Re: [Dovecot] login fails when username has apostrophe

Karl Latiss wrote:

On Tue, 2009-01-06 at 18:33 -0500, Timo Sirainen wrote:

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On Wed, 2009-01-07 at 10:19 +1100, Karl Latiss wrote:

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Jan 5 16:15:05 www-example1 dovecot: auth(default): ldap(julie.o \'reilly@example.com,10.3.96.60): pass search: base=dc=example, dc=com scope=subtree filter=(&(objectClass=qmailUser)(uid=julie.o\\'reilly)) field s=mail,userPassword I think it should be julie.o\\\'reilly in there. Have to check why.

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Jan 5 16:15:07 www-example1 dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 user=julie.o\'reilly@example.com failed, 1 attempts): user=, method=PLAIN, But I think your client (PHP webmail with automatic slashing enabled?) is sending the initial \ here. Try logging in manually with telnet to make sure.

The previous log output is with me telnetting in manually, however the webmail software (roundcube) produces the same results.

It's not an apostrophe - it's an unmatched quote. You'll probably get faster results by changing to logins that don't anger input string sanity checks. Otherwise, be prepared to wait a while for a solution. Probably not what you want to hear, but if you have people knocking down the door over this problem, you're going to have to use what will work.

~Seth