Others have reported a similar problem and traced it to a corrupted
~vpopmail/domains/sumdomain.com.au/vpasswd file
Others have reported corrupted binaries of vchkpw programs. Try
reinstalling vchkpw and checking the vpasswd file for strangeness.
ken Jones
Inter7
Brendan Pratt wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> After having a crash today, I've discovered that I'm now getting
> authentication errors.
>
> I'm not a programmer, so if I've missed something obvious, then you'll
> understand why. :-)
>
> --cut here--
> snowy:/work# telnet virtual 110
> Trying 203.56.37.8...
> Connected to proxy.overflow.net.au.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> +OK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> user sales%sumdomain.com.au
> +OK
> pass 1111111
> -ERR aack, child crashed
> Connection closed by foreign host.
> --cut here--
>
> The actual password and usernames are correct when I try them.
>
> Oh, and I'm also using vpopmail here too, hence the domain details in the
> above clipping.
>
> It all worked perfectly until the lockup, which required me to run e2fsck on
> the drive.
>
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