Postfix SMTP Auth

[Roger Grosswiler]

>
> Hey all,
>
> I have searched the mail archives and Google trying to solve my Postfix
> SMTP AUTH issue.
>
> I have read the document:
>
> /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.0.11/README-Postfix-SASL-RedHat.txt
>
> And performed all the tasks it outlines but I am getting the errors
> (hostnames edited of course):
>
> Jan 13 17:36:37 XXX postfix/smtpd[13820]: connect from XXX.net[1.1.1.1]
> Jan 13 17:36:37 XXX postfix/smtpd[13820]: warning: SASL authentication
> problem: unable to open Berkeley db /etc/sasldb2: No such file or
> directory
> Jan 13 17:36:37 XXX postfix/smtpd[13820]: warning: SASL authentication
> problem: unable to open Berkeley db /etc/sasldb2: No such file or
> directory
> Jan 13 17:36:37 XXX postfix/smtpd[13820]: warning: SASL authentication
> failure: no secret in database
> Jan 13 17:36:37 XXX postfix/smtpd[13820]: warning: XXX.net[1.1.1.1]:
> SASL CRAM-MD5 authentication failed
> Jan 13 17:37:31 XXX postfix/smtpd[13820]: lost connection after AUTH
> from XXX.net[1.1.1.1]
> Jan 13 17:37:31 XXX postfix/smtpd[13820]: disconnect from XXX.net[1.1.1.1]
>
> Here are my configs:
>
> /etc/sysconfig/saslauthd
>
> # To read about how postfix uses saslauthd read this:
> # /usr/share/doc/postfix-*/README-Postfix-SASL-RedHat.txt
> #
> # To see a list of authentication mechanisms supported by saslauthd
> execute this command
> # /usr/sbin/saslauthd -v
> #
> # Default to pam
> MECH=pam
>
> /etc/postfix/main.conf (partial file)
>
> # AUTH SMTP
>
> smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
> smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
> broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
>
> smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,
>                                 permit_mynetworks,
>                                 check_relay_domains
>
> Any ideas?  I am at my wits end here.  It looks like for some reason it
> is still acting as if the MECH isn't set to pam???
>
>
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hello,

i had the same and never really got it working at 100%. maybe this was,
because i was changing from smtp-auth to pop-before-smtp
authentification-method.

unfortunately, this is not built-in, you need a additional package, but it
is installed within 5-10 minutes....AND IT WORKS!

you can get pop-before-smtp on http://www.sourceforge.net (works also with
imap.

It's just another method to authenticate....