Can't access the imap server using telnet, nor send email.

Alain Spineux aspineux at gmail.com
Tue Jan 22 09:07:31 EST 2008 

On Jan 22, 2008 2:33 PM, badock <badock at gmail.com> wrote:
> mmmmh i still don't manage to have the 'testsaslauthd -u logon -p password'
> work...
> does yours work allright ?
> can you paste your /etc/sysconfig/saslauthd file please ?

I don't use saslauthd !

> in mine :
> SOCKETDIR=/var/run/saslauthd
> MECH=pam
> FLAGS=

If you use saslauthd with PAM, like you are trying, you dont need to
work with a sasldb nor saslpasswd ....


>
>
>
> 2008/1/21, Alain Spineux <aspineux at gmail.com>:
> > On Jan 21, 2008 5:31 PM, badock <badock at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > OK, apparently, i have a problem, but it's more a SASL problem.
> > > I set passwords with "saslpasswd2 -c logon" and then tried to check
> whether
> > > it worked with the command : "testsaslauthd -u logon -p password" and it
> > > doesn't work... :S
> >
> > Do you want to use saslauth or just don't realy know what you are doing?
> >
> > I have just migrated my server yesterday using just here are some of my
> config :
> >
> > # cat  /etc/imapd.conf
> > configdirectory: /var/lib/imap
> > partition-default: /var/spool/imap
> > admins: cyrus
> > sievedir: /var/lib/imap/sieve
> > sendmail: /usr/sbin/sendmail
> > #sasl_pwcheck_method: saslauthd
> > sasl_pwcheck_method: auxprop
> > sasl_auxprop_plugin: sasldb
> > sasl_mech_list: PLAIN
> >
> > tls_cert_file: /etc/pki/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd.pem
> > tls_key_file: /etc/pki/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd.pem
> > tls_ca_file: /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca- bundle.crt
> >
> > virtdomains: userid
> > defaultdomain: max.asxnet.loc
> > loginrealms: max.asxnet.loc
> >
> > hashimapspool: yes
> >
> > altnamespace:           0
> > unixhierarchysep:       yes
> > lmtp_downcase_rcpt:     yes
> > username_tolower:       1
> >
> >
> > THE relevant thing for you are :
> >
> > sasl_pwcheck_method: auxprop
> > sasl_auxprop_plugin: sasldb
> >
> >
> > # history | grep sasl
> >   705  sasldblistusers2
> >   706  saslpasswd2 cyrus at max.asxnet.loc
> >   707  sasldblistusers2
> >   709  saslpasswd2 -u max.asxnet.loc root
> >   710  sasldblistusers2
> >   728  chown cyrus.mail  /etc/sasldb2
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I checked the logs, here's what i found :
> > > in /var/log/secure:
> > > #  Jan 21 17:12:28 demovm33 saslauthd[3393]: pam_unix(imap:auth): check
> > > pass; user unknown
> > > #  Jan 21 17:12:28 demovm33 saslauthd[3393]: pam_unix(imap:auth):
> > > authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=
> > > #  Jan 21 17:12:28 demovm33 saslauthd[3393]: pam_succeed_if(imap:auth):
> > > error retrieving information about user logon
> > >
> > > in /var/log/messages:
> > > #  Jan 21 17:12:20 demovm33 saslauthd[3351]: server_exit     : master
> > > exited: 3351
> > > #  Jan 21 17:12:21 demovm33 saslauthd[3376]: set_auth_mech   : unknown
> > > authentication mechanism: map
> > > #  Jan 21 17:12:27 demovm33 saslauthd[3392]: detach_tty      : master
> pid
> > > is: 3392
> > > #  Jan 21 17:12:27 demovm33 saslauthd[3392]: ipc_init        : listening
> on
> > > socket: /var/run/saslauthd/mux
> > > #  Jan 21 17:12:31 demovm33 saslauthd[3393]: do_auth         : auth
> failure:
> > > [user=logon] [service=imap] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
> > >
> > > OK, so that's when in /etc/sysconfig/saslauthd i have one line saying :
> > > #  MECH=pam
> > >
> > > I tried with several other "MECH" but i still get errors like, for
> instance
> > > with MECH=shadow :
> > > #  Jan 21 17:11:41 demovm33 saslauthd[3318]: server_exit     : master
> > > exited: 3318
> > > #  Jan 21 17:11:41 demovm33 saslauthd[3351]: detach_tty      : master
> pid
> > > is: 3351
> > > #  Jan 21 17:11:41 demovm33 saslauthd[3351]: ipc_init        : listening
> on
> > > socket: /var/run/saslauthd/mux
> > > #  Jan 21 17:11:43 demovm33 saslauthd[3352]: do_auth         : auth
> failure:
> > > [user=logon] [service=imap] [realm=] [mech=shadow] [reason=Unknown]
> > >
> > >
> > > I couldn't try to use the MECH=sasldb because natively the sasldb mech
> is
> > > disabled, so i have two options :
> > > 1. compile a new saslauthd from sources that supports sasldb (i tried
> and
> > > failed, i get error coming from the .c and .h files :-/ )
> > > 2. have it working without the sasldb, which i guess is possible... i
> mean i
> > > only need a simple login/password thing, it's not that complex
> > >
> > > So anyway, when _you_ use this cyrus-imapd thing, do you authenticate
> with
> > > the sasldb by typing login/password, or do you do it another way ?
> > >
> > > Hope it's clearer now to you (it isn't to me... ;) )
> > > Any idea, please ?
> > >
> > >
> > > @Alain> about this RCTP TO error, i'd say it comes from the SMTP, but i
> > > don't understand what you meant by "Ave you configured your SMTP to
> accept
> > > lgon at mydomai.com ?", do i have to configure something on the SMTP side ?
> >
> > Often things are made to work together without to much change.
> > It help to stay in the main idea of the developer, but not always easy
> > to guest it.
> > Yesterday I didn't touch my postfix on my centos 5.1 to make it works
> > with cyrus.
> >
> > Regards
> > > Thanks for paying interest in my helplessness :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  2008/1/21, Alain Spineux < aspineux at gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > > On Jan 21, 2008 2:19 PM, badock <badock at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello all,
> > > > >
> > > > > I recently installed cyrus-imapd, and i'm now trying to make it
> work.
> > > > > I created a mailbox user (cm user.logon) then acl'ed it (sam
> user.logon
> > > > > logon all)
> > > > >  Then i set a password to logon : saslpasswd2 -c logon
> > > >
> > > > maybe a
> > > > # chown cyrus.cyrus /etc/sasl2.db
> > > > or something like that could help
> > > > Read all cyrus error messages in log files!
> > > >
> > > > > So now, i expect the "user" logon to have access to his mailbox
> > > > > But it doesn't work, cause
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. i can't telnet/login to the imap server with "logon":
> > > > >     shell says:
> > > > >     LOGIN BAD Error in IMAP commabd received by server
> > > > >
> > > > > 2. i can't send any mail to logon at host.domain.com
> > > > >      mailer says :
> > > > >      RCPT TO < logon at mydomain.com> failed :
> > > > >       <logon at mydomain.com >: Recipient address rejected: User
> unknown in
> > > > > local recipient table
> > > >
> > > > Where this message come from ? SMTP or cyrus ? Is-it lmtpd ?
> > > > Can you give some more line around this error ?
> > > > Ave you configured your SMTP to accept lgon at mydomai.com ?
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >  Do you have an idea how i can check wether the imap works or not ?
> > > > > Actually i'd like to check if my settings are ok, is there a way to
> > > check
> > > > > that ?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Alain Spineux
> > > > aspineux gmail com
> > > > May the sources be with you
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Alain Spineux
> > aspineux gmail com
> > May the sources be with you
> >
>
>



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