Guys, i am new to dovecot. I am not able to retrieve email from an account that
i just setup.
A. This is the output from /var/log.maillog.
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Feb 21 18:01:31 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN
service=POP3 lip=::ffff:60.54.174.146 rip=::ffff:60.50.250.8
resp=<hidden>
Feb 21 18:01:31 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default): mysql: Connected to
localhost (postfix)
Feb 21 18:01:31 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default):
sql(fizan,::ffff:60.50.250.8): query: SELECT password FROM mailbox WHERE
username = 'fizan'
Feb 21 18:01:31 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default):
sql(fizan,::ffff:60.50.250.8): unknown user
Feb 21 18:01:32 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=3567
Feb 21 18:01:32 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1
user=fizan
Feb 21 18:01:32 fwgw dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=<fizan>,
method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:60.50.250.8, lip=::ffff:60.54.174.146
B. This is my /etc/dovecont.conf
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## Dovecot configuration file
protocols = imap pop3
auth default {
userdb sql {
args = /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf
}
passdb sql {
args = /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf
}
}
first_valid_uid = 89
default_mail_env = maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n
# Debugging options
auth_verbose = yes
auth_debug = yes
C. Error Message from the Email Client - Kmail
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I get a messge saying;
"Could not Login to mail.mesara.biz.
The password may be wrong.
The server said authentication failed"
D. Other info
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I am running on a Centos 5.2 box , with postfix 2.3, dovecot 1.0.7, mysql
5.0.45
Pls help. Much appreciated.
Regards.
gomez
