[Dovecot] dovecont.conf and "Evolution Mail" configuration
maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es
maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es
Fri Nov 24 18:51:06 UTC 2006
Any idea with the logs? I'm sorry but I understand nothing about them......
Another time, thanks to all that help me, sincerently,
Maria
The logs:
Messages File:
Nov 25 02:13:00 sewebt passwd(pam_unix)[4726]: password changed for pepe
Nov 25 02:14:22 sewebt su(pam_unix)[4731]: session opened for user pepe
by root(
uid=0)
Nov 25 02:14:26 sewebt su(pam_unix)[4731]: session closed for user pepe
Nov 25 02:14:54 sewebt dovecot-auth: PAM (dovecot) illegal module type:
passdb
Nov 25 02:14:54 sewebt dovecot-auth: PAM pam_parse: expecting return
value; [...
pam]
Nov 25 02:14:54 sewebt dovecot-auth: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/{)
Nov 25 02:14:54 sewebt dovecot-auth: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/{:
cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 25 02:14:54 sewebt dovecot-auth: PAM adding faulty module:
/lib/security/{
Nov 25 02:14:54 sewebt dovecot-auth: PAM (dovecot) illegal module type: args
Nov 25 02:14:54 sewebt dovecot-auth: PAM pam_parse: expecting return
value; [...
=]
Nov 25 02:14:54 sewebt dovecot-auth: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/*)
Nov 25 02:14:54 sewebt dovecot-auth: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/*:
cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 25 02:14:54 sewebt dovecot-auth: PAM adding faulty module:
/lib/security/*
Nov 25 02:14:54 sewebt dovecot-auth: PAM (dovecot) illegal module type: }
MAILLOG file:
Nov 25 02:14:54 sewebt dovecot: auth(default): pam(pepe,127.0.0.1):
Child proces
s died
Nov 25 02:14:54 sewebt dovecot: auth(default): PAM: Child 4762 died with
signal
11
Nov 25 02:15:54 sewebt dovecot: pop3-login: Disconnected: Inactivity:
user=<pepe
>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured
Brian G. Peterson escribió:
> On Friday 24 November 2006 12:20, maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es wrote:
>
>> root at sewebt home]# telnet localhost 110
>> Trying 127.0.0.1...
>> Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
>> Escape character is '^]'.
>> +OK Dovecot ready.
>> user pepe
>> +OK
>> pass pepe06
>> -ERR Temporary authentication failure.
>> Connection closed by foreign host.
>> [root at sewebt home]#
>>
>> It fails!! Some problem with the 110 port?
>>
>
> Check the dovecot log. Authentication errors at the client side are
> deliberately vague for security reasons. The actual reason for your
> failure to authenticate will be in the server mail logs.
>
> Check /var/log/maillog, or look at your syslog config to see where it is
> going.
>
> Regards,
>
> - Brian
>
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