9 (Final) auth_mechanisms = plain login disable_plaintext_auth = no mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir mail_plugins = " quota" mbox_write_locks = fcntl passdb { driver = pam } plugin { quota = fs:User quota quota_grace = 10%% quota_status_nouser = DUNNO quota_status_overquota = 552 5.2.2 Mailbox is full quota_status_success = DUNNO } protocols = imap pop3 userdb { driver = passwd } protocol imap { mail_plugins = " quot...

...ail and a local mutt on my system, they all (to my knowledge) use lockfiles when working with mboxes. However, `doveconf | grep lock` says dotlock_use_excl = yes lock_method = fcntl mail_max_lock_timeout = 0 mbox_dotlock_change_timeout = 2 mins mbox_lock_timeout = 5 mins mbox_read_locks = fcntl mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl pop3_lock_session = no Do I need to change anything in dovecot's default locking setup? Does it still use lockfiles on mboxes or not? There are some contradictory parameters IMHO. -- Victor Sudakov, VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN 2:5005/49 at fidonet http://vas.tomsk.ru/