[Dovecot] dovecot v1.2.1 expire-tool with mail_log enabled

[Nikita Koshikov]

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:28:33 +0200
e-frog <e-frog at gmx.de> wrote:

> Nikita Koshikov wrote:
> > Hello list,
> > 
> > Sorry, if it has been asked, but searching throught list not give possitive answers.
> > 
> > After upgrade to dovecot version 1.2.1 expire-tool stoped working. I have changed database format and config file to appropriative 1.2 version but:
> > 
> > expire-tool.sh fails with:
> > # dovecot -c /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf --exec-mail ext /usr/libexec/dovecot/expire-tool.sh
> > 
> 
> You are already using the wrapper for expire-tool ... to remove the imap_quota plugin?
> 
> > Info: Loading modules from directory: /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
> > Info: Module loaded: /usr/lib/dovecot/imap/lib10_quota_plugin.so
> > Info: Module loaded: /usr/lib/dovecot/imap/lib11_trash_plugin.so
> > Info: Module loaded: /usr/lib/dovecot/imap/lib20_expire_plugin.so
> > Info: Module loaded: /usr/lib/dovecot/imap/lib20_fts_plugin.so
> > Error: dlopen(/usr/lib/dovecot/imap/lib20_mail_log_plugin.so) failed: /usr/lib/dovecot/imap/lib20_mail_log_plugin.so: undefined symbol: imap_write_flags
> > Fatal: Couldn't load required plugins
> > 
> > When I diasabled mail_log plugin from imap section, everything start working, as expected and expire-tool delete old mail.
> > 
> 
> I think you also need to remove the mail_log plugin from the environment:
> 
> expire-tool.sh:
> ...
> MAIL_PLUGINS=${MAIL_PLUGINS//imap_quota/}
> MAIL_PLUGINS=${MAIL_PLUGINS//mail_log/}
> ...
> 

This helps, Thank you.

Now my expire-tool.sh looks like:
#!/bin/bash
MAIL_PLUGINS=${MAIL_PLUGINS//imap_quota/} 
MAIL_PLUGINS=${MAIL_PLUGINS//mail_log/}
exec ${0%.sh} "$@"

Maybe wiki should be updated to consider this trick ?