[Dovecot] username and password can't be verified

Eric Kom erickom at kom.za.net
Tue Aug 20 13:10:06 EEST 2013


Good day Folks,

I am trying to setup a mail server based on dovecot(with imap and pop3) 
and postfix as a smtp on debian jessie/sid.

The login its system user.

After I have tried to configure the client (Icedove), this last can find 
the imap, pop3 and smtp servers; but the can't be verified.

Please see below my dovecot, postfix configurations and log details.

erickom at ajk:/etc/postfix$ doveconf -n
# 2.2.5 (c4f754d6967e): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 3.10-2-486 i686 Debian jessie/sid ext4
auth_debug = yes
auth_debug_passwords = yes
auth_mechanisms = plain login
base_dir = /var/run/dovecot/
disable_plaintext_auth = no
login_greeting = Great Kom, ready.
mail_debug = yes
mail_location = maildir:/var/mail/%d/%n/Maildir
managesieve_notify_capability = mailto
managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope 
encoded-character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric 
relational regex imap4flags copy include variables body enotify 
environment mailbox date ihave
namespace inbox {
   inbox = yes
   location =
   mailbox Drafts {
     special_use = \Drafts
   }
   mailbox Junk {
     special_use = \Junk
   }
   mailbox Sent {
     special_use = \Sent
   }
   mailbox "Sent Messages" {
     special_use = \Sent
   }
   mailbox Trash {
     special_use = \Trash
   }
   prefix =
}
passdb {
   driver = pam
}
plugin {
   sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
   sieve_dir = ~/sieve
}
protocols = " imap sieve pop3"
service auth {
   unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
     group = postfix
     mode = 0666
     user = postfix
   }
}
service imap-login {
   inet_listener imap {
     port = 143
   }
   inet_listener imaps {
     port = 993
     ssl = yes
   }
}
service pop3-login {
   inet_listener pop3 {
     port = 110
   }
   inet_listener pop3s {
     port = 995
     ssl = yes
   }
}
ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem
ssl_key = </etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
userdb {
   driver = passwd
}


erickom at ajk:/etc/postfix$ sudo postconf -n
[sudo] password for erickom:
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
append_dot_mydomain = no
biff = no
broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
config_directory = /etc/postfix
debug_peer_list = problem.domain
home_mailbox = Maildir/
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = all
mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_size_limit = 0
mydestination = metropolitanbuntu.co.za, ajk.metropolitanbuntu.co.za, 
localhost.metropolitanbuntu.co.za, localhost, metropolitan.org.za
myhostname = ajk.metropolitanbuntu.co.za
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 10.0.0.0/24
myorigin = /etc/mailname
readme_directory = no
recipient_delimiter = +
smtp_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/smtpd.crt
smtp_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/smtpd.hey
smtp_tls_loglevel = 1
smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes
smtp_tls_security_level = may
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
smtpd_banner = Great Kom Networks (Pty) LTD, Ready.
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = 
permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated 
defer_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname
smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
smtpd_tls_received_header = yes
smtpd_tls_security_level = may
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
smtpd_use_tls = yes



Aug 20 09:02:36 ajk postfix/smtpd[16966]: connect from unknown[10.0.0.103]
Aug 20 09:02:36 ajk postfix/smtpd[16966]: improper command pipelining 
after EHLO from unknown[10.0.0.103]: QUIT\r\n
Aug 20 09:02:36 ajk postfix/smtpd[16966]: disconnect from 
unknown[10.0.0.103]
Aug 20 09:02:36 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: auth client connected (pid=17032)
Aug 20 09:02:36 ajk dovecot: imap-login: Aborted login (no auth attempts 
in 0 secs): user=<>, rip=10.0.0.103, lip=10.0.0.244, 
session=<xjZOpFvkSAAKAABn>
Aug 20 09:02:57 ajk postfix/smtpd[16966]: connect from unknown[10.0.0.103]
Aug 20 09:02:57 ajk postfix/smtpd[16966]: improper command pipelining 
after EHLO from unknown[10.0.0.103]: QUIT\r\n
Aug 20 09:02:57 ajk postfix/smtpd[16966]: disconnect from 
unknown[10.0.0.103]
Aug 20 09:02:57 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: auth client connected (pid=17037)
Aug 20 09:02:57 ajk dovecot: imap-login: Aborted login (no auth attempts 
in 0 secs): user=<>, rip=10.0.0.103, lip=10.0.0.244, 
session=<Vz6IpVvkSgAKAABn>
Aug 20 09:03:03 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: auth client connected (pid=17040)
Aug 20 09:03:03 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: client in: 
AUTH#0111#011PLAIN#011service=imap#011session=okfspVvkTAAKAABn#011lip=10.0.0.244#011rip=10.0.0.103#011lport=143#011rport=57164
Aug 20 09:03:03 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: client passdb out: CONT#0111#011
Aug 20 09:03:03 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: client in: 
CONT#0111#011AGVyaWNrb21AbWV0cm9wb2xpdGFuLm9yZy56YQBuaW5hMDEwMTgzYw== 
(previous base64 data may contain sensitive data)
Aug 20 09:03:03 ajk dovecot: auth-worker(17041): Debug: Loading modules 
from directory: /usr/lib/dovecot/modules/auth
Aug 20 09:03:03 ajk dovecot: auth-worker(17041): Debug: Module loaded: 
/usr/lib/dovecot/modules/auth/libdriver_mysql.so
Aug 20 09:03:03 ajk dovecot: auth-worker(17041): Debug: 
pam(erickom at metropolitan.org.za,10.0.0.103): lookup service=dovecot
Aug 20 09:03:03 ajk dovecot: auth-worker(17041): Debug: 
pam(erickom at metropolitan.org.za,10.0.0.103): #1/1 style=1 msg=Password:
Aug 20 09:03:06 ajk dovecot: auth-worker(17041): 
pam(erickom at metropolitan.org.za,10.0.0.103): pam_authenticate() failed: 
Authentication failure (password mismatch?) (given password: ni$
Aug 20 09:03:08 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: client passdb out: 
FAIL#0111#011user=erickom at metropolitan.org.za
Aug 20 09:03:08 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: client in: 
AUTH#0112#011LOGIN#011service=imap#011session=okfspVvkTAAKAABn#011lip=10.0.0.244#011rip=10.0.0.103#011lport=143#011rport=57164
Aug 20 09:03:12 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: client passdb out: 
CONT#0112#011VXNlcm5hbWU6
Aug 20 09:03:12 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: client in: 
CONT#0112#011ZXJpY2tvbUBtZXRyb3BvbGl0YW4ub3JnLnph (previous base64 data 
may contain sensitive data)
Aug 20 09:03:12 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: client passdb out: 
CONT#0112#011UGFzc3dvcmQ6
Aug 20 09:03:12 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: client in: 
CONT#0112#011bmluYTAxMDE4M2M= (previous base64 data may contain 
sensitive data)
Aug 20 09:03:12 ajk dovecot: auth-worker(17041): Debug: 
pam(erickom at metropolitan.org.za,10.0.0.103): lookup service=dovecot
Aug 20 09:03:12 ajk dovecot: auth-worker(17041): Debug: 
pam(erickom at metropolitan.org.za,10.0.0.103): #1/1 style=1 msg=Password:
Aug 20 09:03:14 ajk dovecot: auth-worker(17041): 
pam(erickom at metropolitan.org.za,10.0.0.103): pam_authenticate() failed: 
Authentication failure (password mismatch?) (given password: ni$
Aug 20 09:03:16 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: client passdb out: 
FAIL#0112#011user=erickom at metropolitan.org.za
Aug 20 09:03:16 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: client in: 
AUTH#0113#011PLAIN#011service=imap#011session=okfspVvkTAAKAABn#011lip=10.0.0.244#011rip=10.0.0.103#011lport=143#011rport=57164#011r$
Aug 20 09:03:20 ajk dovecot: auth-worker(17041): Debug: 
pam(erickom at metropolitan.org.za,10.0.0.103): lookup service=dovecot
Aug 20 09:03:20 ajk dovecot: auth-worker(17041): Debug: 
pam(erickom at metropolitan.org.za,10.0.0.103): #1/1 style=1 msg=Password:
Aug 20 09:03:22 ajk dovecot: auth-worker(17041): 
pam(erickom at metropolitan.org.za,10.0.0.103): pam_authenticate() failed: 
Authentication failure (password mismatch?) (given password: ni$
Aug 20 09:03:24 ajk dovecot: auth: Debug: client passdb out: 
FAIL#0113#011user=erickom at metropolitan.org.za
Aug 20 09:03:24 ajk dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 3 
attempts in 21 secs): user=<erickom at metropolitan.org.za>, method=PLAIN, 
rip=10.0.0.103, lip=10.0.0.244, session=<o$



Thanks for you assistance.

-- 
Kind Regards

Eric Kom

System Administrator & Programmer - Metropolitan College
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