try to re-edit the ebuild and set the group to vpopmail ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <vchkpw@inter7.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Problems with qmail/vpopmail/maildop
> Well, still no joy. Still getting the following in the error logs and I > have used the local ebuild, as seen from maildrop permissions. BTW I have > group vpopmail not vchkpw. This is making me go insane!! > > > @4000000042c2fd140fb556e4 new msg 1109851 > @4000000042c2fd140fb70c64 info msg 1109851: bytes 1579 from > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> qp 4749 uid 210 > @4000000042c2fd141302e3d4 starting delivery 792: msg 1109851 to local > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > @4000000042c2fd141302eba4 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20 > @4000000042c2fd141bd0f6cc delivery 792: deferral: > maildrop:_error_writing_to_mailbox.//usr/bin/maildrop:_Unable_to_deliver_to_ mailbox./ > > xen2 qmail-send # ls -la /usr/bin/maildrop > -rws--x--x 1 root vpopmail 167988 Jun 29 15:52 /usr/bin/maildrop > xen2 qmail-send # > > > leave everything in the ebuild except you need to change the gid to > > vchkpw, > > no promises but this is a big discrepency that might be causing it. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <vchkpw@inter7.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:30 PM > > Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Problems with qmail/vpopmail/maildop > > > > > >> Chris, > >> > >> Thank you. I will look into that right now. Also what about the > >> restricted > >> users setting? > >> > >> xen2 root # emerge maildrop -vp > >> > >> These are the packages that I would merge, in order: > >> > >> Calculating dependencies ...done! > >> [ebuild R ] mail-filter/maildrop-1.8.0-r3 +berkdb -debug +gdbm > >> -ldap > >> +mysql -postgres 0 kB > >> > >> Total size of downloads: 0 kB > >> xen2 root # > >> > >> > >> > >> > OH HERE'S THE PROBLEM > >> > > >> > > >> > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --exec-prefix=/usr/local > >> > --enable-maildrop-u > >> > id=root --enable-maildrop-gid=vchkpw --enable-maildirquota > >> > look at the uid and the gid that i have verses what you have. you are > >> > going > >> > to have to change the ebuild, what I would recoment is that you make > > what > >> > is > >> > called an overlay. > >> > insturctions here: > >> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Create_an_Updated_Ebuild > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > To: <vchkpw@inter7.com> > >> > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:07 PM > >> > Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Problems with qmail/vpopmail/maildop > >> > > >> > > >> >> Hi, > >> >> > >> >> I complied maildrop from the ebuild. Nothing has been compliled from > > raw > >> >> source. I have opened up the ebuild and checked the compile options. > >> >> They > >> >> are as follows: > >> >> > >> >> ./configure > >> >> --prefix=/usr > >> >> --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu > >> >> --mandir=/usr/share/man > >> >> --infodir=/usr/share/info > >> >> --datadir=/usr/share > >> >> --sysconfdir=/etc > >> >> --localstatedir=/var/lib > >> >> --with-devel > >> >> --disable-tempdir > >> >> --enable-syslog=1 > >> >> --enable-use-flock=1 > >> >> --enable-maildirquota > >> >> --enable-use-dotlock=1 > >> >> --enable-restrict-trusted=1 > >> >> --enable-trusted-users=apache dspam root mail daemon postmaster > >> >> qmaild > >> >> mmdf vmail > >> >> --enable-maildrop-uid=root > >> >> --enable-maildrop-gid=mail > >> >> --with-default-maildrop=./.maildir/ > >> >> --enable-sendmail=/usr/sbin/sendmail > >> > --cache-file=/var/tmp/portage/maildrop-1.8.0-r3/work/maildrop-1.8.0/co > >> > nfiguring.cache > >> >> --with-db=gdbm > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > The first question that comes to mind is, did you compile maildrop > >> >> from > >> >> > src > >> >> > or did you let portage to it for you? the guide you mentioned uses > >> >> > ebuilds, > >> >> > ebuilds that replace Maildir with .maildir in the source of > >> courier, > >> >> > vpopmail, and qmail. Maildrop from source might not know about this > >> >> > change. > >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> > To: <vchkpw@inter7.com> > >> >> > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 1:41 PM > >> >> > Subject: [vchkpw] Problems with qmail/vpopmail/maildop > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >> Hi, > >> >> >> > >> >> >> I am having problems trying to get maildrop working in my mail > >> >> server. > >> >> >> Have been using this configuration on a Redhat box for over a year > >> >> and > >> >> >> recently moved to a Gentoo solution. Getting maildrop to work is > >> the > >> >> >> only > >> >> >> part that is failing. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> To build the server, I have used the following gentoo > >> documentation: > >> >> >> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/qmail-howto.xml > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Everything is running well but I get permission problems when I > >> try > >> >> to > >> >> >> introduce maildrop. I am getting the following errors in the > >> >> qmail-send > >> >> >> logs: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> @4000000042bdac521ae5d764 new msg 1109815 > >> >> >> @4000000042bdac521ae5e704 info msg 1109815: bytes 1568 from > >> >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> qp 2638 uid 210 > >> >> >> @4000000042bdac521d5d0954 starting delivery 4890: msg 1109815 to > >> >> local > >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> >> @4000000042bdac521d5dfb84 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20 > >> >> >> @4000000042bdac522a5dbdc4 delivery 4890: deferral: > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> > > > maildrop:_error_writing_to_mailbox.//usr/bin/maildrop:_Unable_to_deliver_to_ > >> >> > mailbox./ > >> >> >> @4000000042bdac522a5dcd64 status: local 0/10 remote 0/20 > >> >> >> > >> >> >> I have checked the permissions of all the maildrop related files > >> and > >> > the > >> >> >> maildir: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> xen2 qmail-send # ls -la /usr/bin/maildrop > >> >> >> -rwxr-x--- 1 vpopmail mail 166816 May 18 19:25 /usr/bin/maildrop > >> >> >> xen2 qmail-send # ls -la /etc/maildrop/mailfilter > >> >> >> -rw------- 1 vpopmail vpopmail 545 May 18 20:28 > >> >> >> /etc/maildrop/mailfilter > >> >> >> > >> >> >> This is my .qmail-default and corresponding mailfilter. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> xen2 qmail-send # cat > >> >> /var/vpopmail/domains/hippotje.com/.qmail-default > >> >> >> | > >> >> > > >> >> >> /usr/bin/maildrop /etc/maildrop/mailfilter > >> >> >> > >> >> >> xen2 qmail-send # cat /etc/maildrop/mailfilter > >> >> >> import EXT > >> >> >> import HOST > >> >> >> import HOME > >> >> >> MAX = 15 > >> >> >> VHOME=`/var/vpopmail/bin/vuserinfo -d [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> >> VPOP="| /var/vpopmail/bin/vdelivermail '' bounce-no-mailbox" > >> >> >> JUNKFOLDER=".Spam" > >> >> >> if ($VHOME) > >> >> >> { > >> >> >> `test -d "$VHOME/.maildir/$JUNKFOLDER"` > >> >> >> if( $RETURNCODE != 1 ) > >> >> >> { > >> >> >> if ( $SIZE < 262144 ) > >> >> >> { > >> >> >> exception { > >> >> >> xfilter "/usr/bin/spamc -f -u [EMAIL PROTECTED]" > >> >> >> } > >> >> >> } > >> >> >> } > >> >> >> if (/^X-Spam-Flag: *YES/) > >> >> >> { > >> >> >> to "$VHOME/.maildir/$JUNKFOLDER/" > >> >> >> } > >> >> >> else > >> >> >> { > >> >> >> to "$VHOME/.maildir/" > >> >> >> } > >> >> >> } > >> >> >> else > >> >> >> { > >> >> >> to $VPOP > >> >> >> } > >> >> >> > >> >> >> And finally -v output from maildrop. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> xen2 root # maildrop -v > >> >> >> maildrop 1.8.0 Copyright 1998-2004 Double Precision, Inc. > >> >> >> GDBM extensions enabled. > >> >> >> Courier Authentication Library extension enabled. > >> >> >> Maildir quota extension enabled. > >> >> >> This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General > > Public > >> >> >> License. See COPYING for additional information. > >> >> >> xen2 root # > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Does anybody have any advice? This is the key to my complete mail > >> >> >> server!! > >> >> >> I don't know if this is maildrop or vpopmail or qmail causing me > >> the > >> >> >> issue. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Kind regards, > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Dougal > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > >