Pter,
checkpassword came from the same source.
It was tested OK based on instructions contained in the distribution.
Thanks,
Tek Kee.
"Petr Novotny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/17/2000 06:25:45 PM
To: "TEK-KEE WANG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
cc: (bcc: TEK-KEE WANG/317012/ITD/FEDEX)
Subject: Re: Getting pop3d to work
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On 17 Mar 00, at 18:21, TEK-KEE WANG wrote:
> Does anyone know what additional configuration steps are required ?
Are you using the right checkpassword? (Like, does it know about
PAM, /etc/shadow or whatever you're using on your machine?) You
may try testing checkpassword itself (as a root) (from
www.qmail.org):
> Mark Delany has a clever way to test your checkpassword with a bit of
> command line re-direction. For example, with username fred, password
> bloggs, printf "fred\0bloggs\0Y123456\0" | /bin/checkpassword `which
> id` 3<&0 will execute /bin/id if the password is right.
>
> The printf is a bit trickier to manipulate if the username/password
> starts with a digit. If you haven't a printf then enter the data into
> a file with your favourite binary editor, such as emacs, and then it's
> simply: /bin/checkpassword /bin/id 3<test.file
>
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