[olug] DoveCot

Sam Flint harmonicnm7h at gmail.com
Mon Apr 8 13:20:48 UTC 2013 

no, i'm using mysql as the auth source, and using the dovecot lda, i have 5
domains that need to be kept separate, and that is why i use the lda


On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:03 AM, Lou Duchez <lou at paprikash.com> wrote:

> Postfix should NEVER send mail through Dovecot.  Dovecot has no ability to
> send E-Mails; Dovecot is there to let you read E-Mails in your mailbox.
>
> Now, Postfix can use Dovecot's authentication mechanism to authenticate
> for relay; is that the issue?  This is something you can test, by seeing
> whether Postfix is capable of delivering to a local mailbox (which Postfix
> should always be able to do), versus sending to another mail server (which
> should require relay).
>
>
>  postfix does not send the email through dovecot as it should
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Lou Duchez <lou at paprikash.com> wrote:
>>
>>  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 <http://mysql-virtual_**forwardings.cf<http://mysql-virtual_forwardings.cf>
>>>> >,
>>>> mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-**vir**tual_email2email.cf<http://virtual_email2email.cf>
>>>> <http://**mysql-virtual_email2email.cf<http://mysql-virtual_email2email.cf>
>>>> >
>>>> virtual_mailbox_domains = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/**mysql**
>>>> -virtual_domains.cf <http://mysql-virtual_domains.**cf<http://mysql-virtual_domains.cf>
>>>> >
>>>> virtual_mailbox_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/**mysql**
>>>> -virtual_mailboxes.cf <http://mysql-virtual_**mailboxes.cf<http://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-**<http://library.linode.com/********email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-**>
>>>>>>>>>> ****<http://library.linode.**com/******email/postfix/**
>>>>>>>>>> dovecot-mysql-****<http://library.linode.com/******email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-****>
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  **centos-5<http://library.**li**node.com/****email/postfix/**<http://linode.com/****email/postfix/**>
>>>>>>>>>>> dovecot-mysql-****centos-5<htt**p://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/**<http://linode.com/****email/postfix/**>
>>>>>>>>>>> <http://**linode.com/**email/postfix/**<http://linode.com/**email/postfix/**>
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> dovecot-mysql-**centos-5<http:****//library.linode.com/****
>>>>>>>>>>> email/** <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-**<http://linode.com/****email/postfix/**dovecot-**>
>>>>>>>>>>> mysql-** <http://linode.com/**email/**postfix/**dovecot-mysql-**<http://linode.com/**email/postfix/**dovecot-mysql-**>
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> centos-5 <http://linode.com/email/****postfix/**dovecot-mysql-**<http://linode.com/email/**postfix/**dovecot-mysql-**>
>>>>>>>>>>> centos-5<http://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-**
>>>>>>>>>>> ** <http://linode.com/**email/postfix/**dovecot-mysql-**>
>>>>>>>>>>> centos-5<http://linode.com/**email/postfix/**dovecot-mysql-**
>>>>>>>>>>> centos-5<http://linode.com/email/postfix/**dovecot-mysql-centos-5>
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> <http://library.**linode.com/**email/postfix/**<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
>>>>> flintfam.org/~swflint
>>>>>
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