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Date:      Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:05:13 +0000
From:      Carmel NY <carmel_ny@outlook.com>
To:        FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: dovecot error on boot up
Message-ID:  <BN6PR2001MB173073441133E0B38A07665180BD0@BN6PR2001MB1730.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>
In-Reply-To: <20180411133857.GA29340@ymer.bara1.se>
References:  <20180411133857.GA29340@ymer.bara1.se>

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On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:38:57 +0200, User Hasse stated:

>Hello
>After latest update/upgrade I get this for me strange error on the
>boot up screen :
>
>dovecot error:t_readlink(var/run/dovecot//dovecot.conf) failed: readlink()
>failed: No such file or directory Then : Starting dovecot
>
>Dovecot seems to work as usual and I can't find anything in any logfiles.
>
>Googled it, and found this :
>https://www.mail-archive.com/dovecot@dovecot.org/msg73108.html
>
>Anybody else experienced this ? Or know how to fix ?
>
>Best Regards
>Geir Svalland
>
>hasse@ymer:/var/log % sudo dovecot -n
># 2.3.1 (8e2f634): /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
># OS: FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE-p9 amd64
># Hostname: ymer
>auth_mechanisms = plain login
>base_dir = /var/run/dovecot/
>disable_plaintext_auth = no
>first_valid_gid = 150
>first_valid_uid = 150
>last_valid_gid = 150
>last_valid_uid = 150
>log_path = /var/log/maillog
>log_timestamp = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
>mail_access_groups = mail
>mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
>namespace inbox {
>  inbox = yes
>  location =
>  mailbox Drafts {
>    special_use = \Drafts
>  }
>  mailbox Junk {
>    special_use = \Junk
>  }
>  mailbox Sent {
>    special_use = \Sent
>  }
>  mailbox "Sent Messages" {
>    special_use = \Sent
>  }
>  mailbox Trash {
>    special_use = \Trash
>  }
>  prefix =
>}
>passdb {
>  driver = pam
>}
>passdb {
>  args = /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot-mysql.conf
>  driver = sql
>}
>protocols = imap
>service auth {
>  unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
>    group = postfix
>    mode = 0660
>    user = postfix
>  }
>}
>service imap-login {
>  inet_listener imap {
>    address = *
>    port = 143
>  }
>}
>service pop3-login {
>  inet_listener pop3 {
>    address = *
>    port = 110
>  }
>}
>ssl_cert = </usr/local/etc/postfix/smtpd.cert
>ssl_dh =  # hidden, use -P to show it
>ssl_key =  # hidden, use -P to show it
>userdb {
>  driver = passwd
>}
>

Yes, I have the same problem with a FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE-p9 amd64. I am also
using ZFS if that makes any difference, and I cannot see how it would.

-- 
Carmel



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