Updated Error Notes I found a bug in postfix 3.8.6
read the bug report filed: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postfix/+bug/2133880 action taken: make sure only standard packages are installed. Updated Configuration Summary more /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=24.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=noble DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS" apt-get install sasl2-bin libsasl2-2 libsasl2-modules Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done sasl2-bin is already the newest version (2.1.28+dfsg1-5ubuntu3.1). libsasl2-2 is already the newest version (2.1.28+dfsg1-5ubuntu3.1). libsasl2-modules is already the newest version (2.1.28+dfsg1- 5ubuntu3.1). apt-get install dovecot-core dovecot-imapd dovecot-pop3d dovecot-lmtpd dovecot-ldap Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done dovecot-core is already the newest version (1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.1). dovecot-imapd is already the newest version (1:2.3.21+dfsg1- 2ubuntu6.1). dovecot-pop3d is already the newest version (1:2.3.21+dfsg1- 2ubuntu6.1). dovecot-lmtpd is already the newest version (1:2.3.21+dfsg1- 2ubuntu6.1). dovecot-ldap is already the newest version (1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2ubuntu6.1). dovecot -n # 2.3.21 (47349e2482): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf # Pigeonhole version 0.5.21 (f6cd4b8e) # OS: Linux 6.8.0-88-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS ext4 # Hostname: rosecoded.com auth_mechanisms = plain login auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-userdb first_valid_gid = 8 first_valid_uid = 8 imap_client_workarounds = tb-extra-mailbox-sep last_valid_gid = 45000 last_valid_uid = 45000 mail_gid = 8 mail_location = maildir:/mnt/storage/mail/datafiles/mail/%n:CONTROL=/mnt/storage/mail/d atafiles/no-quota/%n:INDEX=/mnt/storage/mail/datafiles/indexes/%n mail_privileged_group = mail mail_uid = 8 maildir_copy_with_hardlinks = no namespace inbox { inbox = yes list = yes location = maildir:/mnt/storage/mail/datafiles/mail/%n 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 = subscriptions = yes type = private } passdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext driver = ldap } passdb { driver = pam } plugin { quota_max_mail_size = 100M quota_rule = *:storage=1G quota_rule2 = Trash:storage=10%% quota_rule3 = Spam:storage=20%% } postmaster_address = [email protected] protocols = " imap lmtp pop3" service auth { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { group = postfix mode = 0666 user = postfix } } service imap-login { inet_listener imaps { port = 993 ssl = yes } } service imap { process_limit = 1024 } service lmtp { unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp { group = postfix mode = 0660 user = postfix } } service pop3-login { inet_listener pop3s { port = 995 ssl = yes } } service pop3 { process_limit = 1024 } ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/servers/mail/fullchain.pem ssl_client_ca_dir = /etc/ssl/certs ssl_dh = # hidden, use -P to show it ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it userdb { args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext default_fields = home=/mnt/storage/mail/datafiles/mail/%n uid=mail gid=mail driver = ldap } userdb { driver = passwd } protocol lda { mail_plugins = } ll /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp srw-rw---- 1 postfix postfix 0 Dec 9 08:12 /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp= doveadm auth test contact Password: passdb: contact auth succeeded extra fields: user=contact tail /var/log/mail.log 2025-12-09T14:31:08.205519-08:00 rosecoded postfix/master[438060]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/sbin/smtp: bad command startup -- throttling 2025-12-09T14:32:08.277928-08:00 rosecoded postfix/smtp[471919]: warning: unsupported SASL client implementation: dovecot 2025-12-09T14:32:08.278171-08:00 rosecoded postfix/smtp[471919]: fatal: SASL library initialization 2025-12-09T14:32:09.279202-08:00 rosecoded postfix/master[438060]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/sbin/smtp pid 471919 exit status 1 2025-12-09T14:32:09.279374-08:00 rosecoded postfix/master[438060]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/sbin/smtp: bad command startup -- throttling 2025-12-09T14:32:15.202980-08:00 rosecoded postfix/smtpd[471927]: connect from 97-120-88-70.ptld.qwest.net[97.120.88.70] 2025-12-09T14:32:15.212753-08:00 rosecoded postfix/smtpd[471927]: warning: SASL: Connect to Dovecot auth socket 'private/auth' failed: Permission denied 2025-12-09T14:32:15.212884-08:00 rosecoded postfix/smtpd[471927]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms 2025-12-09T14:32:16.217077-08:00 rosecoded postfix/master[438060]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/sbin/smtpd pid 471927 exit status 1 2025-12-09T14:32:16.218003-08:00 rosecoded postfix/master[438060]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/sbin/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling On Mon, 2025-12-08 at 21:35 +0000, Andreas Hasenack wrote: > > I am running dovecot-core is already the newest version > (2:2.4.2-1+ubuntu22.04). > > That is not a package produced or built by Ubuntu. Check the output > of > "apt-cache policy dovecot-core". It does not come from the Ubuntu > archive. > > > Regardless of version if you check the configuration summary -- > dovecot sockets are working > > Yes. It's your postfix configuration that is not pointing at the > correct > place for the dovecot sockets, because from postfix's point of view, > its > root directory is /var/spool/postfix, so the path you provide in the > postfix main.cf file must be relative to that, and not to /. > > > > Does that help? > > It should help you to fix your configuration, yes. > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2133880 Title: postfix 3.8.6 bug --> [/var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp]: No such file or directory) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postfix/+bug/2133880/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
