PAM Authentication error...

[Emma Grant]

Hmmm...

That would make sense for system users with email accounts, but this is
a virtual setup using maildir, they don't have a mail box, but rather a
directory. 

All my information is stored in a database; the default homedir, the
maildir, email/username and password...etc

The virtual setup is working because I am able to send to the
users...and they get a a directory with mail in it automatically. The
problem is that I am unable to *retrieve* the mail using pop3. 

Thanks, 

Emma

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
[mailto:owner-info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On Behalf Of Ken
Murchison
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 4:47 AM
To: Emma Grant
Cc: info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
Subject: Re: PAM Authentication error...

Emma Grant wrote:

> Thanks for your reply. 
> 
> I ended up fixing the error by adding "account required
> /lib/security/pam_permit.so" at the top of my pop file in pam.d/pop
> 
> I first tried pam_warn.so, and that told me that my account had
expired,
> and since the really is no system account - email is virtual - I
figured
> that is why it was giving the error. After adding pam_permit I have
had
> no more auth errors.
> 
> But now I am  getting the error: 
> 
> 	-ERR [SYS/PERM] Unable to locate maildrop
> 
> any ideas? 

The system can find the INBOX for the user that is logging in.  You need

to create a mailbox named user.<username> for each user that will be 
accessing mail via IMAP or POP.


> 
> Testsaslauthd? Where would I find this on RH ES? Do I still need it
now
> I am not getting auth errors? 

No.


> 
> Thanks, 
> Emma
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
> [mailto:owner-info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On Behalf Of Ken
> Murchison
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 12:30 AM
> To: Emma Grant
> Cc: info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
> Subject: Re: PAM Authentication error...
> 
> Emma Grant wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi All,
>>
>> 
>>
>>I am running Cyrus Imap 2.2.3 on RH ES 3.0 using MySQL 3.23.58 as my 
>>database so I can use my mail server with virtual domains (maildir).
>>
>> 
>>
>>I believe that I have configured everything correctly except I am 
>>getting the error below when I check pop3 email:
>>
>> 
>>
>>do_auth         : auth failure: [user=me at mydomain.com] [service=pop] 
>>[realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
>>
>>pop3[28753]: badlogin: my.ipaddress.location.etc plaintext 
>>me at mydomain.com SASL(-13): authentication failure: checkpass failed
> 
> 
> Compile the testsaslauthd program in the SASL distro, and make sure
that
> 
> you can authenticate before moving on to Cyrus.
> 


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