[Dovecot] dovecot %u variable problem....

[Timo Sirainen]

On 25.4.2012, at 21.28, Kris Weston wrote:

>>>>> but then this happens when i attempt to send mail and this means the user gets rejected because dovecot cant find the user id in the db without the correct string (i.e. user at domain):
>>>>> localhost dovecot: auth: Debug: sql(admin,xx.xx.xx.xx): query: SELECT id as user, crypt as password FROM users WHERE id= 'admin'
>>>> What exactly is doing this lookup? SMTP AUTH? Maybe the client's SMTP authentication is configured without the @domain part in username?
>>>> 
>>> saslauthd via a query in dovecot-sql.conf.ext?
>> There is no saslauthd in Dovecot.
> 
> thats correct, its not in dovecot, its installed on the same machine.
> but regardless, its salsauthd.

saslauthd doesn't authenticate via Dovecot. It might authenticate via IMAP though.

> thanks for trying, but forget it, its clear to me from answers ive received that nobody has a clue about this problem. guess im on me own. cheers bye!


The reason why nobody has a clue is because you haven't provided the full logs. We can only guess what the problem is. With full logs there would be no guessing necessary.