knowledgebase/linux/mail/dovecot compile 1 Dovecot Compile Installing dovecot from source? It will go something like this. {code} apt-get install gcc-c++ openssl-devel pam-devel ./configure && make install replace "/usr/sbin" "/usr/local/sbin" -- /etc/initd.d/dovecot {code} The new config file is at /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf Getting an error like: {code} Sep 25 03:27:41 dd dovecot: auth(default): Unknown passdb driver 'pam' Sep 25 03:27:41 dd dovecot: Auth process died too early - shutting down Sep 25 03:27:41 dd dovecot: child 24163 (auth) returned error 89 {code} Then you missed out the pam-devel. 2008-03-30 21:41:25.0 2005-09-26 00:05:36.0