Re: [vchkpw] courier IMAP server authentication failed
You need to create a user and group for Dovecot to run under. You could use the vpopmail user, but it is best to be safe and have a unique user for Dovecot. Depending on what you're running, this should be sufficient: # groupadd -g 202 dovecot # useradd -d /dev/null -s /bin/false -u 202 -g 202 dovecot Make sure to confirm those IDs are open before running the commands. - Michael Zhan Li wrote: Thanks Michael! I have change my conf file and run* devoct* on command line and get the following error: Error: Login user doesn't exist: dovecot Fatal: Invalid configuration in /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf any suggestions? Thanks zhan On 3/10/08, *Michael Johnson* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The info at http://wiki.dovecot.org/AuthDatabase/VPopMail is very much a good start. The info at http://wiki.dovecot.org/QuestionsAndAnswers is a bit old, but also helpful. The Dovecot example config has vpopmail listed (assuming it was compiled in), so you can use that as well. Just comment the other passdb and userdb sections and uncomment the vpopmail ones. I'm actually working on replacing Courier with Dovecot, but ran into an unrelated issue that needs to be resolved before I can deploy (bug concerning mtime updates in JFS in older Linux kernel 2.6 versions). For my config, this is what I'm using (output from dovecot -n): # 1.0.12: /etc/dovecot.conf login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable: /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login first_valid_uid: 89 last_valid_uid: 89 first_valid_gid: 89 last_valid_gid: 89 mmap_disable: yes mail_plugins: quota imap_quota auth default: mechanisms: plain login user: vpopmail passdb: driver: vpopmail userdb: driver: vpopmail plugin: quota: maildir - Michael Zhan Li wrote: Hi Quey, I searched on internet and mailing list, could not found a sample of dovecot file for vpopmail. can you please give me a link for a sample conf file? Thanks Zhan On 3/9/08, *Quey* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Top posting cause its more appropriate:) Dump courier and use dovecot, the archives show the best config many people including myself have posted our configs Zhan Li wrote: Dear List, I have installed netqmail 1.06+latest version of vpopmail+couier-authlib+imap. All compile and installation looks good. I have created virtual domain and email accout by vpopmail command, I have tested to send mail to my virtual account , and my virtual accout recieved mail without problem. I just enabled authvchkpw module for authlib, and tested virtual account with authtest utility, and virtual accout is successfully authenticated. The pop3 server login is OK. but when I telnet localhost 143, ab login userid passwd, authentication is faild and the error message is listed below: Mar 9 19:58:36 mail authdaemond: stopping authdaemond children Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: modules=authvchkpw, daemons=5 Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: Installing libauthvchkpw Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: Installation complete: authvchkpw Mar 9 20:01:10 mail imapd: Connection, ip=[:::127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: authdaemon: s_connect() failed: Connection refused Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: [Hint: perhaps authdaemond is not running?] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: LOGIN FAILED, user=xxx, ip=[:::127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: authentication error: Connection refused I am sure the authdaemond is started. Any suggestion? Thanks !DSPAM:47d4d001120502696417240!
Re: [vchkpw] courier IMAP server authentication failed
Hi, Zhan Li wrote: Hi Quey, I searched on internet and mailing list, could not found a sample of dovecot file for vpopmail. can you please give me a link for a sample conf file? One I use is http://qms.ausics.net/dovecot.php Q !DSPAM:47d4e361120501584287333!
Re: [vchkpw] courier IMAP server authentication failed
Top posting cause its more appropriate:) Dump courier and use dovecot, the archives show the best config many people including myself have posted our configs Zhan Li wrote: Dear List, I have installed netqmail 1.06+latest version of vpopmail+couier-authlib+imap. All compile and installation looks good. I have created virtual domain and email accout by vpopmail command, I have tested to send mail to my virtual account , and my virtual accout recieved mail without problem. I just enabled authvchkpw module for authlib, and tested virtual account with authtest utility, and virtual accout is successfully authenticated. The pop3 server login is OK. but when I telnet localhost 143, ab login userid passwd, authentication is faild and the error message is listed below: Mar 9 19:58:36 mail authdaemond: stopping authdaemond children Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: modules=authvchkpw, daemons=5 Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: Installing libauthvchkpw Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: Installation complete: authvchkpw Mar 9 20:01:10 mail imapd: Connection, ip=[:::127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: authdaemon: s_connect() failed: Connection refused Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: [Hint: perhaps authdaemond is not running?] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: LOGIN FAILED, user=xxx, ip=[:::127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: authentication error: Connection refused I am sure the authdaemond is started. Any suggestion? Thanks !DSPAM:47d3ce2d120507419718734!
Re: [vchkpw] courier IMAP server authentication failed
Hi Quey, I searched on internet and mailing list, could not found a sample of dovecot file for vpopmail. can you please give me a link for a sample conf file? Thanks Zhan On 3/9/08, Quey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Top posting cause its more appropriate:) Dump courier and use dovecot, the archives show the best config many people including myself have posted our configs Zhan Li wrote: Dear List, I have installed netqmail 1.06+latest version of vpopmail+couier-authlib+imap. All compile and installation looks good. I have created virtual domain and email accout by vpopmail command, I have tested to send mail to my virtual account , and my virtual accout recieved mail without problem. I just enabled authvchkpw module for authlib, and tested virtual account with authtest utility, and virtual accout is successfully authenticated. The pop3 server login is OK. but when I telnet localhost 143, ab login userid passwd, authentication is faild and the error message is listed below: Mar 9 19:58:36 mail authdaemond: stopping authdaemond children Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: modules=authvchkpw, daemons=5 Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: Installing libauthvchkpw Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: Installation complete: authvchkpw Mar 9 20:01:10 mail imapd: Connection, ip=[:::127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: authdaemon: s_connect() failed: Connection refused Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: [Hint: perhaps authdaemond is not running?] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: LOGIN FAILED, user=xxx, ip=[:::127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: authentication error: Connection refused I am sure the authdaemond is started. Any suggestion? Thanks !DSPAM:47d4bb1e120501908493658!
Re: [vchkpw] courier IMAP server authentication failed
The info at http://wiki.dovecot.org/AuthDatabase/VPopMail is very much a good start. The info at http://wiki.dovecot.org/QuestionsAndAnswers is a bit old, but also helpful. The Dovecot example config has vpopmail listed (assuming it was compiled in), so you can use that as well. Just comment the other passdb and userdb sections and uncomment the vpopmail ones. I'm actually working on replacing Courier with Dovecot, but ran into an unrelated issue that needs to be resolved before I can deploy (bug concerning mtime updates in JFS in older Linux kernel 2.6 versions). For my config, this is what I'm using (output from dovecot -n): # 1.0.12: /etc/dovecot.conf login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable: /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login first_valid_uid: 89 last_valid_uid: 89 first_valid_gid: 89 last_valid_gid: 89 mmap_disable: yes mail_plugins: quota imap_quota auth default: mechanisms: plain login user: vpopmail passdb: driver: vpopmail userdb: driver: vpopmail plugin: quota: maildir - Michael Zhan Li wrote: Hi Quey, I searched on internet and mailing list, could not found a sample of dovecot file for vpopmail. can you please give me a link for a sample conf file? Thanks Zhan On 3/9/08, *Quey* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Top posting cause its more appropriate:) Dump courier and use dovecot, the archives show the best config many people including myself have posted our configs Zhan Li wrote: Dear List, I have installed netqmail 1.06+latest version of vpopmail+couier-authlib+imap. All compile and installation looks good. I have created virtual domain and email accout by vpopmail command, I have tested to send mail to my virtual account , and my virtual accout recieved mail without problem. I just enabled authvchkpw module for authlib, and tested virtual account with authtest utility, and virtual accout is successfully authenticated. The pop3 server login is OK. but when I telnet localhost 143, ab login userid passwd, authentication is faild and the error message is listed below: Mar 9 19:58:36 mail authdaemond: stopping authdaemond children Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: modules=authvchkpw, daemons=5 Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: Installing libauthvchkpw Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: Installation complete: authvchkpw Mar 9 20:01:10 mail imapd: Connection, ip=[:::127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: authdaemon: s_connect() failed: Connection refused Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: [Hint: perhaps authdaemond is not running?] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: LOGIN FAILED, user=xxx, ip=[:::127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: authentication error: Connection refused I am sure the authdaemond is started. Any suggestion? Thanks !DSPAM:47d4c108120502870914827!
Re: [vchkpw] courier IMAP server authentication failed
Thanks Michael! I have change my conf file and run* devoct* on command line and get the following error: Error: Login user doesn't exist: dovecot Fatal: Invalid configuration in /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf any suggestions? Thanks zhan On 3/10/08, Michael Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The info at http://wiki.dovecot.org/AuthDatabase/VPopMail is very much a good start. The info at http://wiki.dovecot.org/QuestionsAndAnswers is a bit old, but also helpful. The Dovecot example config has vpopmail listed (assuming it was compiled in), so you can use that as well. Just comment the other passdb and userdb sections and uncomment the vpopmail ones. I'm actually working on replacing Courier with Dovecot, but ran into an unrelated issue that needs to be resolved before I can deploy (bug concerning mtime updates in JFS in older Linux kernel 2.6 versions). For my config, this is what I'm using (output from dovecot -n): # 1.0.12: /etc/dovecot.conf login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable: /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login first_valid_uid: 89 last_valid_uid: 89 first_valid_gid: 89 last_valid_gid: 89 mmap_disable: yes mail_plugins: quota imap_quota auth default: mechanisms: plain login user: vpopmail passdb: driver: vpopmail userdb: driver: vpopmail plugin: quota: maildir - Michael Zhan Li wrote: Hi Quey, I searched on internet and mailing list, could not found a sample of dovecot file for vpopmail. can you please give me a link for a sample conf file? Thanks Zhan On 3/9/08, *Quey* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Top posting cause its more appropriate:) Dump courier and use dovecot, the archives show the best config many people including myself have posted our configs Zhan Li wrote: Dear List, I have installed netqmail 1.06+latest version of vpopmail+couier-authlib+imap. All compile and installation looks good. I have created virtual domain and email accout by vpopmail command, I have tested to send mail to my virtual account , and my virtual accout recieved mail without problem. I just enabled authvchkpw module for authlib, and tested virtual account with authtest utility, and virtual accout is successfully authenticated. The pop3 server login is OK. but when I telnet localhost 143, ab login userid passwd, authentication is faild and the error message is listed below: Mar 9 19:58:36 mail authdaemond: stopping authdaemond children Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: modules=authvchkpw, daemons=5 Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: Installing libauthvchkpw Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: Installation complete: authvchkpw Mar 9 20:01:10 mail imapd: Connection, ip=[:::127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: authdaemon: s_connect() failed: Connection refused Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: [Hint: perhaps authdaemond is not running?] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: LOGIN FAILED, user=xxx, ip=[:::127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1] Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: authentication error: Connection refused I am sure the authdaemond is started. Any suggestion? Thanks !DSPAM:47d4cdc4120508735114486!
