* JP <post...@postfix.exjay.com>: > i'll guess the solution to my problem will be something simple and > obvious, because i know i ain't the first person to do this, but i've > been staring at it for days and can't see what's wrong. > > os x snow leopard server; postfix 2.5.5; dovecot 1.1.17apple0.5 > > trying to get SMTP auth working via SASL. using a plain password > scheme and plain auth scheme over SSL. client is apple mail. > deliveries are working, and dovecot's pop3s and imaps are working > just fine. but when i attempt to use smtp auth, postfix says > > SASL plain authentication failed > unable to lookup user record
Your Postfix uses Dovecot SASL. Have you tried to authenticate using a telnet session, sending AUTH identity on command line? p...@rick > > scoured months worth of list archives and didn't see anything > specific to this. other eyes are appreciated! thanks. > > # postconf -n > biff = no > command_directory = /usr/sbin > config_directory = /etc/postfix > content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024 > daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix > debug_peer_level = 2 > enable_server_options = yes > header_checks = pcre:/etc/postfix/custom_header_checks > html_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/html > inet_interfaces = all > mail_owner = _postfix > mailbox_size_limit = 0 > mailbox_transport = dovecot > mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq > manpage_directory = /usr/share/man > message_size_limit = 10485760 > mydomain = example.com > mydomain_fallback = localhost > mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8,192.168.61.0/24 > newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases > queue_directory = /private/var/spool/postfix > readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix > recipient_delimiter = + > relayhost = > sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/examples > sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail > setgid_group = _postdrop > smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated > reject > smtpd_enforce_tls = no > smtpd_helo_required = yes > smtpd_helo_restrictions = reject_invalid_helo_hostname > reject_non_fqdn_helo_hostname > smtpd_pw_server_security_options = plain, login cram-md5 > smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated > permit_mynetworks reject_unauth_destination check_policy_service > unix:private/policy reject > smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes > smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth > smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot > smtpd_tls_CAfile = > /etc/certificates/osx-106.example.com.E2FA6EFB8203E2E09C605D30A179669E4B4F69EB.chain.pem > smtpd_tls_cert_file = > /etc/certificates/osx-106.example.com.E2FA6EFB8203E2E09C605D30A179669E4B4F69EB.cert.pem > smtpd_tls_exclude_ciphers = SSLv2, aNULL, ADH, eNULL > smtpd_tls_key_file = > /etc/certificates/osx-106.example.com.E2FA6EFB8203E2E09C605D30A179669E4B4F69EB.key.pem > smtpd_use_pw_server = yes > smtpd_use_tls = yes > unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 > virtual_alias_maps = > virtual_gid_maps = static:5000 > virtual_mailbox_base = /etc/postfix/datastore > virtual_mailbox_domains = osx.example.com > virtual_mailbox_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/datausers > virtual_minimum_uid = 100 > virtual_uid_maps = static:5000 > > > > > # dovecotd -n > # 1.1.17apple0.5: /private/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf > Warning: fd limit 256 is lower than what Dovecot can use under full load > (more than 456). Either grow the limit or change > login_max_processes_count and max_mail_processes settings > # OS: Darwin 10.2.0 i386 hfs > base_dir: /var/run/dovecot > syslog_facility: local6 > protocols: pop3s imaps > ssl_cert_file: > /etc/certificates/osx-106.example.com.E2FA6EFB8203E2E09C605D30A179669E4B4F69EB.cert.pem > ssl_key_file: > /etc/certificates/osx-106.example.com.E2FA6EFB8203E2E09C605D30A179669E4B4F69EB.key.pem > ssl_cipher_list: ALL:!LOW:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!ADH:!eNULL > disable_plaintext_auth: no > login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login > login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login > login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login > login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login > login_user: _dovecot > login_process_per_connection: no > max_mail_processes: 200 > mail_max_userip_connections(default): 20 > mail_max_userip_connections(imap): 20 > mail_max_userip_connections(pop3): 10 > verbose_proctitle: yes > first_valid_uid: 6 > first_valid_gid: 6 > mail_access_groups: mail > mail_location: maildir:/etc/postfix/datastore/%d/%n > mail_debug: yes > mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap > mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap > mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3 > mail_process_sharing: full > mail_max_connections: 5 > mail_plugins(default): quota imap_quota > mail_plugins(imap): quota imap_quota > mail_plugins(pop3): quota > mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap > mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap > mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 > auth default: > verbose: yes > debug: yes > debug_passwords: yes > passdb: > driver: passwd-file > args: username_format=%n /etc/postfix/datastore/%d-passwd > userdb: > driver: passwd-file > args: username_format=%n /etc/postfix/datastore/%d-passwd > socket: > type: listen > client: > path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth > mode: 432 > user: postfix > group: postfix > plugin: > quota_warning: storage=100%% /usr/libexec/dovecot/quota-exceeded.sh > quota: maildir:User quota > sieve: /var/spool/imap/dovecot/sieve-scripts/%u/dovecot.sieve > > > > > -- All technical questions asked privately will be automatically answered on the list and archived for public access unless privacy is explicitely required and justified. saslfinger (debugging SMTP AUTH): <http://postfix.state-of-mind.de/patrick.koetter/saslfinger/>
