[ALUG] Linux Useradd Problem

Sat Apr 20 09:25:56 EAT 2013

Its likely changes might have been done, i think i configured postfix and
dovecot to use ssl, could this be the course?

for the normal settings it was working fine but there were some mobile
devices samsung note/galaxy when configured they can receive mails but not
sending so i though i should try using ssl secured ports if it could
correct the problem,

> Looks to me like dovecot (the imap server) has no rights to create the
> necessary folders for the new user (Geogre).
>
> *Apr 19 17:03:39 mail dovecot: imap(george): Error:
> chown(/home/george/mail/.imap/INBOX, -1, 12(mail)) failed: Operation not
> permitted (egid=583(george), group based on /var/mail/george)
> Apr 19 17:03:39 mail dovecot: imap(george): Error:
> mkdir(/home/george/mail/.imap/INBOX) failed: Operation not permitted Apr
> 19 17:03:39 mail dovecot: imap(george): Disconnected: Logged out*
>
> So likely corrective steps would be to:
> 1) Add dovecot with write permission to the group for Geogre
> or
> 2) Figure out what recent change you made that caused the imap server to
> lose these permissions i.e chroot
> or
> 3) Manually create the required folders yourself and allow allow dovecot
> write access to these folders. (word of caution here is ...t*his method is
> tedious and though it may solve your current problem...u will still have
> the same problem when you add another new user to the system*)
>
> Best regards
>
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> On 19 April 2013 17:10, Hamisi Jabe <administrator at banana.co.tz> wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Check the error log below, i am running a centos 6.3 mail server. it has
>> been running fine for a long time. Now wen i add a new user the account
>> is
>> created successfully and the user can login successfully. when i login i
>> get a message
>>
>> ERROR: Could not complete request.
>> Query: SELECT "INBOX"
>> Reason Given: [SERVERBUG] Internal error occurred. Refer to server log
>> for
>> more information. [2013-04-19 17:08:34]
>>
>> and when i check the /var/log/maillog file i get the below logs
>>
>>
>> Apr 19 17:03:37 mail postfix/qmgr[1932]: 23B384000E2: removed
>> Apr 19 17:03:37 mail dovecot: imap(george): Disconnected: Logged out
>> bytes=599/461
>> Apr 19 17:03:37 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<george>,
>> method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=2925, secured
>> Apr 19 17:03:37 mail dovecot: imap(george): Disconnected: Logged out
>> bytes=120/1395
>> Apr 19 17:03:39 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<george>,
>> method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=2930, secured
>> Apr 19 17:03:39 mail dovecot: imap(george): Error:
>> chown(/home/george/mail/.imap/INBOX, -1, 12(mail)) failed: Operation not
>> permitted (egid=583(george), group based on /var/mail/george)
>> Apr 19 17:03:39 mail dovecot: imap(george): Error:
>> mkdir(/home/george/mail/.imap/INBOX) failed: Operation not permitted Apr
>> 19 17:03:39 mail dovecot: imap(george): Disconnected: Logged out
>> bytes=79/715
>> Apr 19 17:03:39 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<george>,
>> method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=2935, secured
>> Apr 19 17:03:39 mail dovecot: imap(george): Error:
>> chown(/home/george/mail/.imap/INBOX, -1, 12(mail)) failed: Operation not
>> permitted (egid=583(george), group based on /var/mail/george)
>> Apr 19 17:03:39 mail dovecot: imap(george): Error:
>> mkdir(/home/george/mail/.imap/INBOX) failed: Operation not permitted Apr
>> 19 17:03:39 mail dovecot: imap(george): Disconnected: Logged out
>> bytes=79/715
>> Apr 19 17:03:41 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<george>,
>> method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=2940, secured
>> Apr 19 17:03:41 mail dovecot: imap(george): Disconnected: Logged out
>> bytes=120/1395
>> Apr 19 17:03:41 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<george>,
>> method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=2945, secured
>> Apr 19 17:03:41 mail dovecot: imap(george): Disconnected: Logged out
>> bytes=289/1858
>> Apr 19 17:03:42 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<george>,
>> method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=2950, secured
>> Apr 19 17:03:42 mail dovecot: imap(george): Disconnected: Logged out
>> bytes=120/1395
>> Apr 19 17:03:42 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<george>,
>> method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=2955, secured
>> Apr 19 17:03:42 mail dovecot: imap(george): Disconnected: Logged out
>> bytes=289/1858
>> Apr 19 17:03:43 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<george>,
>> method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=2960, secured
>> Apr 19 17:03:43 mail dovecot: imap(george): Disconnected: Logged out
>> bytes=117/1395
>> Apr 19 17:03:43 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<george>,
>> method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=2965, secured
>> Apr 19 17:03:43 mail dovecot: imap(george): Disconnected: Logged out
>> bytes=289/1858
>> Apr 19 17:03:44 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<george>,
>> method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=2970, secured
>> Apr 19 17:03:44 mail dovecot: imap(george): Disconnected: Logged out
>> bytes=120/1395
>>
>>
>> Please advice what could be the problem
>>
>>
>>
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