[gentoo-user] Need dovecot configuration help

[gentoo-user] Need dovecot configuration help

[Michael Sullivan]

A couple of days ago I applied via etc-update a new init script and conf
file for dovecot.  Now I cannot get local LAN mail from it.  I was
previously able to.  My current dovecot version info is:

carter ~ # emerge -pv dovecot

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild   R   ] net-mail/dovecot-2.0.11  USE="berkdb bzip2 doc ipv6 ldap
maildir mysql pam ssl zlib -caps -cydir -kerberos -managesieve -mbox
-mdbox -postgres -sdbox -sieve -sqlite -suid -vpopmail" 0 kB

Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB

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The /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf file is as such:

carter ~ # cat /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
## Dovecot configuration file

# If you're in a hurry, see http://wiki.dovecot.org/QuickConfiguration

# "doveconf -n" command gives a clean output of the changed settings. Use it
# instead of copy&pasting files when posting to the Dovecot mailing list.

# '#' character and everything after it is treated as comments. Extra spaces
# and tabs are ignored. If you want to use either of these explicitly,
put the
# value inside quotes, eg.: key = "# char and trailing whitespace  "

# Default values are shown for each setting, it's not required to uncomment
# those. These are exceptions to this though: No sections (e.g.
namespace {})
# or plugin settings are added by default, they're listed only as examples.
# Paths are also just examples with the real defaults being based on
configure
# options. The paths listed here are for configure --prefix=/usr
# --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var

# Protocols we want to be serving.
protocols = imap pop3 lmtp

# A comma separated list of IPs or hosts where to listen in for
connections.
# "*" listens in all IPv4 interfaces, "::" listens in all IPv6 interfaces.
# If you want to specify non-default ports or anything more complex,
# edit conf.d/master.conf.
#listen = *, ::

# Base directory where to store runtime data.
base_dir = /var/run/dovecot/

# Greeting message for clients.
login_greeting = Dovecot ready.

# Space separated list of trusted network ranges. Connections from these
# IPs are allowed to override their IP addresses and ports (for logging and
# for authentication checks). disable_plaintext_auth is also ignored for
# these networks. Typically you'd specify your IMAP proxy servers here.
login_trusted_networks = 192.168.2.2 192.168.2.3 192.168.2.4

# Sepace separated list of login access check sockets (e.g. tcpwrap)
#login_access_sockets =

# Show more verbose process titles (in ps). Currently shows user name and
# IP address. Useful for seeing who are actually using the IMAP processes
# (eg. shared mailboxes or if same uid is used for multiple accounts).
#verbose_proctitle = no

# Should all processes be killed when Dovecot master process shuts down.
# Setting this to "no" means that Dovecot can be upgraded without
# forcing existing client connections to close (although that could also be
# a problem if the upgrade is e.g. because of a security fix).
#shutdown_clients = yes

# If non-zero, run mail commands via this many connections to doveadm
server,
# instead of running them directly in the same process.
#doveadm_worker_count = 0
# UNIX socket or host:port used for connecting to doveadm server
#doveadm_socket_path = doveadm-server

# Space separated list of environment variables that are preserved on
Dovecot
# startup and passed down to all of its child processes. You can also give
# key=value pairs to always set specific settings.
#import_environment = TZ

##
## Dictionary server settings
##

# Dictionary can be used to store key=value lists. This is used by several
# plugins. The dictionary can be accessed either directly or though a
# dictionary server. The following dict block maps dictionary names to URIs
# when the server is used. These can then be referenced using URIs in format
# "proxy::<name>".

dict {
  #quota = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext
  #expire = sqlite:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext
}

# Most of the actual configuration gets included below. The filenames are
# first sorted by their ASCII value and parsed in that order. The
00-prefixes
# in filenames are intended to make it easier to understand the ordering.
!include conf.d/*.conf

# A config file can also tried to be included without giving an error if
# it's not found:
!include_try /etc/dovecot/local.conf

The dovecot server is on 192.168.2.2, and I am trying to connect from
192.168.2.3.  Please help!

Re: [gentoo-user] Need dovecot configuration help

[Todd Goodman]

* Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@gmail.com> [110526 14:40]:
> A couple of days ago I applied via etc-update a new init script and conf
> file for dovecot.  Now I cannot get local LAN mail from it.  I was
> previously able to.  My current dovecot version info is:
> 
> carter ~ # emerge -pv dovecot
> 
> These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
> 
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [ebuild   R   ] net-mail/dovecot-2.0.11  USE="berkdb bzip2 doc ipv6 ldap
> maildir mysql pam ssl zlib -caps -cydir -kerberos -managesieve -mbox
> -mdbox -postgres -sdbox -sieve -sqlite -suid -vpopmail" 0 kB
> 
> Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB
> 
>  * IMPORTANT: 3 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'.
>  * Use eselect news to read news items.
> 
> The /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf file is as such:
[..]
> #listen = *, ::

What's the exact problem you're having?  No response?  Error response
from dovecot?

Do you see dovecot listening?

Do a 'netstat -a -t | egrep imap' and see if there's any output.

If it's not listening on *:imap (say on 127.0.0.1:imap for example)
then you probably want the 'listen = *' in your config file.

Is dovecot complaining in the logs?

When you emerge a new dovecot you need to restart it
(/etc/init.d/dovecot restart) or else you'll get errors with the
client/server communication as well.

Todd

Re: [gentoo-user] Need dovecot configuration help

[Jarry]

On 26. 5. 2011 21:04, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> A couple of days ago I applied via etc-update a new init script and conf
> file for dovecot.  Now I cannot get local LAN mail from it.  I was
> previously able to.

I do not know which dovecot version you had before,
but 2.0.11 is the first 2.x in portage, so I suppose
it was 1.x

I remember updating from 1.x to 2.x was not so easy.
etc-update did not help me, configurtion changed a lot.
I had to edit a few new files in /etc/dovecot/conf.d,
some concerning authentication (10-auth.conf, auth-*)...

Jarry

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Re: [gentoo-user] Need dovecot configuration help

[Michael Sullivan]

On 05/26/11 14:26, Jarry wrote:
> On 26. 5. 2011 21:04, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>> A couple of days ago I applied via etc-update a new init script and conf
>> file for dovecot.  Now I cannot get local LAN mail from it.  I was
>> previously able to.
> 
> I do not know which dovecot version you had before,
> but 2.0.11 is the first 2.x in portage, so I suppose
> it was 1.x
> 
> I remember updating from 1.x to 2.x was not so easy.
> etc-update did not help me, configurtion changed a lot.
> I had to edit a few new files in /etc/dovecot/conf.d,
> some concerning authentication (10-auth.conf, auth-*)...
> 
> Jarry
> 


I can't even figure out what port dovecot is running on.  I would assume
143 for IMAP, but telnetting to 192.168.2.2 dovecot does not greet me.
I can access the mail from the dovecot server from mutt in my terminal
window ssh'd over to that machine, but I need to be able to access it
from thunderbird, which can't even find the machine....

Re: [gentoo-user] Need dovecot configuration help [SOLVED]

[Michael Sullivan]

On 05/26/11 14:26, Jarry wrote:
> On 26. 5. 2011 21:04, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>> A couple of days ago I applied via etc-update a new init script and conf
>> file for dovecot.  Now I cannot get local LAN mail from it.  I was
>> previously able to.
> 
> I do not know which dovecot version you had before,
> but 2.0.11 is the first 2.x in portage, so I suppose
> it was 1.x
> 
> I remember updating from 1.x to 2.x was not so easy.
> etc-update did not help me, configurtion changed a lot.
> I had to edit a few new files in /etc/dovecot/conf.d,
> some concerning authentication (10-auth.conf, auth-*)...
> 
> Jarry
> 

I was able to reload an old dovecot.conf from backups and convert it to
the new dovecot format using the command I found at
http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Upgrading/2.0

It seems to be working now...