ISPConfig, postfix, dovecot: incorrect permissions

[arsen.gushin]

Hello, All.

I had a server (Debian) with ISPConfig, postfix and dovecot configured.
Accidentally i changed permissions on all my file system (chown root:users / -R).
After restoring permissions for postfix and some other essential services (i've mo nitored errors on /var/log/syslog) everything was fine. But later I realized, that new mails are now delivering to /var/mail/user_name instead of /home/www/web##/user/web##_user_name/mail/.imap/

None of config files was changed, so i think that incorrect permissions on some files is the reason for it. Ofcourse only new mails are visible now via imap.

I want at least to import all my old mail to new location. And ofcource will be better to restore old behavior (delivering mails to /home/www/bla-bla...).

Please, help.

postfix's main.cf:
virtual_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable
local_recipient_maps = $virtual_maps, unixasswd.byname
mydestination = /etc/postfix/local-host-names
myorigin = /etc/mailname
relayhost =
mynetworks = my_ips_here
mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all
smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated
smtp_helo_name = mail.my_domain_here

/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:

protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s
imap_listen = *
pop3_listen = *
imaps_listen = *
pop3s_listen = *
login_chroot = yes
login = imap
login = pop3
mail_extra_groups = mail
auth = default
auth_mechanisms = plain
auth_userdb = passwd
auth_passdb = pam
auth_user = root
auth_debug = yes

what else can help?

[falko]

What's in your mail log when you send an email to your server?

[arsen.gushin]

From /var/log/syslog

Jun 14 07:25:55 24 postfix/smtpd[10941]: connect from unknown[my_ip]
Jun 14 07:25:55 24 postfix/smtpd[10941]: E97A71008BD0: client=unknown[my_ip]
Jun 14 07:25:56 24 postfix/cleanup[10944]: E97A71008BD0: message-id=<!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAACzHdYCbb3tFoSCnr4mAlyH CgAAAEAAAADYs3E/hsPdLpHJmMboVHtoBAAAAAA==@tadol.net>
Jun 14 07:25:56 24 postfix/qmgr[6365]: E97A71008BD0: from=<keyf@tadol.net>, size=1103, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jun 14 07:25:56 24 postfix/smtpd[10941]: disconnect from unknown[my_ip]
Jun 14 07:25:56 24 postfix/local[10945]: warning: dict_nis_init: NIS domain name not set - NIS lookups disabled
Jun 14 07:25:56 24 postfix/local[10945]: E97A71008BD0: to=<web28_questions@24.243.8.217.white08.int.blly. net>, orig_to=<questions@launchpoker.com>, relay=local, delay=1, status=sent (delivered to command: /usr/bin/procmail -f-)
Jun 14 07:25:56 24 postfix/qmgr[6365]: E97A71008BD0: removed
Jun 14 07:25:56 24 postfix/pickup[9264]: 6BE8A1008BF7: uid=0 from=<web28_questions>
Jun 14 07:25:56 24 postfix/cleanup[10944]: 6BE8A1008BF7: message-id=<20060614062556.6BE8A1008BF7@24.243.8.217.white 08.int.blly.net>
Jun 14 07:25:56 24 postfix/qmgr[6365]: 6BE8A1008BF7: from=<web28_questions@24.243.8.217.white08.int.bll y.net>, size=432, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jun 14 07:25:56 24 postfix/local[10945]: 6BE8A1008BF7: to=<admispconfig@localhost.243.8.217.white08.int.b lly.net>, orig_to=<admispconfig@localhost>, relay=local, delay=0, status=sent (delivered to command: /usr/bin/procmail -f-)
Jun 14 07:25:56 24 postfix/qmgr[6365]: 6BE8A1008BF7: removed

That is all..

[arsen.gushin]

and my maildir has strange format. it consist of some files:
.customflags
.imap.index
.imap.index.data
.imap.index.log
.imap.index.tree
and they are located here ~/mail/.imap/INBOX

I cannot find description of this format in google. is it Maildir or what?

[falko]

Can you go the web28_questions's homedir and post the output of

ls -la

?

[arsen.gushin]

i've solved this problem.
Thaks for your time, Falko

[x-spirit]

Well.. good for you to solve it, but how ? I have the same problem,
the postfix writes the delivered mail with 0600 instead with 0755 premissions. How can I fix that ?

[till]

The permission 0600 is fine for emails, emails are always stored with these permissions and not 0755.

[x-spirit]

well, then why do I get this when trying to access local mail:

dovecot: Mar 04 03:11:06 Error: IMAP(x-spirit): open(/home/x-spirit/Maildir/cur/1236157865.V80bId7018fM539656.ns:2,) failed: Permission denied
dovecot: Mar 04 03:11:07 Error: IMAP(x-spirit): open(/home/x-spirit/Maildir/cur/1236157865.V80bId7018fM539656.ns:2,) failed: Permission denied

and when I chmod the mail to 755 - it works fine ?

[till]

This forum and thread is for the software ISPConfig but the error log you posted can not be from a ISPConfig installation. maybe you posted your questions in the wrong context?