dovecot not starting : service(imap) access(/usr/lib/dovecot/imap) failed
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I have installed dovecot but the service is not running. I have verified using
ps -A | grep dovecot and service dovecot status
The test says : dovecot stop/waiting
In the /var/log/mail.err and .log I see:
localhost dovecot: master: **Fatal**: service(imap) access(/usr/lib/dovecot/imap) failed: No such file or directory
When I grep through the configs in (/etc/dovecot) I find no such config.
Environment notes:
- postfix service is running and my setup is a Postfix + Dovecot + SASLdAuth (using LDAP).
- sasldauth is also running independently fine on LDAP. (verified using testsaslauthd)
imap dovecot
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I have installed dovecot but the service is not running. I have verified using
ps -A | grep dovecot and service dovecot status
The test says : dovecot stop/waiting
In the /var/log/mail.err and .log I see:
localhost dovecot: master: **Fatal**: service(imap) access(/usr/lib/dovecot/imap) failed: No such file or directory
When I grep through the configs in (/etc/dovecot) I find no such config.
Environment notes:
- postfix service is running and my setup is a Postfix + Dovecot + SASLdAuth (using LDAP).
- sasldauth is also running independently fine on LDAP. (verified using testsaslauthd)
imap dovecot
edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
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asked Apr 6 '15 at 2:59
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Sounds like Dovecot is simply not installed... or half-installed. The error message clearly indicates that the Dovecot binary is absent, and you have no config file.
– Celada
Apr 6 '15 at 3:03
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I have installed dovecot but the service is not running. I have verified using
ps -A | grep dovecot and service dovecot status
The test says : dovecot stop/waiting
In the /var/log/mail.err and .log I see:
localhost dovecot: master: **Fatal**: service(imap) access(/usr/lib/dovecot/imap) failed: No such file or directory
When I grep through the configs in (/etc/dovecot) I find no such config.
Environment notes:
- postfix service is running and my setup is a Postfix + Dovecot + SASLdAuth (using LDAP).
- sasldauth is also running independently fine on LDAP. (verified using testsaslauthd)
imap dovecot
edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
Gilles
520k12510381568
asked Apr 6 '15 at 2:59
Arjun Dhar
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I have installed dovecot but the service is not running. I have verified using
ps -A | grep dovecot and service dovecot status
The test says : dovecot stop/waiting
In the /var/log/mail.err and .log I see:
localhost dovecot: master: **Fatal**: service(imap) access(/usr/lib/dovecot/imap) failed: No such file or directory
When I grep through the configs in (/etc/dovecot) I find no such config.
Environment notes:
- postfix service is running and my setup is a Postfix + Dovecot + SASLdAuth (using LDAP).
- sasldauth is also running independently fine on LDAP. (verified using testsaslauthd)
imap dovecot
imap dovecot
edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
Gilles
520k12510381568
asked Apr 6 '15 at 2:59
Arjun Dhar
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edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
Gilles
520k12510381568
asked Apr 6 '15 at 2:59
Arjun Dhar
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edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
Gilles
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edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
Gilles
520k12510381568
edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
Gilles
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520k12510381568
asked Apr 6 '15 at 2:59
Arjun Dhar
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asked Apr 6 '15 at 2:59
Arjun Dhar
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asked Apr 6 '15 at 2:59
Arjun Dhar
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Sounds like Dovecot is simply not installed... or half-installed. The error message clearly indicates that the Dovecot binary is absent, and you have no config file.
– Celada
Apr 6 '15 at 3:03
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Sounds like Dovecot is simply not installed... or half-installed. The error message clearly indicates that the Dovecot binary is absent, and you have no config file.
– Celada
Apr 6 '15 at 3:03
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Sounds like Dovecot is simply not installed... or half-installed. The error message clearly indicates that the Dovecot binary is absent, and you have no config file.
– Celada
Apr 6 '15 at 3:03
Sounds like Dovecot is simply not installed... or half-installed. The error message clearly indicates that the Dovecot binary is absent, and you have no config file.
– Celada
Apr 6 '15 at 3:03
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thanks @ Celada, based on your comment it did seem to be a corrupt installation of dovecot.
I installed it using sudo apt-get install dovecot-imapd dovecot-pop3d and the service is starting fine. Am also able to telnet successfully.
Before I configured this for LDAP via SASL it was working, so I assumed I messed some configuration. For some reason the root cause was the dovecot install ended up being corrupted.
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answered Apr 6 '15 at 3:17
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thanks @ Celada, based on your comment it did seem to be a corrupt installation of dovecot.
I installed it using sudo apt-get install dovecot-imapd dovecot-pop3d and the service is starting fine. Am also able to telnet successfully.
Before I configured this for LDAP via SASL it was working, so I assumed I messed some configuration. For some reason the root cause was the dovecot install ended up being corrupted.
edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
Gilles
520k12510381568
answered Apr 6 '15 at 3:17
Arjun Dhar
1317
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thanks @ Celada, based on your comment it did seem to be a corrupt installation of dovecot.
I installed it using sudo apt-get install dovecot-imapd dovecot-pop3d and the service is starting fine. Am also able to telnet successfully.
Before I configured this for LDAP via SASL it was working, so I assumed I messed some configuration. For some reason the root cause was the dovecot install ended up being corrupted.
edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
Gilles
520k12510381568
answered Apr 6 '15 at 3:17
Arjun Dhar
1317
add a comment |
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up vote
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thanks @ Celada, based on your comment it did seem to be a corrupt installation of dovecot.
I installed it using sudo apt-get install dovecot-imapd dovecot-pop3d and the service is starting fine. Am also able to telnet successfully.
Before I configured this for LDAP via SASL it was working, so I assumed I messed some configuration. For some reason the root cause was the dovecot install ended up being corrupted.
edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
Gilles
520k12510381568
answered Apr 6 '15 at 3:17
Arjun Dhar
1317
thanks @ Celada, based on your comment it did seem to be a corrupt installation of dovecot.
I installed it using sudo apt-get install dovecot-imapd dovecot-pop3d and the service is starting fine. Am also able to telnet successfully.
Before I configured this for LDAP via SASL it was working, so I assumed I messed some configuration. For some reason the root cause was the dovecot install ended up being corrupted.
edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
Gilles
520k12510381568
answered Apr 6 '15 at 3:17
Arjun Dhar
1317
edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
Gilles
520k12510381568
edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
Gilles
520k12510381568
edited Apr 6 '15 at 22:47
Gilles
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520k12510381568
answered Apr 6 '15 at 3:17
Arjun Dhar
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answered Apr 6 '15 at 3:17
Arjun Dhar
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answered Apr 6 '15 at 3:17
Arjun Dhar
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Sounds like Dovecot is simply not installed... or half-installed. The error message clearly indicates that the Dovecot binary is absent, and you have no config file.
– Celada
Apr 6 '15 at 3:03