>> # cat /etc/pam.d/dovecot >> passdb { >> driver = pam >> # args = failure_show_msg=yes >> # args = max_requests=12 >> args = %s >> } > > this info belongs into Dovecot's conf files, not into /etc/pam.d. doh. i misread the wiki page. thanks. > copy or link /etc/pam.d/imap do /etc/pam.d/dovecot that seems to have helped a lot! thank you randy