PAm authentication method no longer supported?

[Stefan Suurmeijer]

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?

Relevant data:
old machine (linux, 2.4.19)
cyrus-imapd-2.0.16
cyrus-sasl-1.5.27
sasl_pwcheck_method: pam (working)

new machine (linux, 2.4.19)
cyrus-imapd-2.1.9
cyrus-sasl2-2.1.7
sasl_pwcheck_method: pam (not working)
sasl_pwcheck_method: auxprop (working with sasldb2)

TIA

Stefan