dovecot can't start when IPv6 is disabled.
Issue
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dovecot can't start if IPv6 is disabled
# vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist ------------------------------------------- install ipv6 /bin/true ------------------------------------------- # reboot # lsmod |grep ipv6 # # service dovecot start Starting Dovecot Imap: Error: service(pop3-login): listen(::, 110) failed: Address already in use Error: service(pop3-login): listen(::, 995) failed: Address already in use Error: service(imap-login): listen(::, 143) failed: Address already in use Error: service(imap-login): listen(::, 993) failed: Address already in use Fatal: Failed to start listeners [FAILED]
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 beta 2 x86_64
- kernel-2.6.32-44.el6.x86_64
- dovecot-2.0-0.8.beta6.20100630.el6.x86_64
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