Thanks for your suggestion. I have tried

auth = default auth_userdb passwd_file /path/to/passwd/file auth_passdb passwd_file /path/to/passwd/file

and

auth = plain auth_userdb passwd_file /path/to/passwd/file auth_passdb passwd_file /path/to/passwd/file

but it still does not work - I get the same errors.

Your auth_userdb and your auth_passdb need to be set to something Dovecot can read. For example:

auth = plain digest-md5 <-- (This should be space seperated not | seperated) auth_userdb passwd-file /path/to/passwd/file auth_passdb passwd-file /path/to/passwd/file

Let me know if that helps.

Viren Patel wrote:

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Hello. I am trying to setup Dovecot on an Alpha running FreeBSD 4.10. I am simply trying the imap/pop3 protocols at this time. But with both protocols the log message I get is:

pop3-login: fd_send(5) failed: Bad file descriptor dovecot: child 275 (login) returned error 89

or

imap-login: fd_send(5) failed: Bad file descriptor dovecot: child 275 (login) returned error 89

I have tried various combinations of:

auth = default|plain|pam auth_userdb = passwd auth_passdb = passwd|shadow|pam|passwd-file

but nothing works. What am I doing wrong? Thanks.

Viren Patel University of Texas at Austin

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Sorry my typo in the email. The conf file does contain the '='.

Hello.

Sorry if I'm incorrect here, but before you get into scratching heads over something that might be subtle...

Viren Patel wrote:

...

Thanks for your suggestion. I have tried

auth = default auth_userdb passwd_file /path/to/passwd/file auth_passdb passwd_file /path/to/passwd/file

and

auth = plain auth_userdb passwd_file /path/to/passwd/file auth_passdb passwd_file /path/to/passwd/file

but it still does not work - I get the same errors.

don't auth_userdb and auth_passdb need a "=" between the keyword and the arguments?

ie: auth = plain auth_userdb = passwd_file /path/to/passwd/file auth_passdb = passwd_file /path/to/passwd/file ^ (missing that equal there)

It might be the parser trying to get to find an auth-type "/path/to/passwd/file" or something.

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