Try this:
cyradm --user admin --auth plain localhost
It seems that auth method is not set by default and crammd5 is tried. This
seems to work.
> > You need to keep libdb3.2, and install the
> development rpm
> > (libdb3.2-devel-3.2.9-2mdk.i586.rpm) which contains
> the db.h header file.
> >
> > Scot
> >
>
>
> Cheers, can login now (sort of.........)
>
>
>
> telnet localhost imap
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
> Escape character is '^]'.
> * OK aberdeen.chstk.co.uk Cyrus IMAP4 v2.0.16 server ready
> . logout
> * BYE LOGOUT received
> . OK Completed
> Connection closed by foreign host.
>
> imtest -m login -a admin localhost
> C: C01 CAPABILITY
> S: * OK aberdeen.chstech.co.uk Cyrus IMAP4 v2.0.16
> server ready
> S: * CAPABILITY IMAP4 IMAP4rev1 ACL QUOTA LITERAL+
> NAMESPACE UIDPLUS ID NO_ATOMIC_RENAME UNSELECT
> MULTIAPPEND SORT THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT
> THREAD=REFERENCES IDLE AUTH=CRAM-MD5 AUTH=DIGEST-MD5
> X-NETSCAPE
> S: C01 OK Completed
> Password: C: L01 LOGIN admin {1}
> + go ahead
> C: <omitted>
> L01 NO Login failed: authentication failure
> Authentication failed. generic failure
> Security strength factor: 0
>
> cat /etc/imapd.conf
> configdirectory: /var/imap
> partition-default: /var/spool/imap
> admins: cyrus admin
> sasl_pwcheck_method: passwd
> allowanonymouslogin: no
> umask: 027
> timeout: 30
> autocreatequota: 20
> allowplaintext: yes
> plaintextloginpause: 10
> singleinstancestore: yes
> sieveusehomedir: false
> sievedir: /usr/local/sieve
> sendmail: /usr/sbin/sendmail
> postmaster: postmaster
> sasl_pwcheck_method: sasldb
> sasl_auto_transition: yes
> lmtpsocket: /var/imap/socket/lmtp
> idlesocket: /var/imap/socket/idle
> notifysocket: /var/imap/socket/notify
>
> tail /var/log/imapd.log
> Dec 3 10:59:24 aberdeen master[1207]: process 2073
> exited, status 0
> Dec 3 10:59:24 aberdeen service-imap[2162]: executed
> Dec 3 11:00:03 aberdeen imapd[2090]: accepted connection
> Dec 3 11:00:03 aberdeen master[2171]: about to exec
> /usr/local/cyrus/bin/imapd
> Dec 3 11:00:03 aberdeen service-imap[2171]: executed
> Dec 3 11:00:44 aberdeen imapd[2090]: accepted connection
> Dec 3 11:01:47 aberdeen master[1207]: process 2090
> exited, status 0
> Dec 3 11:05:33 aberdeen master[2270]: about to exec
> /usr/local/cyrus/bin/ctl_mboxlist
> Dec 3 11:05:34 aberdeen ctl_mboxlist[2270]:
> checkpointing mboxlist
> Dec 3 11:05:34 aberdeen master[1207]: process 2270
> exited, status 0
>
> sasldblistusers
> user: admin realm: aberdeen.chstech.co.uk mech: DIGEST-MD5
> user: admin realm: aberdeen.chstech.co.uk mech: PLAIN
> user: admin realm: aberdeen.chstech.co.uk mech: CRAM-MD5
>
> after reboot......
>
> tail /var/log/syslog
> Dec 3 10:35:31 aberdeen postfix: Starting S80postfix:
> Dec 3 10:35:31 aberdeen master: unable to change
> limit of file descriptors available
> Dec 3 10:35:31 aberdeen master[1207]: process started
> Dec 3 10:35:31 aberdeen master[1228]: about to exec
> /usr/local/cyrus/bin/ctl_mboxlist
> Dec 3 10:35:31 aberdeen ctl_mboxlist[1228]: running
> mboxlist recovery
> Dec 3 10:35:32 aberdeen ctl_mboxlist[1228]: done
> running mboxlist recovery
> Dec 3 10:35:32 aberdeen master[1231]: about to exec
> /usr/local/cyrus/bin/ctl_deliver
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen master[1207]: ready for work
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen master[1234]: about to exec
> /usr/local/cyrus/bin/ctl_mboxlist
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen master[1235]: about to exec
> /usr/local/cyrus/bin/ctl_deliver
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen master[1237]: about to exec
> /usr/local/cyrus/bin/imapd
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen master[1236]: about to exec
> /usr/local/cyrus/bin/imapd
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen ctl_mboxlist[1234]:
> checkpointing mboxlist
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen master[1207]: process 1234
> exited, status 0
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen master[1238]: about to exec
> /usr/local/cyrus/bin/imapd
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen ctl_deliver[1235]:
> duplicate_prune: pruning back 3 days
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen ctl_deliver[1235]:
> duplicate_prune: /var/imap/deliverdb/deliver-a.db:
> purged 0 out of 0 entries
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen service-imaps[1237]: executed
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen service-imap[1238]: executed
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen service-imap[1236]: executed
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen ctl_deliver[1235]:
> duplicate_prune: /var/imap/deliverdb/deliver-b.db:
> purged 0 out of 0 entries
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen ctl_deliver[1235]:
> duplicate_prune: /var/imap/deliverdb/deliver-c.db:
> purged 0 out of 0 entries
> Dec 3 10:35:33 aberdeen ctl_deliver[1235]:
> duplicate_prune: /var/imap/deliverdb/deliver-d.db:
> purged 0 out of 0 entries
> Dec 3 10:35:34 aberdeen ctl_deliver[1235]:
> duplicate_prune: /var/imap/deliverdb/deliver-e.db:
> purged 0 out of 0 entries
> Dec 3 10:35:34 aberdeen ctl_deliver[1235]:
> duplicate_prune: /var/imap/deliverdb/deliver-f.db:
> purged 0 out of 0 entries
> Dec 3 10:35:34 aberdeen ctl_deliver[1235]:
> duplicate_prune: /var/imap/deliverdb/deliver-g.db:
> purged 0 out of 0 entries
> Dec 3 10:35:34 aberdeen ctl_deliver[1235]:
> duplicate_prune: /var/imap/deliverdb/deliver-h.db:
> purged 0 out of 0 entries
>
>
****************************************************************************
*****
> Dec 3 10:35:34 aberdeen imapd[1237]: imaps: required
> OpenSSL options not present
>
****************************************************************************
*****
>
> Dec 3 10:35:34 aberdeen master[1207]: process 1237
> exited, signaled to death by 11
> Dec 3 10:35:34 aberdeen master[1246]: about to exec
> /usr/local/cyrus/bin/imapd
> Dec 3 10:35:34 aberdeen ctl_deliver[1235]:
> duplicate_prune: /var/imap/deliverdb/deliver-i.db:
> purged 0 out of 0 entries
> Dec 3 10:35:34 aberdeen ctl_deliver[1235]:
> duplicate_prune: /var/imap/deliverdb/deliver-j.db:
> purged 0 out of 0 entries
> Dec 3 10:35:34 aberdeen service-imap[1246]: executed
> Dec 3 10:35:35 aberdeen postfix-script: warning:
> creating missing Postfix defer directory
> Dec 3 10:35:35 aberdeen master[1207]: process 1235
> exited, status 0
> Dec 3 10:35:35 aberdeen master[1276]: about to exec
> /usr/local/cyrus/bin/imapd
> Dec 3 10:35:35 aberdeen service-imap[1276]: executed
> Dec 3 10:35:35 aberdeen postfix-script: warning:
> creating missing Postfix deferred directory
> Dec 3 10:35:35 aberdeen postfix-script: warning:
> creating missing Postfix flush directory
> Dec 3 10:35:35 aberdeen postfix-script: warning:
> creating missing Postfix saved directory
> Dec 3 10:35:35 aberdeen postfix-script: warning:
> creating missing Postfix corrupt directory
> Dec 3 10:35:35 aberdeen postfix-script: warning:
> creating missing Postfix public directory
> Dec 3 10:35:35 aberdeen postfix-script: warning:
> creating missing Postfix private directory
> Dec 3 10:35:36 aberdeen postfix-script: starting the
> Postfix mail system
> Dec 3 10:35:36 aberdeen postfix: S80postfix
> Dec 3 10:35:36 aberdeen postfix/master[1340]: daemon
> started
> Dec 3 10:35:36 aberdeen rc: Starting postfix: succeeded
>
>
> What's next??
>
> Craig Skinner.
>
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