---
title: "News: dovecot >= 2.4 requires manual intervention"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/news-dovecot-2-4-requires-manual-intervention-a8f6y3o2p
source_url: https://archlinux.org/news/dovecot-24-requires-manual-intervention/
type: article
source: "Arch Linux"
published: 2025-10-31T21:50:52.742Z
updated: 2025-10-31T21:51:12.743Z
tags: ["linux", "sysadmin"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# News: dovecot >= 2.4 requires manual intervention

**[Arch Linux](https://daily.dev/sources/archlinux)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Dovecot 2.4 introduces breaking changes that make it incompatible with 2.3 configuration files, requiring manual migration before the service can start. The replication feature has been removed entirely in 2.4. Arch Linux provides dovecot23 packages as an alternative for users who need the replication feature or cannot migrate immediately. The 2.3 branch will continue receiving critical security fixes.

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