With you tip and adding the line listed below the problem is solved: sasl_saslauthd_path: /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd/mux As a side comment: thing would have been easier if Ubuntu developers provided example files or configuration files that just work Thanks Andrés Tarallo 2008/4/10, Andres Tarallo <atarallo@xxxxxxx>: > As you suggested I've changed the imap.conf to use saslauthd. Still > can't login into my mail server. Now in the syslog I'm getting this > error: > > Apr 11 11:21:34 correo cyrus/pop3[9052]: badlogin: localhost > [127.0.0.1] plaintext support SASL(-1): generic failure: checkpass > failed > Apr 11 11:22:45 correo cyrus/master[9041]: process 9052 exited, status 0 > > > 2008/4/9, Andrew Morgan <morgan@xxxxxxxx>: > > > On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Andres Tarallo wrote: > > > > > > > I can't login into my cyrus IMAP neither via POP or IMAP. However I > > > can authenticate via testsaslauthd. > > > > > > The mailboxes where created as user.loginname > > > > > > Here go my relevant config files. > > > > > > My /etc/imapd.conf > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > configdirectory: /var/lib/cyrus > > > defaultpartition: default > > > partition-default: /var/spool/cyrus/mail > > > partition-news: /var/spool/cyrus/news > > > newsspool: /var/spool/news > > > altnamespace: no > > > unixhierarchysep: no > > > lmtp_downcase_rcpt: yes > > > admins: cyrus support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > allowanonymouslogin: no > > > popminpoll: 1 > > > autocreatequota: 0 > > > umask: 077 > > > sieveusehomedir: false > > > sievedir: /var/spool/sieve > > > hashimapspool: true > > > allowplaintext: yes > > > sasl_mech_list: PLAIN > > > virtdomains: yes > > > defaultdomain: correo.mycompany.com.uy > > > sasl_pwcheck_method: auxprop > > > > > > > You probably want "sasl_pwcheck_method: saslauthd" here. > > > > Andy > > > ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
