> On 19/01/2026 10:02 EET Christophe Lohr via dovecot <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
>  
> Le 16/01/2026 à 21:56, John Fawcett via dovecot a écrit :
> >
> > Maybe this should be
> >
> > protocol lmtp {
> >      auth_username_format = %{user | lower}
> >    }
> >
> 
> Great, thankyouverymuch! Authenticationseemstobeworkingfinenow.
> 
> Thingsareprogressingwell... but... Istillhaveoneproblem: thereisnodelivery.
> 
> WhichdirectionshouldIlook?
> 
> 
> 
> postqueue -p
> -Queue ID-  --Size-- ----Arrival Time---- -Sender/Recipient-------
> 7496C880028    7846 Mon Jan 19 08:48:06 bob7@my_domain.org
> (lost connection with pc-serveur.my_domain.org[private/dovecot-lmtp] 
> while sending end of data -- message may be sent more than once)
> alice7@my_domain.org
> 
> 1F8D38800E7    7846 Mon Jan 19 08:21:42 bob7@my_domain.org
> (lost connection with pc-serveur.my_domain.org[private/dovecot-lmtp] 
> while sending end of data -- message may be sent more than once)
> alice7@my_domain.org
> 
> -- 15 Kbytes in 2 Requests.
> 
> 
> 
> Postfix logs:
> 
> 2026-01-19T08:48:06.446455+01:00 pc-serveur postfix/smtpd[2476]: connect 
> from linux7.my_domain.org[192.168.100.17]
> 2026-01-19T08:48:06.477701+01:00 pc-serveur postfix/smtpd[2476]: 
> 7496C880028: client=linux7.my_domain.org[192.168.100.17], 
> sasl_method=PLAIN, sasl_username=bob7@my_domain.org
> 2026-01-19T08:48:06.482176+01:00 pc-serveur postfix/cleanup[2480]: 
> 7496C880028: message-id=<89c5190c-0cf6-4d9d-86d9-bd92070cfa87@my_domain.org>
> 2026-01-19T08:48:06.483278+01:00 pc-serveur postfix/qmgr[1721]: 
> 7496C880028: from=<bob7@my_domain.org>, size=7846, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> 2026-01-19T08:48:06.510492+01:00 pc-serveur postfix/lmtp[2481]: 
> 7496C880028: to=<alice7@my_domain.org>, 
> relay=pc-serveur.my_domain.org[private/dovecot-lmtp], delay=0.04, 
> delays=0.02/0.01/0.01/0, dsn=4.4.2, status=deferred (lost connection 
> with pc-serveur.my_domain.org[private/dovecot-lmtp] while sending end of 
> data -- message may be sent more than once)
> 2026-01-19T08:48:11.487184+01:00 pc-serveur postfix/smtpd[2476]: 
> disconnect from linux7.my_domain.org[192.168.100.17] ehlo=1 auth=1 
> mail=1 rcpt=1 data=1 quit=1 commands=6
> 
> Dovecot logs:
> 
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: conn unix:auth (pid=2476,uid=122) [3]: 
> Server accepted connection (fd=22)
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: conn unix:auth (pid=2476,uid=122) [3]: auth 
> client connected (pid=0)
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: conn unix:auth (pid=2476,uid=122) [3]: 
> client in: AUTH    1    PLAIN    service=smtp    nologin 
> lip=192.168.100.1    rip=192.168.100.17 
> resp=AGJvYjdAdHAtcmVzZWF1eC5lbnN0Yi5vcmcAYm9iN3NlY3JldA== (previous 
> base64 data may contain sensitive data)
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth(bob7@my_domain.org,192.168.100.17,sasl:plain): 
> Debug: passwd-file: Performing passdb lookup
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth(bob7@my_domain.org,192.168.100.17,sasl:plain): 
> Debug: passwd-file: lookup: user=bob7@my_domain.org file=/etc/dovecot/passwd
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth(bob7@my_domain.org,192.168.100.17,sasl:plain): 
> Debug: passwd-file: Finished passdb lookup
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth(bob7@my_domain.org,192.168.100.17,sasl:plain): 
> Debug: Auth request finished
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: conn unix:auth (pid=2476,uid=122) [3]: 
> client passdb out: OK    1 user=bob7@my_domain.org
> Jan 19 08:48:06 lmtp(2482): Info: Connect from local
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: conn unix:/run/dovecot/auth-userdb 
> (pid=2482,uid=118): Server accepted connection (fd=24)
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: master in: USER    1 alice7@my_domain.org  
>    protocol=lmtp
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth(alice7@my_domain.org): Debug: passwd-file: 
> Performing userdb lookup
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth(alice7@my_domain.org): Debug: passwd-file: lookup: 
> user=alice7@my_domain.org file=/etc/dovecot/passwd
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth(alice7@my_domain.org): Debug: passwd-file: Finished 
> userdb lookup
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: userdb out: USER    1 alice7@my_domain.org  
>    uid=2222    gid=2222 home=/var/spool/vmail/alice7@my_domain.org
> Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: conn unix:/run/dovecot/auth-userdb 
> (pid=2482,uid=118): auth-master client: Disconnected: Connection closed 
> (fd=24) (created 2 msecs ago, handshake 2 msecs ago)
> Jan 19 08:49:51 auth: Debug: conn unix:auth (pid=2476,uid=122) [3]: 
> Disconnected: Connection closed (fd=22)
> 
> 
> Many thanks !
> Regards,
> Christophe
> 
>    Le 16/01/2026 `a 21:56, John Fawcett via dovecot a ecrit :
> 
>      Maybe this should be
> 
>      protocol lmtp {
>           auth_username_format = %{user | lower}
>         }
> 
>    Great, thank  you  very  much! Authentication  seems  to  be  working
>    fine  now.
>    Things  are  progressing  well... but... I  still  have  one  problem:
>    there  is  no  delivery.
> 
>    Which  direction  should  I  look?
> 
>    postqueue -p
>    -Queue ID-  --Size-- ----Arrival Time---- -Sender/Recipient-------
>    7496C880028    7846 Mon Jan 19 08:48:06  [1]bob7@my_domain.org
>    (lost connection with pc-serveur.my_domain.org[private/dovecot-lmtp] while
>    sending end of data -- message may be sent more than once)
>                                             [2]alice7@my_domain.org
> 
>    1F8D38800E7    7846 Mon Jan 19 08:21:42  [3]bob7@my_domain.org
>    (lost connection with pc-serveur.my_domain.org[private/dovecot-lmtp] while
>    sending end of data -- message may be sent more than once)
>                                             [4]alice7@my_domain.org
> 
>    -- 15 Kbytes in 2 Requests.
> 
>    Postfix logs:
> 
>    2026-01-19T08:48:06.446455+01:00 pc-serveur postfix/smtpd[2476]: connect
>    from linux7.my_domain.org[192.168.100.17]
>    2026-01-19T08:48:06.477701+01:00 pc-serveur postfix/smtpd[2476]:
>    7496C880028: client=linux7.my_domain.org[192.168.100.17],
>    sasl_method=PLAIN, [5]sasl_username=bob7@my_domain.org
>    2026-01-19T08:48:06.482176+01:00 pc-serveur postfix/cleanup[2480]:
>    7496C880028:
>    message-id=[6]<89c5190c-0cf6-4d9d-86d9-bd92070cfa87@my_domain.org>
>    2026-01-19T08:48:06.483278+01:00 pc-serveur postfix/qmgr[1721]:
>    7496C880028: from=[7]<bob7@my_domain.org>, size=7846, nrcpt=1 (queue
>    active)
>    2026-01-19T08:48:06.510492+01:00 pc-serveur postfix/lmtp[2481]:
>    7496C880028: to=[8]<alice7@my_domain.org>,
>    relay=pc-serveur.my_domain.org[private/dovecot-lmtp], delay=0.04,
>    delays=0.02/0.01/0.01/0, dsn=4.4.2, status=deferred (lost connection with
>    pc-serveur.my_domain.org[private/dovecot-lmtp] while sending end of data
>    -- message may be sent more than once)
>    2026-01-19T08:48:11.487184+01:00 pc-serveur postfix/smtpd[2476]:
>    disconnect from linux7.my_domain.org[192.168.100.17] ehlo=1 auth=1 mail=1
>    rcpt=1 data=1 quit=1 commands=6
> 
>    Dovecot logs:
> 
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: conn unix:auth (pid=2476,uid=122) [3]: Server
>    accepted connection (fd=22)
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: conn unix:auth (pid=2476,uid=122) [3]: auth
>    client connected (pid=0)
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: conn unix:auth (pid=2476,uid=122) [3]: client
>    in: AUTH    1    PLAIN    service=smtp    nologin    lip=192.168.100.1
>    rip=192.168.100.17
>    resp=AGJvYjdAdHAtcmVzZWF1eC5lbnN0Yi5vcmcAYm9iN3NlY3JldA== (previous base64
>    data may contain sensitive data)
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth([9]bob7@my_domain.org,192.168.100.17,sasl:plain):
>    Debug: passwd-file: Performing passdb lookup
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth([10]bob7@my_domain.org,192.168.100.17,sasl:plain):
>    Debug: passwd-file: lookup: [11]user=bob7@my_domain.org
>    file=/etc/dovecot/passwd
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth([12]bob7@my_domain.org,192.168.100.17,sasl:plain):
>    Debug: passwd-file: Finished passdb lookup
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth([13]bob7@my_domain.org,192.168.100.17,sasl:plain):
>    Debug: Auth request finished
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: conn unix:auth (pid=2476,uid=122) [3]: client
>    passdb out: OK    1    [14]user=bob7@my_domain.org
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 lmtp(2482): Info: Connect from local
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: conn unix:/run/dovecot/auth-userdb
>    (pid=2482,uid=118): Server accepted connection (fd=24)
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: master in: USER    1
>    [15]alice7@my_domain.org    protocol=lmtp
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth([16]alice7@my_domain.org): Debug: passwd-file:
>    Performing userdb lookup
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth([17]alice7@my_domain.org): Debug: passwd-file:
>    lookup: [18]user=alice7@my_domain.org file=/etc/dovecot/passwd
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth([19]alice7@my_domain.org): Debug: passwd-file:
>    Finished userdb lookup
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: userdb out: USER    1
>    [20]alice7@my_domain.org    uid=2222    gid=2222
>    [21]home=/var/spool/vmail/alice7@my_domain.org
>    Jan 19 08:48:06 auth: Debug: conn unix:/run/dovecot/auth-userdb
>    (pid=2482,uid=118): auth-master client: Disconnected: Connection closed
>    (fd=24) (created 2 msecs ago, handshake 2 msecs ago)
>    Jan 19 08:49:51 auth: Debug: conn unix:auth (pid=2476,uid=122) [3]:
>    Disconnected: Connection closed (fd=22)
> 
>    Many thanks !
>    Regards,
>    Christophe
> 

Looks like the logs are missing all the useful things that would've hopefully 
come after this. The error is coming from lmtp, not auth.

Aki

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