Hi folks, On running; $ su # imtest -m login -p imap localhost S: * OK lampserver Cyrus IMAP4 v2.2.12-Debian-2.2.12-4ubuntu1 server ready C: C01 CAPABILITY S: * CAPABILITY IMAP4 IMAP4rev1 ACL QUOTA LITERAL+ MAILBOX-REFERRALS NAMESPACE UIDPLUS ID NO_ATOMIC_RENAME UNSELECT CHILDREN MULTIAPPEND BINARY SORT THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT THREAD=REFERENCES ANNOTATEMORE IDLE AUTH=NTLM AUTH=ANONYMOUS AUTH=DIGEST-MD5 AUTH=CRAM-MD5 SASL-IR S: C01 OK Completed Please enter your password: C: L01 LOGIN root {9} S: + go ahead C: <omitted> S: L01 NO Login failed: generic failure Authentication failed. generic failure Security strength factor: 0 * end * It hangs there. I have to exit it manually; C: Q01 LOGOUT Connection closed. Please advise where shall I check and how to fix the problem. TIA B.R. Stephen L Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ---- 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