[Dovecot] Authentication issue.

[dmitri tchernov]

Hi list,

I try to run imaptest, but I get the following errors (as root):

# ./imaptest copybox=Trash  # or any other command in
http://www.imapwiki.org/ImapTest/Examples
Logi List Stat Sele Fetc Fet2 Copy Stor Dele Expu Appe Logo
100%  50%  50% 100% 100% 100%  33%  50% 100% 100% 100% 100%
                          30%   5%                  5%
   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  10/ 10
   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  10/ 10
   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  10/ 10
   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  10/ 10
Error: root[4]: LOGIN failed: 4.1 NO [AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Authentication
failed.
Error: root[3]: LOGIN failed: 3.1 NO [AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Authentication
failed.
Error: root[5]: LOGIN failed: 5.1 NO [AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Authentication
failed.
Error: root[2]: LOGIN failed: 2.1 NO [AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Authentication
failed.
Error: root[6]: LOGIN failed: 6.1 NO [AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Authentication
failed.
Error: root[10]: LOGIN failed: 10.1 NO [AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Authentication
failed.
Error: root[7]: LOGIN failed: 7.1 NO [AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Authentication
failed.
Error: root[1]: LOGIN failed: 1.1 NO [AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Authentication
failed.
Error: root[8]: LOGIN failed: 8.1 NO [AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Authentication
failed.
Error: root[9]: LOGIN failed: 9.1 NO [AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Authentication
failed.
^C

# tail /var/log/mail.log:
Dec 17 18:07:28 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1 attempts):
user=<root>, method=PLAIN, rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, mpid=0, secured
Dec 17 18:08:01 dovecot: last message repeated 19 times

# tail /var/log/auth.log:
Dec 17 18:07:24 auth: pam_unix(dovecot:auth): authentication failure;
logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=dovecot ruser=root rhost=127.0.0.1  user=root
Dec 17 18:08:01 auth: last message repeated 19 times
Dec 17 18:08:01 CRON[13916]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user
root by (uid=0)
Dec 17 18:08:02 CRON[13916]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user
root

# dovecot --version
2.0.2

# /usr/bin/doveconf -n -c /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# 2.0.2: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 2.6.34.6-ipv6-64 x86_64 Ubuntu 10.10 ext4
auth_mechanisms = plain login digest-md5 cram-md5
disable_plaintext_auth = no
log_timestamp = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S "
mail_debug = yes
mail_location = dbox:/mnt/dovecot/users/%n
mail_privileged_group = mail
mbox_read_locks = fcntl dotlock
mbox_write_locks = fcntl dotlock
mmap_disable = yes
passdb {
  args = /mnt/dovecot/userlist.passwd
  driver = passwd-file
}
passdb {
  driver = pam
}
protocols = imap pop3
service auth {
  unix_listener auth-master {
    mode = 0600
    user = doveusers
  }
  user = root
}
ssl = no
userdb {
  args = /mnt/dovecot/userlist.passwd
  driver = passwd-file
}
protocol pop3 {
  pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
}
protocol lda {
  auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-master
  postmaster_address = my-email at gmail.com
}


I do not understand where the problem is.  Do you have any idea?

/dimitri