Cyradm problems

[Robert Schmid]

Thank you, that's got it.  I had a feeling this was the answer but I was
hesitating because it contradicts the requirement that admin users NOT
receive email.

Robert

On Wed, February 8, 2006 02:57, Hendrik Koch wrote:
> Robert Schmid wrote:
>
>>I am also having a problem logging in to cyradm.  I can not login using
>>
>>cyradm --user cyrusimap localhost  (cyrusimap is the OSX cyrus user)
>>
>>
> the user needs to have e-mail enabled in apple's workgroup manager.
> without this it cannot find an authentication method. i added a
> Postmaster User and changed /etc/imapd.conf  "admins: cyrusimap
> postmaster" This works for me.
>
>>I get the two login prompts, - the first is OK but I can't get past the
>>second unless I specify another user.  The docs say that the cyrusadmin
>>should not be able to read email so cyrusimap has no mailboxes.
>>
>>
> the way i understand this is to not use it for sending and receiving
> mail - but without the activation in workgroup manager it  won't work.
>
> Hendrik
>
>>I'm guessing that if I can fix the login problem I can find this shared
>>folder and fix the problem so what do I need to do to login as cyrus and
>>not as another user?
>>
>>Robert Schmid
>>
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