Trouble running Cyrus IMAP 2.1.14

[Michael Ellis]

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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Michael F. Ellis
President
Ellis Softworks Inc.
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