[olug] DoveCot
Lou Duchez
lou at paprikash.com
Sun Apr 7 22:30:07 UTC 2013
In what way doesn't it want to work? Is it failing to authenticate, is
it failing to start at all?
I find that, when getting postfix to authenticate via dovecot, you have
to restart the server after making changes to dovecot's authentication
mechanism.
> though now postfix doesn't want to work...
> config file is
>
> myhostname = mail.flintfam.org
> mydomain = flintfam.org
> myorigin = $mydomain
> inet_interfaces = all
> mydestination = $myhostname, localhost, localhost.localdomain
> #mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
> mynetworks = all
> relay_domains =
> home_mailbox = Maildir/
> message_size_limit = 30720000
> # virtual_alias_domains =
> virtual_alias_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_forwardings.cf,
> mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_email2email.cf
> virtual_mailbox_domains = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_domains.cf
> virtual_mailbox_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_mailboxes.cf
> virtual_mailbox_base = /home/vmail
> virtual_uid_maps = static:5000
> virtual_gid_maps = static:5000
> smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
> smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
> smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
> broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
> smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes
> smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,
> permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination
> smtpd_use_tls = yes
> smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/pki/dovecot/certs/dovecot.pem
> smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/pki/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
> virtual_create_maildirsize = yes
> virtual_maildir_extended = yes
> proxy_read_maps = $local_recipient_maps $mydestination $virtual_alias_maps
> $virtual_alias_domains $virtual_mailbox_maps $virtual_mailbox_domains
> $relay_recipient_maps $relay_domains $canonical_maps $sender_canonical_maps
> $recipient_canonical_maps $relocated_maps $transport_maps $mynetworks
> $virtual_mailbox_limit_maps
> virtual_transport = dovecot
> dovecot_destination_recipient_limit = 1
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Sam Flint <harmonicnm7h at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> turns out i just needed to install the mysql backend...
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Lou Duchez <lou at paprikash.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, warnings and errors aren't going to help; let's start there.
>>>
>>> I don't have a "protocols" or equivalent statement in my dovecot.conf;
>>> comment it out.
>>>
>>> Comment out the "ssl_ ..." lines as well; SSL can be sorted out later.
>>>
>>> It looks like, for most of the rest of it, the messages are telling you
>>> what the fixes need to be.
>>>
>>>
>>> Here's what my "doveconf -n" looks like:
>>>
>>> auth_mechanisms = plain login
>>> disable_plaintext_auth = no
>>> mail_location = maildir:/maildirectory/%d/%n
>>> passdb {
>>> args = /maildirectory/passwordfile
>>> driver = passwd-file
>>> }
>>> service auth {
>>> unix_listener /maildirectory/**passwordfilesocket {
>>>
>>> group = postfix
>>> mode = 0660
>>> user = postfix
>>> }
>>> user = vmail
>>> }
>>> userdb {
>>> args = /maildirectory/passwordfile
>>> driver = passwd-file
>>> }
>>> protocol lda {
>>> postmaster_address = postmaster at paprikash.com
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>> And here's what /maildirectory/passwordfile looks like -- a bunch of
>>> lines of this nature:
>>>
>>> lou at paprikash.com:{plain-md5}**91e2b3ef58778be043d21a65fab87e**
>>> 73:vmail:vmail
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> no, but i don't know why i haven't
>>>> Sam
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Lou Duchez <lou at paprikash.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A whole buncha warnings there, have you acted on them?
>>>>> doveconf -n:
>>>>>
>>>>>> # 2.0.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
>>>>>> doveconf: Warning: NOTE: You can get a new clean config file with:
>>>>>> doveconf
>>>>>> -n > dovecot-new.conf
>>>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:1:
>>>>>> protocols=imaps is no longer necessary, remove it
>>>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:1:
>>>>>> protocols=pop3s is no longer necessary, remove it
>>>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:5:
>>>>>> ssl_cert_file has been replaced by ssl_cert = <file
>>>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:6:
>>>>>> ssl_key_file has been replaced by ssl_key = <file
>>>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:8:
>>>>>> namespace private {} has been replaced by namespace { type=private }
>>>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:24:
>>>>>> add
>>>>>> auth_ prefix to all settings inside auth {} and remove the auth {}
>>>>>> section
>>>>>> completely
>>>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:25:
>>>>>> auth_user has been replaced by service auth { user }
>>>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:27:
>>>>>> passdb
>>>>>> sql {} has been replaced by passdb { driver=sql }
>>>>>> doveconf: Warning: Obsolete setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:31:
>>>>>> userdb
>>>>>> static {} has been replaced by userdb { driver=static }
>>>>>> # OS: Linux 3.8.4-linode50 i686 CentOS release 6.2 (Final) ext3
>>>>>> log_timestamp = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S "
>>>>>> mail_location = maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n/****Maildir
>>>>>>
>>>>>> namespace {
>>>>>> inbox = yes
>>>>>> location =
>>>>>> prefix = INBOX.
>>>>>> separator = .
>>>>>> type = private
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> passdb {
>>>>>> args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.****conf
>>>>>>
>>>>>> driver = sql
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> protocols = imap pop3
>>>>>> service auth {
>>>>>> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/****auth {
>>>>>>
>>>>>> group = postfix
>>>>>> mode = 0660
>>>>>> user = postfix
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> unix_listener auth-master {
>>>>>> mode = 0600
>>>>>> user = vmail
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> user = root
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> ssl_cert = </etc/pki/dovecot/certs/****dovecot.pem
>>>>>> ssl_key = </etc/pki/dovecot/private/****dovecot.pem
>>>>>>
>>>>>> userdb {
>>>>>> args = uid=5000 gid=5000 home=/home/vmail/%d/%n allow_all_users=yes
>>>>>> driver = static
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> protocol lda {
>>>>>> auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master
>>>>>> log_path = /home/vmail/dovecot-deliver.****log
>>>>>>
>>>>>> postmaster_address = postmaster at flintfam.org
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> protocol pop3 {
>>>>>> pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
>>>>>> }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> end doveconf -n
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There you go.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sam
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Lou Duchez <lou at paprikash.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You're going to have to post some configuration before anyone's
>>>>>> going to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> have an idea what's going on. Can you run "doveconf -n" and post the
>>>>>>> results?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well, I have dovecot setup according to this guide:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://library.linode.com/******email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-****
>>>>>>>> **centos-5<http://library.linode.com/****email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-****centos-5>
>>>>>>>> <http://library.**linode.com/**email/postfix/**
>>>>>>>> dovecot-mysql-**centos-5<http://library.linode.com/**email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-**centos-5>
>>>>>>>> <http://library.**linode.com/**email/postfix/**dovecot-mysql-**
>>>>>>>> centos-5 <http://linode.com/email/postfix/**dovecot-mysql-centos-5><
>>>>>>>> http://library.**linode.com/email/postfix/**dovecot-mysql-centos-5<http://library.linode.com/email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-centos-5>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> and when I telnet to the server, i get this message:
>>>>>>>> * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>> Sam Flint
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>>
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