still doesn't work: Mar 2 04:58:48 mail dovecot: auth-worker(5745): Error: mysql(127.0.0.1): Connect failed to database (servermail): Access denied for user 'usermail'@'localhost' (using password: YES) - waiting for 1 seconds before retry
that is a pretty clear message
the username / password / host is wrong, fix your mysql permissions and keep in mind that localhost != 127.0.0.1 in that context
which is the preferred address: localhost or 127.0.0.1 ?
the user with that password from that host is not allowed - period
Then why can I use the same credentials to log into mysql from the command line? Like so:
# mysql -u mailuser -h localhost -p
Dan LaSota Instructional Designer, UAF eLearning (907) 451-4067 dan.lasota@alaska.edu http://elearning.uaf.edu