[Dovecot] Cant Receive Email from dovecot pop -typos corrected....

Linux Advocate linuxhousedn at yahoo.com
Sat Feb 21 15:28:46 EET 2009






Aha.. some progress at least. i solved the "password mismatch" errror.
In postfixadmin config, i had accidentally set the passwd type to
md5crypt instead of cleartext ( i am using the plain mechanism )


BUT....

A. Still can't retrieve mail..... the mailliog shows.....
...................................................................

Feb
21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH    1     
PLAIN  service=POP3    lip=::ffff:60.54.174.146       
rip=::ffff:60.50.250.8  resp=<hidden>
Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default): sql(fizan at mesara.biz,::ffff:60.50.250.8): query: SELECT password FROM mailbox WHERE usern       ame = 'fizan at mesara.biz'
Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client out: OK     1       user=fizan at mesara.biz
Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): master in: REQUEST 4       4763    1
Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default): sql(fizan at mesara.biz,::ffff:60.50.250.8): SELECT maildir, 89 AS uid, 89 AS gid FROM mailb       ox WHERE username = 'fizan at mesara.biz'
Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): master out: USER   4      fizan at mesara.biz    maildir=fizan at mesara.biz/   uid=89  gid=89
Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: pop3-login: Login: user=<fizan at mesara.biz>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:60.50.250.8, lip=::ffff:60.54.174.146
Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: POP3(fizan at mesara.biz): Disconnected: Logged out top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/0, size=0

no more authentication issues.
No idea what the above means though..... " Disconnected "

B. Kmail - No errors
...............................

There are no more authentication error messages.....Kmail just says that there are no more new messages.


Any ideas?


> 
> Aha.. some progress at least. i solved the "password mismatch" errror. In 
> postfixadmin config, i had accidentally set the passwd type to md5crypt instead 
> of cleartext ( i am using the plain mechnasim )
> 
> 
> BUT....
> 
> A. Still can't retrieve mail..... the mailliog shows.....
> ...................................................................
> 
> Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH    1       PLAIN  
> service=POP3    lip=::ffff:60.54.174.146        rip=::ffff:60.50.250.8  
> resp=
> Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default): 
> sql(fizan at mesara.biz,::ffff:60.50.250.8): query: SELECT password FROM mailbox 
> WHERE usern       ame = 'fizan at mesara.biz'
> Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client out: OK     1      
> user=fizan at mesara.biz
> Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): master in: REQUEST 4       4763    
> 1
> Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default): 
> sql(fizan at mesara.biz,::ffff:60.50.250.8): SELECT maildir, 89 AS uid, 89 AS gid 
> FROM mailb       ox WHERE username = 'fizan at mesara.biz'
> Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): master out: USER   4      
> fizan at meswara.biz    maildir=haifizan at meswara.biz/   uid=89  gid=89
> Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: pop3-login: Login: user=, 
> method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:60.50.250.8, lip=::ffff:60.54.174.146
> Feb 21 21:16:23 fwgw dovecot: POP3(fizan at mesara.biz): Disconnected: Logged out 
> top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/0, size=0
> 
> 
> No idea what the above means though.....
> 
> B. Kmail - No errors
> ...............................
> 
> There are no more authentication error messages.....Kmail just says that there 
> are no more new messages.
> 
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > A Google result suggested to check the username. Results here ......
> > but no luck?
> > 
> > A. Telnet results - 1;
> > .............................
> > 
> > [root at wgw ~]# telnet localhost 110
> > Trying 127.0.0.1...
> > Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
> > Escape character is '^]'.
> > +OK Dovecot ready.
> > user fizan at mesara.biz
> > +OK
> > pass asdf
> > -ERR Authentication failed.
> > 
> > B. Output from /var/log/maillog
> > .......................................
> > 
> > Feb 21 19:42:55 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=3952
> > Feb 21 19:43:13 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH    1       PLAIN  
> 
> > service=POP3    secured lip=::ffff:127.0.0.1    rip=::ffff:127.0.0.1    
> > resp=
> > Feb 21 19:43:13 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default): 
> > sql(fizan at mesara.biz,::ffff:127.0.0.1): query: SELECT password FROM mailbox 
> > WHERE username = 'fizan at mesara.biz'
> > Feb 21 19:43:13 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default): 
> > sql(izan at mesara.biz,::ffff:127.0.0.1): Password mismatch
> > Feb 21 19:43:15 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL   1      
> > user=fizan at mesara.biz
> > 
> > So from "unknown user" ... i have graduated to  "password mismatch"....
> > 
> > So this is definitely a SASL error ? How to solve?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > C. /usr/lib/sasl2/smtpd.conf contents
> > ...............................................
> > 
> > 
> > pwcheck_method: auxprop
> > mech_list: PLAIN
> > auxprop_plugin: sql
> > sql_verbose: yes
> > sql_engine: mysql
> > sql_hostnames: localhost
> > sql_user: postfix
> > sql_passwd: kasdf
> > sql_database: postfix
> > sql_select: select password from mailbox where username = '%u@%r'
> > 
> > 
> > D. /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf
> > ........................................
> > 
> > driver = mysql
> > connect = host=localhost dbname=postfix user=postfix password=kpostfix
> > default_pass_scheme = PLAIN
> > password_query = SELECT password FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%u'
> > user_query = SELECT maildir, 89 AS uid, 89 AS gid FROM mailbox WHERE username 
> = 
> > '%u'
> > 
> > 
> > Will keep googling....
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > Guys, i am new to dovecot. I am not able to retrieve email from an account 
> > that 
> > > i just setup.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > A. This is the output from /var/log.maillog. 
> > > ...........................................................
> > > 
> > > Feb 21 18:01:31 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH    1      
> PLAIN  
> > 
> > > service=POP3    lip=::ffff:60.54.174.146        rip=::ffff:60.50.250.8      
>   
> > > resp=
> > > Feb 21 18:01:31 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default): mysql: Connected to 
> > > localhost (postfix)
> > > Feb 21 18:01:31 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default): 
> > > sql(fizan,::ffff:60.50.250.8): query: SELECT password FROM mailbox WHERE 
> > > username = 'fizan'
> > > Feb 21 18:01:31 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default): 
> > > sql(fizan,::ffff:60.50.250.8): unknown user
> > > Feb 21 18:01:32 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=3567
> > > Feb 21 18:01:32 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL   1      
> > > user=fizan
> > > Feb 21 18:01:32 fwgw dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=, 
> > > method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:60.50.250.8, lip=::ffff:60.54.174.146
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > B. This is my /etc/dovecont.conf
> > > ............................................
> > > 
> > > ## Dovecot configuration file
> > > 
> > > protocols = imap pop3
> > > 
> > > auth default {
> > >   userdb sql {
> > >     args = /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf
> > >   }
> > >   passdb sql {
> > >     args = /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf
> > >   }
> > > }
> > > 
> > > first_valid_uid = 89
> > > default_mail_env = maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n
> > > 
> > > # Debugging options
> > > 
> > > auth_verbose = yes
> > > auth_debug = yes
> > > 
> > > 
> > > C. Error Message from the Email Client - Kmail
> > > ................................................................
> > > 
> > > I get a messge saying;
> > > 
> > > "Could not Login to mail.mesara.biz. 
> > > The password may be wrong. 
> > > The server said authentication failed"
> > > 
> > > D. Other info
> > > .............
> > > 
> > > I am running on a Centos 5.2 box , with postfix 2.3,  dovecot 1.0.7, mysql 
> > > 5.0.45
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Pls help. Much appreciated.
> > > 
> > > Regards.
> > > gomez



      


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