Cannot login with method=GSSAPI

Aki Tuomi aki.tuomi at dovecot.fi
Wed Aug 16 09:55:51 EEST 2017


The disconnect (no auth attempts) means that the client did not see any
reason to try logging in.

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Aki


On 16.08.2017 09:50, Erik Haller wrote:
> I am migrating an existing dovecot server to a new server. The existing
> server uses pam_krb5 and works with the plain and gssapi methods. The new
> server plain/pam_krb5 normal password authentication works. However, the
> gssapi (tickets) authentication is producing the following error:
>
> === Begin Error ====
>
> imap-login: Disconnected (no auth attempts in 0 secs): user=<>,
> rip=192.168.7.61, lip=192.168.7.97, TLS, session=<SPnD7NhWWtrAqAc9>
>
> === End Error ===
>
> What is causing the "user=<>"? It should be "user=<erik>".
>
> I have been using Thunderbird SSL GSSAPI from a Debian Linux testing/buster
> XFCE desktop to connect to the existing server for years. When I point it
> to the new server, I receive the above error.
>
> ssh kerberos gssapi authentication is working fine on the new server.
>
> Most of the doveconf setting between the existing and new servers are the
> same.
>
> The existing server is 32 bit. The new server is 64 bit running in an LXC
> container. The existing server dovecot version is the same as the new
> server.
>
>
> Notes:
>
> dovecot version: 2.2.31 (65cde28)
> OS: Debian Linux testing/buster
> Arch: amd64
>
> Client: Mozilla Thunderbird 52.2.1 (latest)



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