What are the log entries for the telnet login?
# 2.2.5: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 3.10.5-1-ARCH x86_64
[...]
mail_debug = yes
good, then plenty of info should be in the logs, about home directory,
uids etc.pp.
Logfiles entries:
# dovecot.log
Aug 14 15:32:11 imap-login: Info: Login: user=<hostmaster>,
method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, mpid=516, secured,
session=<izfqi+fjwgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB>
Aug 14 15:32:20 imap(hostmaster): Info: Disconnected: Logged out in=63
out=1423
# dovecot_debug.log
Aug 14 15:32:08 auth: Debug: auth client connected (pid=515)
Aug 14 15:32:11 auth: Debug: client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN
service=imap secured session=izfqi+fjwgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB
lip=::1 rip=::1 lport=143 rport=54210 resp=<hidden>
Aug 14 15:32:11 auth-worker(505): Debug: pam(hostmaster,::1): lookup
service=dovecot
Aug 14 15:32:11 auth-worker(505): Debug: pam(hostmaster,::1): #1/1
style=1 msg=Password:
Aug 14 15:32:11 auth: Debug: client passdb out: OK 1
user=hostmaster
Aug 14 15:32:11 auth: Debug: master in: REQUEST 808845313 515
1 2e1914a23f0260f309e46cee1503b61d session_pid=516
Aug 14 15:32:11 auth-worker(505): Debug: passwd(hostmaster,::1): lookup
Aug 14 15:32:11 auth: Debug: master userdb out: USER 808845313
hostmaster system_groups_user=hostmaster uid=1006 gid=1006
home=/home/hostmaster
auth_token=2323b6910285b26361609c145854ff23f67b85ad
Aug 14 15:32:11 imap(hostmaster): Debug: Effective uid=1006, gid=1006,
home=/home/hostmaster
Aug 14 15:32:11 imap(hostmaster): Debug: Namespace inbox: type=private,
prefix=, sep=, inbox=yes, hidden=no, list=yes, subscriptions=yes
location=maildir:~/Maildir
Aug 14 15:32:11 imap(hostmaster): Debug: maildir++:
root=/home/hostmaster/Maildir, index=, indexpvt=, control=,
inbox=/home/hostmaster/Maildir, alt=
You seem to use system users, should be visible in the logs. Do the
directory <user_home_dir>/Maildir and any file and directory below
belong to the particular user? Do your users have a home directory at
all?
Yes I do use system users, this system is supposed to be a simple as it
gets, and it will only have a few users.
Home folder exists and Maildir gets created first time Postfix+dovecot
is used for hostmaster user.
# cd /home/hostmaster/Maildir/
# ls -la
total 36
drwx------ 5 hostmaster hostmaster 4096 Aug 14 15:32 .
drwx------ 3 hostmaster hostmaster 4096 Aug 14 13:35 ..
drwx------ 2 hostmaster hostmaster 4096 Aug 14 13:35 cur
-rw------- 1 hostmaster hostmaster 92 Aug 14 15:32 dovecot-uidlist
-rw------- 1 hostmaster hostmaster 8 Aug 14 13:35 dovecot-uidvalidity
-r--r--r-- 1 hostmaster hostmaster 0 Aug 14 13:35
dovecot-uidvalidity.520b5d6b
-rw------- 1 hostmaster hostmaster 364 Aug 14 15:32 dovecot.index.cache
-rw------- 1 hostmaster hostmaster 560 Aug 14 15:32 dovecot.index.log
-rw------- 1 hostmaster hostmaster 0 Aug 14 13:35 maildirfolder
drwx------ 2 hostmaster hostmaster 4096 Aug 14 15:32 new
drwx------ 2 hostmaster hostmaster 4096 Aug 14 15:32 tmp
Best regards
Tommi
