Thanks for taking a look. > this is owned by root, and it's complaining about > /var/logmail/**mbox**/ncrosby > and dovecot cannot create this because mbox is only writable by root
That's definitely not the issue. As I explained, I've played with permissions through the entire /var/logmail tree (including the /var/logmail/mbox directory). Another configuration in which the exact same message occurs (including the exact same statement about being owned by 0:0): /var/logmail |-- [drwx------ root root ] lost+found |-- [drwxrwxr-x root mail ] mbox | `-- [drwxr-xr-x ncrosby ncrosby ] ncrosby `-- [drwxrwxr-x root mail ] spool |-- [-rw-rw---- fedora mail ] fedora `-- [-rw-rw---- ncrosby mail ] ncrosby 4 directories, 2 files Your time is appreciated; // Nelson -- // Nelson Crosby /* nels...@sourcecomb.com */