Thanks Michael! I have change my conf file and run* devoct* on command line and get the following error: Error: Login user doesn't exist: dovecot Fatal: Invalid configuration in /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf
any suggestions? Thanks zhan On 3/10/08, Michael Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The info at http://wiki.dovecot.org/AuthDatabase/VPopMail is very much a > good start. The info at http://wiki.dovecot.org/QuestionsAndAnswers is a > bit old, but also helpful. > > The Dovecot example config has vpopmail listed (assuming it was compiled > in), so you can use that as well. Just comment the other passdb and > userdb sections and uncomment the vpopmail ones. > > I'm actually working on replacing Courier with Dovecot, but ran into an > unrelated issue that needs to be resolved before I can deploy (bug > concerning mtime updates in JFS in older Linux kernel 2.6 versions). > > > For my config, this is what I'm using (output from dovecot -n): > > # 1.0.12: /etc/dovecot.conf > login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login > login_executable: /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login > first_valid_uid: 89 > last_valid_uid: 89 > first_valid_gid: 89 > last_valid_gid: 89 > mmap_disable: yes > mail_plugins: quota imap_quota > auth default: > mechanisms: plain login > user: vpopmail > passdb: > driver: vpopmail > userdb: > driver: vpopmail > plugin: > quota: maildir > > > > - Michael > > > > Zhan Li wrote: > > Hi Quey, > > I searched on internet and mailing list, could not found a sample of > > dovecot file for vpopmail. > > > > can you please give me a link for a sample conf file? > > > > Thanks > > > > Zhan > > > > > > > > On 3/9/08, *Quey* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > wrote: > > > > > > Top posting cause its more appropriate:) > > > > Dump courier and use dovecot, the archives show the best config many > > people including myself have posted our configs > > > > Zhan Li wrote: > > > Dear List, > > > > > > I have installed netqmail 1.06+latest version of > > > vpopmail+couier-authlib+imap. > > > > > > All compile and installation looks good. I have created virtual > > domain > > > and email accout by vpopmail command, I have tested to send mail > > to my > > > virtual account , and my virtual accout recieved mail without > > problem. > > > I just enabled authvchkpw module for authlib, and tested virtual > > > account with authtest utility, and virtual accout is successfully > > > authenticated. > > > > > > The pop3 server login is OK. but when I telnet localhost 143, ab > > login > > > userid passwd, authentication is faild and the error message is > > listed > > > below: > > > > > > Mar 9 19:58:36 mail authdaemond: stopping authdaemond children > > > Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: modules="authvchkpw", daemons=5 > > > Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: Installing libauthvchkpw > > > Mar 9 19:58:51 mail authdaemond: Installation complete: > authvchkpw > > > Mar 9 20:01:10 mail imapd: Connection, ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1 > > <http://127.0.0.1> > > > <http://127.0.0.1>] > > > Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: authdaemon: s_connect() failed: > > Connection > > > refused > > > Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: [Hint: perhaps authdaemond is not > > running?] > > > Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: LOGIN FAILED, user=xxx, > > > ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1 <http://127.0.0.1> <http://127.0.0.1>] > > > Mar 9 20:01:15 mail imapd: authentication error: Connection > refused > > > > > > I am sure the authdaemond is started. > > > > > > Any suggestion? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > !DSPAM:47d4cdc4120508735114486!
