Re: cyradm - unable to authenticate server as cyrus

From: Nicolas Carlier (no email)
Date: Wed Jul 09 2008 - 10:41:48 EDT

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    On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 4:02 PM, Stephen Liu <> wrote:
    > Hi folks,
    >
    >
    > Ubuntu LAMP 6.06 amd64
    > Postfix
    > Cyrus-imap-2.2
    >
    >
    > Just discovered unable to login cyradm as cyrus
    >
    >
    > $ cyradm -user cyrus localhost
    > Password:
    > cyradm: cannot authenticate to server as cyrus
    >
    >
    > The password is correct. Also ran;
    >
    > $ sudo passwd cyrus
    > to create a new password but without result.
    >
    >
    > $ tail /var/log/messages
    > Jul 9 21:00:51 satimis kernel: [ 44.244209] IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling
    > driver
    > Jul 9 21:00:51 satimis kernel: [ 47.075285] ppdev: user-space
    > parallel port d
    > river
    > Jul 9 21:01:28 satimis kernel: [ 84.209351] Installing knfsd
    > (copyright (C) 1
    > 996 ).
    > Jul 9 21:01:28 satimis kernel: [ 84.321528] NFSD: Using
    > /var/lib/nfs/v4recove
    > ry as the NFSv4 state recovery directory
    > Jul 9 21:01:28 satimis kernel: [ 84.321545] NFSD: recovery directory
    > /var/lib
    > /nfs/v4recovery doesn't exist
    > Jul 9 21:01:28 satimis kernel: [ 84.321548] NFSD: starting 90-second
    > grace pe
    > riod
    > Jul 9 21:01:32 satimis squid[4266]: Squid Parent: child process 4268
    > started
    > Jul 9 21:01:34 satimis kernel: [ 89.815137] ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002
    > Netfilte
    > r core team
    > Jul 9 21:01:34 satimis kernel: [ 90.008596] Netfilter messages via
    > NETLINK v0
    > .30.
    > Jul 9 21:01:34 satimis kernel: [ 90.021678] ip_conntrack version 2.4
    > (4095 bu
    > ckets, 32760 max) - 312 bytes per conntrack
    > * end *
    >
    >
    > $ tail /var/log/syslog
    > Jul 9 21:15:01 satimis /USR/SBIN/CRON[4518]: (root) CMD (cd
    > /var/www/SugarCE-Full-5.0.0e; php -f cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1)
    > Jul 9 21:15:10 satimis cyrus/imap[4478]: accepted connection
    > Jul 9 21:15:41 satimis cyrus/imap[4478]: badlogin:
    > localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1] DIGEST-MD5 [SASL(-13): user not
    > found: no secret in database]
    > Jul 9 21:16:01 satimis /USR/SBIN/CRON[4522]: (root) CMD (cd
    > /var/www/SugarCE-Full-5.0.0e; php -f cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1)
    > Jul 9 21:16:58 satimis cyrus/master[3829]: process 4478 exited, status
    > 0
    > Jul 9 21:17:01 satimis /USR/SBIN/CRON[4525]: (root) CMD ( run-parts
    > --report /etc/cron.hourly)
    > Jul 9 21:17:01 satimis /USR/SBIN/CRON[4527]: (root) CMD (cd
    > /var/www/SugarCE-Full-5.0.0e; php -f cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1)
    > Jul 9 21:18:01 satimis /USR/SBIN/CRON[4530]: (root) CMD (cd
    > /var/www/SugarCE-Full-5.0.0e; php -f cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1)
    > Jul 9 21:19:01 satimis /USR/SBIN/CRON[4548]: (root) CMD (cd
    > /var/www/SugarCE-Full-5.0.0e; php -f cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1)
    > Jul 9 21:20:01 satimis /USR/SBIN/CRON[4551]: (root) CMD (cd
    > /var/www/SugarCE-Full-5.0.0e; php -f cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1)
    > * end *
    >
    >
    > $ telnet localhost imap
    > Trying 127.0.0.1...
    > Connected to localhost.localdomain.
    > Escape character is '^]'.
    > * OK satimis.com Cyrus IMAP4 v2.2.12-Debian-2.2.12-4ubuntu1 server
    > ready
    > logout
    > * BAD Invalid tag
    > .
    > * BAD Invalid tag
    > .logout
    > * BAD Invalid tag
    > .quit
    > quit
    >
    >
    > It just hung there. I can't quit the command.
    >
    >
    >
    > Previously it worked without problem. What I have done on the server
    > were setup iptables and installing SugarCRM on this box.
    >
    >
    > Stop iptables and flush the rules but without result.
    >
    >
    > $ cyradm --user cyrus localhost
    > Password:
    > cyradm: cannot authenticate to server as cyrus
    >
    >
    > $ tail /var/log/messages
    > Jul 9 21:00:51 satimis kernel: [ 47.075285] ppdev: user-space
    > parallel port driver
    > Jul 9 21:01:28 satimis kernel: [ 84.209351] Installing knfsd
    > (copyright (C) 1996 ).
    > Jul 9 21:01:28 satimis kernel: [ 84.321528] NFSD: Using
    > /var/lib/nfs/v4recovery as the NFSv4 state recovery directory
    > Jul 9 21:01:28 satimis kernel: [ 84.321545] NFSD: recovery directory
    > /var/lib/nfs/v4recovery doesn't exist
    > Jul 9 21:01:28 satimis kernel: [ 84.321548] NFSD: starting 90-second
    > grace period
    > Jul 9 21:01:32 satimis squid[4266]: Squid Parent: child process 4268
    > started
    > Jul 9 21:01:34 satimis kernel: [ 89.815137] ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002
    > Netfilter core team
    > Jul 9 21:01:34 satimis kernel: [ 90.008596] Netfilter messages via
    > NETLINK v0.30.
    > Jul 9 21:01:34 satimis kernel: [ 90.021678] ip_conntrack version 2.4
    > (4095 buckets, 32760 max) - 312 bytes per conntrack
    > Jul 9 21:20:50 satimis -- MARK --
    > * end *
    >
    >
    > $ tail /var/log/syslog
    > Jul 9 21:31:24 satimis cyrus/master[3829]: process 4635 exited, status
    > 0
    > Jul 9 21:32:01 satimis /USR/SBIN/CRON[4637]: (root) CMD (cd
    > /var/www/SugarCE-Full-5.0.0e; php -f cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1)
    > Jul 9 21:33:00 satimis cyrus/master[4662]: about to exec
    > /usr/lib/cyrus/bin/imapd
    > Jul 9 21:33:00 satimis cyrus/imap[4662]: executed
    > Jul 9 21:33:00 satimis cyrus/imap[4662]: accepted connection
    > Jul 9 21:33:01 satimis /USR/SBIN/CRON[4664]: (root) CMD (cd
    > /var/www/SugarCE-Full-5.0.0e; php -f cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1)
    > Jul 9 21:33:08 satimis cyrus/imap[4662]: badlogin:
    > localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1] DIGEST-MD5 [SASL(-13): user not
    > found: no secret in database]
    > Jul 9 21:34:01 satimis /USR/SBIN/CRON[4667]: (root) CMD (cd
    > /var/www/SugarCE-Full-5.0.0e; php -f cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1)
    > Jul 9 21:34:11 satimis cyrus/master[3829]: process 4662 exited, status
    > 0
    > Jul 9 21:35:01 satimis /USR/SBIN/CRON[4671]: (root) CMD (cd
    > /var/www/SugarCE-Full-5.0.0e; php -f cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1)
    > * end *
    >
    >
    > Please help. TIA
    >
    >
    > B.R.
    > Stephen L
    >
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    Hello,

    In /etc/imapd.conf file you must add this line (reads the comments to
    understand what you make):

    # Uncomment the following and add the space-separated users who
    # have admin rights for all services.
    admins: cyrus

    # Space-separated list of users that have imapd "admin" status, in
    # addition to those in the admins: entry above
    imap_admins: cyrus

    Have fun,

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