Atif Ghaffar wrote: > Hi Phillipe. > > It seems that your imap server is not talking to the pam_ldap module. > Does this version even knows how to talk to pam? > Does this version uses SASL? > > sorry I am confused now. > Your problems now are different then they were before. > > yes , in this day , i tried to configure and compile - cyrus-sasl-1.5.24 - cyrus-imapd-2.0.12 the compilation was aleatoire , so i stop it and i back to the debian package .. i cyrus-admin 1.5.19-2 Cyrus mail system (administration tool) > ii cyrus-common 1.5.19-2 Cyrus mail system (common files) > ii cyrus-dev 1.5.19-2 Cyrus mail system (developer files) > ii cyrus-imapd 1.5.19-2 Cyrus mail system (IMAP support) how can i know if my version use SASL ? a search on www.debain.org => packages give me usr/include/cyrus/sasl.h devel/cyrus-dev (its the only one info i've got .) WELLLLLL !!!! i resolve my pam problem : it was a missing link : /usr/sbin/pwcheck => /etc/alternatives/pwcheck => /usr/sbin/pwcheck_pam ........ # cyradm -u philou zarma zarma password: zarma> lm zarma> cm phil zarma> cm root zarma> lm phil root zarma> root@zarma:/usr/local# tail -f /var/log/syslog Mar 4 18:19:49 zarma slapd[10055]: conn=9 op=1 SRCH base="dc=filou,dc=my" scope=2 filter="(uid=philou)" Mar 4 18:19:49 zarma slapd[10055]: conn=9 op=1 SEARCH RESULT tag=101 err=0 text= Mar 4 18:19:49 zarma slapd[10019]: daemon: conn=10 fd=14 connection from IP=192.168.1.1:1186 (IP=0.0.0.0:389) accepted. Mar 4 18:19:49 zarma slapd[10055]: conn=9 op=2 UNBIND Mar 4 18:19:49 zarma slapd[10055]: conn=-1 fd=9 closed Mar 4 18:19:49 zarma slapd[10055]: conn=10 op=0 BIND dn="CN=PHILOU,DC=FILOU,DC=MY" method=128 Mar 4 18:19:49 zarma slapd[10055]: conn=10 op=0 RESULT tag=97 err=0 text= Mar 4 18:19:49 zarma slapd[10055]: conn=10 op=1 UNBIND Mar 4 18:19:49 zarma slapd[10055]: conn=-1 fd=14 closed Mar 4 18:19:49 zarma imapd[10377]: login: zarma[192.168.1.1] philou plaintext so , mail phil Subject: sdf sdf . Cc: tail -f /var/log/syslog Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma postfix/pickup[9850]: 23F7FC4AF6: uid=0 from=<root> Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma postfix/cleanup[10387]: 23F7FC4AF6: message-id=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma postfix/qmgr[9851]: 23F7FC4AF6: from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=266 (queue active) Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma slapd[10381]: conn=11 op=9 SRCH base="dc=filou, dc=my" scope=2 filter="(&(uid=phil)(!(mail="*|*")))" Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma slapd[10381]: conn=11 op=9 SEARCH RESULT tag=101 err=0 text= Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma slapd[10055]: conn=11 op=10 SRCH base="dc=filou, dc=my" scope=2 filter="(&(uid=owner-phil)(!(mail="*|*")))" Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma slapd[10055]: conn=11 op=10 SEARCH RESULT tag=101 err=0 text= Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma deliver[10428]: checkdelivered: Unable to open delivered db: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: No such file or directory Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma postfix/pipe[10390]: 23F7FC4AF6: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=cyrus, delay=0, status=bounced (user unknown. Command output: phil: Mailbox does not exist _ ) Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma postfix/cleanup[10387]: 55F1DC4AFA: message-id=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma postfix/qmgr[9851]: 55F1DC4AFA: from=<>, size=1412 (queue active) Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma slapd[10381]: conn=11 op=11 SRCH base="dc=filou, dc=my" scope=2 filter="(&(uid=root)(!(mail="*|*")))" Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma slapd[10381]: conn=11 op=11 SEARCH RESULT tag=101 err=0 text= Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma slapd[10055]: conn=11 op=12 SRCH base="dc=filou, dc=my" scope=2 filter="(&(uid=owner-root)(!(mail="*|*")))" Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma slapd[10055]: conn=11 op=12 SEARCH RESULT tag=101 err=0 text= Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma deliver[10429]: checkdelivered: Unable to open delivered db: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: No such file or directory Mar 4 18:21:29 zarma postfix/pipe[10390]: 55F1DC4AFA: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=cyrus, delay=0, status=bounced (user unknown. Command output: root: Mailbox does not exist _ ) and i retrieve my last week's logs . i hope i'm not too boring .. can you help me on the missing mailbox ?