> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 12:32 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SM-USERS] can't log into squirrelmail. error code > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: p dont think [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 08:15 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [SM-USERS] can't log into squirrelmail. error code > > > > >> >>>>> # MAP Server (dovecot) # PHP (4.38 > > >> >>>>> http://www.substantis.com/phpinfo.php) # Web server ( > > >> >>>>> Apache/2.0.51 (Fedora)) # Platform (Fedora Core 2) # How your > > >> >>>>> software was installed (.tar.gz / configured config.pl ) # > > >> >>>>> SquirrelMail version (1.4.3a) > > >> >>>>> > > >> >>>>> problem: i can't log into squirrelmail. the error code is > > >> >>>>> "You must be logged in to access this page." > > >> >>>>> > > >> >>>>> testing: confirmed passwords from local terminal. > > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> as in telnet localhost 143?? > > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> what do your IMAP logs say? > > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> everything looks ok with dovecot. i am user validuser as a local > > >> >>> account for testing. the strange thing is that even when i get > > >> >>> rejected for a login using a valid username and password, i get > > >> >>> the message, ""You must be logged in to access this page," but > > >> >>> when i login using a bogus name, i get a distinctly different > > >> >>> error using a bogus username and password "Unknown user or > > >> >>> password incorrect." > > >> >>> > > >> >>> 1. testing dovecot from local terminal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# telnet > > >> >>> localhost 143 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape > > >> >>> character is '^]'. * OK dovecot ready. 1 login validuser password > > >> >>> 1 OK Logged in. > > >> >>> > > >> >>> this telnet session gets logged in /var/log/maillog Oct 28 > > >> >>> 21:30:36 testy imap-login: Login: maw [127.0.0.1] Oct 28 21:33:06 > > >> >>> testy imap-login: Login: maw [127.0.0.1] > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> When i attempt to login with a valid user name and password, i > > >> >>> get the what looks like a valid login: > > >> >>> > > >> >>> var/log/maillog Oct 28 21:14:53 testy imap-login: Login: > > >> >>> validuser [127.0.0.1] > > >> >>> > > >> >>> but the system logs say i didn't enter a user id / password: Oct > > >> >>> 28 22:03:56 testy dovecot(pam_unix)[12167]: authentication > > >> >>> failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= > > >> >> > > >> >> Is this the *only* line associated with one login? A typical login > > >> >> creates more than one IMAP login and thus more than one line in > > >> >> your logs. If this really is the only line, then your username > > >> >> isn't even making it to the IMAP server, which means either PHP is > > >> >> completely b0rked or your SM was custom modified or has a rouge > > >> >> plugin that is stripping the username. If this is the 2nd login > > >> >> attempt by SM from your single login, this is a problem that has > > >> >> come up before, and was usually a session problem seen most > > >> >> frequently by people hosting SM on a Windows server IIRC. But it's > > >> >> been a while, so I don't remember exactly... you may want to double > > >> >> check your logs and do more mailing list archive searches. > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >>> when i use a bogus username and password, i get this: Oct 28 > > >> >>> 22:21:34 testy dovecot(pam_unix)[12186]: check pass; user unknown > > >> >>> Oct 28 22:21:34 testy dovecot(pam_unix)[12186]: authentication > > >> >>> failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > REGARDING APACHE / PHP ISSUE I RAISED EARLIER: in reviewing other > > >> > guides to squirrelmail installs and one noted "The /etc/php.ini file > > >> > needs to be editied and have the value register_globals set to on. " > > >> > see http://www.linuxhelp.ca/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=3647 > > >> > > > >> > is this correct? my fedora core 2 rpm install is set to off but i > > >> > don't know how this would affect squirrelmail / php's performance. > > >> > can someone advise me on this subject? > > >> > > >> Absolutely wrong. Please fix it or tell us where it is. > > >> > > >> > REGARDING BROWSER / COOKIE ISSUES: I have reproduced this problem on > > >> > Mozilla, Firefox, Netscape, and IE. Cookies are enabled. > > >> > > > >> > REGARDING CONFIGURATION / PLUGINS: this is a plain vanila install on > > >> > fedora core 2 via rpms. there are no pluggins. i installed via the > > >> > "quick and dirty" instructions from the squirrelmail.org website. > > >> > > > >> > REGARDING ROOT LOGINS: yes. the documentation on dovecot states that > > >> > root user is hard coded for no login. that's the problem. the uid > > >> > stuff is getting lost. here is a grepped version of my system log > > >> > dovecot. the uid of the individual is either recognized (validuser1) > > >> > or lost completely. Even when dovecot gets the valiuser, its still > > >> > receiving uid=zero. > > >> > > >> That is not SM doing that. SM only sends a username. If the username > > >> is lost, then there is a SM/PHP problem. If the UID is being lost, but > > >> the username is correct, this is a Dovecot issue. > > >> > > >> > this is root's uid. i understand that part but > > >> > why is squirrelmail unable to communicate / why is dovecot unable to > > >> > understand that a nonroot user is logging in? moreover, why does the > > >> > user at the browser see the error message "You must be logged in to > > >> > access this page." but a bogus user or bad password gets, "Unknown > > >> > user or password incorrect." > > >> > > >> That usually happens when the user was able to initially log in but the > > >> username was subsequently lost (session problem with your PHP install?) > > >> and subsequent logins fail. > > >> > > >> > SYSTEM LOGS | GREP dovecot > > >> > > > >> > Oct 29 07:33:50 testy dovecot(pam_unix)[31474]: authentication > > >> > failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= user=validuser1 > > >> > Oct 29 07:46:54 testy dovecot(pam_unix)[31546]: check pass; user > > >> > unknown Oct 29 07:46:54 testy dovecot(pam_unix)[31546]: > > >> > authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= Oct > > >> > 29 07:46:56 testy dovecot(pam_unix)[31547]: check pass; user unknown > > >> > Oct 29 07:46:56 testy dovecot(pam_unix)[31547]: authentication > > >> > failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= Oct 29 07:47:09 > > >> > testy dovecot(pam_unix)[31548]: check pass; user unknown Oct 29 > > >> > 07:47:09 testy dovecot(pam_unix)[31548]: authentication failure; > > >> > logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= Oct 29 07:47:11 testy > > >> > dovecot(pam_unix)[31549]: check pass; user unknown Oct 29 07:47:11 > > >> > testy dovecot(pam_unix)[31549]: authentication failure; logname= > > >> > uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= Oct 29 07:49:21 testy > > >> > dovecot(pam_unix)[31560]: check pass; user unknown Oct 29 07:49:21 > > >> > testy dovecot(pam_unix)[31560]: authentication failure; logname= > > >> > uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= Oct 29 07:49:24 testy > > >> > dovecot(pam_unix)[31561]: check pass; user unknown Oct 29 07:49:24 > > >> > testy dovecot(pam_unix)[31561]: authentication failure; logname= > > >> > uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= Oct 30 01:47:45 testy dovecot: > > >> > dovecot shutdown succeeded Oct 30 02:18:52 testy dovecot: dovecot > > >> > startup succeeded Oct 30 02:22:00 testy dovecot: dovecot shutdown > > >> > succeeded Oct 30 02:31:40 testy dovecot: dovecot startup succeeded > > >> > Oct 30 04:33:15 testy dovecot(pam_unix)[5144]: check pass; user > > >> > unknown Oct 30 04:33:15 testy dovecot(pam_unix)[5144]: authentication > > >> > failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= Oct 30 04:37:17 > > >> > testy dovecot(pam_unix)[5154]: check pass; user unknown Oct 30 > > >> > 04:37:17 testy dovecot(pam_unix)[5154]: authentication failure; > > >> > logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= Oct 30 04:48:30 testy > > >> > dovecot: dovecot shutdown succeeded Oct 30 05:07:50 testy dovecot: > > >> > dovecot startup succeeded Oct 30 12:00:07 testy > > >> > dovecot(pam_unix)[2852]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 > > >> > euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= user=validuser1 > > >> > > >> I can't read that very easily; it'd be nice if you could send just the > > >> lines created from ONE login attempt. > > >> > > >> If the username never makes it to IMAP the very first try for a login > > >> attempt, I have never seen that and would be surprised. You'd have to > > >> make sure your PHP/web server actually accepts HTTP POST requests. > > >> > > >> - paul > > >> > > > > > > ONE LOGIN ATTEMPT PER YOUR REQUEST. > > > > PLEASE DO NOT SHOUT > > > > > Oct 30 16:30:48 testy dovecot-auth: pam_succeed_if: requirement "uid < > > > 100" not met by user "maw" > > > Oct 30 21:24:37 testy dovecot-auth: pam_succeed_if: requirement "uid < > > > 100" not met by user "maw" > > > > 1) These are not from a single login attempt. Their times are hours apart. > > 2) These are completely different messages from what you supplied above. > > Which one is accurate? Are you looking at more than one log file? It's > > hard to help when you give conflicting information. > > 3) If the user "maw" is in fact being successfully given to the IMAP > > server, then the problem is not with SM. Please consult your IMAP setup > > and ask in a Dovecot forum. > > > > > MY WEBSERVER IS A STOCK FEDORA CORE 2 RMP INSTALL. YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING > > > VIA PHP.INFO FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AT www.substantis.com/temp.php > > > > > > > thanks for your response. i don't shout but my keyboard does stick sometimes :-} > i'm not sure what logs you want so i did an inventory of my logs. i am providing > all my logs for what i can associate with this problem. if there are any other logs > that would be helpful, please let me know. in doing this inventory, i made a > separate error log for this domain to simplify the process. it is > /var/log/httpd/www.substantis.com-error_log > > /var/log/maillog > Oct 31 06:47:54 testy imap-login: Login: maw [127.0.0.1] > > /var/log/httpd/access_log > 69.17.65.22 - - [31/Oct/2004:06:47:46 -0500] "GET /squirrelmail-1.4.3a HTTP/1.1" 301 > 340 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040922" > 69.17.65.22 - - [31/Oct/2004:06:47:46 -0500] "GET /squirrelmail-1.4.3a/ HTTP/1.1" > 302 14 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040922" > 69.17.65.22 - - [31/Oct/2004:06:47:46 -0500] "GET /squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/login.php > HTTP/1.1" 200 2190 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.3) > Gecko/20040922" > 69.17.65.22 - - [31/Oct/2004:06:47:53 -0500] "POST > /squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/redirect.php HTTP/1.1" 302 - > "http://www.substantis.com/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/login.php"; "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; > Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040922" > 69.17.65.22 - - [31/Oct/2004:06:47:54 -0500] "GET > /squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/webmail.php HTTP/1.1" 200 1199 > "http://www.substantis.com/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/login.php"; "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; > Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040922" > "/var/log/httpd/access_log" 31L, 34569C > 28,1 > > /var/log/httpd/www.substantis.com-error_log relating to lines 152 and 295 of > /var/www/html/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/functions/global.php > > [client 69.17.65.22] PHP Warning: session_start(): > open(/var/lib/php/session/sess_46cf08aee4ddbfbb10cf1d75fe240f96, O_RDWR) failed: > Permission denied (13) in /var/www/html/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/functions/global.php on > line 295, referer: http://www.substantis.com/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/webmail.php > [client 69.17.65.22] PHP Warning: session_start(): > open(/var/lib/php/session/sess_46cf08aee4ddbfbb10cf1d75fe240f96, O_RDWR) failed: > Permission denied (13) in /var/www/html/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/functions/global.php on > line 295 > [client 69.17.65.22] PHP Warning: session_start(): > open(/var/lib/php/session/sess_46cf08aee4ddbfbb10cf1d75fe240f96, O_RDWR) failed: > Permission denied (13) in /var/www/html/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/functions/global.php on > line 295 > [client 69.17.65.22] PHP Warning: session_start(): > open(/var/lib/php/session/sess_46cf08aee4ddbfbb10cf1d75fe240f96, O_RDWR) failed: > Permission denied (13) in /var/www/html/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/functions/global.php on > line 295, referer: http://www.substantis.com/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/login.php > [client 69.17.65.22] PHP Warning: session_write_close(): > open(/var/lib/php/session/sess_46cf08aee4ddbfbb10cf1d75fe240f96, O_RDWR) failed: > Permission denied (13) in /var/www/html/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/redirect.php on line > 152, referer: http://www.substantis.com/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/login.php > [client 69.17.65.22] PHP Warning: session_write_close(): Failed to write session > data (files). Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct > (/var/lib/php/session) in /var/www/html/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/redirect.php on line > 152, referer: http://www.substantis.com/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/login.php > [client 69.17.65.22] PHP Warning: session_start(): > open(/var/lib/php/session/sess_46cf08aee4ddbfbb10cf1d75fe240f96, O_RDWR) failed: > Permission denied (13) in /var/www/html/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/functions/global.php on > line 295, referer: http://www.substantis.com/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/login.php > [client 69.17.65.22] PHP Warning: Unknown(): > open(/var/lib/php/session/sess_46cf08aee4ddbfbb10cf1d75fe240f96, O_RDWR) failed: > Permission denied (13) in Unknown on line 0, referer: > http://www.substantis.com/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/login.php > [client 69.17.65.22] PHP Warning: Unknown(): Failed to write session data (files). > Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct > (/var/lib/php/session) in Unknown on line 0, referer: > http://www.substantis.com/squirrelmail-1.4.3a/src/login.php > > /var/log/secure > Oct 31 06:47:54 testy dovecot-auth: pam_succeed_if: requirement "uid < 100" not met > by user "maw"
A possible solution was suggested by way of modifying the httpd.conf file (a prior post relating to a PHP bug at: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user/20805/match=line+295 <Directory /path/to/your/squirrelmail> php_flag session.save_handler files </Directory> The proposed solution changes the error but does not fix it. The login screen no longer gives an error code but it does not log the user in. from: /var/log/maillog no activity /var/log/httpd/access_log no activity /var/log/httpd/www.substantis.com-error_log no activity /var/log/secure no activity s - u - c -c - e - s -s !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks so much! ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idU88&alloc_id065&op=click -- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting Guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/wiki/wiki.php?MailingListPostingGuidelines List Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Archives: http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id)95 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
