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 +====== Installing The Dovecot MDA ======
  
-===== Installing The Dovecot MDA ===== +This page is supplemental to main article: [[howtos:network_services:postfix_dovecot_mysql|Creating a Virtual Mail Server with Postfix, Dovecot and MySQL]]
-<note important>This article is under construction and not complete! Please return later...</note>+
  
 Dovecot is a popular and secure mail delivery agent, or MDA, which can be configured to work alongside the postfix MTA. Dovecot is a popular and secure mail delivery agent, or MDA, which can be configured to work alongside the postfix MTA.
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 <code>installpkg {path-to/}dovecot-2.2.13-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz</code> <code>installpkg {path-to/}dovecot-2.2.13-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz</code>
  
-===== Configuring The Dovecot MDA =====+====== Configuring The Dovecot MDA ======
  
 You should become familiar with the [[http://wiki2.dovecot.org/FrontPage|dovecot documentation]] in order to properly configure your installation. You will also find a local copy of the complete documentation installed with the package in /usr/doc/dovecot-2.2.13/wiki/ (adjust for you version number if necessary). You should become familiar with the [[http://wiki2.dovecot.org/FrontPage|dovecot documentation]] in order to properly configure your installation. You will also find a local copy of the complete documentation installed with the package in /usr/doc/dovecot-2.2.13/wiki/ (adjust for you version number if necessary).
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 We will work from top to bottom of the copied file list to perform configuration. We will work from top to bottom of the copied file list to perform configuration.
  
-Open the file, /etc/dovecot.dovecot.conf and make the following changes:+Open the file, /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf and make the following changes:
 <code> <code>
 vi /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf vi /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
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 # Uncomment and set the following lines as shown # # Uncomment and set the following lines as shown #
 driver = mysql driver = mysql
-connect = host=localhost dbname=mailserver user=mailuser pass={your mailuser password}+connect = "host=localhost dbname=mailserver user=mailuser password={your mailuser password}"
 default_pass_scheme = SHA512-CRYPT default_pass_scheme = SHA512-CRYPT
 password_query = SELECT email as user, password FROM virtual_users WHERE email='%u'; password_query = SELECT email as user, password FROM virtual_users WHERE email='%u';
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 <code> <code>
-vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/1--mail.conf+vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf
  
 # Uncomment and set the mail_location path # # Uncomment and set the mail_location path #
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 </code> </code>
  
-Next we set up the SSL configuration to use the certificates created earlier:+Next we set up the SSL configuration so it is mandatory and uses the certificates created earlier:
  
 <code> <code>
 vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-ssl.conf vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-ssl.conf
-... uncomment as necessary and make the following changes ...+ 
 +# Uncomment as necessary and make the following changes #
 ssl = required ssl = required
 ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/localcerts/dove.pem ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/localcerts/dove.pem
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 <code> <code>
 vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/auth-sql.conf.ext vi /etc/dovecot/conf.d/auth-sql.conf.ext
-... find the "passdb" section and configure as follows ...+ 
 +# Find the "passdb" section and configure as follows #
 passdb { passdb {
     driver = sql     driver = sql
     args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext     args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
 } }
-... find the "userdb" section and configure as follows ...+ 
 +# Find the "userdb" section and configure as follows #
 userdb { userdb {
       driver = static       driver = static
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 </code> </code>
  
-Now we want to further secure the installation by making all dovecot configutation files owned by vmail and accessible by the dovecot group, and restricting all others access.+Now we want to further secure the installation by making all dovecot configutation files owned by the non--privledged vmail user, and accessible by the dovecot group, with no access by others.
  
 <code> <code>
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 chmod -R o-rwx /etc/dovecot chmod -R o-rwx /etc/dovecot
 </code> </code>
 +
 [[howtos:network_services:postfix_dovecot_mysql|Return to main article page]] [[howtos:network_services:postfix_dovecot_mysql|Return to main article page]]
 +====== Sources ======
 +  * Based primarily on [[http://wiki2.dovecot.org/|Dovecot documentation]]
 +  * Originally written by [[wiki:user:astrogeek | astrogeek]]
 {{tag>howtos dovecot postfix mysql}} {{tag>howtos dovecot postfix mysql}}

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