Can you try this config and report back?
https://superuser.com/questions/957272/dotlock-permissions-problems-with-dovecot-and-os-x-10-10-3
Aki
> On 10 August 2018 at 16:39 Mike Makuch <1mikemak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> OSX 10.13.6 High Sierra, dovecot 2.3.2.1
>
> dovecot starts up and runs but dies as soon as my mail client makes a
> request with log and config below.
>
> And advice appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> 20180810-083730 auth: Debug: auth client connected (pid=77432)
>
> 20180810-083730 auth: Debug: client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN
> service=imap secured session=xo1p2BRzZNd/AAAB lip=127.0.0.1
> rip=127.0.0.1 lport=143 rport=55140
> 20180810-083730 auth: Debug: client passdb out: CONT 1
> 20180810-083730 auth: Debug: client in: CONT 1 AG1rbQBta20xMjM=
> (previous base64 data may contain sensitive data)
> 20180810-083730 auth: Debug: static(mkm,127.0.0.1,<xo1p2BRzZNd/AAAB>):
> lookup
> 20180810-083730 auth: Debug: client passdb out: OK 1 user=mkm
> host=localhost nopasswd=y
> 20180810-083730 auth: Debug: master in: REQUEST 4201906177 77432
> 1 b8126b4b71be2959fc7716888eccc566 session_pid=77433
> request_auth_token
> 20180810-083730 auth-worker(77426): Debug:
> passwd(mkm,127.0.0.1,<xo1p2BRzZNd/AAAB>): lookup
> 20180810-083730 auth: Debug: master userdb out: USER 4201906177
> mkm system_groups_user=mkm uid=503 gid=20 home=/Users/mkm
> auth_token=4d2bb44168df3d63e4e1bb352e59de632bc7da49
> 20180810-083730 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<mkm>, method=PLAIN,
> rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, mpid=77433, secured,
> session=<xo1p2BRzZNd/AAAB>
> 20180810-083730 imap(mkm)<77433><xo1p2BRzZNd/AAAB>: Fatal:
> setgroups(505) failed: Too many extra groups
>
> # doveconf -n
> # 2.3.2.1 (0719df592): /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> # OS: Darwin 17.7.0 x86_64
> # Hostname: pine
> auth_debug = yes
> auth_debug_passwords = yes
> default_internal_user = _dovecot
> default_login_user = _dovenull
> disable_plaintext_auth = no
> listen = 127.0.0.1
> log_path = /var/log/dovecot
> log_timestamp = "%Y%m%d-%H%M%S "
> mail_debug = yes
> mail_gid = staff
> mail_location = mbox:~/Mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
> mail_privileged_group = mail
> mail_uid = _dovecot
> passdb {
> args = password=*** host=localhost nopasswd=y
> driver = static
> }
> passdb {
> args = login
> driver = pam
> }
> protocols = imap
> service auth {
> user = root
> }
> service imap-login {
> inet_listener imap {
> address = *
> port = 143
> }
> }
> ssl = no
> userdb {
> driver = passwd
> }
>
>
