Dovecot 1.2.10 fails to start

[Bradley Giesbrecht]

On Feb 6, 2010, at 4:42 AM, Mark Hattam wrote:

> On 6 Feb 2010, at 10:43, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>
>>
>> On Feb 5, 2010, at 12:01, Mark Hattam wrote:
>>
>>> sudo port upgrade'd Dovecot to 1.2.10 from 1.1.16
>>>
>>> upgrade appeared to go OK, but then found Dovecot 1.2.10 unable to  
>>> start up
>>>
>>> Feb  5 17:39:42 iMac com.apple.launchd[1]  
>>> (org.macports.dovecot[389]): Exited with exit code: 2
>>> Feb  5 17:39:42 iMac org.macports.dovecot[401]: Error: Error in  
>>> configuration file /opt/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf line 87:  
>>> Unknown setting: ssl_disable
>>> Feb  5 17:39:42 iMac org.macports.dovecot[401]: Fatal: Invalid  
>>> configuration in /opt/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
>>>
>>> OK ... that's easy to change ... compare with dovecot-example.conf  
>>> and notice the subtle change
>>>
>>> less dovecot-example.conf
>>> # SSL/TLS support: yes, no, required. <doc/wiki/SSL.txt>
>>> #ssl = yes
>>>
>>> less dovecot.conf
>>> # Disable SSL/TLS support.
>>> ssl_disable = yes
>>>
>>> So comment out the
>>> ssl_disable line and add the ssl line (with no)
>>>
>>>
>>> HOWEVER, that just led to this error
>>>
>>> Feb  5 17:44:12 iMac com.apple.launchd[1]  
>>> (org.macports.dovecot[448]): Exited with exit code: 2
>>> Feb  5 17:44:12 iMac org.macports.dovecot[462]: Last died with  
>>> error (see error log for more information): Socket already  
>>> exists: /opt/local/var/run/dovecot/dict-server
>>> Feb  5 17:44:12 iMac dovecot[464]: Fatal: Socket already exists: / 
>>> opt/local/var/run/dovecot/dict-server
>>>
>>>
>>> But the error log just says the same thing
>>> Feb  5 17:44:12 iMac dovecot[464]: Dovecot v1.2.10 starting up  
>>> (core dumps disabled)
>>> Feb  5 17:44:12 iMac dovecot[464]: Fatal: Socket already exists: / 
>>> opt/local/var/run/dovecot/dict-server
>>>
>>>
>>> Googling the error, suggests that this is a known problem with a  
>>> patch in Oct 2008
>>>
>>> But how to apply the patch?
>>>
>>> [Gone back to 1.1.16 so I can write this]
>>
>> I'm sorry you're having difficulties. Unfortunately I don't know  
>> anything about dovecot; I just committed the update that was  
>> attached to a ticket. If there is a patch we should be applying,  
>> can you refer me to the appropriate URL? Have you already contacted  
>> the developers of dovecot for assistance? They should know better  
>> than I how to get their software working.
>>
>> Off the top of my head, to the error "Socket already exists" --  
>> does it? If so, why? Is dovecot running? If so, stop it, make sure  
>> the socket doesn't exist anymore (delete it if it doesn't go away  
>> on its own), then start dovecot again. Does it now start cleanly?
>
>
> Ah OK ... it doesn't go away on its own. It's been there a long time  
> through lots of reboots.
>
> iMac:dovecot mark$ ls -la /opt/local/var/run/dovecot/
> total 8
> drwxr-xr-x  6 root  admin    204  5 Feb 17:51 .
> drwxr-xr-x  4 root  admin    136 21 Nov 02:50 ..
> srw-------  1 root  wheel      0  5 Feb 17:51 auth-worker.552
> -rwxrwxrwx  1 root  admin      0 30 Aug 23:43 dict-server
> drwxr-x---  3 root  dovecot  102  5 Feb 17:51 login
> -rw-------  1 root  admin      4  5 Feb 17:51 master.pid
>
> iMac:dovecot mark$ sudo rm dict-server
>
> iMac:dovecot mark$ sudo port deactivate dovecot at 1.1.16_0+darwin_10
> --->  Deactivating dovecot @1.1.16_0+darwin_10
>
> <reboot> to ensure nothing is running that oughtn't be
>
> iMac:~ mark$ sudo port activate dovecot at 1.2.10_0
> --->  Activating dovecot @1.2.10_0
>
> make the above changes to dovecot.conf
> iMac:~ mark$ sudo vi /opt/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
>
> run the new version again
> iMac:~ mark$ sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/ 
> org.macports.dovecot.plist
>
> Now I see
> iMac:dovecot mark$ ls -la /opt/local/var/run/dovecot/
> total 16
> drwxr-xr-x  7 root  admin    238  6 Feb 12:32 .
> drwxr-xr-x  4 root  admin    136 21 Nov 02:50 ..
> srw-------  1 root  wheel      0  6 Feb 12:32 auth-worker.64
> srwxrwxrwx  1 root  admin      0  6 Feb 12:32 dict-server
>
> ls: /opt/local/var/run/dovecot//dovecot.conf: Permission denied
> lrwx------  1 root  admin     35  6 Feb 12:32 dovecot.conf
> drwxr-x---  3 root  dovecot  102  6 Feb 12:32 login
> -rw-------  1 root  admin      3  6 Feb 12:32 master.pid
>
> repeated with sudo
>
> iMac:dovecot mark$ sudo ls -la /opt/local/var/run/dovecot/
> Password:
> total 16
> drwxr-xr-x  7 root  admin    238  6 Feb 12:32 .
> drwxr-xr-x  4 root  admin    136 21 Nov 02:50 ..
> srw-------  1 root  wheel      0  6 Feb 12:32 auth-worker.64
> srwxrwxrwx  1 root  admin      0  6 Feb 12:32 dict-server
> lrwx------  1 root  admin     35  6 Feb 12:32 dovecot.conf -> /opt/ 
> local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> drwxr-x---  3 root  dovecot  102  6 Feb 12:32 login
> -rw-------  1 root  admin      3  6 Feb 12:32 master.pid
>
> So dovecot 1.2.10 is now running without chucking errors into  
> system.log or mail.log which appears to be good.

Sorry, I meant to try to help you out with this but ended up with a  
day of flames.

I use dovecot and may have been the person who submitted the update  
patch. Is dovecot 1.2 working for you now?

Were you using virtual users?

If so did the mailbox locations change?
Mine did, dovecot 1.2 added a subdir "mailboxes" which I could not  
figure out why and ended up just moving all my mailboxes into this new  
subdir to get things working.

I'm working on a dovecot-sieve port if your interested. If you are  
I'll share my portfile with you. I wouldn't mind having another set of  
eyes working on dovecot-sieve with me. I have no sieve experience.

My dovecot-sieve port currently installs fine so mostly I just need to  
work on some sieve scripts to test it and then I want to put together  
a dovecot-managesieve port.


// Brad