dictator@drakeclasher:~$ sudo dovecot -n [9/39] # 2.1.7: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # OS: Linux 3.14-0.bpo.1-amd64 x86_64 Debian 7.8 first_valid_gid = 0 mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir namespace inbox { inbox = yes location = mailbox Drafts { special_use = \Drafts } mailbox Junk { special_use = \Junk } mailbox Sent { special_use = \Sent } mailbox "Sent Messages" { special_use = \Sent } mailbox Trash { special_use = \Trash } prefix = } passdb { driver = pam } passdb { args = failure_show_msg=yes %s driver = pam } plugin { sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve sieve_dir = ~/sieve } protocols = " imap lmtp" ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem userdb { driver = passwd } userdb { driver = passwd }
The wiki was confusing. I managed to create a valid configuration that works for my environment. On 04/06/2015 11:59 PM, John Lewis wrote: > Every time a user logs into Dovcot's IMAP service PAM closes the session > immediately after it opens. I would like a user to have a session open long > enough to read some emails. > > dictator@drakeclasher:~$ sudo dovecot -n > > # 2.1.7: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf > # OS: Linux 3.14-0.bpo.1-amd64 x86_64 Debian 7.8 > mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir > namespace inbox { > inbox = yes > location = > mailbox Drafts { > special_use = \Drafts > } > mailbox Junk { > special_use = \Junk > } > mailbox Sent { > special_use = \Sent > } > mailbox "Sent Messages" { > special_use = \Sent > } > mailbox Trash { > special_use = \Trash > } > prefix = > } > passdb { > driver = pam > } > passdb { > args = failure_show_msg=yes %s > driver = pam > } > plugin { > sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve > sieve_dir = ~/sieve > } > protocols = " imap lmtp" > ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem > ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem > userdb { > driver = passwd > } > userdb { > args = mail > driver = pam > } > > Apr 6 21:57:29 drakeclasher su[2346]: pam_unix(su:session): session > opened for user mailtest by dictator(uid=0) > Apr 6 21:59:55 drakeclasher su[2346]: pam_unix(su:session): session > closed for user mailtest > > dictator@drakeclasher:~$ groups mailtest > mailtest : Domain Users mail users > > >