[LUAU] Authorization problem on email server

[Al Plant]

Vince Hoang wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 02:34:24PM -1000, Al Plant wrote:
> 
>>FreeBSD 6.1
>>
>>I have installed sendmail imap and pop3. I tried installing
>>dovecot. I can still send from the admin at hdk5.net user to
>>anywhere on the inet. However, I get a bad authentication
>>passwd err for the same user when I try to download his mail.
> 
> 
> You might consider starting with a basic configuration from the
> dovecot wiki before enabling various optional bits:
> 
> http://wiki.dovecot.org/DovecotServerInstallations/FreeBSD/6.0RELEASE/20Users
> 
> The example uses pam, but if that does not work, try pointing
> auth_passdb to shadow or passwd-file /etc/master.passwd.
> 
> If you are using actual system users, stay away from UW imap and
> stick with dovecot.
> 
> 
>>The server box has ssh and I can get onto it with the password 
>>assigned with no problem. Doesn't the dovecot use the same     
>>account passwd for the account?                                
> 
> 
> It assumes you have pam. I am not sure if the FreeBSD port for
> dovecot patches the default configuration to account for this.
> 
> 
>>Or do I have to enable ssl to use the ssh passwrd system which
>>is encrypted? I just left ssl off to run unencrypted for
>>testing.
> 
> 
> SSH and SSL do not interoperate. See the following link for a
> less terse explanation:
> 
> http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1818
> 
> 
>>This was my problem from the beginning not being able to
>>receive, only send to other accounts. But at least dovecot has
>>created an err message that says why. I don't know how to fix
>>this. Havent found a how to.
> 
> 
> Good, because local-host-names should have been all you needed
> for sendmail to accept locally bound mail.
> 
> -Vince
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> 
Thanks Vince I appreciate the pointers.

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