I am not sure if I understand it correctly, that this configuration is for each user has its mailbox in its home directory. This is not my intention, I have in 10-mail.conf the mailloration configured as: mail_location = maildir:/opt/local/var/spool/dovecot/%u:LAYOUT=fs
> On 23 Mar 2023, at 12:37, Duc Anh Do <doducanh2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > The args parameter of userdb contains scheme, username format and location of > the password file. Please take a look this link > https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/authentication/passwd_file/ > > For example, mine is: > userdb { > driver = passwd-file > args = username_format=%u /etc/dovecot/imap.passwd > } > > $ head /etc/dovecot/imap.passwd > to@localhost.local:{plain}1:vmail:vmail::::userdb_mail=mdbox:~/Mdbox/%d/%n:INDEX=~/indexes/%d/%n > > On Thu, 23 Mar 2023 at 05:08, Horst Simon <horst.sim...@icloud.com > <mailto:horst.sim...@icloud.com>> wrote: >> OS environment: >> >> Linux qnap-nas 5.10.60-qnap #1 SMP Thu Jan 12 04:39:10 CST 2023 x86_64 >> GNU/Linux >> >> I enabled "auth-passwdfile.conf.ext” in 10-auth.conf >> #!include auth-deny.conf.ext >> #!include auth-master.conf.ext >> #!include auth-system.conf.ext >> #!include auth-sql.conf.ext >> #!include auth-ldap.conf.ext >> !include auth-passwdfile.conf.ext >> #!include auth-checkpassword.conf.ext >> #!include auth-static.conf.ext >> >> In this file I have following entries and I don’t know what to enter for >> userdb >> >> passdb { >> driver = passwd-file >> args = /opt/local/etc/dovecot/users >> } >> >> userdb { >> driver = passwd-file >> #args = username_format=%u /opt/local/etc/dovecot/users >> >> # Default fields that can be overridden by passwd-file >> #default_fields = quota_rule=*:storage=1G >> >> # Override fields from passwd-file >> #override_fields = home=/home/virtual/%u >> } >> >> In the users file I have 2 users defined as follow: >> user1:{SSHA512}<encrypted password>:::::: >> user2:{SSHA512}<encrypted password:::::: >> >> Dovecot gives following error message on startup: >> Mar 23 08:50:30 master: Info: Dovecot v2.3.20 (80a5ac675d) starting up for >> imap, lmtp, sieve (core dumps disabled) >> Mar 23 08:50:30 auth: Debug: Loading modules from directory: >> /opt/local/lib/dovecot/auth >> Mar 23 08:50:30 auth: Debug: Module loaded: >> /opt/local/lib/dovecot/auth/lib20_auth_var_expand_crypt.so >> Mar 23 08:50:30 auth: Fatal: userdb passwd-file: Missing args >> >> I don’t know what arguments I have to enter for userdb >> >> Horst >> >> > On 22 Mar 2023, at 23:00, Narcis Garcia >> > >> > Please, specify OS environment, Dovecot version, and what options did >> > you try. >> > >> > >> > El 22/3/23 a les 4:52, Horst Simon ha escrit: >> >> I try to configure to have user authenticate to a local file called >> >> users, with their mailboxes in ../../spool/dovecot, not in their home >> >> directories. I have this working correctly with pam authentication on >> >> different servers(openSuse and macOS). This server has no pam >> >> authentication so I need to use a local file, but I can not make any >> >> sense of the documentation, can someone please help on which files I >> >> need to change and to which values. >> >> I tried several options but getting all kind of errors with UID. >> >> >> >> Horst >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Narcis Garcia >> > >> > __________ >> > I'm using this dedicated address because personal addresses aren't >> > masked enough at this mail public archive. Public archive administrator >> > should fix this against automated addresses collectors. >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------ >> > >> > Subject: Digest Footer >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > dovecot mailing list >> > dovecot@dovecot.org <mailto:dovecot@dovecot.org> >> > https://dovecot.org/mailman/listinfo/dovecot >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------ >> > >> > End of dovecot Digest, Vol 239, Issue 36 >> > **************************************** >>
