Logging problems

Gerard gerard at seibercom.net
Sun Jan 7 16:12:15 EST 2007


On Sunday January 07, 2007 at 08:16:41 (AM) Herbert Muller wrote:


> Jan  7 13:59:25 szse postfix/smtpd[8786]: warning:
> pD95F72E4.dip.t-dialin.net[217.95.114.228]: SASL LOGIN authentication failed
> Jan  7 13:59:25 szse postfix/smtpd[8786]: >
> pD95F72E4.dip.t-dialin.net[217.95.114.228]: 535 Error: authentication failed
> 
> But the problem is I do also not know, how to solve the problem which causes
> the messages.
> 
> > If your Password is "xxxxxxxx", change it.
> 
> The password does not matter, cause it is only a test account
> 
> > Show your configuration, "postconf -n", smtpd.conf, master.cf.
> 
> Ok, here comes my configuration:
> I'm using Microsoft Outlook as client.
> 
> postconf -n:
> 
> append_dot_mydomain = yes
> biff = no
> broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
> command_directory = /usr/sbin
> config_directory = /etc/postfix
> daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
> disable_vrfy_command = yes
> inet_interfaces = all
> mailbox_size_limit = 0
> mydestination = localhost.localdomain, localhost
> myhostname = clients.your-server.de
> mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
> recipient_delimiter = +
> setgid_group = postdrop
> smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name
> smtpd_delay_reject = yes
> smtpd_helo_required = yes
> smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated,
> reject_unauth_destination, warn_if_reject, reject_unknown_client,
> reject_unknown_hostname, check_relay_domains

You should have: permit_sasl_authenticated before permit_mynetworks

> smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
> smtpd_sasl_local_domain = 
> smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
> smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/smtpd.cert
> smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/smtpd.key
> smtpd_use_tls = yes

Check out: smtp_tls_security_level and smtpd_tls_security_level if using
Postfix 3.2.x

> strict_rfc821_envelopes = yes
> virtual_alias_domains = virtual_alias_maps
> virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_forwardings.cf
> mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_email2email.cf
> virtual_gid_maps = static:5000
> virtual_mailbox_base = /home/vmail
> virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_domains.cf
> virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_mailboxes.cf
> virtual_uid_maps = static:5000


-- 
Gerard


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