[kdepim-users] Problem with INBOX

[Bruce MacArthur]

On Friday 25 September 2009 08:20:51 am Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Friday 25 September 2009 13:01:57 you wrote:
> > On fredag 25 september 2009 13:02:30 Anne Wilson wrote:
> > > One user has a problem with INBOX (on a local IMAP server).  All
> > > subfolders work fine.  I have removed index files, but the problem
> > > persists.  The error message says
> > >
> > > Error while querying the server status.  Unable to open folder 
INBOX. 
> > > The server replied: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log 
for more
> > > information.
> > >
> > > There's nothing in /var/log/maillog.  Which log should I be 
reading?
> > 
> > Three short questions:
> > 1. What OS?
> > 2. Which IMAP-server
> > 3. Which syslog-server?
> > 
> > 
> > Usually courier, cyrus or dovecot for IMAP. I use courier and there 
it is
> > courierlogger that handles the logs. Courierlogger logs to syslog. 
My
> >  syslog is syslog-ng and the options is normally in
> >  /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf. I've got:
> > 
> > destination mail { file("/var/log/mail"); };
> > 
> > So for me it's /var/log/mail. But it is also up to what OS you're 
using to
> > define where the syslog should go.
> > 
> Just one thing I should mention.  I always set up my users with the 
same 
> username and UID as previously held.  David is always 501 (Mandriva 
always 
> used to start users at 500, and I've maintained the list of UIDs for 7 
years 
> or more).  When I looked at the perms for David's Inbox on the server 
it was 
> owned 501:VBoxusers.  This is crazy, and I've no idea where that came 
from.  

VBoxusers --

I think that this is a reference either to "VirtualBox" or to 
"VirtualBox-OSE" (Open Source Edition).  These products, like VM-Ware 
and others, are installed under a "host" operating system and then allow 
the installation of one or more (licensed) "guest" operating systems.  
This is NOT a "dual-boot" environment -- one can switch between the host 
and any running guest with no more than the click of a mouse.  It is 
very nice, but it does add some complications -- like needing to know 
exactly which OS you are working-in at any one time!

My host is Kubuntu Jaunty (9.04).  At this time, my only guest is 
Windows XP Pro.  I use WinXP almost exclusively for my Bible-study 
software -- Logos / Libronix.  I "love" it!!!

Anne, I really doubt that VirtualBox is part of the problem you are 
trying to solve.  I only write because you might -- or might NOT -- be 
familiar with the product, the product category, etc., and I want you to 
have as much relevant information as possible.  For example, you might 
ask David whether or not he has previously used any virtualization 
software and what its current status is.  Best of good fortune on this 
messy one.  Let me know if I can be more helpful.

Bruce   Mac Arthur


> On the server I changed ownership recursively to david:david.  
Unfortunately, 
> this didn't resolve the issue.  I'm just hoping that it rings a bell 
with 
> someone, though.
> 
> Anne
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