A Google result suggested to check the username. Results here ......
but no luck?
A. Telnet results - 1;
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[root at wgw ~]# telnet localhost 110
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
Escape character is '^]'.
+OK Dovecot ready.
user fizan at mesara.biz
+OK
pass asdf
-ERR Authentication failed.
B. Output from /var/log/maillog
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Feb 21 19:42:55 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=3952
Feb 21 19:43:13 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN
service=POP3 secured lip=::ffff:127.0.0.1 rip=::ffff:127.0.0.1
resp=<hidden>
Feb 21 19:43:13 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default): sql(fizan at
mesara.biz,::ffff:127.0.0.1): query: SELECT password FROM mailbox WHERE username
= 'fizan at mesara.biz'
Feb 21 19:43:13 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default): sql(izan at
mesara.biz,::ffff:127.0.0.1): Password mismatch
Feb 21 19:43:15 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1
user=fizan at mesara.biz
So from "unknown user" ... i have graduated to "password
mismatch"....
So this is definitely a SASL error ? How to solve?
C. /usr/lib/sasl2/smtpd.conf contents
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pwcheck_method: auxprop
mech_list: PLAIN
auxprop_plugin: sql
sql_verbose: yes
sql_engine: mysql
sql_hostnames: localhost
sql_user: postfix
sql_passwd: kasdf
sql_database: postfix
sql_select: select password from mailbox where username = '%u@%r'
D. /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf
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driver = mysql
connect = host=localhost dbname=postfix user=postfix password=kpostfix
default_pass_scheme = PLAIN
password_query = SELECT password FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%u'
user_query = SELECT maildir, 89 AS uid, 89 AS gid FROM mailbox WHERE username =
'%u'
Will keep googling....
> Guys, i am new to dovecot. I am not able to retrieve email from an account
that
> i just setup.
>
>
> A. This is the output from /var/log.maillog.
> ...........................................................
>
> Feb 21 18:01:31 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1
PLAIN
> service=POP3 lip=::ffff:60.54.174.146 rip=::ffff:60.50.250.8
> resp> Feb 21 18:01:31 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default): mysql:
Connected to
> localhost (postfix)
> Feb 21 18:01:31 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default):
> sql(fizan,::ffff:60.50.250.8): query: SELECT password FROM mailbox WHERE
> username = 'fizan'
> Feb 21 18:01:31 fwgw dovecot: auth-worker(default):
> sql(fizan,::ffff:60.50.250.8): unknown user
> Feb 21 18:01:32 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=3567
> Feb 21 18:01:32 fwgw dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1
> user=fizan
> Feb 21 18:01:32 fwgw dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=,
> method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:60.50.250.8, lip=::ffff:60.54.174.146
>
>
>
> B. This is my /etc/dovecont.conf
> ............................................
>
> ## Dovecot configuration file
>
> protocols = imap pop3
>
> auth default {
> userdb sql {
> args = /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf
> }
> passdb sql {
> args = /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf
> }
> }
>
> first_valid_uid = 89
> default_mail_env = maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n
>
> # Debugging options
>
> auth_verbose = yes
> auth_debug = yes
>
>
> C. Error Message from the Email Client - Kmail
> ................................................................
>
> I get a messge saying;
>
> "Could not Login to mail.mesara.biz.
> The password may be wrong.
> The server said authentication failed"
>
> D. Other info
> .............
>
> I am running on a Centos 5.2 box , with postfix 2.3, dovecot 1.0.7, mysql
> 5.0.45
>
>
> Pls help. Much appreciated.
>
> Regards.
> gomez