Mitu, You were right, I did have have "unixhierarchysep: yes" commented in my /etc/imapd.conf
I have uncommented the line created another user via cyradm but the same problem (Also after creating the user in Web-Cyradm, do I have create mailbox via command line cyradm.) here is my list mail box in cyradm ------------------------ ns3.indiaaccess.com> lm Drafts (\HasNoChildren) Sent (\HasNoChildren) Trash (\HasNoChildren) sarwar.ns3.indiaaccess.com (\HasNoChildren) sarwar/indiaaccess/org (\HasNoChildren) sarwaransari/ns3/indiaaccess/com (\HasNoChildren) user/sarwar.ns3.indiaaccess.com (\HasNoChildren) ns3.indiaaccess.com> Also when I try to login via SQ to imap user the auth log says: ------------------------- Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: pam_sm_authenticate called. Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: dbuser changed. Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: dbpasswd changed. Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: host changed. Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: database changed. Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: table changed. Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: usercolumn changed. Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: passwdcolumn changed. Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: crypt changed. Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: db_connect called. Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: returning 0 . Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: db_checkpasswd called. Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: pam_mysql: where clause = Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: SELECT password FROM accountuser WHERE username='sarwar.ns3.indiaaccess.com' Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: returning 7 . Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: returning 7 after db_checkpasswd. Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 saslauthd[2508]: AUTHFAIL: user=sarwar.ns3.indiaaccess.com service=imap realm= [PAM auth error] Jan 10 22:05:26 ns3 imapd[2652]: badlogin: [192.168.0.100] plaintext sarwar.ns3.indiaaccess.com SASL(-13): authentication failure: checkpass failed Regards Sarwar Ansari Indiaaaccess > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 12:57 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: postfix + cyrus + mysql; Mailbox does not exist > > > * Sarwar Ansari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [10-01-03 12:18]: > > > Hi, > > > > I am using postfix 2.0.0.1 > > and cyrus 2.1.11 > > +mysql to auth > > > > my mails are not being delivered, > > the postfix logs show error, > > (data format error. Command output: > sarwaransari.ns3.indiaaccess.com: > > Mailbox does not exist) > > > > can somebody please tell me is it a postfix > > config problem or cyrus's. > > and if possible the solution <grin> > > > > I have been at this problem for days, > > tried various options. > > > > The error is because you don't have the user added with cyradm > in Cyrus. Are you having "unixhierarchysep: yes"in your imapd.conf ? > Otherwise you will not be able to add users to Cyrus with "." in their > names. It might help if you post your imapd.conf . > > mitu > > > >