dovecot - May 2005 - (no subject)

Hi all

I just compiled Dovecot v1.0-test70 and i tried using the 
dovecot-example.conf for a quick test to see if the daemon would work.

But I keep getting the following error message in me /var/log/messages:

May 17 12:33:46 mail dovecot: Dovecot v1.0-test70 starting up
May 17 12:33:47 mail dovecot: Auth process died too early - shutting down
May 17 12:33:47 mail dovecot: auth(default): No password databases set
May 17 12:33:47 mail dovecot: child 29405 (auth) returned error 89

This is is a section in my conf file.

auth default {

mechanisms = plain
auth_userdb = passwd
auth_passdb = pam
#auth_userdb = passwd
#auth_passdb = pam
#userdb = /etc/passwd
#passdb = /etc/passwd

#  passdb pam {
     # Service name or * as parameter. * means the authenticating 
service name
     # is used, eg. pop3 or imap.
     #args = dovecot
#       args= /etc/passwd
#  }

   # /etc/passwd or similar, using getpwnam()
   # In many systems nowadays this uses Name Service Switch, which is
   # configured in /etc/nsswitch.conf.
#  passdb passwd {
#       args= /etc/passwd
#  }

   # /etc/shadow or similiar, using getspnam(). Deprecated by PAM nowadays.
#  passdb shadow {
# args= /etc/shadow
#  }

   # passwd-like file with specified location
   #passdb passwd-file {  #}

   userdb passwd {
   }

   # passwd-like file with specified location
   #userdb passwd-file {
     # Path for passwd-file
     #args    #}


    # Path for passwd-file
    #args    #}

   # checkpassword executable authentication
   #passdb checkpassword {
     # Path for checkpassword binary
     #args    #}

If anyone has some advice or tips, it would greatfully be appreciated.

Kind Regards
Brent Clark

On Tue, 2005-05-17 at 13:06 +0200, Brent Clark wrote:
> May 17 12:33:47 mail dovecot: auth(default): No password databases set
passdb { .. } section isn't given.
> auth_userdb = passwd
> auth_passdb = pam
I thought having these would just give errors?..
> #  passdb pam {
>      # Service name or * as parameter. * means the authenticating 
> service name
>      # is used, eg. pop3 or imap.
>      #args = dovecot
> #       args= /etc/passwd
> #  }
This shouldn't be commented out if you want to use pam as passdb.

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Timo Sirainen wrote:
 > passdb { .. } section isn't given.
 >
 >>auth_userdb = passwd
 >>auth_passdb = pam
 >
 > I thought having these would just give errors?..
 >
 >>#  passdb pam {
 >>     # Service name or * as parameter. * means the authenticating
 >>service name
 >>     # is used, eg. pop3 or imap.
 >>     #args = dovecot
 >>#       args= /etc/passwd
 >>#  }
 >
 > This shouldn't be commented out if you want to use pam as passdb.
 >

Hi

Thanks for your help, I tried what you suggested, and I still seem to 
not getting it right.

passdb {
  args=/etc/passwd
}

   passdb pam {
     # Service name or * as parameter. * means the authenticating 
service name
     # is used, eg. pop3 or imap.
     #args = dovecot
     args= /etc/passwd
   }

Any tips and or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards
Brent Clark