dovecot - Aug 2008 - Error 89

Just installed dovecot 1.1.2. downloaded from dovecot.org. Seemed to 
compile and install OK but I get the following error when I try to start it
"child 28410 (auth) returned error 89 (fatal failure)"
I just want to use it for SMTP/SASL authorization, not Pop3 or IMAP, as yet
It looks as though I haven't installed some component or other but what?
Config file follows;

# 1.1.2: /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf
protocols: none
login_dir: /usr/local/var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable: /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
auth default:
   mechanisms: plain login
   passdb:
     driver: pam
   userdb:
     driver: passwd
   socket:
     type: listen
     client:
       path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
       mode: 432
       user: postfix
       group: postfix



Steve

On Aug 8, 2008, at 3:55 AM, Hodges wrote:
> Just installed dovecot 1.1.2. downloaded from dovecot.org. Seemed to  
> compile and install OK but I get the following error when I try to  
> start it
> "child 28410 (auth) returned error 89 (fatal failure)"
This shows that dovecot-auth process exited. Doesn't it show any other  
error message before that line? There was a bug related to the logging  
though, this patch should help for it:
http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1/rev/1dc2dd3cd902

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Many thanks for the patch

Got a clear error message this time. Dovecot had not been built with 
PAM support

Starts up OK now, although still not working as I had hoped; may have 
to post again


At 19:14 12/08/2008, you wrote:
>On Aug 8, 2008, at 3:55 AM, Hodges wrote:
>
>>Just installed dovecot 1.1.2. downloaded from dovecot.org. Seemed to
>>compile and install OK but I get the following error when I try to
>>start it
>>"child 28410 (auth) returned error 89 (fatal failure)"
>
>This shows that dovecot-auth process exited. Doesn't it show any other
>error message before that line? There was a bug related to the logging
>though, this patch should help for it:
>http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1/rev/1dc2dd3cd902
>
>