Hmmm... That would make sense for system users with email accounts, but this is a virtual setup using maildir, they don't have a mail box, but rather a directory.
All my information is stored in a database; the default homedir, the maildir, email/username and password...etc The virtual setup is working because I am able to send to the users...and they get a a directory with mail in it automatically. The problem is that I am unable to *retrieve* the mail using pop3. Thanks, Emma -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Murchison Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 4:47 AM To: Emma Grant Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAM Authentication error... Emma Grant wrote: > Thanks for your reply. > > I ended up fixing the error by adding "account required > /lib/security/pam_permit.so" at the top of my pop file in pam.d/pop > > I first tried pam_warn.so, and that told me that my account had expired, > and since the really is no system account - email is virtual - I figured > that is why it was giving the error. After adding pam_permit I have had > no more auth errors. > > But now I am getting the error: > > -ERR [SYS/PERM] Unable to locate maildrop > > any ideas? The system can find the INBOX for the user that is logging in. You need to create a mailbox named user.<username> for each user that will be accessing mail via IMAP or POP. > > Testsaslauthd? Where would I find this on RH ES? Do I still need it now > I am not getting auth errors? No. > > Thanks, > Emma > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken > Murchison > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 12:30 AM > To: Emma Grant > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: PAM Authentication error... > > Emma Grant wrote: > > >>Hi All, >> >> >> >>I am running Cyrus Imap 2.2.3 on RH ES 3.0 using MySQL 3.23.58 as my >>database so I can use my mail server with virtual domains (maildir). >> >> >> >>I believe that I have configured everything correctly except I am >>getting the error below when I check pop3 email: >> >> >> >>do_auth : auth failure: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [service=pop] >>[realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error] >> >>pop3[28753]: badlogin: my.ipaddress.location.etc plaintext >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] SASL(-13): authentication failure: checkpass failed > > > Compile the testsaslauthd program in the SASL distro, and make sure that > > you can authenticate before moving on to Cyrus. > -- Kenneth Murchison Oceana Matrix Ltd. Software Engineer 21 Princeton Place 716-662-8973 x26 Orchard Park, NY 14127 --PGP Public Key-- http://www.oceana.com/~ken/ksm.pgp
