> > >I have no clue what this might be, so I appreciate any help!
>>
>> You are probably trying to use inetd to run imapd. This is a no-no
>> in Cyrus V2.x. Instead, start the Cyrus "master" program.
>>
>Yes indeed, I was trying to run it from xinetd (which is probably the
>same problem). I should have guessed that, but I saw several documentations
>that had it registered in the inetd.conf file - at least I think so.
Versions of Cyrus prior to V2.x used the inetd.conf file.
>How would I start the master program, just "imapd" ?
From the install-configure doc file in the distribution:
11. Add the following lines to the "/etc/services" file if they aren't
already there.
pop3 110/tcp
imap 143/tcp
imsp 406/tcp
acap 674/tcp
imaps 993/tcp
pop3s 995/tcp
kpop 1109/tcp
sieve 2000/tcp
lmtp 2003/tcp
fud 4201/udp
Configuring the Master Process
1. Choose a configuration from the master/conf directory:
small.conf
bare-bones server supporting IMAP and POP
normal.conf
server supporting IMAP, POP, the SSL wrapped versions, and
the Sieve script management protocol
prefork.conf
The same configuration as above, but with some preforked
processes for faster processing.
cmu.conf
Our configuration
To use normal.conf, do:
cp master/conf/normal.conf /etc/cyrus.conf
Optionally, you can edit /etc/cyrus.conf to disable or enabling
certain services, or to tune the number of preforked copies. Be
sure not to remove the entries that are labeled required.
2. Arrange to start "/usr/cyrus/bin/master" as root when the system
starts. It will bind some ports and then give up it's root
privileges. Until your system reboots, you can start the master
process by hand:
/usr/cyrus/bin/master &
3. Monitor the progress of the master process by examining the
imapd.log file. It should never exit by itself, but you can shut
down the mail system by sending it a signal with kill.
>
>Thanks so much for your help!
>
>Ingmar.
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