Authentication problem

[Simon Matter]

> Hi folks,
>
>
> On running;
>
> $ su
>
> # imtest -m login -p imap localhost
> S: * OK lampserver Cyrus IMAP4 v2.2.12-Debian-2.2.12-4ubuntu1 server
> ready
> C: C01 CAPABILITY
> S: * CAPABILITY IMAP4 IMAP4rev1 ACL QUOTA LITERAL+ MAILBOX-REFERRALS
> NAMESPACE UIDPLUS ID NO_ATOMIC_RENAME UNSELECT CHILDREN MULTIAPPEND
> BINARY SORT THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT THREAD=REFERENCES ANNOTATEMORE IDLE
> AUTH=NTLM AUTH=ANONYMOUS AUTH=DIGEST-MD5 AUTH=CRAM-MD5 SASL-IR
> S: C01 OK Completed
> Please enter your password:
> C: L01 LOGIN root {9}
> S: + go ahead
> C: <omitted>
> S: L01 NO Login failed: generic failure
> Authentication failed. generic failure
> Security strength factor: 0
> * end *
>
> It hangs there.  I have to exit it manually;
>
> C: Q01 LOGOUT
> Connection closed.
>
>
> Please advise where shall I check and how to fix the problem.  TIA

You should post your configs (/etc/cyrus.conf and /etc/imapd.conf) which
will make it easier for someone to help you.

Simon