[Dovecot] Dovecot PAM sessions with Maildir

[Sean Smitz]

I able to connect to the mail server with a MUA (Thunderbird) via SSL 
prior to attempting to set up the session and Maildir options

/var/log/audit/audit.log
type=USER_AUTH msg=audit(1217992493.198:389): user pid=8022 uid=0 
auid=10243 subj=user_u:system_r:dovecot_auth_t:s0 msg='PAM: 
authentication acct="[me]" : exe="/usr/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth" 
(hostname=::ffff:[client], addr=::ffff:[client], terminal=dovecot 
res=success)'
type=USER_ACCT msg=audit(1217992493.199:390): user pid=8022 uid=0 
auid=10243 subj=user_u:system_r:dovecot_auth_t:s0 msg='PAM: accounting 
acct="[me]" : exe="/usr/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth" 
(hostname=::ffff:[client], addr=::ffff:[client], terminal=dovecot 
res=success)'
type=USER_START msg=audit(1217992493.199:391): user pid=8022 uid=0 
auid=10243 subj=user_u:system_r:dovecot_auth_t:s0 msg='PAM: session open 
acct="[me]" : exe="/usr/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth" 
(hostname=::ffff:[client], addr=::ffff:[client], terminal=dovecot 
res=failed)'


/var/log/maillog
Aug  5 23:14:37 mailserv1 dovecot: Dovecot v1.0.7 starting up
Aug  5 23:14:38 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: 
pid=8014
Aug  5 23:14:38 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: 
pid=8013
Aug  5 23:14:38 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: 
pid=8015
Aug  5 23:14:46 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: 
pid=8016
Aug  5 23:14:52 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH       
1       PLAIN   service=IMAP    secured lip=::ffff:[server]        
rip=::ffff:[client]
Aug  5 23:14:52 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): client out: CONT      1
Aug  5 23:14:52 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): client in: CONT<hidden>
Aug  5 23:14:52 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): 
pam([me],::ffff:[client]): lookup service=dovecot
Aug  5 23:14:52 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): 
pam([me],::ffff:[client]): pam_open_session() failed: Cannot make/remove 
an entry for the specified session
Aug  5 23:14:53 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL      
1       user=[me]
Aug  5 23:14:53 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH       
2       PLAIN   service=IMAP    secured lip=::ffff:[server]        
rip=::ffff:[client] resp=<hidden>
Aug  5 23:14:53 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): 
pam([me],::ffff:[client]): lookup service=dovecot
Aug  5 23:14:53 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): 
pam([me],::ffff:[client]): pam_open_session() failed: Cannot make/remove 
an entry for the specified session
Aug  5 23:14:55 mailserv1 dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL      
2       user=[me]
Aug  5 23:14:58 mailserv1 dovecot: imap-login: Aborted login: 
user=<[me]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:[client], lip=::ffff:[server], TLS