Package: dovecot-imapd Version: 1.0.alpha3-2 Severity: important
Attepting to connect with Outlook Express results in errors and the following in syslog: Oct 30 14:50:40 bfg dovecot: Dovecot v1.0.alpha3 starting up Oct 30 14:50:43 bfg dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<alan>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.60.117, lip=192.168.60.4 Oct 30 14:50:43 bfg dovecot: imap(alan): open(/var/mail/.temp.bfg.5234.19a65a6e264728f0) failed: Permission denied Oct 30 14:50:43 bfg dovecot: imap(alan): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/alan: Permission denied Oct 30 14:50:43 bfg dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<alan>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.60.117, lip=192.168.60.4 Oct 30 14:50:43 bfg dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<alan>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.60.117, lip=192.168.60.4 Oct 30 14:50:43 bfg dovecot: imap(alan): open(/var/mail/.temp.bfg.5238.15f19b6917cbea9a) failed: Permission denied Oct 30 14:50:43 bfg dovecot: imap(alan): file_lock_dotlock() failed with mbox file /var/mail/alan: Permission denied Oct 30 14:50:44 bfg dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<alan>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.60.117, lip=192.168.60.4 Oct 30 14:50:44 bfg dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<alan>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.60.117, lip=192.168.60.4 Permissions are: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ ls -ld /var/spool/mail/ drwxrwsr-x 2 root mail 160 2005-10-30 14:45 /var/spool/mail/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ ls -ld /var/mail/ drwxrwsr-x 2 root mail 160 2005-10-30 14:45 /var/mail/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ ls -l /var/mail/ total 4004 -rw-rw---- 1 alan mail 4091386 2005-10-30 14:45 alan -rw-rw---- 1 penny mail 3062 2001-06-17 12:16 penny -rw-rw---- 1 tim mail 0 2005-10-30 07:08 tim Downgrading to locally compiled dovecot-0.99.14 resolves the problem. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-teb11 Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages dovecot-imapd depends on: ii dovecot-common 1.0.alpha3-2 secure mail server that supports m ii libc6 2.3.5-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8a-2 SSL shared libraries dovecot-imapd recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
