I wrote: > Trying to get Cyrus working on Fedora 30 by following instructions at > <https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/installation/distributions/fedora.html> > but having some trouble. > > # dnf install cyrus-imapd cyrus-sasl cyrus-sasl-plain > # passwd cyrus > # systemctl start saslauthd > # systemctl enable saslauthd > Everything worked correctly. > > # testsaslauthd -u cyrus -p YOUR-PASSWORD > 0: OK "Success." > > # systemctl start cyrus-imapd > # systemctl enable cyrus-imapd > Everything worked correctly. > > # imtest -t "" -u cyrus -a cyrus localhost > S: * OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ ID ENABLE STARTTLS > AUTH=SCRAM-SHA-1 AUTH=SCRAM-SHA-256 > AUTH=GSSAPI AUTH=GSS-SPNEGO AUTH=DIGEST-MD5 AUTH=CRAM-MD5 AUTH=LOGIN > AUTH=PLAIN SASL-IR] > d7010.compata.com Cyrus IMAP 3.0.10-1.fc30 Fedora server ready > C: S01 STARTTLS > S: S01 NO Error initializing TLS > Please enter your password: > C: A01 AUTHENTICATE SCRAM-SHA-1 > bixhPWN5cnVzLG49Y3lydXMscj1ES01aRmVyWlpaOFBoQ2NiK2lrQlQ5ZENnMXd5NDBw > UQ== > S: A01 NO generic failure > Authentication failed. generic failure > > What am I missing? The "generic failure" message does not give me any > clue how to proceed. Searching for that message online also did not > return any useful results. Alexander Dalloz answered: > Check how cyrus-imapd is configured. Does it really use saslauthd as its > credential backend? /etc/imap.conf is the default from the Fedora RPM. It contains this line: sasl_pwcheck_method: saslauthd -- Dave Close, Compata, Irvine CA +1 714 434 7359 dave@xxxxxxxxxxx dhclose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Ralph Waldo Emerson: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do."
