May I also ask you for the permissions on the parent folder? /var/run/dovecot
Thanks! On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 1:07 AM, Larry Rosenman <larry...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here is the entire contents of mine. > > drwxr-xr-x 5 root wheel 35 May 27 21:01 . > drwxr-xr-x 14 root wheel 35 May 28 03:01 .. > srw------- 1 root wheel 0 May 24 14:12 anvil > srw------- 1 root wheel 0 May 24 14:12 anvil-auth-penalty > srw-rw-rw- 1 dovecot wheel 0 May 27 21:01 auth-client > srw------- 1 dovecot wheel 0 May 27 21:01 auth-login > srw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 auth-master > -rw------- 1 root wheel 32 May 24 14:12 auth-token-secret.dat > srw-rw-rw- 1 dovecot wheel 0 May 27 21:01 auth-userdb > srw------- 1 dovecot wheel 0 May 27 21:01 auth-worker > srw------- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 config > srw------- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 dict > srw------- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 director-admin > srw------- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 director-userdb > srw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 dns-client > srw------- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 doveadm-server > lrwx------ 1 root wheel 35 May 24 14:12 dovecot.conf -> > /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf > drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 2 May 24 14:12 empty > srw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 imap-urlauth > srw------- 1 dovecot wheel 0 May 27 21:01 imap-urlauth-worker > srw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 indexer > srw------- 1 dovecot wheel 0 May 27 21:01 indexer-worker > srw------- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 ipc > srw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 lmtp > srw------- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 log-errors > drwxr-x--- 2 root dovenull 9 May 27 21:01 login > -rw------- 1 root wheel 4 May 24 14:12 master.pid > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 86 May 24 14:12 mounts > srw------- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 replication-notify > prw------- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 replication-notify-fifo > srw------- 1 dovecot wheel 0 May 27 21:01 replicator > srw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 ssl-params > srw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 stats > prw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0 May 27 21:01 stats-mail > drwxr-x--- 2 root dovenull 4 May 27 21:01 token-login > thebighonker.lerctr.org /var/run/dovecot $ > > > Now, the fact that it was whining about a .tmp file is interesting. > > Was there any other whines? > > Seems like something(tm) wasn't running as root that should be. > > > On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 5:52 PM, Chris Vaas <chrisv...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> What permissions should I have on the folder /var/run/dovecot ? The owner >> is root and the group dovecot in my case. The access bits are drwxr-xr-x. >> >> On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 12:49 AM, Larry Rosenman <larry...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Check the permissions on the directory referenced. >> > On May 28, 2014 5:06 PM, "Chris Vaas" <chrisv...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Hey guys, >> >> I am getting the following error. It seems not be be severe, since my >> >> setup >> >> works without any signs of drawbacks. But I'd rather rely on a >> >> professional >> >> opinion. >> >> >> >> May 28 23:02:54 example dovecot: auth: Error: >> >> open(/var/run/dovecot/auth-token-secret.dat.tmp) failed: Permission >> denied >> >> May 28 23:02:54 example dovecot: auth: Error: Failed to write auth >> token >> >> secret file; returned tokens will be invalid once auth restarts >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Chris >> >> >> > >> > > > > -- > Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler > Phone: +1 214-642-9640 (c) E-Mail: larry...@gmail.com > US Mail: 108 Turvey Cove, Hutto, TX 78634-5688 >
