dovecot master user implementation for imap migration

parsley

• March 11, 2014 11:06

We're working on a process for migrating mailboxes from Windows and non-control-panel servers to our cPanel servers. One dovecot feature that would help a lot is the "master user", with full access to all mailboxes. I tried getting that feature working on our development cPanel server, but without luck. It would authenticate, but then give an error like "Permission denied creating default INBOX". Has anybody got this working, and care to share the magic sauce?

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  cPanelMichael

  • March 12, 2014 13:24

  Hello :) Have you considered using the "imapsync" utility? You can find it here: [url=http://imapsync.lamiral.info/]Official imapsync migration tool ( release 1.584 ) [url=http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-migrate-mailboxes-between-imap-servers-with-imapsync]How To Migrate Mailboxes Between IMAP Servers With imapsync | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials Thank you.

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  burn1024

  • April 14, 2015 01:39

  Imapsync is exactly what requires master user implementation. Can a master user be enabled on Cpanel's Dovecot?

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  cPanelMichael

  • April 15, 2015 14:26

  Hello, Could you clarify the exact issue you are having or the reason you need to configure a master user? Thank you.

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  burn1024

  • April 15, 2015 14:28

  To run imapsync. Server migration.

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  cPanelMichael

  • April 16, 2015 13:08

  You should be able to run it as "root", without any special dovecot configuration. What error message do you receive when using it? Thank you.

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  burn1024

  • April 16, 2015 13:18

  trying root, authentication fails (I test with telnet)

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  cPanelMichael

  • April 17, 2015 14:08

  You will need to have the correct username/password for each account in order to authenticate, but you can create a single file with those credentials to speed up the process, as per the example here:

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  burn1024

  • April 17, 2015 14:26

  Is that a joke? I don't have the passwords. And I don't want to have them. That's what the master user feature is for.

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  cPanelMichael

  • April 20, 2015 15:31

  Manually updating the dovecot configuration to enable a master user is not supported, but if you list the exact steps you took to make the changes, we might be able to let you know if it should work or not. Please keep in mind that we don't natively support imapsync, and it's not something that we develop. Thus, we can't guarantee it's going to work easily or work exactly how you need it to. This is outside of our control. Thank you.

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  burn1024

  • April 20, 2015 15:35

  Manually updating the dovecot configuration to enable a master user is not supported, but if you list the exact steps you took to make the changes, we might be able to let you know if it should work or not. Please keep in mind that we don't natively support imapsync, and it's not something that we develop. Thus, we can't guarantee it's going to work easily or work exactly how you need it to. This is outside of our control. Thank you.

  
  I didn't took any steps. I think the original question is if it's possible at all, and I'm interested in the same.

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  cPanelMichael

  • April 21, 2015 20:54

  There's no native support to enable a master user for Dovecot with it's cPanel implementation. You are welcome to try manually modifying the Dovecot configuration. Information on how to do so is found on this thread:

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