Hi all
I just compiled Dovecot v1.0-test70 and i tried using the dovecot-example.conf for a quick test to see if the daemon would work.
But I keep getting the following error message in me /var/log/messages:
May 17 12:33:46 mail dovecot: Dovecot v1.0-test70 starting up May 17 12:33:47 mail dovecot: Auth process died too early - shutting down May 17 12:33:47 mail dovecot: auth(default): No password databases set May 17 12:33:47 mail dovecot: child 29405 (auth) returned error 89
This is is a section in my conf file.
auth default {
mechanisms = plain auth_userdb = passwd auth_passdb = pam #auth_userdb = passwd #auth_passdb = pam #userdb = /etc/passwd #passdb = /etc/passwd
passdb pam {
# Service name or * as parameter. * means the authenticating service name # is used, eg. pop3 or imap. #args = dovecot
args= /etc/passwd
}
/etc/passwd or similar, using getpwnam()
In many systems nowadays this uses Name Service Switch, which is
configured in /etc/nsswitch.conf.
passdb passwd {
args= /etc/passwd
}
/etc/shadow or similiar, using getspnam(). Deprecated by PAM nowadays.
passdb shadow {
args= /etc/shadow
}
passwd-like file with specified location
#passdb passwd-file { #}
userdb passwd { }
passwd-like file with specified location
#userdb passwd-file { # Path for passwd-file #args = #}
# Path for passwd-file
#args =#}
checkpassword executable authentication
#passdb checkpassword { # Path for checkpassword binary #args = #}
If anyone has some advice or tips, it would greatfully be appreciated.
Kind Regards Brent Clark