PAm authentication method no longer supported?

[Ken Murchison]

Stefan Suurmeijer wrote:
> 
> Hi list,
> 
> sorry if this was dealt with earlier, didn't see it in the archives.
> 
> I just installed Cyrus 2.1.9 on a new box. However, when I wanted to
> copy my old config (cyrus 2.0.16, running on another box), I ran into a
> snag.
> 
> I was using
> 
> sasl_pwcheck_method: pam
> 
> but when I try to authorize now, I get authentication errors
> (imapd[3070]: unknown password verifier). When I checked the imapd.conf
> manpages, I saw that the PAM method was no longer listed under the
> supported mechanisms. I was able to get it working with the sasldb2, but
> I'd like to keep working with PAM, as it's nicely flexible. Was support
> for the PAM method removed (something to do with the new sasl version
> perhaps)? If so, is there another way to get PAM working again?

Check the fourth bullet on doc/upgrading.html in the SASL distro.


sasl_pwcheck_method: saslauthd

And run:

saslauthd -a pam


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