On Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:47:23 +0400 "Wesley M." <open...@e-solutions.re> wrote:
> in my /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf > i added this line : > mail_location = mbox:/var/mail/%u > > when i atempt to connect using webmail (roundcube) and do a "tail -f > /var/log/maillog", i have : > > Dec 5 15:45:19 mailserver dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<wesley>, > method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, mpid=1502, secured > Dec 5 15:45:19 mailserver dovecot: imap(wesley): Error: user wesley: > Initialization failed: Initializing mail storage from mail_location > setting failed: mbox: mbox root directory can't be a > file: /var/mail/wesley (http://wiki2.dovecot.org/MailLocation/Mbox) > Dec 5 15:45:19 mailserver dovecot: imap(wesley): Error: Invalid user > settings. Refer to server log for more information. > > Also, mail are in : /var/mail/%u (mbox) > If i add a user, does it need a home directory ? > > If someone can help me. actually, if you read your log message carefully - you will be able to solve it yourself. http://wiki2.dovecot.org/MailLocation/mbox gives you the right syntax. > > > On Mon, 5 Dec 2011 12:26:55 +0100, Vitali <coonar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Wesley M. <open...@e-solutions.re> > wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Thank you for your reply. > >> Already done. But still doesn't work. > >> I have "connection error on imap server" > >> > >> I have 3 users created, with 3 2 domains hosted. > >> 993, 143 dovecot ports (imaps,imap) listen OK. > >> > >> ? > > > > Please, try to connect to your IMAP port manually to see what it's > > going to reply. > > > > # telnet your.imap.host 143 > > here there will be imap server messages... > > you then type: > > a001 login username passwd > > here must imap server's messages... > > a002 logout > > # > > > > V.
