On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 00:30:06 +0200
"Matthias F. Brandstetter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> ---------- quoting Matthias F. Brandstetter ----------
> > ===================================================================
> > postfix/smtpd[26662]: warning: SASL authentication failure:
> > cannot connect to saslauthd server: Permission denied
> > ===================================================================
> 
> OK, problem solved :)
> 
> I had the wrong permissions for /var/lib/sasl2. root was (and is) the 
> owner of this dir, and it was only readable by root himself, no 
> others. After changing the permissions a+rx to this dir, everything 
> works now.
> 
> Question: Is this normal? What is the "official" way to solve this 
> issue? Is it ok, if this directory is readable by everyone?
> 

I recently set up two email servers following the guide (on my desktop
to test everything, then on a production server). I don't remember ever
changing permissions on /var/lib/sasl2, but on both systems they are set
up with world read/execute permissions.

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