Public bug reported: Binary package hint: postfix
The latest Ubuntu patches (including a dovecot update) on feb 8, 2011 caused my mail delivery to stop working. The logging filled with messages like dovecot: deliver(uuu): file_dotlock_create(/var/mail/uuu) failed: Permission denied (euid=1000(uuu) egid=1000(uuu) missing +w perm: /var/mail) (set mail_privileged_group=mail) dovecot: deliver(uuu): msgid=<....>: save failed to INBOX: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more inform It turns out that locking is NOT available with the deliver option http://wiki.dovecot.org/MailLocation/Mbox#Locking and that the update caused two lines to be appended to /etc/postfix/main.cf Fortunately, I had this file under RCS, so that I could catch this. RCS file: RCS/main.cf,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -r1.3 main.cf 59a60,61 > home_mailbox = Maildir/ > mailbox_command = /usr/lib/dovecot/deliver -c > /etc/dovecot/conf.d/01-dovecot-postfix.conf -n -m "${EXTENSION}" How can I make sure that coming upgrades don't get my mail stopped again ? Note that I need to have the files in /var/mail, because of another bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/694493 ** Affects: postfix (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to postfix in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/716654 Title: latest ubuntu updates killed mail delivery -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
