digibandit
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i am building a new server using centos 5.4 it is the latest version that i could download
postfix latest version
dovecot latest version
yum updated all
I am having no joy trying to log in via pop3 to retrieve the emails. below is a sample of my maillog
May 29 11:28:53 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=5535
May 29 11:28:54 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 [email protected]
May 29 11:28:54 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 [email protected]
May 29 11:28:54 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56, lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243
May 29 11:28:54 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56, lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=POP3 lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243 rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56 resp=AGRhdmlkQG4xaWIubmV0AGplZXAxOTg0
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file /var/mail/vhosts/n1ib.net/shadow: stat() failed: Permission denied
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file([email protected],::ffff:192.168.1.56): no passwd file: /var/mail/vhosts/n1ib.net/shadow
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=POP3 lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243 rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56 resp=AGRhdmlkQGRlc2lnbnBsYW5zb2x1dGlvbnMuY29tAGplZXAxOTg0
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file /var/mail/vhosts/designplansolutions.com/shadow: stat() failed: Permission denied
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file([email protected],::ffff:192.168.1.56): no passwd file: /var/mail/vhosts/designplansolutions.com/shadow
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=5575
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=5576
May 29 11:36:18 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 [email protected]
May 29 11:36:18 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 [email protected]
May 29 11:36:18 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56, lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243
May 29 11:36:18 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56, lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243
May 29 11:51:37 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=POP3 lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243 rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56 resp=AGRhdmlkQGRlc2lnbnBsYW5zb2x1dGlvbnMuY29tAGplZXAxOTg0
May 29 11:51:37 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file /var/mail/vhosts/designplansolutions.com/shadow: stat() failed: Permission denied
May 29 11:51:37 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file([email protected],::ffff:192.168.1.56): no passwd file: /var/mail/vhosts/designplansolutions.com/shadow
May 29 11:51:37 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=POP3 lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243 rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56 resp=AGRhdmlkQG4xaWIubmV0AGplZXAxOTg0
May 29 11:51:37 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file /var/mail/vhosts/n1ib.net/shadow: stat() failed: Permission denied
May 29 11:51:37 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file([email protected],::ffff:192.168.1.56): no passwd file: /var/mail/vhosts/n1ib.net/shadow
May 29 11:51:38 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=5602
May 29 11:51:38 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=5601
May 29 11:51:38 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 [email protected]
May 29 11:51:38 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 [email protected]
May 29 11:51:38 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56, lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243
May 29 11:51:38 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56, lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243
i am getting permission denied on the shadow file and no passwd file
here is the location of the passwd file and shadow file
.:
total 40
drwxr-x--- 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 21 14:32 .
drwxrwxr-x 3 root mail 4096 May 27 04:02 ..
drwxr-x--- 2 vmail vmail 4096 May 27 14:06 designplansolutions.com
drwxr-x--- 4 vmail vmail 4096 May 24 14:57 n1ib.com
drwxr-x--- 4 vmail vmail 4096 May 25 13:20 n1ib.net
./designplansolutions.com:
total 32
drwxr-x--- 2 vmail vmail 4096 May 27 14:06 .
drwxr-x--- 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 21 14:32 ..
-rw-r----- 1 root root 402 May 27 14:06 passwd
-rw-r----- 1 root root 492 May 27 13:58 shadow
./n1ib.com:
total 48
drwxr-x--- 4 vmail vmail 4096 May 24 14:57 .
drwxr-x--- 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 21 14:32 ..
drwx------ 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 24 14:57 david
-rwxr-x--- 1 vmail vmail 254 May 21 14:32 passdb
drwx------ 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 24 14:57 patrick
-rwxr-x--- 1 vmail vmail 565 May 21 14:32 userdb
./n1ib.net:
total 48
drwxr-x--- 4 vmail vmail 4096 May 25 13:20 .
drwxr-x--- 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 21 14:32 ..
drwxr-x--- 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 24 14:19 david
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 210 May 24 21:39 passwd
drwxr-x--- 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 24 14:19 rene
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 327 May 24 21:39 shadow.
here is my dovecot -n output
# 1.0.7: /etc/dovecot.conf
base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
mail_location: Maildir:/usr/local/vmail/%d/%n
mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3
mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3
auth default:
mechanisms: plain login CRAM-MD5
verbose: yes
debug: yes
debug_passwords: yes
passdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: /var/mail/vhosts/%d/shadow
userdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: username_format=%n@%d /var/mail/vhosts/%d/passwd
socket:
type: listen
client:
path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
mode: 432
user: root
group: root
and now my postfconf - output
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
mail_owner = postfix
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8, 173.165.171.243, 173.165.171.246, 192.168.0.0/24
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.3.3/README_FILES
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.3.3/samples
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
setgid_group = postdrop
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
virtual_gid_maps = static:5000
virtual_mailbox_base = /var/mail/vhosts
virtual_mailbox_domains = n1ib.net, n1ib.com, designplansolutions.com
virtual_mailbox_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/vmailbox
virtual_minimum_uid = 80
virtual_uid_maps = static:5000
now can some one please tell me how to fix the errors that i am getting i have dealing with this for a week and half now with no joy i have tried setting the permissions to 777 and still no joy.
so please help
postfix latest version
dovecot latest version
yum updated all
I am having no joy trying to log in via pop3 to retrieve the emails. below is a sample of my maillog
May 29 11:28:53 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=5535
May 29 11:28:54 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 [email protected]
May 29 11:28:54 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 [email protected]
May 29 11:28:54 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56, lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243
May 29 11:28:54 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56, lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=POP3 lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243 rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56 resp=AGRhdmlkQG4xaWIubmV0AGplZXAxOTg0
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file /var/mail/vhosts/n1ib.net/shadow: stat() failed: Permission denied
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file([email protected],::ffff:192.168.1.56): no passwd file: /var/mail/vhosts/n1ib.net/shadow
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=POP3 lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243 rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56 resp=AGRhdmlkQGRlc2lnbnBsYW5zb2x1dGlvbnMuY29tAGplZXAxOTg0
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file /var/mail/vhosts/designplansolutions.com/shadow: stat() failed: Permission denied
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file([email protected],::ffff:192.168.1.56): no passwd file: /var/mail/vhosts/designplansolutions.com/shadow
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=5575
May 29 11:36:17 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=5576
May 29 11:36:18 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 [email protected]
May 29 11:36:18 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 [email protected]
May 29 11:36:18 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56, lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243
May 29 11:36:18 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56, lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243
May 29 11:51:37 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=POP3 lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243 rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56 resp=AGRhdmlkQGRlc2lnbnBsYW5zb2x1dGlvbnMuY29tAGplZXAxOTg0
May 29 11:51:37 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file /var/mail/vhosts/designplansolutions.com/shadow: stat() failed: Permission denied
May 29 11:51:37 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file([email protected],::ffff:192.168.1.56): no passwd file: /var/mail/vhosts/designplansolutions.com/shadow
May 29 11:51:37 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=POP3 lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243 rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56 resp=AGRhdmlkQG4xaWIubmV0AGplZXAxOTg0
May 29 11:51:37 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file /var/mail/vhosts/n1ib.net/shadow: stat() failed: Permission denied
May 29 11:51:37 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): passwd-file([email protected],::ffff:192.168.1.56): no passwd file: /var/mail/vhosts/n1ib.net/shadow
May 29 11:51:38 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=5602
May 29 11:51:38 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=5601
May 29 11:51:38 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 [email protected]
May 29 11:51:38 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 [email protected]
May 29 11:51:38 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56, lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243
May 29 11:51:38 173-165-171-243-atlanta dovecot: pop3-login: Aborted login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:192.168.1.56, lip=::ffff:173.165.171.243
i am getting permission denied on the shadow file and no passwd file
here is the location of the passwd file and shadow file
.:
total 40
drwxr-x--- 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 21 14:32 .
drwxrwxr-x 3 root mail 4096 May 27 04:02 ..
drwxr-x--- 2 vmail vmail 4096 May 27 14:06 designplansolutions.com
drwxr-x--- 4 vmail vmail 4096 May 24 14:57 n1ib.com
drwxr-x--- 4 vmail vmail 4096 May 25 13:20 n1ib.net
./designplansolutions.com:
total 32
drwxr-x--- 2 vmail vmail 4096 May 27 14:06 .
drwxr-x--- 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 21 14:32 ..
-rw-r----- 1 root root 402 May 27 14:06 passwd
-rw-r----- 1 root root 492 May 27 13:58 shadow
./n1ib.com:
total 48
drwxr-x--- 4 vmail vmail 4096 May 24 14:57 .
drwxr-x--- 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 21 14:32 ..
drwx------ 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 24 14:57 david
-rwxr-x--- 1 vmail vmail 254 May 21 14:32 passdb
drwx------ 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 24 14:57 patrick
-rwxr-x--- 1 vmail vmail 565 May 21 14:32 userdb
./n1ib.net:
total 48
drwxr-x--- 4 vmail vmail 4096 May 25 13:20 .
drwxr-x--- 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 21 14:32 ..
drwxr-x--- 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 24 14:19 david
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 210 May 24 21:39 passwd
drwxr-x--- 5 vmail vmail 4096 May 24 14:19 rene
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 327 May 24 21:39 shadow.
here is my dovecot -n output
# 1.0.7: /etc/dovecot.conf
base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/
login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login
login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login
login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login
mail_location: Maildir:/usr/local/vmail/%d/%n
mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap
mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3
mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap
mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3
auth default:
mechanisms: plain login CRAM-MD5
verbose: yes
debug: yes
debug_passwords: yes
passdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: /var/mail/vhosts/%d/shadow
userdb:
driver: passwd-file
args: username_format=%n@%d /var/mail/vhosts/%d/passwd
socket:
type: listen
client:
path: /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
mode: 432
user: root
group: root
and now my postfconf - output
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
mail_owner = postfix
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8, 173.165.171.243, 173.165.171.246, 192.168.0.0/24
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.3.3/README_FILES
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.3.3/samples
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
setgid_group = postdrop
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
virtual_gid_maps = static:5000
virtual_mailbox_base = /var/mail/vhosts
virtual_mailbox_domains = n1ib.net, n1ib.com, designplansolutions.com
virtual_mailbox_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/vmailbox
virtual_minimum_uid = 80
virtual_uid_maps = static:5000
now can some one please tell me how to fix the errors that i am getting i have dealing with this for a week and half now with no joy i have tried setting the permissions to 777 and still no joy.
so please help