On 05/02/2021 05:17, Fourhundred Thecat wrote: > Hello, > > I get lots of these messages in the log: > > dovecot: imap-login: Login: user@1.2.3.4, TLSv1.3 with .. > dovecot: imap(user)<10889><glzsCIi6AMbUGQtL>: Disconnected for > inactivity ... > dovecot: imap(user)<10887><vzjQB4i6/MXUGQtL>: Logged out ... > > when user clicks on folder in Thunderbird, or sometimes even when the > Thunderbird window is in focus (without clicking anything). > > Anyway, how can I suppress these info messages, while keeping the > important ones, such as auth problems? > > I am using Dovecot v2.3.4.1 with 10-logging.conf with default values. I > see there is this line: > > # Log unsuccessful authentication attempts and the reasons why they > failed. > auth_verbose = yes > > I definitely want to keep logging unsuccessful auth, but how can I > suppress the verbose rest? > > and lastly, can these settings be set per-user? > > Can I suppress verbose for user 'bob' but keep for others?
grep -v ? Seriously, whether you view logs in a web application or at the commandline, having a way to filter them is essential. And if you have common filters, being able to to pre-program them is useful. Once in a blue moon, it's maybe useful to know something about how a user is getting on or a problem s/he's having. -- Jeff Abrahamson +33 6 24 40 01 57 +44 7920 594 255 http://p27.eu/jeff/ http://mobilitains.fr/