Problems with Postfix and smtp auth

[Sergio Belkin]

--- El Mar 10 Jul 2007, Kevin Jones encontró un teclado y tipeó lo siguiente: 
> KJ: Sergio Belkin wrote:
> KJ: > In Ubuntu 7.04 I have problems with Postfix+Dovecot+Sasl
> KJ: >
> KJ: >
> KJ: > I got these messages from /var/log/mail.log
> KJ: >
> KJ: >
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:10:04 ubuntu postfix/smtpd[15991]: warning: SASL: Connect
> to KJ: > smtpd failed: No such file or directory
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:10:04 ubuntu postfix/smtpd[15991]: fatal: no SASL
> KJ: > authentication mechanisms
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:10:05 ubuntu postfix/master[15951]: warning: process
> KJ: > /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 15991 exit status 1
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:10:05 ubuntu postfix/master[15951]: warning:
> KJ: > /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:27:34 ubuntu postfix/smtpd[16363]: warning: SASL: Connect
> to KJ: > smtpd failed: No such file or directory
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:27:34 ubuntu postfix/smtpd[16363]: fatal: no SASL
> KJ: > authentication mechanisms
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:27:35 ubuntu postfix/master[15951]: warning: process
> KJ: > /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 16363 exit status 1
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:27:35 ubuntu postfix/master[15951]: warning:
> KJ: > /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:33:34 ubuntu postfix/smtpd[16486]: warning: SASL: Connect
> to KJ: > smtpd failed: No such file or directory
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:33:34 ubuntu postfix/smtpd[16486]: fatal: no SASL
> KJ: > authentication mechanisms
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:33:36 ubuntu postfix/master[15951]: warning: process
> KJ: > /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 16486 exit status 1
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:33:36 ubuntu postfix/master[15951]: warning:
> KJ: > /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:50:25 ubuntu postfix/smtpd[16628]: warning: SASL: Connect
> to KJ: > smtpd failed: No such file or directory
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:50:27 ubuntu postfix/smtpd[16628]: fatal: no SASL
> KJ: > authentication mechanisms
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:50:27 ubuntu postfix/master[15951]: warning: process
> KJ: > /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 16628 exit status 1
> KJ: > Jul  9 21:50:27 ubuntu postfix/master[15951]: warning:
> KJ: > /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
> KJ: >
> KJ: >
> KJ: > This is my /etc/default/saslauthd
> KJ: > START=yes
> KJ: >
> KJ: > PARAMS="-m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -r"
> KJ: >
> KJ: > MECHANISMS="shadow"
> KJ: >
> KJ: >
> KJ: >
> KJ: > My /etc/postfix/sasl/smtpd.conf:
> KJ: > saslauthd_path: /var/run/saslauthd/mux
> KJ: > pwcheck_method: saslauthd
> KJ: > mech_list: plain login
> KJ: >
> KJ: >
> KJ: > This is my main.cf (I included only smtpdauth relative to be
> shorther) KJ: > #Seccion agregada por Sergio Belkin para lograr
> autenticacion mediante SASL KJ: > #Habilito autenticacion del servidor
> mediante SASL
> KJ: > smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
> KJ: > # Permite el relay desde redes confiables y aquellos usuarios
> autenticados KJ: > smtpd_recipient_restrictions = 
> permit_sasl_authenticated,
> KJ: > permit_mynetworks, reject_unauth_destination
> KJ: > # Para recibir el nombre del usuario autenticado a partir del
> encabezado KJ: > smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes
> KJ: > # Para evitar problemas con clientes viejos de Microsoft
> KJ: > broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
> KJ: > # Le digo que voy a usar SASL con Dovecot
> KJ: > smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
> KJ: > #smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
> KJ: > smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
> KJ: > smtpd_sasl_local_domain =
> KJ: >
> KJ: >
> KJ: > If I try with telnet:
> KJ: >
> KJ: > telnet 10.1.1.253 25
> KJ: > Trying 10.1.1.253...
> KJ: > Connected to 10.1.1.253.
> KJ: > Escape character is '^]'.
> KJ: > Connection closed by foreign host.
> KJ: >
> KJ: > I can't see where is the problem :( could you help me?
> KJ: >
> KJ: > Thanks in advance!!
> KJ: >
> KJ: >
> KJ:
> KJ: Try uncommenting the "smtd_sasl_path" entry in your main.cf, then
> reload KJ: your postfix config with "/etc/init.d/postfix reload". The error
> message KJ: you're getting about the "no such file or directory" is because
> it is KJ: looking for the path to 'auth', but you have the path commented
> out. KJ:
Problem remains even uncommenting that line :(


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