Connect failed to database

[Reindl Harald]

Am 02.03.2015 um 19:30 schrieb Dan LaSota:
>>> Just some quick ideas
>>> * check if the mysql socket file has rw permissions for the dovecot user
>
> # ls -l /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
> srwxrwxrwx. 1 mysql mysql 0 Mar  1 19:33 /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock

that's not the problem

> I have tried with
> connect = host=localhost dbname=servermail user='usermail' password='gjwslegosoghjshloehg$_jsdgh'
> and
> connect = host=127.0.0.1 dbname=servermail user='usermail' password='gjwslegosoghjshloehg$_jsdgh'
>
> still doesn't work:
> Mar  2 04:58:48 mail dovecot: auth-worker(5745): Error: mysql(127.0.0.1): Connect failed to database (servermail): Access denied for user 'usermail'@'localhost' (using password: YES) - waiting for 1 seconds before retry

that is a pretty clear message

the username / password / host is wrong, fix your mysql permissions and 
keep in mind that localhost != 127.0.0.1 in that context

the user with that password from that host is not allowed - period

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