Re: imap4 locking fails
Try setting the protection bits on the /var/spool/mail directory to
drwxrwsr-x
^
+-- I think this is the big you need to change.
Hope this helps,
Bernt.
On Mon, 10 Mar 1997 winspace@void.hell.net wrote:
> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 16:13:27 +1000
> From: winspace@void.hell.net
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: imap4 locking fails
>
> can anybody explain why the imap4 is behaving as shown below ? is it unable to
>
> lock the inbox and if so what is the remedy ? this occurs with all users.
>
> Connected to mozart.void.hell.net.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> * OK mozart.void.hell.net IMAP4 Service 8.3(144) at Mon, 10 Mar 1997 15:52:58
> +1100 (EST) (Report problems in this server to MRC@CAC.Washington.EDU)
> a001 login winspace xxxxxxxxxx
> a001 OK LOGIN completed
> a002 select inbox
> * NO Error creating /var/spool/mail/winspace.lock.857969608.30935.mozart:
> Permission denied
> * 331 EXISTS
> * OK [UIDVALIDITY 857969609] UID validity status
> * FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Draft \Seen)
> * OK [PERMANENTFLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Deleted \Draft \Seen)] Permanent
> flags
> * OK [UNSEEN 1] 1 is first unseen
> * 331 RECENT
> a002 OK [READ-WRITE] SELECT completed
> logout
> * NO Error creating /var/spool/mail/winspace.lock.857969626.30935.mozart:
> Permission denied
> * BYE mozart.void.hell.net IMAP4 server terminating connection
> OK LOGOUT completed
> Connection closed by foreign host.
>
> permissions on directorys and mailfile /var/spool/mail/winspace
> drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 1024 Jan 7 11:56 var
> drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 1024 Nov 6 22:10 spool
> drwxrwxr-x 2 mail mail 1024 Mar 10 15:52 mail
> -rw------- 1 winspace users 1045857 Mar 10 15:53 winspace
> -rw-rw---- 1 administ mail 4370 Mar 8 16:12 administ
>
> lsattr on directories
> ------- var
> ------- spool
> ------- mail
>
> TIA and cheers
>
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