Ludwig Mey sagte: > I am running FreeBSD 5.3 with the following packages: > > cyrus-sasl-2.1.20_1 > cyrus-sasl-saslauthd-2.1.20_1 > cyrus-imapd-2.2.10 > php4-imap-4.3.10_1 > horde-3.0.2 > apache+mod_ssl-1.3.33+2.8.22 > mysql-client-4.1.8a > mysql-server-4.1.8a > pam_mysql-0.5 > php4-mysql-4.3.10_1 > > I am able to telnet to localhost on port 143 and able to authenticate. > The > problem however occurs when I try to logon via the webmail > > Interface. The following error is displayed: > > > > Web browser: > > > A fatal error has occurred > > > Can't connect to IMAP server: > > > Too many login failures > > > Details have been logged for the administrator. > > > > > > > An everything log: > > > > > > Jun 12 01:46:04 camel imap[1207]: executed > > Jun 12 01:46:04 camel imap[1207]: sql auxprop plugin using mysql engine > > Jun 12 01:46:04 camel imap[1207]: accepted connection > > Jun 12 01:46:04 camel imap[1207]: sql plugin Parse the username cyrus > > Jun 12 01:46:04 camel imap[1207]: sql plugin try and connect to a host > > Jun 12 01:46:04 camel imap[1207]: sql plugin trying to open db 'horde' on > host 'localhost' > > Jun 12 01:46:04 camel imap[1207]: sql plugin Parse the username cyrus > > Jun 12 01:46:04 camel imap[1207]: sql plugin try and connect to a host > > Jun 12 01:46:04 camel imap[1207]: sql plugin trying to open db 'horde' on > host 'localhost' > > Jun 12 01:46:04 camel saslauthd[1208]: DEBUG: auth_pam: pam_authenticate > failed: authentication error > > Jun 12 01:46:04 camel saslauthd[1208]: do_auth : auth failure: > [user=cyrus] [service=imap] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error] > > Jun 12 01:46:04 camel imap[1207]: badlogin: localhost [127.0.0.1] > plaintext > cyrus SASL(-13): authentication failure: checkpass failed > > Any help will be greatly appreciated Please show your configuration. At least /etc/imapd.conf. Maybe it's a try worth to turn on Verbose Logging in your MySQL Server, to see what queries are done and answered from the mysql-server. -- Andreas Winkelmann