[BlueOnyx:11381] Re: 5108R IPv6 fun fact [dovecot issue solved]

[Larry Smith]

On Mon September 24 2012 15:56, Gerald Waugh wrote:
> On 09/24/2012 03:51 PM, Gerald Waugh wrote:
> > 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

Hmmm, shouldn't that (the listen directive) be one level up in the
/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf file ?

-- 
Larry Smith
lesmith at ecsis.net