[Dovecot] Authentication and Startup/Shutdown error.
Hello and ... help!
I am using Redhat FC2. I was looking for a simple POP3 compatible application package that would allow growth into secure mailboxes, and it looks like dovecot can fill the bill, and then some.
I am a newbie. I scanned the Wiki but am as confused by it as I am by my problems. Fortunately for me, I don't need 7 different authentication schemes; I just need something simple that works with Thunderbird and Outlook Express.
Is there a HOW-TO around that shows simple pop3 setup on Linux?
#1) I had the pop3-login working for a bit, but now it has stopping starting up. When I attempt a <./dovecot stop>, I get a message that the stop has [FAILED]. I believe this is because it is leaving a lock in the /var/lock/subsys directory. I delete that file and try again, same problem.
The system starts okay, but there are no longer any pop3-login processes being started up. <ps -elf | egrep pop3*> returns nothing but the grep process.
#2) I need a simple method to access email. Nothing fancy as I only have a couple of users. Terrorists woud be wasting their time to monkey with my server. In the dovecot.conf file, here are a few of my settings.
pop3_executable = /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3 pop3_process_size = 256 auth = passwd auth_mechanisms = plain auth_realms = auth_default_realm = auth_userdb = passwd: /etc/passwd auth_passdb = passwd: /etc/passwd auth_executable = /usr/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth auth_process_size = 256 auth_user = root auth_count = 2
Any help would be greatly appreciated, of course. I'll keep scanning the web site while I am at your mercy.
TIA, Andrew L. in Iowa
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On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, Andrew Lietzow wrote:
Hello and ... help!
(snip of problem)
When setting up Dovecot, I found that a lot of helpfull information was put into /var/log/maillog (or wherever syslogd sends mail logs on your system). Since you didn't post anything from that file, I'm not sure if you consulted it.
Best, Tim M.
On 27.8.2004, at 17:27, Andrew Lietzow wrote:
auth_userdb = passwd: /etc/passwd auth_passdb = passwd: /etc/passwd
It should have been either "passwd" or "passwd-file /etc/passwd". No ':' in any case. You should have seen this error message in log file:
dovecot-auth: Aug 28 20:48:31 Fatal: Unknown userdb type 'passwd:'
Timo Sirainen wrote:
auth_userdb = passwd: /etc/passwd auth_passdb = passwd: /etc/passwd
It should have been either "passwd" or "passwd-file /etc/passwd". No ':'
I bet this confusion comes from auth.txt, which shows:
Currently supported password databases:
- passwd: /etc/passwd or similiar, using getpwnam()
- shadow: /etc/shadow or similiar, using getspnam() [...]
Currently supported user databases:
- passwd: /etc/passwd or similiar, using getpwnam()
- passwd-file: /etc/passwd-like file in specified location
Always good to show examples of the literal syntax.
-Tom
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Andrew Lietzow
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Tim Miller
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Timo Sirainen
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Tom Metro