> Hi all, > OK, so I have installed and started cyrus-imapd onto my redhat box. I > have > then edited the imapd.conf file and added an additional user as an admin. > I > am being stupid now..(I think) because I am unable to login via web-cyradm > interface or via the cyradm command line over telnet, via telnet, here is > the error message I receive. Can someone tell me what I may have missed? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] nward]$ cyradm localhost
Try like this: cyradm --user cyrus --auth login localhost Of course, you need a password for the cyrus user for this to work. Where this password is stored depends on your authentication configuration. HTH Simon > IMAP Password: > Login failed: generic failure at > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i3 > 86-linux/Cyrus/IMAP/Admin.pm line 118 > cyradm: cannot authenticate to server with as nward > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wil Cooley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: July 26, 2003 3:41 PM > To: Norris Ward > Cc: cyrus info > Subject: Re: Newbie Cyrus Configuration > > On Sat, 2003-07-26 at 12:16, Norris Ward wrote: >> Hi all, >> I am new to cyrus imap but I can navigate my way around >> RedHat >> 7.3 fairly well. I want to reconfigure my email server away from > imap-2001. >> Where does cyrus-imap store it˙s config files? > > Typically, /etc/{config,imapd}.conf. If you're using RH, use Simon > Matter's RPMs at http://home.teleport.ch/simix/. He has RPMs built for > 7.2 and 8/9. I've rebuilt them on 7.3 and they're available at > http://ftp.nakedape.cc/nakedape/rh73/rpm/. Note that I have a couple > different options set by default than he does. > > You'll also need Cyrus-SASL 2, for which he also has 7.2 RPMs and I have > re-built them on 7.3. > >> Also from my readings of the >> cyrus info, I would like to clarify this: can cyrus read the pam_db of >> my >> system to authenticate users that already exist? > > Yes, but this is Cyrus SASL's job, not Cyrus IMAP's. > >> Also can cyrus be >> configured to store users˙ mail files in their ~home dirs? > > No. Cyrus IMAP uses it's own database mailbox storage, which cannot be > directly accessed by mail clients. If this is a problem and you don't > need the enterprise capabilities Cyrus provides, I'd suggest you look > into Dovecot. > > Wil > -- > Wil Cooley [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Naked Ape Consulting http://nakedape.cc > * * * * * * Linux Services for Small Businesses * * * * * * > * Easy, reliable solutions for small businesses * > * Naked Ape Business Server http://nakedape.cc/r/sms * > >