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Old 11-27-2012, 10:59 AM   #1
shams
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Question dovecot-imap configuration error?


I want to setup the dovecot-imap in debian wheezy. i use the mail box "/var/mail/david and this is the file "/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf" i configured for the inbox:

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mail_location = mbox:~/Mails:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
The dovecot cannot get the mail box (mbox), this is the "/var/log/mail.err" error:

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Nov 27 19:19:52 davidm dovecot: imap(david): Error: chown(/home/david/Mails/.imap/INBOX, group=8(mail)) failed: Operation not permitted (egid=1000(david), group based on /var/mail/david - see http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Errors/ChgrpNoPerm)
Nov 27 19:19:52 davidm dovecot: imap(david): Error: mkdir(/home/david/Mails/.imap/INBOX) failed: Operation not permitted
Nov 27 19:19:52 davidm dovecot: imap(david): Error: chown(/home/david/Mails/.imap/INBOX, group=8(mail)) failed: Operation not permitted (egid=1000(david), group based on /var/mail/david - see http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Errors/ChgrpNoPerm)
Nov 27 19:19:52 davidm dovecot: imap(david): Error: mkdir(/home/david/Mails/.imap/INBOX) failed: Operation not permitted
Nov 27 19:19:52 davidm dovecot: imap(david): Error: chown(/home/david/Mails/.imap/INBOX, group=8(mail)) failed: Operation not permitted (egid=1000(david), group based on /var/mail/david - see http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Errors/ChgrpNoPerm)
Nov 27 19:19:52 davidm dovecot: imap(david): Error: mkdir(/home/david/Mails/.imap/INBOX) failed: Operation not permitted
 
Old 11-27-2012, 12:10 PM   #2
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I'm no linux master, but it sounds to me like the process that writes /var/log/mail.error -- i assume this is Dovecot -- lacks the necessary file system permissions to write either /home/david/Mails or /var/mail/david. They provide a link. Did you read it?
 
  


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