At Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:32:35 +0300, Timo Sirainen wrote: > > If an auth client remains a connection to dovecot/auth, > > dovecot/auth does NOT exit immediately when dovecot master exits. > > Ah, now we're getting somewhere :) Yes, this is correct and intentional. But > it should still close the listeners, so this shouldn't happen: > > May 24 00:42:10 build-aix6 mail:err|error dovecot: master: Error: > service(auth): Socket already exists: /opt/osstech/var/run/dovecot/auth-login
> > (6) Stop dovecot service. > > > > # /etc/init.d/dovecot stop > > And (7) /etc/init.d/dovecot start fails? Yes: AIX 6.1, 7.1 No: Debian GNU/Linux stable, testing, unstable / Solaris 10 -- -- Name: SATOH Fumiyasu (fumiyas @ osstech co jp) -- Business Home: http://www.OSSTech.co.jp/ -- GitHub Home: https://GitHub.com/fumiyas/ > > (1) Install Postfix and Dovecot. > > > > # apt-get install postfix dovecot > > > > (2) Configure Postfix /etc/postfix/main.cf with the following: > > > > smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes > > smtpd_sasl_security_options = > > smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot > > smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth > > > > (3) Configre Dovecot /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master with the following: > > > > service auth { > > unix_listener auth-userdb { > > } > > unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { > > mode = 0666 > > } > > } > > > > (4) Start postfix and dovecot service. > > > > # /etc/init.d/dovecot start > > # /etc/init.d/postfix start > > > > (5) Invoke Postfix smtpd(8), it connects to dovecot/auth socket. > > > > $ telnet localhost 25 > > Trying 127.0.0.1... > > Connected to localhost. > > Escape character is '^]'. > > 220 sugar.osstech.co.jp ESMTP Postfix > > AUTH PLAIN dummy > > 535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed: > > QUIT > > 221 2.0.0 Bye > > Connection closed by foreign host. > > > > Or use netcat-openbsd to connect to dovecot/auth socket: > > > > # nc.openbsd -U /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth & > > > > (6) Stop dovecot service. > > > > # /etc/init.d/dovecot stop > > And (7) /etc/init.d/dovecot start fails?
