On 2023-02-01 Gary Stainburn via Exim-users <exim-users@exim.org> wrote: > Hi folks.
> I'm setting up Dovecot and local user accounts on an existing Centos 7 + > EXIM install. [...] > However, when I try authenticate as a user, the following errors get logged: > 2023-02-01 12:50:11 dovecot_login authenticator failed for hub.******** > ([10.1.1.103]) [**.**.**.**]: 435 Unable to authenticate at present: unable > to connect to UNIX socket (/var/run/dovecot/auth-client): Permission denied > The socket exists, but does not have suitable permissions. > [root@vps2 exim]# ll /var/run/dovecot/auth-client > srw-------. 1 dovecot root 0 FebĀ 1 11:47 /var/run/dovecot/auth-client > [root@vps2 exim]# > Is it simply a case of changing ownership / permissions, and if so, what do > I change them to? > If not, can anyone tell me what I need to do please. On Debian I have configured dovecot to open a socket for exim with exim-tailored permissions: /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf [...] ### SASL listener for exim start # SASL exim unix_listener /var/spool/exim4/dovecot.auth-client { mode = 0660 group = Debian-exim } ### SASL listener for exim end cu Andreas -- `What a good friend you are to him, Dr. Maturin. His other friends are so grateful to you.' `I sew his ears on from time to time, sure' -- ## List details at https://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/