Hi Dan, Thanks for your advice. > What does your Postfix SASL configuration look like? $ grep sasl /etc/postfix/main.cf smtpd_sasl_local_domain = smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination > Do you explicitly want to support specific SASL mechanisms > (PLAIN, DIGEST-MD5...)? Sorry I don't follow. Please explain in more detail. Thanks > Do you intend to authenticate users like you're currently > authenticating them with cyrus pop3? I don't stick on the method of authentication. But I do expect that the authentication will be same on all mail application. > If so, what do your sasl_* > config options look like in /etc/imapd.conf? $ grep sasl_* /etc/imapd.conf sasl_mech_list: PLAIN sasl_pwcheck_method: saslauthd sasl_auto_transition: no sasl_saslauthd_path: /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd/mux Thanks B.R. Stephen L > 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 > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
