root@geekbox:/etc/dovecot# egrep -v -e "^\s*#" -e ^$ dovecot.conf
protocols = imap imaps
listen = *
disable_plaintext_auth = yes
shutdown_clients = yes
log_timestamp = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S "
syslog_facility = mail
ssl_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/geekbox.crt
ssl_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/geekbox.key
mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
mail_privileged_group = mail
first_valid_uid = 100
protocol imap {
}
protocol pop3 {
  pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
}
 protocol lda {
  mail_plugin_dir = /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/lda
   mail_plugins = sieve
 }
auth default {
  mechanisms = plain login
  passdb pam {
  }
  userdb passwd {
  }
  user = root
  socket listen {
    client {
      path = /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
      mode = 0660
      user = postfix
      group = postfix
    }
    master {
	path = /var/spool/postfix/auth-master
        mode = 0600
    }
  }
}
dict {
}
plugin {
  sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
}
root@geekbox:/etc/dovecot#





root@geekbox:/etc/dovecot# strace -f -eopen dovecot -F
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 3
open("/lib/librt.so.1", O_RDONLY)       = 3
open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY)        = 3
open("/lib/libpthread.so.0", O_RDONLY)  = 3
open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY)             = 3
open("/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf", O_RDONLY) = 4
open("/var/run/dovecot/master.pid", O_RDONLY) = 4
open("/etc/nsswitch.conf", O_RDONLY)    = 4
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 4
open("/lib/libnss_compat.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
open("/lib/libnsl.so.1", O_RDONLY)      = 4
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 4
open("/lib/libnss_nis.so.2", O_RDONLY)  = 4
open("/lib/libnss_files.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 4
open("/etc/group", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC)  = 4
open("/var/run/dovecot", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_DIRECTORY|O_CLOEXEC) = 4
open("/var/run/dovecot/login", O_RDONLY) = 4
open("/var/run/dovecot/login", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_DIRECTORY|O_CLOEXEC) = 4
open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 4
open("/var/run/dovecot/master-fatal.lastlog", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/etc/localtime", O_RDONLY)        = 8
Process 15973 attached
[pid 15972] open("/var/run/dovecot/master.pid", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC, 0644) = 14
[pid 15973] open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libpam.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/usr/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/usr/lib/libk5crypto.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libcom_err.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/usr/lib/libldap_r-2.4.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/usr/lib/liblber-2.4.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so.16", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libcrypt.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libnsl.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libm.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/usr/lib/libpq.so.5", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/usr/lib/libsqlite3.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libpthread.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libz.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/librt.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/usr/lib/libkrb5support.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libkeyutils.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libresolv.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/usr/lib/libsasl2.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/usr/lib/libgnutls.so.26", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/usr/lib/libtasn1.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libgcrypt.so.11", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libgpg-error.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15973] open("/usr/lib/dovecot/modules/auth", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_DIRECTORY|O_CLOEXEC) = 5
[pid 15973] open("/etc/nsswitch.conf", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15973] open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libnss_compat.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15973] open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libnss_nis.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15973] open("/lib/libnss_files.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15973] open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 6
[pid 15973] open("/etc/group", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 6
[pid 15973] open("/proc/sys/kernel/ngroups_max", O_RDONLY) = 8
[pid 15973] open("/etc/group", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 8
Process 15974 attached
[pid 15974] open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libpam.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/usr/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/usr/lib/libk5crypto.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libcom_err.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/usr/lib/libldap_r-2.4.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/usr/lib/liblber-2.4.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so.16", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libcrypt.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libnsl.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libm.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/usr/lib/libpq.so.5", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/usr/lib/libsqlite3.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libpthread.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libz.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/librt.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/usr/lib/libkrb5support.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libkeyutils.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libresolv.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/usr/lib/libsasl2.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/usr/lib/libgnutls.so.26", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/usr/lib/libtasn1.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libgcrypt.so.11", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libgpg-error.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY) = 3
[pid 15974] open("/usr/lib/dovecot/modules/auth", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_DIRECTORY|O_CLOEXEC) = 5
[pid 15974] open("/proc/sys/kernel/ngroups_max", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15974] open("/etc/nsswitch.conf", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15974] open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libnss_compat.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15974] open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libnss_nis.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15974] open("/lib/libnss_files.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15974] open("/etc/group", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 5
Process 15975 attached
Process 15976 attached
[pid 15975] open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15975] open("/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15975] open("/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15975] open("/lib/librt.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15976] open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 6
Process 15977 attached (waiting for parent)
Process 15977 resumed (parent 15972 ready)
[pid 15976] open("/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15975] open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15976] open("/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15976] open("/lib/librt.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15975] open("/lib/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15976] open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15975] open("/lib/libz.so.1", O_RDONLY <unfinished ...>
[pid 15977] open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY <unfinished ...>
[pid 15976] open("/lib/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY <unfinished ...>
[pid 15977] <... open resumed> )        = 6
[pid 15976] <... open resumed> )        = 6
[pid 15975] <... open resumed> )        = 6
[pid 15977] open("/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15976] open("/lib/libz.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15977] open("/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15976] open("/lib/libpthread.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15975] open("/lib/libpthread.so.0", O_RDONLY <unfinished ...>
[pid 15977] open("/lib/librt.so.1", O_RDONLY <unfinished ...>
[pid 15975] <... open resumed> )        = 6
[pid 15977] <... open resumed> )        = 6
[pid 15977] open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15977] open("/lib/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15977] open("/lib/libz.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15977] open("/lib/libpthread.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15976] open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15975] open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY) = 6
[pid 15977] open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY <unfinished ...>
[pid 15976] open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY|O_NOCTTY|O_NONBLOCK <unfinished ...>
[pid 15977] <... open resumed> )        = 6
[pid 15976] <... open resumed> )        = 7
[pid 15976] open("/etc/ssl/certs/geekbox.info.crt", O_RDONLY) = 7
[pid 15975] open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY|O_NOCTTY|O_NONBLOCK) = 7
[pid 15976] open("/etc/ssl/private/geekbox.info.key", O_RDONLY) = 7
[pid 15975] open("/etc/ssl/certs/geekbox.info.crt", O_RDONLY <unfinished ...>
[pid 15977] open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY|O_NOCTTY|O_NONBLOCK <unfinished ...>
[pid 15975] <... open resumed> )        = 7
[pid 15977] <... open resumed> )        = 7
[pid 15976] open(NULL, O_RDONLY)        = -1 EFAULT (Bad address)
[pid 15977] open("/etc/ssl/certs/geekbox.info.crt", O_RDONLY) = 7
[pid 15975] open("/etc/ssl/private/geekbox.info.key", O_RDONLY <unfinished ...>
[pid 15976] open("/etc/localtime", O_RDONLY <unfinished ...>
[pid 15975] <... open resumed> )        = 7
[pid 15976] <... open resumed> )        = 7
[pid 15977] open("/etc/ssl/private/geekbox.info.key", O_RDONLY) = 7
[pid 15975] open(NULL, O_RDONLY)        = -1 EFAULT (Bad address)
[pid 15977] open(NULL, O_RDONLY)        = -1 EFAULT (Bad address)
[pid 15977] open("/etc/localtime", O_RDONLY) = 7
[pid 15975] open("/etc/localtime", O_RDONLY) = 7
[pid 15976] open(".", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_DIRECTORY|O_CLOEXEC) = 10
[pid 15977] open(".", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_DIRECTORY|O_CLOEXEC) = 10
[pid 15975] open(".", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_DIRECTORY|O_CLOEXEC) = 10


^CProcess 15973 detached
Process 15974 detached
Process 15975 detached
Process 15976 detached
Process 15977 detached
root@geekbox:/etc/dovecot#