need help with getting Dovecot mail server to work
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need help with getting Dovecot mail server to work
hi i've tried to get Dovecot mail server to work and the install went ok but when i run "/etc/init.d/dovecot start" i get this error:
Code:
Error: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf line 762: Auth section not allowed here (section changed at line 762)
Fatal: Invalid configuration in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
if that doesn't work, do you still have a copy of the default dovecot.conf? If so, my the version you've been working on to a saved version (say dovecot.conf.sav) and copy the default to dovecot.conf. It should work out of the box anyway (except you may want to change the protocols section to imap and pop)
if that doesn't work, do you still have a copy of the default dovecot.conf? If so, my the version you've been working on to a saved version (say dovecot.conf.sav) and copy the default to dovecot.conf. It should work out of the box anyway (except you may want to change the protocols section to imap and pop)
that gives this error:
Code:
Error: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf line 781: Unknown setting: mechanisms
Fatal: Invalid configuration in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
Did you try my other suggestion of the default config?
Where did the version you are using come from? It sounds like you have the wrong version for the dovecot version you are trying to run. Definitely try the original config that came with dovecot
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