Hi there Alain, I had a very similar problem that took most of a week to sort out.
It is working now, but to be honest, I dinnae ken exactly what it was that made it eventually work. Sorry. However, for some clues, see:- http://asg.web.cmu.edu/archive/mailbox.php?mailbox=archive.info-cyrus&startThread=3493&threadsToDo=15 Thread "login error" May the force be with you. Craig Skinner > Hello, > > I installed via SuSE .rpm: > > cyrus-imap 2.0.16 > cyrus-sasl 1.5.24 > > I seem to have a problem of authentication: > > after making: > > lx93: passwd cyrus > lx93: saslpasswd cyrus > > then: > > lx93:~ # imtest -u cyrus -m login localhost > C: C01 CAPABILITY > S: * OK lx93 Cyrus IMAP4 v2.0.16 server ready > S: * CAPABILITY IMAP4 IMAP4rev1 ACL QUOTA LITERAL+ NAMESPACE UIDPLUS ID > NO_ATOMIC_RENAME UNSELECT MULTIAPPEND SORT THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT > THREAD=REFERENCES IDLE > AUTH=ANONYMOUS AUTH=LOGIN AUTH=PLAIN X-NETSCAPE > S: C01 OK Completed > Password: > C: L01 LOGIN root {7} > + go ahead > C: <omitted> > L01 NO Login failed: authentication failure > Authentication failed. generic failure > Security strength factor: 0 > .. logout > lx93:~ # > > **** !!! AUTHENTICATION FAILURE !!! ***** > > If I want to enter a password for a user I have the following: > > lx93:~ # saslpasswd abarthel > Password: > Again (for verification): > saslpasswd: generic failure > > ****!!! GENERIC FAILURE !!! **** > > /etc/sasldb remains desperately empty > > ======================== > > /etc/imapd: > > configdirectory: /var/imap > partition-default: /var/spool/imap > admins: cyrus > allowanonymouslogin: no > autocreatequota: 10000 > reject8bit: no > quotawarn: 90 > timeout: 30 > poptimeout: 10 > dracinterval: 0 > drachost: localhost > sasl_pwcheck_method: pam >>>>> ????? > > ====================================== > > Where could be the problem? Where to check? > > Thanks > > Alain > > -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze
