Apologies - maybe doveconf -n shows a hint at the problem?
Maybe it has to do with I'm using the default_realm? But I've tried
adding the user as both the local part, and with the fqdn...
> # doveconf -n
> # 2.2.15: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> # Pigeonhole version 0.4.6 (3e924b1b6c5c+)
> # OS: Linux 3.10.41-gentoo-r1 x86_64 Gentoo Base System release 2.2
> auth_default_realm = media-brokers.com
> auth_master_user_separator = *
> auth_mechanisms = plain login
> deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: subject=%s: %$
> first_valid_uid = 200
> last_valid_uid = 200
> listen = *
> login_log_format_elements = user=<%u> method=%m %c rip=%r lport=%{lport}
> mail_attachment_dir = /var/vmail/%d/attachments
> mail_gid = vmail
> mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
> mail_uid = vmail
> managesieve_notify_capability = mailto
> managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope
> encoded-character vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric
> relational regex imap4flags copy include variables body enotify
> environment mailbox date ihave
> namespace inbox {
> inbox = yes
> location =
> mailbox "Deleted Items" {
> special_use = \Trash
> }
> mailbox Drafts {
> special_use = \Drafts
> }
> mailbox Junk {
> special_use = \Junk
> }
> mailbox "Junk E-mail" {
> special_use = \Junk
> }
> mailbox Sent {
> special_use = \Sent
> }
> mailbox "Sent Messages" {
> special_use = \Sent
> }
> mailbox Trash {
> special_use = \Trash
> }
> prefix =
> separator = .
> }
> passdb {
> args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
> driver = sql
> }
> passdb {
> args = /etc/dovecot/passwd.masterusers
> driver = passwd-file
> master = yes
> pass = yes
> }
> plugin {
> sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
> sieve_dir = ~/sieve
> }
> protocols = imap lmtp
> service auth-worker {
> user = $default_internal_user
> }
> service auth {
> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
> group = postfix
> mode = 0660
> user = postfix
> }
> unix_listener auth-userdb {
> group = vmail
> mode = 0600
> user = vmail
> }
> }
> service imap-login {
> inet_listener imap {
> port = 143
> }
> inet_listener imaps {
> port = 993
> ssl = yes
> }
> service_count = 0
> }
> service imap {
> process_limit = 2048
> }
> ssl = required
> ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/mbiCerts/RapidSSL/mail_mbi.crt
> ssl_key = </etc/ssl/mbiCerts/RapidSSL/mail_mbi.key
> userdb {
> args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
> driver = sql
> }
> protocol smtp {
> auth_verbose = yes
> }
> protocol lda {
> auth_verbose = yes
> mail_plugins = sieve
> }
> protocol imap {
> mail_max_userip_connections = 20
> }
Charles
On 5/29/2015 9:55 AM, Charles Marcus <cmar...@media-brokers.com> wrote:
> On 5/29/2015 9:25 AM, Dominik Breu <domi...@dominikbreu.de> wrote:
>> Hello Charles,
>>
>> the bare minimum ist just the first passdb entry
>> auth_master_user_separator = *
>> passdb {
>> driver = passwd-file
>> args = /etc/dovecot/passwd.masterusers
>> master = yes
>> pass = yes
>> }
>>
>> this will do the trick.
> Ok, this isn't working, I'm getting auth failed when testing either with
> telnet or doing it in Thunderbird.
>
> I tried both using the htpasswd method for generating the password in
> the passwd file, and when that failed, I also tried just putting the
> password in the file in plain text...
>
> So... what am I missing/doing wrong?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charles
>
