Do you guys have a supervise script for Dovecot you can share with me? I'm sure it's pretty simple but if there's a standard one being battered around, I'd like to use it.
Thanks, Nigel ________________________________ From: Finn Buhelt (kirstineslund) <f...@kirstineslund.dk> To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com Sent: Fri, March 4, 2011 8:34:53 AM Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] Re: dovecot upgrade Hi Eric B. Thanks for the reply - I will fire up my testbox later tonight and then see what happens. Cheers, Finn On 04-03-2011 14:55, Eric Broch wrote: Hey Finn, > >My test system is running CentOS 5.5. I didn't seem to have any problems >compiling. The compile (make) did not error out. >It is also up to date. >I did 'make' dovecot-2.0.9 again to examine the output and found no >errors, just warnings. >Here's what I did on my test machine... ># cd /my/dovecot/dir/dovecot-2.0.9 ># make clean ># make > >These are the warnings I got when I ran 'make.' > >*** Warning: Linking the shared library lib02_imap_acl_plugin.la against the >loadable module >*** lib01_acl_plugin.so is not portable! > >*** Warning: Linking the shared library lib21_fts_squat_plugin.la against the >loadable module >*** lib20_fts_plugin.so is not portable! > >*** Warning: Linking the shared library lib20_mail_log_plugin.la against the >loadable module >*** lib15_notify_plugin.so is not portable! > >*** Warning: Linking the shared library lib11_imap_quota_plugin.la against the >loadable module >*** lib10_quota_plugin.so is not portable! > >*** Warning: Linking the shared library lib11_trash_plugin.la against the >loadable module >*** lib10_quota_plugin.so is not portable! > >*** Warning: Linking the shared library lib30_imap_zlib_plugin.la against the >loadable module >*** lib20_zlib_plugin.so is not portable! > > >I have the complete output in a text file. If your interested in seeing >it. > >Eric > > > > >On 3/4/2011 3:56 AM, Finn Buhelt (kirstineslund) wrote: >Hi Eric B. >> >>What OS are You using ? >> >>(sniffing around there seems to be many libraries that needs to be >>updated in Centos5.5 (both 32 & 64 bit) if Dovecot 2.X will compile) >> >>Regards, >>Finn >> >>On 03-03-2011 20:01, Eric Broch wrote: >> On 3/3/2011 11:39 AM, Finn Buhelt (kirstineslund) wrote: >>>Hi Eric B. >>>> >>>>I am a bit suprised - You started out some 12 hours ago telling >>>>that >>>>You did not know how to do this upgrade !! >>>> >>>>And now You're on top of it and has the most dovecot 'tuned' >>>>toaster >>>>seen on this site 8-) . >>>> >>>>Great work and thanks for the help. >>>> >>>>/Finn >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>On 03-03-2011 18:53, Eric Broch wrote: >>>>On 3/3/2011 9:33 AM, Finn Buhelt (kirstineslund) wrote: >>>>>Hi Eric. >>>>>> >>>>>>I think You're okay doing the change in dovecot.conf but >>>>>>I have >>>>>>inserted the text from dovecot.org below just in case >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> * Just like with "dovecot" user, "dovenull" >>>>>> doesn't need >>>>>>a password, home directory or anything else (but >>>>>>it's good >>>>>>to give it its own private "dovenull" group) >>>>>>I'm sure You know the site but in case others need it - >>>>>>here's >>>>>>the link to the page >>>>>> >>>>>>http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Upgrading/2.0 >>>>>> >>>>>>Regards, >>>>>>Finn >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>On 03-03-2011 17:17, Eric Broch wrote: >>>>>> On 3/3/2011 8:54 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>On 03/03/2011 08:36 AM, Finn Buhelt (kirstineslund) wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Hi Eric. >>>>>>>>>What about the 'dovenull' user that is required now or have You changed >>>>>>>>>the default_login_user ? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Regards, >>>>>>>>>Finn >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>Finn, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Nice to have you chiming in here, thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>You're running Dovecot v2 I take it? 2.0.9, or earlier? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Are you subscribed on the qmailtoaster-devel list? Please do if you're >>>>>>>not already. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>Finn, >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks, no I did not do either. >>>>>> >>>>>>But, since you reminded my I added 'default_login_user = dovecot' to >>>>>>dovecot.conf file >>>>>> >>>>>>Can you tell me what parameters are necessary when creating 'dovenull' >user? >>>>>> >>>>>>Eric >>>>>> >>>>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> >>>>>>Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group >>>>>>(www.vickersconsulting.com) >>>>>> Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. >>>>>> If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! >>>>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> >>>>>> Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and >>>packages. >>>>>> >>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >>>>>> qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com >>>>>>For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com >>>>>> >>>>>> or better yet... >>>> >>>>useradd -M -d /nohome -s /bin/false -c 'Dovenull user' dovenull >>>> >>>>Eric >>>> I was in fear and trepidation the whole way, Finn. ;-) >> >>Anyhow, thanks! And, I couldn't have done anything without the >>Linux >>community and all the great folks who write software for this OS. >>What >>a Godsend!!! >> >>But the real test, for me, will be moving into a production >>environment. >> >>
