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Dovecot Upgrade, Broken Setup

lizolh
Hi all, Here's my configuration basics:
/etc/redhat-release:CentOS release 5.11 (Final) /usr/local/cpanel/version:11.54.0.33 /var/cpanel/envtype:standard CPANEL=release Server version: Apache/2.2.23 (Unix) Server built: Oct 18 2012 14:54:19 Cpanel::Easy::Apache v3.14.13 rev9999 PHP 5.3.17 (cli) (built: Oct 18 2012 15:01:48) Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The PHP Group Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Zend Technologies mysql Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.96, for unknown-linux-gnu (x86_64) using readline 5.1
I had been content to let cpanel automatically upgrade from Courier to Dovecot but this has turned out to be a serious mistake. I got the following email (in the codeblock below), and ever since then, there's been trouble; much of WHM's internal pages are stuck mid-upgrade (eg, I can't access Mailserver Configuration because it just goes to the cPanel & WHM Update in Progress This functionality is not available until the cPanel update is complete. page. I only noticed when I discovered that this server's ListMessenger newsletter mailer is super broken. Not a terribly surprising outcome, but one I'd like to resolve quickly, and settling out this apparently half-finished upgrade seems like the first step.)
The system failed to automatically remove Courier. Review the log for further details: WARNING: Courier is deprecated. If you switch away from Courier, you cannot switch back. The system configured the new mailserver in the cpanel.config file as dovecot Disabling chksrvd monitoring... Waiting for "tailwatchd" to restart "waiting for "tailwatchd" to initialize "" "finished. Service Status tailwatchd (tailwatchd) is running as root with PID 7398 (pidfile check method). Startup Log [Sun Dec 4 01:04:06 2016] Starting /usr/local/cpanel/libexec/tailwatch/tailwatchd daemon Log is at /usr/local/cpanel/logs/tailwatchd_log tailwatchd restarted successfully. Halting Courier... Disabling the Courier service in the init system... Checking that Dovecot is up-to-date... [2016-12-04 01:04:08 -0600] Downloading http://httpupdate.cpanel.net/RPM/11.48/centos/5/x86_64/rpm.sha512 [2016-12-04 01:04:08 -0600] Successfully verified signature for cpanel (key types: release). [2016-12-04 01:04:08 -0600] Downloading http://httpupdate.cpanel.net/RPM/11.48/centos/5/x86_64/dovecot-2.2.19-1.cp1148.x86_64.rpm [2016-12-04 01:04:09 -0600] Disabling service monitoring. [2016-12-04 01:04:11 -0600] Hooks system enabled. [2016-12-04 01:04:11 -0600] Checking for and running RPM::Versions 'pre' hooks for any RPMs about to be installed [2016-12-04 01:04:11 -0600] All required 'pre' hooks have been run [2016-12-04 01:04:11 -0600] Uninstalling unneeded rpms: courier-authlib-pipe courier-authlib courier-authlib-userdb courier-authlib-devel courier-imap courier-unicode courier-unicode-devel [2016-12-04 01:04:24 -0600] Installing new rpms: dovecot-2.2.19-1.cp1148.x86_64.rpm [2016-12-04 01:04:24 -0600] Preparing packages for installation... [2016-12-04 01:04:25 -0600] dovecot-2.2.19-1.cp1148 [2016-12-04 01:04:33 -0600] Prelinking is disabled. [2016-12-04 01:04:33 -0600] Hooks system enabled. [2016-12-04 01:04:33 -0600] Checking for and running RPM::Versions 'post' hooks for any RPMs about to be installed [2016-12-04 01:04:33 -0600] All required 'post' hooks have been run [2016-12-04 01:04:33 -0600] Restoring service monitoring. Converting user maildirs to the Dovecot format... Converting /home/neoadmin/mail...ok Converting /home/neoadmin/mail/REDACTED.com/william...ok Converting /home/monster/mail...failed Converting /home/mispack/mail...ok Converting /home/widowers/mail...ok Some failures were encountered during maildir conversion process. Full log available at: /var/cpanel/logs/imap_conversion.log.1480835075 Checking SSL certificates...Done. Checking for expired SSL certificates...Done. Enabling the Dovecot service in the init system... Starting Dovecot... Enabling Chksrvd monitoring... Waiting for "tailwatchd" to restart "waiting for "tailwatchd" to initialize "" "finished. Service Status tailwatchd (tailwatchd) is running as root with PID 7795 (pidfile check method). Startup Log [Sun Dec 4 01:04:49 2016] Starting /usr/local/cpanel/libexec/tailwatch/tailwatchd daemon Log is at /usr/local/cpanel/logs/tailwatchd_log tailwatchd restarted successfully. Reconfiguring Exim for the new mailserver... Restarting Exim... WARNING: The system encountered errors during the conversion process.
If anyone has any advice, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks, Liz

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  • Infopro
    Time to move off CentOS5: March 31st, 2017: The Day the Sun Sets on CentOS 5 | cPanel Blog And, upgrade to a newer version of cPanel: cPanel Long-Term Support - Documentation - cPanel Documentation Your PHP is out of date, as is MySQL: MySQL 5.1 End Of Life | cPanel Blog That doesn't properly answer your question I know. Still, you're working with a server that's reached EOL on just about everything.
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  • lizolh
    Hey there, I appreciate that, but unfortunately there's a Drupal 6 installation that is very incompatible with PHP 5.4+, and in general this server is so full of old, outdated website codes that I'm extremely reluctant to upgrade without taking great caution. I only inherited responsibility for it five weeks ago, so I'm still coming up with my full plan for that upgrade. Any advice would be welcome.
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  • Infopro
    Any advice would be welcome.

    I don't want to sound too harsh here, but as many things that are out of date on that server, you've also got out of date scripts on your server that really, really, should be managed ASAP. Don't take my word for it though, have a look: cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-1367/product_id-2387/Drupal-Drupal.html Not sure what Hosting Company you're with, doesn't matter here, but there are Hosting Providers that offer managed hosting and will move you to a new server. Lots of options to find a respected cPanel Partner here: cPanel Hosting Partner Directory
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  • lizolh
    Thank you! Best, Liz
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  • Infopro
    Happy to help. GL!
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