Postfix: smtpd --> SASL LOGIN authentication failed

I'd like to see /etc/default/saslauthd, not /etc/init.d/saslauthd.

 

Sorry about that! Here's /etc/default/saslauthd:

Code:

cat /etc/default/saslauthd
#
# Settings for saslauthd daemon
# Please read /usr/share/doc/sasl2-bin/README.Debian for details.
#

# Should saslauthd run automatically on startup? (default: no)
START=yes

# Description of this saslauthd instance. Recommended.
# (suggestion: SASL Authentication Daemon)
DESC="SASL Authentication Daemon"

# Short name of this saslauthd instance. Strongly recommended.
# (suggestion: saslauthd)
NAME="saslauthd"

# Which authentication mechanisms should saslauthd use? (default: pam)
#
# Available options in this Debian package:
# getpwent  -- use the getpwent() library function
# kerberos5 -- use Kerberos 5
# pam       -- use PAM
# rimap     -- use a remote IMAP server
# shadow    -- use the local shadow password file
# sasldb    -- use the local sasldb database file
# ldap      -- use LDAP (configuration is in /etc/saslauthd.conf)
#
# Only one option may be used at a time. See the saslauthd man page
# for more information.
#
# Example: MECHANISMS="pam"
MECHANISMS="pam"

# Additional options for this mechanism. (default: none)
# See the saslauthd man page for information about mech-specific options.
MECH_OPTIONS=""

# How many saslauthd processes should we run? (default: 5)
# A value of 0 will fork a new process for each connection.
THREADS=5

# Other options (default: -c -m /var/run/saslauthd)
# Note: You MUST specify the -m option or saslauthd won't run!
#
# See /usr/share/doc/sasl2-bin/README.Debian for Debian-specific information.
# See the saslauthd man page for general information about these options.
#
# Example for postfix users: "-c -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd"
#OPTIONS="-c -m /var/run/saslauthd -r"
OPTIONS="-c -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -r"

 

Have you tried what I suggested in post #17 ( http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showpost.php?p=134024&postcount=17 )?

 

That's what I was confused about...I was looking at the /etc/init.d/saslauthd file and should have been looking at /etc/default/saslauthd

I've made the change per post #17 and will test later.

Thanks for your patience ... have a lot on my mind lately.

 

Sorry for bumping an old topic,
But this works for me on Ubuntu 8.04!
Maybe update the tutorial?

 

MECHANISMS="pam" change this => MECHANISMS="shadow" should work