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Issue Upgrade to 18.0.73 #2 another dovecot bug ?

OverWolf

Regular Pleskian
Server operating system version
Almalinux 9.6
Plesk version and microupdate number
18.0.71 update 2 (before update)
Hi,
I've read the problematic (and bugs) with 18.0.73, but I have had some 'new' problem during updating.
I was on 18.0.71#2 and I have tried to upgrade to 18.0.73#2 and this is my log :

Code:
08:03:19 overwolf.server dovecot[1547]: master: Dovecot v2.3.21.1 (d492236fa0) starting up for imap, pop3, sieve
Oct 12 08:03:19 overwolf.server systemd[1]: Started Dovecot IMAP/POP3 email server.
Oct 12 08:08:41 overwolf.server systemd[1]: Reloading Dovecot IMAP/POP3 email server...
Oct 12 08:08:41 overwolf.server dovecot[1656]: config: Error: Config client not compatible with this server (mixed old and new binaries?)
Oct 12 08:08:41 overwolf.server doveadm[25593]: doveconf: Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/conf.d/14-plesk-sni-example.com.conf line 7: ssl_cert: Unknown setting: ssl_cert
Oct 12 08:08:41 overwolf.server systemd[1]: dovecot.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=89/n/a
Oct 12 08:08:41 overwolf.server systemd[1]: Reload failed for Dovecot IMAP/POP3 email server.

***** problem report *****
Warning: reload-or-restart service dovecot failed

/usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/pleskrc execution failed:
Job for dovecot.service failed.
See "systemctl status dovecot.service" and "journalctl -xeu dovecot.service" for details.
/usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/pleskrc execution failed:
Job for dovecot.service failed.
See "systemctl status dovecot.service" and "journalctl -xeu dovecot.service" for details.
Trying to upgrade Dovecot secure IMAP and POP3 server driver (post stage)... Trying to remove kolab extension configuration files... After end of upgrade for 'dovecot_driver' (stage 'post') following actions are registered as failed: 20250909135600-dovecot_fixup_quota_warning_config_for_2_4.

Warning: upgrade Dovecot secure IMAP and POP3 server driver (post stage)

***** upgrade problem report *****
Warning: upgrade Dovecot secure IMAP and POP3 server driver (post stage)

rpm scriptlet: /
rpm scriptlet: INFO: [Sun Oct 12 08:08:41 CEST 2025]: Service: dovecot, Action: reload-or-restart
rpm scriptlet: Trying to reload-or-restart service dovecot... Oct 12 08:03:19 overwolf.server systemd[1]: Starting Dovecot IMAP/POP3 email server...
rpm scriptlet: Oct 12 08:03:19 overwolf.server dovecot[1547]: master: Dovecot v2.3.21.1 (d492236fa0) starting up for imap, pop3, sieve
rpm scriptlet: Oct 12 08:03:19 overwolf.server systemd[1]: Started Dovecot IMAP/POP3 email server.
rpm scriptlet: Oct 12 08:08:41 overwolf.server systemd[1]: Reloading Dovecot IMAP/POP3 email server...
rpm scriptlet: Oct 12 08:08:41 overwolf.server dovecot[1656]: config: Error: Config client not compatible with this server (mixed old and new binaries?)
rpm scriptlet: Oct 12 08:08:41 overwolf.server doveadm[25593]: doveconf: Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/conf.d/14-plesk-sni-example.com.conf line 7: ssl_cert: Unknown setting: ssl_cert
rpm scriptlet: Oct 12 08:08:41 overwolf.server systemd[1]: dovecot.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=89/n/a
rpm scriptlet: Oct 12 08:08:41 overwolf.server systemd[1]: Reload failed for Dovecot IMAP/POP3 email server.
rpm scriptlet:
rpm scriptlet: ***** problem report *****
rpm scriptlet: Warning: reload-or-restart service dovecot failed
rpm scriptlet:
rpm scriptlet: /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/pleskrc execution failed:
rpm scriptlet: Job for dovecot.service failed.
rpm scriptlet: See "systemctl status dovecot.service" and "journalctl -xeu dovecot.service" for details.
rpm scriptlet: /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/pleskrc execution failed:
rpm scriptlet: Job for dovecot.service failed.
rpm scriptlet: See "systemctl status dovecot.service" and "journalctl -xeu dovecot.service" for details.
rpm scriptlet: Trying to upgrade Dovecot secure IMAP and POP3 server driver (post stage)... Trying to remove kolab extension configuration files... After end of upgrade for 'dovecot_driver' (stage 'post') following actions are registered as failed: 20250909135600-dovecot_fixup_quota_warning_config_for_2_4.
rpm scriptlet:
rpm scriptlet: Warning: upgrade Dovecot secure IMAP and POP3 server driver (post stage)
rpm scriptlet:
rpm scriptlet: ***** upgrade problem report *****
rpm scriptlet: Warning: upgrade Dovecot secure IMAP and POP3 server driver (post stage)

I have tried to restart server and I have no errors and everything seems to be working fine now, but I still need to investigate further.
 
This is maillog

Code:
Oct 12 08:08:41 srv dovecot[1656]: config: Error: Config client not compatible with this server (mixed old and new binaries?)
Oct 12 08:08:47 srv dovecot[1656]: config: Error: Config client not compatible with this server (mixed old and new binaries?)
Oct 12 08:08:47 srv dovecot[1547]: master: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill)
Oct 12 08:08:47 srv dovecot[1656]: anvil: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill)
Oct 12 08:08:47 srv dovecot[1656]: config: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill)
Oct 12 08:08:47 srv dovecot[1656]: log(1656): Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill)
Oct 12 08:08:47 srv dovecot[1656]: log(1656): Warning: Shutting down logging for 'anvil: ' with 1 clients
Oct 12 08:08:47 srv dovecot[1656]: log(1656): Warning: Shutting down logging for 'config: ' with 1 clients
Oct 12 08:09:45 srv postfix/postfix-script[49740]: stopping the Postfix mail system
Oct 12 08:09:45 srv postfix/master[1447]: terminating on signal 15
Oct 12 08:09:45 srv postfix/postfix-script[50017]: starting the Postfix mail system
Oct 12 08:09:45 srv postfix/master[50024]: daemon started -- version 3.5.25, configuration /etc/postfix
Oct 12 08:09:50 srv dovecot[51122]: master: Warning: Corrected permissions for login directory /var/run/dovecot/login
Oct 12 08:09:50 srv dovecot[51122]: master: Dovecot v2.4.1-4 (7d8c0e5759) starting up for imap, pop3, sieve
 
Check the systemd-journal for errors with the command:

Code:
journalctl -xeu dovecot.service

If you see the error below then you have to update the Warden extension to the latest version:

Code:
Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/conf.d/99-warden.conf line 9: Unknown section name

The latest version of Warden 5.04 is fully compatible with Plesk 18.0.73:

 
Oct 12 08:08:41 overwolf.server doveadm[25593]: doveconf: Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/conf.d/14-plesk-sni-example.com.conf line 7: ssl_cert: Unknown setting: ssl_cert

Could you please try replacing the ssl_cert directive with ssl_server_cert_file in /etc/dovecot/conf.d/14-plesk-sni-example.com.conf?
 
Oct 12 08:08:41 overwolf.server doveadm[25593]: doveconf: Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/conf.d/14-plesk-sni-example.com.conf line 7: ssl_cert: Unknown setting: ssl_cert
Based on this error I would try to run the repair utility to let it generate new mail configuration: plesk repair mail -y

I am not sure if that will fix you issues entirely and I am also unsure about this error:
Oct 12 08:08:41 overwolf.server dovecot[1656]: config: Error: Config client not compatible with this server (mixed old and new binaries?)
Might be related, but could something different too.
 
Could you please try replacing the ssl_cert directive with ssl_server_cert_file in /etc/dovecot/conf.d/14-plesk-sni-example.com.conf?
Hi Sabahat.hadzhi,
my conf file has already that directive into it

Code:
#ATTENTION!
#
#DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE BECAUSE IT WAS GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY,
#SO ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST THE NEXT TIME THE FILE IS GENERATED.

local_name example.com {
  ssl_server_cert_file = /usr/local/psa/var/certificates/xxxxxxx
  ssl_server_key_file = /usr/local/psa/var/certificates/xxxxxxxx
}

All the other files in conf.d didn't give me any error, only that specific and the code was the same for all. That's strange.
 
Based on this error I would try to run the repair utility to let it generate new mail configuration: plesk repair mail -y

I am not sure if that will fix you issues entirely and I am also unsure about this error:

Might be related, but could something different too.
Thank you Kaspar for your contribution, but the strange thing is that after I restart the server, no error is present and the emails are working correctly (no duplicate, no restarting dovecot, etc.)
 
config: Error: Config client not compatible with this server (mixed old and new binaries?)

I have in line 7
7: ssl_cert = </usr/local/psa/var/certificates/scfUNIY94
 
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