Trouble running Cyrus IMAP 2.1.14

[Ken Murchison]

Are there any imap or pop3 entries in [x]inetd.conf (or whatever the 
equivalent is on OS X)?  You could also try doing:

fuser -n tcp imap

to see which processes are listening for imap connections, one of which 
better be master.

Michael Ellis wrote:

> 
> Hi all.
> 
> After a search of the archives, I was unable to find a similar query -- 
> so here it goes...
> 
> I should mention that I'm a Cyrus IMAP 1.6 veteran.  I have that version 
> running on a NetBSD box, and I've had little trouble with it.  But 
> recently I've been trying to migrate mail service from that slower 
> NetBSD box to a speedier Mac OS X 10.1.5 machine that is already hosting 
> a few other services.
> 
> After a very painful build process (configure, make, NOT! :-), I have 
> been able to get both Cyrus SASL 2.1.15 and Cyrus IMAP 2.1.14 to build 
> (without errors, no less) and install on a Mac OS X 10.1.5 server I've 
> been using.
> 
> The good news is that SASL seems to work fine, as I've tested it using 
> the included 'testsaslauthd' and I've been able to authenticate using 
> the 'getpwent' flavor of  PLAIN.  I figure this is a good thing, because 
> IMAP needs this functionality.
> 
> So after many hours, I've built IMAP and installed it according to the 
> documentation.   All the programs are in place, and when I run 'master', 
> it appears to try to do the right thing.
> 
> Here's what concerns me:
> 1) When I telnet to the IMAP server (using "telnet localhost imap"), I 
> connect, but it NEVER talks.  I've tried sending some returns, and even 
> a "HELO" just for fun, but it remains silent.  There is NO greeting 
> whatsoever from IMAPD
> 2) The same thing happens with POP3D.  So there appears to be some sort 
> of systemic problem here.
> 3) The system log reports the following:
> Jul 24 01:12:11 powermac7300 master[6332]: process started
> Jul 24 01:12:11 powermac7300 lookupd[195]: _lookup_one(initgroups) failed
> Jul 24 01:12:11 powermac7300 ctl_cyrusdb[6333]: recovering cyrus databases
> Jul 24 01:12:55 powermac7300 ctl_cyrusdb[6333]: done recovering cyrus 
> databases
> Jul 24 01:12:55 powermac7300 master[6332]: no service 'sieve' in 
> /etc/services, disabling sieve
> Jul 24 01:12:55 powermac7300 lookupd[195]: _lookup_one(initgroups) failed
> Jul 24 01:12:55 powermac7300 master[6332]: ready for work
> Jul 24 01:12:55 powermac7300 ctl_cyrusdb[6344]: checkpointing cyrus 
> databases
> Jul 24 01:12:55 powermac7300 ctl_cyrusdb[6344]: DBERROR: archive 
> /var/imap/db: cyrusdb error
> Jul 24 01:12:55 powermac7300 ctl_cyrusdb[6344]: DBERROR: error archiving 
> log file: /var/imap/db/log.0000000001
> Jul 24 01:12:55 powermac7300 ctl_cyrusdb[6344]: DBERROR: archive 
> /var/imap/db: cyrusdb error
> Jul 24 01:12:55 powermac7300 ctl_cyrusdb[6344]: done checkpointing cyrus 
> databases
> 
> I've setup the "cyrus" user and the "mail" group, and the /var/imap and 
> /var/spool/imap directories are configure with the correct permissions.
> 
> Does anybody have any idea with IMAPD is unable to get data to my telnet 
> session?
> 
> I'd appreciate any insight you might have.
> 
> Thanks...
> 
> -Mike Ellis
> 
> 
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