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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-28 09:51:24 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-28 09:51:24 +0000 |
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Adding upstream version 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1.upstream/1%2.3.19.1+dfsg1upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/doc/wiki/Errors.ChgrpNoPerm.txt b/doc/wiki/Errors.ChgrpNoPerm.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..721c672 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/wiki/Errors.ChgrpNoPerm.txt @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +Operation Not Permitted +======================= + +---%<------------------------------------------------------------------------- +imap(user): Error: chown(/home/user/mail/.imap/INBOX, group=12(mail)) failed: +Operation not permitted (egid=1000(user), group based on /var/mail/user - see +http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Errors/ChgrpNoPerm) +---%<------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +This means that Dovecot tried to copy '/var/mail/user' file's group (mail) to +the index file directory it was creating ('/home/user/mail/.imap/INBOX'), but +the process didn't belong to the mail group, so it failed. This is important +for preserving access permissions with <shared mailboxes> +[SharedMailboxes.txt]. Group copying is done only when it actually changes the +access permissions; for example with 0600 or 0666 mode the group doesn't matter +at all, but with 0660 or 0640 it does. + +To solve this problem you can do only one of two things: + + 1. If the group doesn't actually matter, change the permissions so that the + group isn't copied (e.g.'chmod 0600 /var/mail/*', see + <MailLocation.mbox.txt>) + 2. Give the mail process access to the group (e.g. 'mail_access_groups=mail' + setting). However, this is dangerous.It allows users with shell access to + read other users' INBOXes + [http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-March/000060.html]. + +(This file was created from the wiki on 2019-06-19 12:42) |