dovecot.conf:<
Now let's create required folder and our first shared folder TestFolder.
mkdir -p /var/vmail/public/.TestFolder
-chown -R vmail:vmail /var/vmail/public
-chmod -R 0700 /var/vmail/public
+chown -R vmail:vmail /var/vmail/public/.TestFolder
+chmod -R 0700 /var/vmail/public/.TestFolder
doveadm acl get:
Username ID Global Rights
With shell command below, we grant lookup, read, write, insert,
-delete, expunge and create (sub-directory) permissions to user
+
Below is list of all available permissions. Please check Dovecot web +site for more details or update.
+Permissions
+| Permission name (short) | +Permission name (full) | +Comment | +
|---|---|---|
| l | +lookup | +Mailbox is visible in mailbox list. Mailbox can be subscribed to. | +
| r | +read | +Mailbox can be opened for reading. | +
| w | +write | +Message flags and keywords can be changed, except \Seen and \Deleted |
+
| s | +write-seen | +\Seen flag can be changed |
+
| t | +write-deleted | +\Deleted flag can be changed |
+
| i | +insert | +Messages can be written or copied to the mailbox | +
| p | +post | +Messages can be posted to the mailbox by LDA, e.g. from Sieve scripts | +
| e | +expunge | +Messages can be expunged | +
| k | +create | +Mailboxes can be created (or renamed) directly under this mailbox | +
| x | +delete | +Mailbox can be deleted | +
| a | +admin | +Administration rights to the mailbox (currently: ability to change ACLs for mailbox) | +
With shell command below, we grant some permissions to user
postmaster@test.com (again, this user is hosted on same server):
doveadm acl set -A "Public/TestFolder" "user=postmaster@test.com" lookup read write insert delete expunge create
+doveadm acl set -A "Public/TestFolder" "user=postmaster@test.com" lookup read write write-seen write-deleted insert delete expunge create
Check the ACl with doveadm again: