permission problem on lmtp socket

[Simon Matter]

> Dear list,
>
> I have    "mailbox_transport = lmtp:unix:/var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp"  in
> main.cf
>
> I have "lmtpunix      cmd="lmtpd" listen="/var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp"
> prefork=1"
> in cyrus.conf
>
>
> now when ever I try to sent mail from user at mydomain.com   to
> user at mydomain.com
> it reports error
> -------------------------------
> Apr 27 11:31:25 lvps87-230-8-228 postfix/lmtp[3433]: 2BF37BFE10C:
> to=<test at opendingo.com>, relay=none, delay=2822, status=deferred
> (connect to /var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp[/var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp]:
> Permission denied)
> ------------------------------------------
>
> I have checked the permission and it is own by cyrus mail
> I have also checked the parent path starting from /var/lib/imap and it
> alongwith the underlying structures are owned by cyrus:mail

Maybe you have to disable chroot for lmtp in postfix's master.cf.

Simon