Since IMAP::Admin requires the LOGIN auth method to be compiled into SASL,
that might be the problem. You need LOGIN auth for that.
The best check would be to telnet to the imap port as suggested by Jules.
Alain
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jules Agee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Warren Flemmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "info-cyrus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: Script admin problems
> How strange. if I remember correctly, the IMAP::Admin module does
> everything through an IMAP connection using standard RFC IMAP
> commands, just like cyradm does. So if you're using the same login and
> password with cyradm as you're using with your perl script, and cyradm
> works, the problem would have to be in your script or in IMAP::Admin.
>
> hmmm. this module works fine for me... the only thing I can think of
> is (pretty unlikely) if you've got a literal backslash or single quote
> in the password, perl might screw up the password it's passing to the
> IMAP::Admin module...
>
> To confirm that there's nothing wrong with your Cyrus configuration,
> and that cyradm isn't covering up or compensating for some error
> message, you might try typing the stuff on the lines marked by 'YOU':
>
> YOU: $ telnet localhost 143
> Connected to {hostname}.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> * OK {hostname} Cyrus IMAP4 v2.0.15 server ready.
> YOU: . login adm XXXXXX
> . OK User logged in
> YOU: . create user.testmailbox
> . OK Completed
> YOU: . setacl user.testmailbox adm lrswipcda
> . OK Completed
> YOU: . delete user.testmailbox
> . OK Completed
> YOU: . logout
> * BYE LOGOUT received
> . OK Completed
> Connection closed by foreign host.
>
>
> Warren Flemmer wrote:
>
> > With the package IMAP-Admin-1.4.3
> > running test.pl as follows:
> >
> > [root@mail121 IMAP-Admin-1.4.3]# perl test.pl
> > 1..14
> > ok 1
> > Remaining tests require a connection an imap server
> > Please enter the server and the admin user and password at the prompts
> > Enter server: localhost
> > Enter login: adm
> > Enter password:
> > Test using SSL(y/n)? n
> > IMAP::Admin [ initialize ]: try NO Login failed: authentication failure
> > [root@mail121 IMAP-Admin-1.4.3]#
> >
> > The following script is the simplest example:
> >
> >
$imap=IMAP::Admin->new('Server'=>'localhost','Login'=>'adm','Password'=>'xxx
> > xx');
> > $err=$imap->create("$mbx");
> > print "error: $err\n";
> > $err=$imap->{'Error'};
> > print "error: $err\n";
> > $imap->close;
> >
> > will produce:
> >
> > [root@mail121 /home]# ./cyrushelper
> > error: 1
> > error: IMAP::Admin [ initialize ]: try NO Login failed: authentication
> > failure
> >
> > Could the use of pam-mysql have anything to do
> > the authentication failure. The passwords in the db
> > are encrypted with mysql password function. I can
> > log in from a client without any problems.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Matt Prigge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Warren Flemmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 11:01 AM
> > Subject: Re: Script admin problems
> >
> >
> >
> >>>Attempt two: Using module IMAP::Admin from
> >>>IMAP-Admin-1.4.3 The test gives me the following
> >>>error:
> >>>IMAP::Admin [ initialize ]: try NO Login failed: authentication failure
> >>>Again getting me past this error should allow me
> >>>to complete the task.
> >>>
> >>IMAP::Admin has worked very well for me. Can you give an example of the
> >>
> > code
> >
> >>youre trying to run that isnt working for you?
> >>
> >>-matt
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jules Agee
> System Administrator
> Pacific Coast Feather Co.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] x284
>
>
