you needed to try a "svcadm clear dovecot" ... it was still in maintenance from the first time it was enabled.
Jon On 25 February 2013 12:34, Dmitry Kozhinov <d...@desktopfay.com> wrote: > Thank you for the replies. I need Dovecot only to provide an authentication > mechanism for Postfix. So all that I wanted to do: > - Install Dovecot; > - Run Dovecot service; > - Tweak Dovecot configuration so that Postfix can use authentication. > > I have run GUI Package Manager (I am a newcomer from Windows world, > sorry...) and have searched for "dovecot". Strangely Webmin appeared in the > search results, obviously not what I need. So I added SFE repository and > searched again. The search revealed three packages: > - "dovecot/src" version: 2.1.14 > - "imap/dovecot" version: 2.1.14 > - "network/dovecot" version: 2.0.13 > > Note that all three packages indicate "Category: None", so that it is > impossible to find them using Category tree at left side of Package Manager. > > I have installed the "imap/dovecot" package. Then (the # denotes command > prompt here): > > # svcs dovecot > STATE STIME FMRI > disabled 17:54:49 svc:/site/dovecot:default > > Aha, disabled. Trying to enable: > > # svcadm enable dovecot > svcs dovecot > STATE STIME FMRI > maintenance 17:57:36 svc:/site/dovecot:default > > Maintenance... Isn't it should run out-of-the box? Trying to apply your > advices: > > # pfexec mkdir -p /etc/ssl/certs > # pfexec mkdir /etc/ssl/private > # cd /usr/share/doc/dovecot/example-config > # pfexec cp -p -R conf.d/ dovecot.conf /etc/dovecot/ > # cd /usr/share/doc/dovecot > # pfexec sh mkcert.sh > # svcadm enable dovecot > > And is it running? > > # svcs dovecot > STATE STIME FMRI > maintenance 17:57:36 svc:/site/dovecot:default > > Maintenance... Maybe another package "network/dovecot" is missing? Trying to > install with GUI Package Manager, and it says "No updates necessary", and > indicates that "network/dovecot" is not installed. > > So I ended installing Dovecot from OpenCSW, which went trouble-free. Up and > running now. > > - Dmitry. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss