sosogh wrote:
> Hi list
>
> I install postfix dovecot on my debian etch box
> I install them via apt-get
>
> I want to use dovecot to be postfix sasl implement,but i got the following
> error message
> in the mail log:
>
> Apr 27 21:28:39 sosogh postfix/smtpd[19776]: warning: SASL: Connect to
> private/auth failed: No such file or directory
> Apr 27 21:28:39 sosogh postfix/smtpd[19776]: fatal: no SASL authentication
> mechanisms
> Apr 27 21:28:40 sosogh postfix/master[19765]: warning: process
> /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 19776 exit status 1
>
>
> my configuration:
>
> [snip]
> Mail:/etc/dovecot# more dovecot.conf
> protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s
> auth_debug = yes
> auth_verbose = yes
> log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
> disable_plaintext_auth = no
> auth default {
> mechanisms = plain login
> user = postfix
> passdb sql {
> args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf
> }
> user = root
> socket listen {
> client {
> path = /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
> mode = 0660
> user = postfix
> group = postfix
> }
> }
>
> }
>
> I wonder why private/auth does not exsit
>
did you start dovecot?
