[Dovecot] what is the correct password file format?

Hello,

I'm trying to set up dovecot installed from RPM (version dovecot-0.99.11-2.EL4.1, the one included in Centos 4.3).

I get this error:

dovecot-auth: passwd-file(user@domail): unknown user

even if user@domain exists:

auth_userdb = passwd-file /etc/imap.virtual_users auth_passdb = passwd-file /etc/imap.virtual_users

-bash-3.00# cat /etc/imap.v_users user@domain:{DIGEST-MD5}thepassword:uid_value:gid_value::/absolute/path/to/virtual/mailboxes

why do I get this error? and what is the correct config format for this version of dovecot?

TIA, Marco

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