Hello! First of: I know there are several threads with the exact same title, but none have worked for me so far... I installed postfix, dovecot, and procmail using this guide: http://www.howtoforge.com/setting-u...ver-the-somewhat-alternate-way-debian-squeezeHERE I updated some files, because I use dovecot 2.0 instead of the version 1.x that was used in the guide. Additionally I installed a browser based webmailer (roundcube). In roundcube everything works just fine. When I try to send mails via Thunderbird, however, I get errors sending. Receiving via imap is not a problem. I check the mail.log and got the above error: Code: warning: SASL authentication failure: Password verification failed warning: blabla.net[x.x.x.x]: SASL PLAIN authentication failed: authentication failure warning: blabla.net[x.x.x.x]: SASL PLAIN authentication failed: authentication failure I pretty much tried everything I could find on the internet, without success. I ran Code: telnet localhost 587 and here is the output: Code: 220 domain.tld ESMTP Postfix (Debian/GNU) ehlo me 250-domain.tld 250-PIPELINING 250-SIZE 10240000 250-VRFY 250-ETRN 250-STARTTLS 250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN 250-AUTH=PLAIN LOGIN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8BITMIME 250 DSN When I tried AUTH PLAIN <username+password in base64> I also get the password failure. Therefore I assume it's some problem with saslauthd. However I don't have a clue where the exact problem lies. My main.cf: Code: 1 # See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version 2 3 4 # Debian specific: Specifying a file name will cause the first 5 # line of that file to be used as the name. The Debian default 6 # is /etc/mailname. 7 #myorigin = /etc/mailname 8 9 smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU) 10 biff = no 11 12 # appending .domain is the MUA's job. 13 append_dot_mydomain = no 14 15 # Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings 16 #delay_warning_time = 4h 17 18 readme_directory = no 19 20 # TLS parameters 21 smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.crt 22 smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.key 23 smtpd_use_tls = yes 24 smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache 25 smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache 26 27 # See /usr/share/doc/postfix/TLS_README.gz in the postfix-doc package for 28 # information on enabling SSL in the smtp client. 29 30 myhostname = domain.tld 31 alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases 32 alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases 33 mydestination = localdomain, localhost, localhost.localdomain, localhost, domain.tld 34 mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8, x.x.x.x 35 mailbox_size_limit = 0 36 recipient_delimiter = + 37 inet_interfaces = all 38 smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname 39 smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes 40 smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous 41 broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes 42 smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes 43 smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination 44 smtpd_tls_auth_only = no 45 smtp_use_tls = yes 46 smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes 47 smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/ssl/cacert.pem 48 smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1 49 smtpd_tls_received_header = yes 50 smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s 51 tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom 52 myorigin = /etc/mailname 53 relayhost = 54 mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail -a "$EXTENSION" DEFAULT=$HOME/Maildir/ MAILDIR=$HOME/Maildir 55 inet_protocols = all 56 home_mailbox = Maildir/ 57 virtual_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual My master.cf: Code: 1 # 2 # Postfix master process configuration file. For details on the format 3 # of the file, see the master(5) manual page (command: "man 5 master"). 4 # 5 # Do not forget to execute "postfix reload" after editing this file. 6 # 7 # ========================================================================== 8 # service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args 9 # (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (100) 10 # ========================================================================== 11 smtp inet n - - - - smtpd 12 587 inet n - - - - smtpd 13 #submission inet n - - - - smtpd 14 # -o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt 15 # -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes 16 # -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject 17 # -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING 18 smtps inet n - n - - smtpd 19 -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes 20 -o smtpd_reject_unlisted_sender=yes 21 -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject 22 -o broken_sasl_auth_clients=yes 23 24 #smtps inet n - - - - smtpd 25 # -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes 26 # -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes 27 # -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject 28 # -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING 29 #628 inet n - - - - qmqpd 30 pickup fifo n - - 60 1 pickup 31 cleanup unix n - - - 0 cleanup 32 qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 qmgr 33 #qmgr fifo n - - 300 1 oqmgr 34 tlsmgr unix - - - 1000? 1 tlsmgr 35 rewrite unix - - - - - trivial-rewrite 36 bounce unix - - - - 0 bounce 37 defer unix - - - - 0 bounce 38 trace unix - - - - 0 bounce 39 verify unix - - - - 1 verify 40 flush unix n - - 1000? 0 flush 41 proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap 42 proxywrite unix - - n - 1 proxymap 43 smtp unix - - - - - smtp 44 # When relaying mail as backup MX, disable fallback_relay to avoid MX loops 45 relay unix - - - - - smtp 46 -o smtp_fallback_relay= 47 # -o smtp_helo_timeout=5 -o smtp_connect_timeout=5 48 showq unix n - - - - showq 49 error unix - - - - - error 50 retry unix - - - - - error 51 discard unix - - - - - discard 52 local unix - n n - - local 53 virtual unix - n n - - virtual 54 lmtp unix - - - - - lmtp 55 anvil unix - - - - 1 anvil 56 scache unix - - - - 1 scache 57 # 58 # ==================================================================== 59 # Interfaces to non-Postfix software. Be sure to examine the manual 60 # pages of the non-Postfix software to find out what options it wants. 61 # 62 # Many of the following services use the Postfix pipe(8) delivery 63 # agent. See the pipe(8) man page for information about ${recipient} 64 # and other message envelope options. 65 # ==================================================================== 66 # 67 # maildrop. See the Postfix MAILDROP_README file for details. 68 # Also specify in main.cf: maildrop_destination_recipient_limit=1 69 # 70 maildrop unix - n n - - pipe flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient} 72 # 73 # ==================================================================== 74 # 75 # Recent Cyrus versions can use the existing "lmtp" master.cf entry. 76 # 77 # Specify in cyrus.conf: 78 # lmtp cmd="lmtpd -a" listen="localhost:lmtp" proto=tcp4 79 # 80 # Specify in main.cf one or more of the following: 81 # mailbox_transport = lmtp:inet:localhost 82 # virtual_transport = lmtp:inet:localhost 83 # 84 # ==================================================================== 85 # 86 # Cyrus 2.1.5 (Amos Gouaux) 87 # Also specify in main.cf: cyrus_destination_recipient_limit=1 88 # 89 #cyrus unix - n n - - pipe 90 # user=cyrus argv=/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -r ${sender} -m ${extension} ${user} 91 # 92 # ==================================================================== 93 # Old example of delivery via Cyrus. 94 # 95 #old-cyrus unix - n n - - pipe 96 # flags=R user=cyrus argv=/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -m ${extension} ${user} 97 # 98 # ==================================================================== 99 # 100 # See the Postfix UUCP_README file for configuration details. 101 # 102 uucp unix - n n - - pipe 103 flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail ($recipient) 104 # 105 # Other external delivery methods. 106 # 107 ifmail unix - n n - - pipe 108 flags=F user=ftn argv=/usr/lib/ifmail/ifmail -r $nexthop ($recipient) 109 bsmtp unix - n n - - pipe 110 flags=Fq. user=bsmtp argv=/usr/lib/bsmtp/bsmtp -t$nexthop -f$sender $recipient 111 scalemail-backend unix - n n - 2 pipe 112 flags=R user=scalemail argv=/usr/lib/scalemail/bin/scalemail-store ${nexthop} ${user} ${extension} 113 mailman unix - n n - - pipe 114 flags=FR user=list argv=/usr/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py 115 ${nexthop} ${user} Do you need any more output? I would be extremely happy, if you could help me out here, because I am really lost... And I was wondering: Isn't the webmailer (roundcube) using the smtp port or how does it send the mails? Oh my Thunderbird smtp config: Code: Port: 587 User Name: myusername (I tried with and without @domain.tld Authentication method: Normal Password Connection Security: STARTTLS EDIT: Forgot to mention: I am running Debian Wheezy with 'Linux 2.6.32-028stab094.3 x86_64' kernel Thanks in advance!
This applies to Debian Wheezy as well: http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-11...-authentication-failed-no-mechanism-available When you try this, make sure you use sasl packages from the Debian Squeeze repositories, not from Ubuntu!
@falko Thanks that you are taking on this problem. Before I start trying the guide you sent me: Are these the same error message? I just skimmed the guide. I mean, I don't get the "no mechanism available" error. I just said that password verification failed. Oh well, I just might well try it out... EDIT: Ok, I just tried and restarted all services (postfix, dovecot, sasauthd). I still get the same error.
Wow! It works! Anyone following that guide: There is an error on page two, step (5), when you setup postfix. In the guide is says Code: OPTIONS="-c -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -r" I don't know what the parameter '-r' is for, but that's what ruined it for me. Removing that character and restarting sasauthld fixed everything. Great! Ubuntu guide helped me: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Postfix Ok, you guys couldn't have found the error, because I didn't post my settings for sasauthld.
