> On 22/07/2025 17:35 EEST Xavier Humbert via dovecot <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Le 22/07/2025 16:28, Odhiambo Washington a écrit : > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM Xavier Humbert via dovecot > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I recently experienced strange errors in mailq : > > > > [root@numenor ~]# mailq > > -Queue ID- --Size-- ----Arrival Time---- -Sender/Recipient------- > > 56BF31C9391 2320 Fri Jul 18 03:42:33 [email protected] > > (temporary failure. Command output: lda(postfix): Error: > > net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission > > denied) > > [email protected] > > > > All other messages are getting in without error. > > Furthermore these are probably spam which shouldn't get in, since > > postfix@ is not in the authorized recipients > > > > When it happens, it is always spam for postfix@ > > > > Any idea ? > > > > > > Check your dovecot config for the permissions: Postfix user needs > > access to /var/run/dovecot/stats-writer > > > > V2.4: > > service stats { > > unix_listener stats-writer { > > mode = 0660 > > user = ?? > > } > > } > > > > v2.3 > > unix_listener stats-writer { > > user = ?? > > group = ?? > > mode = 0660 > > } > > } > > > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > > Nairobi,KE > > +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 > > In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS. > > "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) > > [How to ask smart questions: > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] > > Here is the relevant part of dovecot config : > > service stats { > unix_listener stats-reader { > user = $default_internal_user > group = $default_internal_user > mode = 0660 > } > > unix_listener stats-writer { > user = $default_internal_user > group = $default_internal_user > mode = 0660 > } > } > > All other mails get in without problem. I suspect it gets in, then > confuses the mail system because of proxy:unix:passwd.byname in postfix > config local_recipient_maps > > I don't need this btw. > > Xavier > > -- > Xavier HUMBERT - Unix/Win/MacOSX Sysadmin/Network Engineer > https://www.amdh.fr > Le 22/07/2025 16:28, Odhiambo Washington a ecrit : > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 4:42PM Xavier Humbert via dovecot > <[1][email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > I recently experienced strange errors in mailq : > [root@numenor ~]# mailq > -Queue ID- --Size-- ----Arrival Time---- -Sender/Recipient------- > 56BF31C9391 2320 Fri Jul 18 03:42:33 [2][email protected] > (temporary failure. Command output: lda(postfix): Error: > net_connect_unix(/var/run/dovecot/stats-writer) failed: Permission > denied) > [3][email protected] > All other messages are getting in without error. > Furthermore these are probably spam which shouldn't get in, since > postfix@ is not in the authorized recipients > When it happens, it is always spam for postfix@ > Any idea ? > > Check your dovecot config for the permissions: Postfix user needs access > to /var/run/dovecot/stats-writer > V2.4: > service stats { > unix_listener stats-writer { > mode = 0660 > user = ?? > } > } > v2.3 > unix_listener stats-writer { > user = ?? > group = ?? > mode = 0660 > } > } > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 > In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS. > "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' -\_(Tu)_/- :-) > [How to ask smart > questions: [4]http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] > > Here is the relevant part of dovecot config : > > service stats { > unix_listener stats-reader { > user = $default_internal_user > group = $default_internal_user > mode = 0660 > } > > unix_listener stats-writer { > user = $default_internal_user > group = $default_internal_user > mode = 0660 > } > } > > All other mails get in without problem. I suspect it gets in, then > confuses the mail system because of proxy:unix:passwd.byname in postfix > config local_recipient_maps > > I don't need this btw. > > Xavier > > -- > Xavier HUMBERT - Unix/Win/MacOSX Sysadmin/Network Engineer > [5]https://www.amdh.fr >
Easy fix would be to change the mode to 0666. For most people it's not a problem that stats-writer is word-writable. Also, in 2.4 you should use $SET:default_internal_user. Another really good fix is to switch to LMTP. Aki _______________________________________________ dovecot mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
