Bingo :) I am one step further, just need to figure out how to get my
sendmail to drop mail into this mailbox now
dwc
On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Michael Fair wrote:
> 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
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
