From: Alfredo Mesén (albemuthgmail.com)
Date: Mon Oct 29 2007 - 18:38:03 CDT

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This what is added to the maiillog when I try to send a message, I had been
doing `grep username maillog` so I had overlooked this lines, still not sure
how to fix it though.

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maillog
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Oct 29 15:11:43 www postfix/smtpd[15154]: warning: SASL authentication
problem: unable to open Berkeley db /etc/sasldb2: No such file or directory
Oct 29 15:11:43 www postfix/smtpd[15154]: warning: SASL authentication
problem: unable to open Berkeley db /etc/sasldb2: No such file or directory
Oct 29 15:11:43 www postfix/smtpd[15154]: warning: SASL authentication
failure: no secret in database
Oct 29 15:11:43 www postfix/smtpd[15154]: warning: unknown[123.4.5.678]:
SASL CRAM-MD5 authentication failed
Oct 29 15:11:43 www postfix/smtpd[15154]: warning: SASL authentication
problem: unable to open Berkeley db /etc/sasldb2: No such file or directory
Oct 29 15:11:43 www postfix/smtpd[15154]: warning: SASL authentication
problem: unable to open Berkeley db /etc/sasldb2: No such file or directory
Oct 29 15:11:43 www postfix/smtpd[15154]: warning: SASL authentication
failure: cannot connect to saslauthd server: No such file or directory
Oct 29 15:11:43 www postfix/smtpd[15154]: warning: SASL authentication
failure: Password verification failed
Oct 29 15:11:43 www postfix/smtpd[15154]: warning: unknown[123.4.5.678]:
SASL PLAIN authentication failed
Oct 29 15:11:44 www postfix/smtpd[15154]: warning: SASL authentication
problem: unable to open Berkeley db /etc/sasldb2: No such file or directory
Oct 29 15:11:44 www postfix/smtpd[15154]: warning: SASL authentication
problem: unable to open Berkeley db /etc/sasldb2: No such file or directory
Oct 29 15:11:44 www postfix/smtpd[15154]: warning: SASL authentication
failure: cannot connect to saslauthd server: No such file or directory
Oct 29 15:11:44 www postfix/smtpd[15154]: warning: unknown[123.4.5.678]:
SASL LOGIN authentication failed
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postconf -n
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alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
command_directory = /usr/sbin
config_directory = /etc/postfix
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
debug_peer_level = 2
html_directory = no
inet_interfaces = all
local_recipient_maps = unix:passwd.byname $alias_maps
mail_owner = postfix
mail_spool_directory = /var/spool/mail
mailbox_size_limit = 256000000
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
mydestination = $mydomain, $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost
myhostname = mail.example.com
mynetworks = 123.123.123.123/32, 127.0.0.0/8
mynetworks_style = host
myorigin = $mydomain
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.2.10/README_FILES
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.2.10/samples
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
setgid_group = postdrop
smtp_sasl_security_options = noplaintext
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated, permit_mynetworks
reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname
smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual

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On 10/29/07, Evan Platt <evanespphotography.com> wrote:
>
> Things that would help:
>
> The output of postconf -n .
>
> The entries from the mail log .
>
> Evan
>
> At 04:11 PM 10/29/2007, Alfredo Mesén wrote:
> >Hello, I recently changed my mail server and I'm
> >having some trouble setting it up. I can recieve
> >email but I'm unable to send through
> >Thunderbird/Outlook, I can send them from the
> >server using sendmail though so it seems to me
> >like there must be some authentication problem
> >but I have had no success messing up with the <http://main.cf>main.cf.
> >
> >I can telnet to the mailserver: 25 but when I
> >try to send email from a Thunterbird/outlook the
> >client keeps prompting for the password over and
> >over (no matter if I have the "rember passwd"
> >checkbox on) until I get a "STMP connection
> >refused..." dialog. So I do have access to the
> >server and the password is correct (since I can
> >retrieve mail) but can't get mail out.
> >
> >I've checked the maillog and the config files
> >and have no idea what else to look at, any suggestions are very welcome.
> >
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >p.s. this is what <http://main.cf>main.cf looks
> >like (comments removed), please let me know if
> >additional files would be helpfull
> >
> >====================================================
> >queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
> >command_directory = /usr/sbin
> >daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
> >mail_owner = postfix
> >myhostname = <http://mail.example.com>mail.example.com
> >myorigin = $mydomain
> >inet_interfaces = all
> >mydestination = hash:/etc/postfix/mydomains
> >mydestination = $mydomain, $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost
> >local_recipient_maps = unix: passwd.byname $alias_maps
> >unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
> >mynetworks_style = host
> >mynetworks = 123.456.678.901/32, <http://127.0.0.0/8>127.0.0.0/8
> >alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
> >alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
> >
> >mail_spool_directory = /var/spool/mail
> >
> >smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name
> >debug_peer_level = 2
> >debugger_command =
> > PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
> > xxgdb $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5
> >sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
> >newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
> >mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
> >setgid_group = postdrop
> >html_directory = no
> >manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
> >sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.2.10/samples
> >readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.2.10/README_FILES
> >virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
> >smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
> >smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
> >smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname
> >smtp_sasl_security_options = noplaintext
> >smtpd_recipient_restrictions =
> >permit_sasl_authenticated, permit_mynetworks, reject_unauth_destination
> >mailbox_size_limit = 256000000
> >====================================================
>
>

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