Edgar hello. Thanks again.
Not sure of the protocol. Perhaps better to keep the entire thread
complete, so here again is doveconf -n with the precendents:
lavarre:/var/mail/vhosts/privustech.com # doveconf -n
# 2.2.18: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# Pigeonhole version 0.4.8 (0c4ae064f307+)
# OS: Linux 4.1.26-21-default x86_64 openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) ext4
auth_mechanisms = plain login
auth_verbose = yes
listen = *
log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
mail_debug = yes
mail_location = maildir:/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
maildir_very_dirty_syncs = yes
managesieve_notify_capability = mailto
managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope encoded
-character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric r
elational regex imap4flags copy include variables body enotify
environment mailbox date index ihave duplicate
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 = \Trash
}
prefix =
}
passdb {
driver = pam
}
passdb {
args = scheme=PLAIN username_format=%u /etc/dovecot/dovecot-users
driver = passwd-file
}
plugin {
sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
sieve_after = /var/mail/vmail/sieve-after
sieve_before = /var/mail/vmail/sieve-before
sieve_dir = ~/sieve
}
protocols = imap pop3 sieve
service auth {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
group = postfix
mode = 0666
user = postfix
}
}
service imap-login {
inet_listener imaps {
port = 993
ssl = yes
}
}
service lmtp {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/lmtp {
group = postfix
mode = 0600
user = postfix
}
}
service pop3-login {
inet_listener pop3s {
port = 995
ssl = yes
}
}
ssl = required
ssl_ca = </etc/ssl/certs/StartCom_Certification_Authority.pem
ssl_cert = </etc/apache2/ssl.crt/mail.privustech.com_start.crt
ssl_dh_parameters_length = 2048
ssl_key = </etc/apache2/ssl.key/mail.privustech.com.key
ssl_options = no_compression
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers = yes
userdb {
driver = passwd
}
userdb {
args = uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
driver = static
}
verbose_ssl = yes
protocol lda {
deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: %$
mail_plugins = sieve
postmaster_address = postmas...@privustech.com
quota_full_tempfail = yes
rejection_reason = Your message to <%t> was automatically
rejected:%n%r
}
protocol imap {
imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail tb-extra-mailbox-sep
mail_max_userip_connections = 10
}
On Sun, 2016-07-03 at 15:56 -0500, Edgar Pettijohn wrote:
> 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:> > > > > > > >
> > servic
> > e 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
