On 16-07-03 16:44:42, C. Andrews Lavarre wrote:
> Hello all. Have spent several days following the excellent tutorial:
>
> http://www.binarytides.com/install-postfix-dovecot-debian/
>
> but still fail to have the user recognized and am getting log entries
> that the mail directories are 0755 when I can clearly see that they are
> 0774.
>
> Very puzzling, any help would be deeply appreciated.
>
> Best regards, Andy
> =========== Details ===========
> ??? I can add directories under IMAP, so my IMAP login and permissions
> must be correct.
>
> ??? I can create an outgoing message under IMAP, but clicking SEND just
> hangs. Logs do not indicate problem.
>
> ??? I clearly can send it a message with smtp. The message is delivered
> to postfix, but then dovecot fails to deliver it to a mailbox.
> ------------------------------------ Log Entries ---------------------
> ---------------
> # tail /var/log/mail
> postfix/qmgr[16390]: 9D6E8C1A77: from=<alava...@gmail.com>,
> size=2794, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> Message has been received
>
> postfix/lmtp[16770]: C218DC197D: to=<alava...@privustech.com>,
> relay=mail.privustech.com[private/lmtp], delay=2560,
> delays=2260/0.01/300/0, dsn=4.4.2, status=deferred (conversation with
> mail.privustech.com[private/lmtp] timed out while receiving the initial
> server greeting)
> lmtp is not working
>
> ------------------------------------
> # tail /var/log/dovecot.log
>
> auth-worker(16612): Info:
> pam(alava...@privustech.com,98.179.190.111): unknown user
This could be a problem.
>
> imap-login: Info: Login: user=<alava...@privustech.com>,
> method=PLAIN, rip=98.179.190.111, lip=70.186.159.22, mpid=16615, TLS,
> session=<ad;slfj;asfa;>
>
> imap(alava...@privustech.com): Error:
> mkdir(/var/mail/vhosts/privustech.com/alavarre/cur) failed: Permission
> denied (euid=5000(vmail) egid=5000(vmail) missing +w perm:
> /var/mail/vhosts/privustech.com/alavarre, dir owned by 0:0 mode=0755)
> However, the mail directory /var/mail/vhosts/privustech.com/alavarre is
> -rwxrwxr-- vmail:vmail and I have restarted both postfix and dovecot.
>
I'm guessing vmail can't +w somewhere along the path of /var/mail/vhosts/etc...
> =========================
> System is openSUSE Leap 42.1 (64). postfix and dovecot with SASL
> authentication, connecting through a Unix socket:
> /etc/postfix/main.cf:
> virtual_transport = lmtp:unix:private/lmtp
>
> /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.cf: service lmtp {
> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/lmtp {
> mode = 0600
> user = postfix
> group = postfix
>
> }
> The lmtp socket is owned by postfix, while the mail system is owned by vmail,
> per the tutorial.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> I am using virtual users (not system users) defined in
> /etc/dovecot/dovecot-users:
> alava...@privustech.com:{plain}ksaj;flkasjd;ds;f
>
> Thanks in advance, Andy
doveconf -n would be helpful
--
Edgar Pettijohn
