<div dir="ltr">I am a little confused here.<div><br></div><div>I have been running 2.2.34 which I installed in /opt/dovecot2.2</div><div>I installed 2.3.0.1 to /opt/dovecot23</div><div><br></div><div>I then used config files from /opt/dovecot2.2/etc/dovecot to /opt/dovecot2.3/etc/dovecot and all I did was sed -i.BAK 's/dovecot2.2/dovecot2.3/g'. Dovecot started and was running file.</div><div><br></div><div>Next, I manually crafted config files for 2.3.0.1 based on the example config files provided which diff-ing those with what I had for 2.2.34. I doub't if I missed something crucial during the process.</div><div><div><br></div><div>1. I realized that I cannot start 2.3.0.1 when I enable submission, since my Exim MTA is already using that port. This persists even if I tell the submission protocol to use a different port than 587. I tested 2587, but it would appear that 587 is hard-coded!</div><div><br></div><div>2. I realize that "unix_listener auth-client" service ceased to exist!</div><div><br></div><div>3. <b>I realized that while 2.2.34 runs with default_pass_scheme = MD5-CRYPT, 2.3.0.1 would not run with it.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>4. I have run dovecot -n from my 2.2.x installation and 2.3.x installation and here is the diff from the two files.</div><div><br></div><div>I am confused why authentication is failing with dovecot-2.3.0.1 when it uses 2.3.x config files using MD5-CRYPT scheme while it is succeeding with dovecot-2.2.34 using the same.</div><div><b>Mar 07 22:30:22 auth: Info: sql(<a href="mailto:user.name@domain.name">user.name@domain.name</a>,192.168.55.97,<4CETl9dmscvAqDdh>): Requested DIGEST-MD5 scheme, but we have only MD5-CRYPT</b><br></div><div><br></div><div>Maybe the problem is elsewhere??? I need a 3rd eye to help me.</div><div><br></div><div>For now</div><div><br></div><div><div>root@gw:~wash/public_html # sdiff dovecot-2.2.txt dovecot-2.3.txt | less</div><div># 2.2.34 (874deae): /opt/dovecot2.2/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf | # 2.3.0.1 (ffd8a29): /opt/dovecot2.3/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf</div><div># OS: FreeBSD 9.3-STABLE i386 ufs # OS: FreeBSD 9.3-STABLE i386 ufs</div><div># Hostname: localhost <</div><div>auth_cache_size = 20 M auth_cache_size = 20 M</div><div>auth_master_user_separator = * auth_master_user_separator = *</div><div>auth_mechanisms = plain login digest-md5 auth_mechanisms = plain login digest-md5</div><div>auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-userdb auth_socket_path = /var/run/dovecot/auth-userdb</div><div>base_dir = /var/run/dovecot/ base_dir = /var/run/dovecot/</div><div>default_login_user = dovecot default_login_user = dovecot</div><div>disable_plaintext_auth = no disable_plaintext_auth = no</div><div>first_valid_gid = 0 first_valid_gid = 0</div><div>first_valid_uid = 26 first_valid_uid = 26</div><div>hostname = gw hostname = gw</div><div>info_log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log info_log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log</div><div>mail_location = maildir:/var/spool/virtual/%d/%n/Maildir:INDE mail_location = maildir:/var/spool/virtual/%d/%n/Maildir:INDE</div><div>mail_plugins = " quota" <</div><div>namespace inbox { namespace inbox {</div><div> inbox = yes inbox = yes</div><div> location = location =</div><div> mailbox Drafts { mailbox Drafts {</div><div> special_use = \Drafts special_use = \Drafts</div><div> } }</div><div> mailbox Junk { mailbox Junk {</div><div> special_use = \Junk special_use = \Junk</div><div> } }</div><div> mailbox Sent { mailbox Sent {</div><div> special_use = \Sent special_use = \Sent</div><div> } }</div><div> mailbox "Sent Messages" { mailbox "Sent Messages" {</div><div> special_use = \Sent special_use = \Sent</div><div> } }</div><div> mailbox Trash { mailbox Trash {</div><div> special_use = \Trash special_use = \Trash</div><div> } }</div><div> prefix = prefix =</div><div>} }</div><div>passdb { passdb {</div><div> args = /opt/dovecot2.2/etc/dovecot/passwd.master_users.ext | args = /opt/dovecot2.3/etc/dovecot/passwd.master_users.ext</div><div> driver = passwd-file driver = passwd-file</div><div> master = yes master = yes</div><div> pass = yes pass = yes</div><div>} }</div><div>passdb { passdb {</div><div> args = /opt/dovecot2.2/etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext | args = /opt/dovecot2.3/etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext</div><div> driver = sql driver = sql</div><div>} }</div><div>plugin { plugin {</div><div> mail_log_fields = uid box msgid size mail_log_fields = uid box msgid size</div><div> quota_rule = *:storage=1G quota_rule = *:storage=1G</div><div> quota_rule2 = Trash:storage=+100M quota_rule2 = Trash:storage=+100M</div><div> quota_warning = storage=95%% quota-warning 95 %u quota_warning = storage=95%% quota-warning 95 %u</div><div> quota_warning2 = storage=80%% quota-warning 80 %u quota_warning2 = storage=80%% quota-warning 80 %u</div><div> quota_warning3 = -storage=100%% quota-warning below %u quota_warning3 = -storage=100%% quota-warning below %u</div><div>} }</div><div>service auth { service auth {<br></div><div> unix_listener auth-client { <</div><div> mode = 0600 <</div><div> user = mailnull <</div><div> } <</div><div> unix_listener auth-userdb { unix_listener auth-userdb {</div><div> group = mailnull group = mailnull</div><div> user = mailnull user = mailnull</div><div> } }</div><div>} }</div><div>service quota-warning { service quota-warning {</div><div> executable = script /opt/dovecot2.2/scripts/quota-warning.s | executable = script /opt/dovecot2.3/scripts/quota-warning.s</div><div> unix_listener quota-warning { unix_listener quota-warning {</div><div> user = mailnull user = mailnull</div><div> } }</div><div> user = dovecot user = dovecot</div><div>} }</div><div>ssl_cert = </usr/local/etc/letsencrypt/live/<a href="http://gw.crownkenya.com">gw.crownkenya.com</a> ssl_cert = </usr/local/etc/letsencrypt/live/<a href="http://gw.crownkenya.com">gw.crownkenya.com</a></div><div>ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it</div><div> > submission_max_mail_size = 4 G</div><div>userdb { userdb {</div><div> args = /opt/dovecot2.2/etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext | args = /opt/dovecot2.3/etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext</div><div> driver = sql driver = sql</div><div>} }</div><div>protocol lda { <</div><div> mail_plugins = quota <</div><div>} <</div><div>protocol imap { protocol imap {</div><div> mail_max_userip_connections = 5 mail_max_userip_connections = 5</div><div> mail_plugins = " quota imap_quota" <</div><div>} }</div><div>protocol pop3 { | protocol lda {</div><div> mail_max_userip_connections = 5 | mail_plugins = quota</div><div>} }</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Maybe I am just suffering brainlock and need to debug auth further, but I have see a question about this auth issue already from another poster, and it's not been answered by anyone.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223<br>"<span style="font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">"</span></div></div></div>
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