You probably didn't run 'flush privelages' after adding the vpopmail user. --Doug
----- Original Message ----- From: "jon kutassy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [vchkpw] mysql gone away. Please help a noob. > Thanks for the replies. > > I've been following Michael Bowe's <excellent> documentation on setting > this up. > > http://www.pipeline.com.au/staff/mbowe/isp/webmail-server.htm (I hope he > doesnt mind the link) > > I took the windoze approach and restarted mysql, and its all working fine!! > > Thanks everyone for your input!! > > > did you configure for your mysql user/password in vmysql.h? if not, amend > the entries and recompile. > also, did you create the tables or check that they were created? > did you allow mysql access from within mysql? > did you 'flush priviledges' to make the privs stick in mysql? > > Good luck > > jon kutassy wrote: > > >I'd like to get vpopmail working with authenticating against mysql... I > >have a working version of mysql that Id rather not break: > > > >Excuse me if I include too much info : Im not sure what is and isnt > >relevent: > > > >mysql Ver 12.21 Distrib 4.0.14, for pc-linux (i686) > >Server version: 4.0.14-standard > >Protocol version: 10 > >Connection: Localhost via UNIX socket > >UNIX socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > > > >I compiled with ./configure --enable-mysql=y > > > >when I run add domain I get: > > > >Please enter password for postmaster: > >enter password again: > >could not connect to mysql update server Access denied for user: > >'[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) with database > >could not connect to mysql update server Access denied for user: > >'[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) > >vmysql: sql error[c]: MySQL server has gone away > >vmysql: sql error[b]: MySQL server has gone away > >vmysql: sql error[3]: MySQL server has gone away > > > >I have a database called vpopmail and a user vpopmail that has (I believe > >got access to this db).. but looking at this error message makes me > >wonder... does "Access denied for user: " mean that the database has been > >found just that its not allowing the user to authenticate? > > > >Im lost.. > > > >Regards > > > >Jon > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Express yourself with cool emoticons - download MSN Messenger today! > >http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger > > > > > > > > v > > _________________________________________________________________ > On the move? Get Hotmail on your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile > > >
