On 24.02.2009 23:54 Daniel Aleksandersen wrote: > I have tried different options on my maildirs. Dovecot gives me permission > errors > unless I set it to 775. I have seen that many mention 660 as the best > permission > setting for maildirs when used in setups similar to my own. Can anyone explain > why my maildir must be executable and accessible to everyone?
No, they must not be accessible for everyone, only for the user, that owns the maildir. For example: el-negro 70014 # ll -d Maildir drwx------ 21 70014 70002 4096 2009-02-24 19:36 Maildir el-negro 70014 # ll -d Maildir/.INBOX.Lists.Dovecot drwx------ 5 70014 70002 4096 2009-02-24 23:56 Maildir/.INBOX.Lists.Dovecot el-negro 70014 # ll Maildir/.INBOX.Lists.Dovecot/cur/1235516104.M562448P18642.el-negro\,W\=3966\:2\,Sa -rw------- 1 70014 70002 3886 2009-02-24 23:55 Maildir/.INBOX.Lists.Dovecot/cur/1235516104.M562448P18642.el-negro,W=3966:2,Sa But this may require a root-setuid deliver binary, when using multiple virtual UIDs. See http://wiki.dovecot.org/LDA#multipleuids Regards, Pascal -- Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning “I can’t install Debian.” -- unknown
