On 11/08/2010 01:11 PM, Camaleón wrote: > There must be any mistake in your "dovecot.conf" :-? > >> > there is a line in the /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf file: >> > #postmaster_address = >> > but when I tried to uncomment that, restarting dovecot failed: >> > /etc/init.d/dovecot restart >> > Restarting IMAP/POP3 mail server: dovecotError: Error in configuration >> > file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf line 759: Unknown setting: >> > postmaster_address > Mmmm, recheck your settings, review all the curly brackets aperture/close > {} stanzas (they have to properly match), review the syntax and look for > leading empty/blank spaces... vi /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf uncomment the postmaster_address= restart dovecot: /etc/init.d/dovecot restart Restarting IMAP/POP3 mail server: dovecotError: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf line 760: Unknown setting: postmaster_address Fatal: Invalid configuration in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf failed!
I see the problem.. that line was underneath a curly brace that was commented out: protocol lda { # Address to use when sending rejection mails (e.g. postmas...@example.com). #postmaster_address = postmaster_address=...@localhost <snip many lines> #} once I uncommented out the "{" and "}" IT WORKED. -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux user # 367800 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4cd84254.20...@pcartwright.com