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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [oS-en] dovecot problem
From:       "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas () gmx ! es>
Date:       2023-08-20 12:12:04
Message-ID: 5b13bfee-1880-44a4-989b-76c8f8def2a5 () telefonica ! net
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On 2023-08-13 19:36, joe a wrote:
> On 8/13/2023 08:22:39, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>
>>
>> I notice this message (in my L15.5 laptop):
>>
>> 2023-08-13T14:05:41.043174+02:00 Laicolasse dovecot: 
>> imap(cer)<31114><85PAw8wCLJF/AAAB>: Error: 
>> fchown(/home/cer/Mail/.imap/INBOX, group=482(mail)) failed: Operation 
>> not permitted (egid=100(users), group based on /var/mail/cer - see 
>> http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Errors/ChgrpNoPerm)
>>
>> I read the link, but I don't understand what I should do.

...

> Too hard for my current state.  I'd say ask on the dovecot list, but I 
> get little out of that.  Perhaps my questions are far too "noob".  Maybe 
> yours will tickle someone's fancy over there?

I just did (as root):

touch /home/cer/Mail/.imap/INBOX
chown cer:mail /home/cer/Mail/.imap/INBOX


and that shuts up dovecot, and gets the local inbox folder working in 
Thunderbird.

-- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.

   (from openSUSE 15.5 (Laicolasse))


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