default_login_user should be set to the user that runs imap-login and
pop3-login processes. Apparently you haven't changed that from the default
dovenull, but instead have set service imap-login { user } setting directly.
On 24.5.2011, at 2.42, Joan Moreau wrote:
> Here the message at restart, when using the HG version (2.0.13 works
> nicely)
>
> # /etc/init.d/dovecot restart
> Stopping dovecot
>
> done
> Starting dovecot Fatal: service(ipc) User doesn't exist: dovenull (See
> service ipc { unix_listener /var/run/dovecot/login/ipc-proxy { user } }
> setting)
> startproc: exit status of parent of /usr/sbin/dovecot: 89
>
>
>
> On Mon, 23 May 2011 19:18:46 +0300, Timo Sirainen wrote:
>
>> On 23.5.2011, at 18.24, Joan Moreau wrote:
>>
>>> Dovecot complains at start for the ipc listener not correctly
>>> configured.
>>
>> What exactly is the error message?
>>
>>> What is the configuration scheme ?
>>
>> You shouldn't have needed to do anything about it.
>
