You need to create the account
"user.dwctest"
All user mailboxes that map to "inbox"
start with the string "user."
-- Michael --
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Scot W. Hetzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: creating new user account
> Here is some more info
> I have create a mailbox call dwctest using cyradm, and I also create a
> user account w/ usradd call dwctest. But when I tested this out, this is
> the error I am keeping getting
>
> +OK brianna.webweb2.com Cyrus POP3 v1.6.24 server ready
> user dwctest
> +OK Name is a valid mailbox
> pass dwctest
> -ERR Invalid login
>
>
> Any clue?
>
> dwc
>
> On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Scot W. Hetzel wrote:
>
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > But I though cyrus doesn't use /etc/passwd? I though cyrus-sasl have
its
> > > own user password database?
> > >
> >
> > Cyrus-sasl will use either the /etc/passwd (PLAIN, LOGIN mechanisims
only),
> > sasldb (PLAIN, LOGIN, CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, ...), Kerberos IV & V, or
PAM
> > for authentication. This depends on how you have "sasl_pwcheck_method"
set
> > in the imapd.conf file.
> >
> > To add users to the sasldb, you need to use:
> >
> > saslpasswd -c <user>
> >
> > scot
> >
> > > On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Scot W. Hetzel wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > I am new to cyrus and I was wondering how do you create a new user
> > > > > account? let say there is a user name "dwctest". I create a new
> > mailbox
> > > > > using cyradm (ie cm dwctest). So the mailbox is created, but
where do
> > I
> > > > > put the user info and password information at?
> > > > >
> > > > By default cyrus-imapd / cyrus-sasl authenticate users for the
system
> > > > password file. So you need use the tools (adduser, useradd, ...) on
your
> > > > system to add the user to the system password file.
> > > >
> > > > Scot
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
