Hi Scott, Thanks for your advice. > I really won't comment on the rest of this email, the only portion > I'm > going to touch on is /etc/sasldb2 no such file or directory. > > If nothing else you should 'saslpasswd2 -c cyrus' $ locate sasldb2 /etc/sasldb2 The file is there. > and then ensure that > the file is readable by both cyrus and postfix (both should be in the > > group mail, and be owned by cyrus:mail) like, > > -rw-r----- 1 cyrus mail 12562 2008-07-09 17:01 sasldb2 $ ls -l /etc/sasldb2 -rw-rw---- 1 root sasl 12288 2008-06-15 15:20 /etc/sasldb2 $ grep sasl /etc/group sasl:x:45:cyrus,postfix cyrus and postfix are on the sasl group $ grep postfix /etc/group mail:x:8:dovecot,postfix,cyrus www-data:x:33:postfix sasl:x:45:cyrus,postfix postfix:x:111: * end * cyrus and postfix are also on mail group. Shall I change the owner and group of /etc/sasldb2 ? TIA B.R. Stephen > Now postfix shouldn't atleast barf like a little kid. > > On Jul 15, 2008, at 7:53 PM, Stephen Liu wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > Ubuntu LAMP 6.06 amd64, headless > > Postfix > > cyrus-admin-2.2 > > cyrus-clients-2.2 > > cyrus-common-2.2 > > cyrus-imapd-2.2 > > cyrus-pop3d-2.2 > > libcyrus-imap-perl22 > > libsasl2 > > MySQL > > SquirrelMail > > > > > > I have been fighting several days on following problem. > > > > > > The LAMP server is working. Users can send/receive mails on > > SquirrelMail. Also running "telnet localhost 25" on Xterm mails can > be > > sent to/received by outside world. However users can't send mail > via > > the server on their mail client, Evolution. > > > > > > Always complaining; > > Unable to authenticate to SMTP server. > > Bad authentication response from server. > > > > Please enter the SMTP password for user_aaa on host domain.com > > * end * > > > > > > > > On the server Xterm > > > > > > $ tail /var/log/mail.log > > Jul 16 10:00:54 satimis cyrus/ctl_cyrusdb[3848]: done checkpointing > > cyrus databases > > Jul 16 10:00:54 satimis cyrus/master[3841]: process 3848 exited, > > status > > 0 > > Jul 16 10:00:59 satimis postfix/master[4131]: daemon started -- > > version > > 2.2.10, configuration /etc/postfix > > Jul 16 10:03:01 satimis postfix/smtpd[4406]: connect from > > unknown[220.232.213.178] > > Jul 16 10:03:20 satimis postfix/smtpd[4406]: warning: SASL > > authentication problem: unable to open Berkeley db /etc/sasldb2: No > > such file or directory > > Jul 16 10:03:20 satimis postfix/smtpd[4406]: warning: SASL > > authentication problem: unable to open Berkeley db /etc/sasldb2: No > > such file or directory > > Jul 16 10:03:20 satimis postfix/smtpd[4406]: warning: SASL > > authentication failure: Password verification failed > > Jul 16 10:03:20 satimis postfix/smtpd[4406]: warning: > > unknown[220.232.213.178]: SASL PLAIN authentication failed > > Jul 16 10:08:20 satimis postfix/smtpd[4406]: timeout after AUTH > from > > unknown[220.232.213.178] > > Jul 16 10:08:20 satimis postfix/smtpd[4406]: disconnect from > > unknown[220.232.213.178] > > * end * > > > > > > $ tail /var/log/mail.err > > Jul 12 14:21:48 satimis last message repeated 3 times > > Jul 13 16:40:55 satimis cyrus/pop3[4628]: refused connection from > > 220.232.213.178 > > Jul 13 16:41:20 satimis last message repeated 4 times > > Jul 13 16:41:46 satimis last message repeated 4 times > > Jul 13 16:55:32 satimis cyrus/pop3[4420]: refused connection from > > 220.232.213.178 > > Jul 13 16:57:05 satimis cyrus/pop3[4420]: refused connection from > > 220.232.213.178 > > Jul 13 16:57:23 satimis cyrus/pop3[4420]: refused connection from > > 220.232.213.178 > > Jul 13 16:58:46 satimis cyrus/pop3[4420]: refused connection from > > 220.232.213.178 > > Jul 13 16:59:52 satimis cyrus/pop3[4420]: refused connection from > > 220.232.213.178 > > Jul 13 17:00:40 satimis cyrus/pop3[4420]: refused connection from > > 220.232.213.178 > > * end * > > > > > > But users can receive mails on their mail client, Evolution, with > the > > same password. I suspect it is an authentication problem. > > > > > > Please help. TIA > > > > > > B.R. > > Stephen L > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > > > !DSPAM:487d66a383281263019146! > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
