[BlueOnyx:11379] Re: 5108R IPv6 fun fact [dovecot issue solved]

[Gerald Waugh]

On 09/24/2012 03:43 PM, Gerald Waugh wrote:
> On 09/24/2012 03:38 PM, Gerald Waugh wrote:
>> On 09/24/2012 07:59 AM, Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet wrote:
>>> Here's a neat tip.  If you are running an IPv6-enabled network, your
>>> 5108R server may decide to pick up an IPv6 IP address on its own via
>>> auto-configuration.  Sendmail may then use the IPv6 address to connect
>>> to other SMTP servers.  If you have not configured a PTR for that IPv6
>>> address, then the mail sent via IPv6 hosts will tend to bounce as it 
>>> has
>>> no reverse DNS.
>>>
>>> We haven't seen this behavior on 5106R.
>>>
>>> Just thought I'd pass it along.  #LFMF
>>>
>> I have a server with dovecot problems
>>
>> dovecot: master: Error: service(imap-login): listen(::, 993) failed: 
>> Address family not supported by protocol
>>                             Sep 24 14:12:32 msi dovecot: master: 
>> Fatal: Failed to start listeners
>>
>> googling indicates ipv6 issues
>> tried some of the fixes  listen = *, :: to listen = * and protocols 
>> to various options
> more
> the ::, is ipv6
>
> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: service(pop3-login): 
> listen(::, 110) failed: Address family not supported by protocol
> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: socket() failed: Address 
> family not supported by protocol
> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: service(pop3-login): 
> listen(::, 995) failed: Address family not supported by protocol
> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: socket() failed: Address 
> family not supported by protocol
> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: service(imap-login): 
> listen(::, 143) failed: Address family not supported by protocol
> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: socket() failed: Address 
> family not supported by protocol
> Sep 24 14:30:08 msi dovecot: master: Error: service(imap-login): 
> listen(::, 993) failed: Address family not supported by protocol
>
FIXED
edit /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf
added "listen *" (no "")
the line I used was the second line after the comments

#default_internal_user = dovecot

listen *

Gerald




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