SOLVED: Lost access to shared imap contacts folder

[Johannes Graumann]

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Despite the fact that the shared folder was set to contain contacts via the
kolab web interface, Kontact/Kaddressbook didn't treat it that way. I had
to change the content definition manually to 'contacts' in the properties
of the folder.

Joh

Gunnar Wrobel wrote:

> Johannes Graumann <johannes_graumann at web.de> writes:
> 
>> Gunnar Wrobel wrote:
>>
>>> Johannes Graumann <johannes_graumann at web.de> writes:
>>> 
>>>> Gunnar Wrobel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Johannes Graumann <johannes_graumann at web.de> writes:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I backuped my 2.1 installation and dabbled around with 2.2-rc1.
>>>>>> I discarded the 2.2 idea, after realizing that the installation
>>>>>> process had not configured properly all components.
>>>>>> I deleted the /kolab directory and restored my original 2.1 install.
>>>>>> Now I don't have access anymore to  a shared contacts folder I set up
>>>>>> previously.
>>>>>> According to the web management interface It's supposed to be there,
>>>>>> it's owned by the right group, my user is in that group. cyradmin
>>>>>> also shows it to be there ...
>>>>>> kontact doesn't pull the contents any longer.
>>>>>> Does anybody have any hints on what I might do about that?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Can you post the cyradm output on that folder?
>>>> Sure:
>>>>         localhost> lm
>>>>         ...
>>>>         shared.family contacts at morannon.homelinux.org (\HasNoChildren)
>>>>         ...
>>>>         localhost> lam shared.family\ contacts at morannon.homelinux.org
>>>>         group:family at morannon.homelinux.org lrswipda
>>> 
>>> Is this output from a session as "manager" on that machine or as the
>>> user that does not see the folder?
>>> 
>>> If your problem originates from a problem with the IMAP server, "lm"
>>> shouldn't list the folder if you login as standard user via cyradm.
>>> 
>>> The other config pieces you posted look okay.
>>> 
>>> Btw.: I'm not ignoring you on IRC but you tend to post in the evening
>>> :) and I'm usually only active there during work hours (CET).
>>
>> Here's what I get cyradminning as the user in question:
>>
>> # /kolab/bin/cyradm --user=johannes.graumann at morannon.homelinux.org
>> localhost
>> IMAP Password:
>> localhost> lm
>> ...
>> shared.family contacts (\HasNoChildren)
>> ...
>> localhost> lam shared.family\ contacts
>> group:family at morannon.homelinux.org lrswipda
>>
>> Nothing here either, no?
> 
> This tells you that the IMAP server would allow you to access the
> folder and in principle the configuration is okay. So now I would
> definitely try a different client. Are you using Horde? Does it
> display the folder? Can you check Thunderbird?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Gunnar
> 
>> Do you have any more ideas?
>>
>> Don't worry about the IRC thing. I work in a place where the firewall
>> does not allow IRC, so I can only try to IRC-pester people in the
>> evenings ...
>>
>> Joh
>>
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