Hi Alain,
Problem solved. Mail arrives. - snip - > > However on /etc/group I found following entries; > > > > mail:x:8:dovecot > > dovecot:x:113: > > if you can edit /etc/group, change mail group like that > > mail:x:8:dovecot,postfix > > and restart postfix Edit /etc/group and restart postfix $ sudo nano /etc/cyrus.conf changing back; lmtpunix cmd="lmtpd" listen="/var/spool/postfix/var/run/cyrus/socket/lmtp" prefork=0 maxchild=20 as; lmtpunix cmd="lmtpd" listen="/var/run/cyrus/socket/lmtp" prefork=0 maxchild=20 This above step is necessary otherwise mail won't arrive. $ sudo /etc/init.d/cyrus2.2 restart Stopping Cyrus IMAPd: cyrmaster. Waiting for complete shutdown... Starting Cyrus IMAPd: cyrmaster. Send satimiscyrus a mail on GMail. Mail arrives NOW. $ tail /var/log/mail.log Jun 11 08:30:29 lampserver cyrus/lmtpunix[4627]: executed Jun 11 08:30:29 lampserver cyrus/lmtpunix[4627]: accepted connection Jun 11 08:30:29 lampserver cyrus/lmtpunix[4627]: lmtp connection preauth'd as postman Jun 11 08:30:29 lampserver cyrus/lmtpunix[4627]: IOERROR: fstating sieve script /var/spool/sieve/s/satimiscyrus/defaultbc: No such file or directory Jun 11 08:30:29 lampserver cyrus/lmtpunix[4627]: duplicate_check: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> user.satimiscyrus 0 Jun 11 08:30:29 lampserver cyrus/lmtpunix[4627]: mystore: starting txn 2147483652 Jun 11 08:30:29 lampserver cyrus/lmtpunix[4627]: mystore: committing txn 2147483652 Jun 11 08:30:29 lampserver cyrus/lmtpunix[4627]: duplicate_mark: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> user.satimiscyrus 1213144229 1 Jun 11 08:30:29 lampserver postfix/lmtp[4626]: 0208587821B: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=/var/run/cyrus/socket/lmtp[/var/run/cyrus/socket/lmtp], delay=1, status=sent (250 2.1.5 Ok) Jun 11 08:30:29 lampserver postfix/qmgr[4501]: 0208587821B: removed * end * $ sudo ls -la /var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/satimiscyrus total 24 drwx------ 2 cyrus mail 4096 2008-06-11 08:30 . drwx------ 3 cyrus mail 4096 2008-06-09 16:35 .. -rw------- 1 cyrus mail 2054 2008-06-11 08:30 1. -rw------- 1 cyrus mail 1760 2008-06-11 08:30 cyrus.cache -rw------- 1 cyrus mail 158 2008-06-09 16:35 cyrus.header -rw------- 1 cyrus mail 136 2008-06-11 08:30 cyrus.index * end * $ sudo nano /var/spool/cyrus/mail/s/user/satimiscyrus/1. read the mail. Why the arriving mail is numbered as '1.'? I'll revert the change on chroot to the original state later to see whether it has effect. Athentication problem still remains intact. $ imtest -m login -p imap -u satimiscyrus localhost S: * OK lampserver Cyrus IMAP4 v2.2.12-Debian-2.2.12-4ubuntu1 server ready C: C01 CAPABILITY S: * CAPABILITY IMAP4 IMAP4rev1 ACL QUOTA LITERAL+ MAILBOX-REFERRALS NAMESPACE UIDPLUS ID NO_ATOMIC_RENAME UNSELECT CHILDREN MULTIAPPEND BINARY SORT THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT THREAD=REFERENCES ANNOTATEMORE IDLE S: C01 OK Completed Please enter your password: C: L01 LOGIN satimis {12} S: + go ahead C: <omitted> S: L01 NO Login failed: generic failure Authentication failed. generic failure Security strength factor: 0 C: Q01 LOGOUT Connection closed. * end * I'll continue to solve this problem on another thread. > private joke: I dont understand why all ubuntu and debian users use > always the same prompt : "$ sudo " :-) It is Debian/Ubuntu way. They use sudoer instead of "su" changing to root. Previously I met another joke. Folks on Internet seeing my postings asked me why not following Debian/Ubutu way of operation while working on them. B.R. Stephen Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html