This is my intallation: - Red Hat Enterprise 3 - imapd-2.2.12 or imapd-2.3.3 (I tested both) - cyrus-sasl-2.1.15 I have in 'cyrus.conf': ptloader cmd="ptloader" listen="/u01/config/ptclient/ptsock" prefork=1 in the file 'imapd.conf': # LDAP PTLOADER auth_mech: pts pts_module: ldap ptloader_sock: /u01/config/ptclient/ptsock ptscache_db: skiplist ptscache_timeout: 10800 ldap_sasl: 0 ldap_uri: ldap://ldapserver:port/ ldap_bind_dn: cn=adminuser ldap_password: adminpass ldap_base: ou=main,dc=org ldap_scope: sub ldap_version: 3 ldap_size_limit: 0 and in 'saslauthd.conf' ldap_servers: ldap://ldapserver:port/ ldap_search_base: ou=main,dc=org ldap_bind_dn: cn=adminuser ldap_password: adminpass When I run 'master' process I cann´t connect to IMAP and I obtain the typical bad password error. Now I see this in my cyrus.log: Jun 14 19:05:16 cyrus-server ptloader[13081]: starting: $Id: ptloader.c,v 1.32.2.9 2005/02/25 07:19:06 shadow Exp $ Jun 14 19:05:31 cyrus-server imap[13021]: accepted connection Jun 14 19:05:31 cyrus-server imap[13021]: ptload(): pinging ptloader Jun 14 19:05:31 cyrus-server ptloader[13081]: accepted connection Jun 14 19:05:31 cyrus-server imap[13021]: ptload(): empty response from ptloader server Jun 14 19:05:31 cyrus-server master[13014]: process 13081 exited, signaled to death by 11 Jun 14 19:05:31 cyrus-server master[13014]: service ptloader pid 13081 in READY state: terminated abnormally Jun 14 19:05:31 cyrus-server imap[13021]: badlogin: srv-ln-pre1.datadec-online.com [192.168.65.130] plaintext user001 invalid user Jun 14 19:05:31 cyrus-server master[13082]: about to exec /uc01-cyr1/server/2.3/bin/ptloader Jun 14 19:05:31 cyrus-server ptloader[13082]: executed Can anybody help me? Greetings and thanks. Sebastian Calero. ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyruswiki.andrew.cmu.edu List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html