Newbie Cyrus Configuration

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2 Август 2003 22:51, Norris Ward написал:
> Hi all,
> 	OK, so I have installed and started cyrus-imapd onto my redhat box.  I
> have then edited the imapd.conf file and added an additional user as an
> admin.  I am being stupid now..(I think) because I am unable to login via
> web-cyradm interface or via the cyradm command line over telnet, via
> telnet, here is the error message I receive.  Can someone tell me what I
> may have missed?
1. Which mech do you use to authenticate users?
2. Have you added the new admin user there?

>
> [nward at www nward]$ cyradm localhost
> IMAP Password:
>               Login failed: generic failure at
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i3
> 86-linux/Cyrus/IMAP/Admin.pm line 118
> cyradm: cannot authenticate to server with  as nward
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wil Cooley [mailto:wcooley at nakedape.cc]
> Sent: July 26, 2003 3:41 PM
> To: Norris Ward
> Cc: cyrus info
> Subject: Re: Newbie Cyrus Configuration
>
> On Sat, 2003-07-26 at 12:16, Norris Ward wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >             I am new to cyrus imap but I can navigate my way around
> > RedHat 7.3 fairly well.  I want to reconfigure my email server away from
>
> imap-2001.
>
> > Where does cyrus-imap store it’s config files?
>
> Typically, /etc/{config,imapd}.conf.  If you're using RH, use Simon
> Matter's RPMs at http://home.teleport.ch/simix/.  He has RPMs built for
> 7.2 and 8/9.  I've rebuilt them on 7.3 and they're available at
> http://ftp.nakedape.cc/nakedape/rh73/rpm/.  Note that I have a couple
> different options set by default than he does.
>
> You'll also need Cyrus-SASL 2, for which he also has 7.2 RPMs and I have
> re-built them on 7.3.
>
> > Also from my readings of the
> > cyrus info, I would like to clarify this: can  cyrus read the pam_db of
> > my system to authenticate users that already exist?
>
> Yes, but this is Cyrus SASL's job, not Cyrus IMAP's.
>
> > Also can cyrus be
> > configured to store users’ mail files in their ~home dirs?
>
> No.  Cyrus IMAP uses it's own database mailbox storage, which cannot be
> directly accessed by mail clients.  If this is a problem and you don't
> need the enterprise capabilities Cyrus provides, I'd suggest you look
> into Dovecot.
>
> Wil
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