You're right again, it's there in /usr/bin/checkpw. I'll replace it as soon as possible. Wonder if it's used elseware though...
Yes, I created a .password file and put her password in it (in cleartext). checkpassword uses the users system password I guess? With checkpw I can change the mail password only. I guess that's a feature I'll never use though. Peter: Haha! Just as I write this I made the "apt-get install bincimap" to update it, it now shows: * OK Welcome to Binc IMAP v1.2.3 (c) Copyright 2002, 2003 Andreas Aardal Hanssen at 2004-02-05 16:13:42 CET Damn, I must have been the first one to install the Debian update :-) All the best to the both of you! /Bosse > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Fr�n: Andreas Aardal Hanssen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skickat: den 5 februari 2004 16:01 > Till: Binc IMAP General > �mne: Re: SV: SV: SV: SV: SV: [binc] new user unable to login > > > On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Bo Mellberg wrote: > >Thank you so much for helping me out! I created > >a .password-file in lotta's home directory and gave > >it the right permission and owners, and it did the > >trick. I am now able to login as lotta. > > Funny - you created a .password file, and I guess put a > password in it? > > >I have no idea why this password package is used (checkpw), > but I will > >swap to checkpassword immediately. Am I correct that the > only place to > >change this is in the xinetd run file, changing from /bin/checkpw to > >/bin/checkpassword? As a matter of fact there is no /bin/checkpw at > >all!? Strange. > > It's /usr/bin/checkpw. Yes, I'd recommend going for > /bin/checkpassword if > unix users are all that will access IMAP. > > Andy :-) > > -- > Andreas Aardal Hanssen | http://www.andreas.hanssen.name/gpg > Author of Binc IMAP | "It is better not to do something > http://www.bincimap.org/ | than to do it poorly." > > >
