Not specific to exim, because I use postfix+sasl and PAM as method. But I had the same problem. But the suggest from this list, I had to make postfix to included in group "shadow" since /etc/shadow is belong to shadow group, and postfix belong to group postfix. YMMV On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 11:25:09AM +0100, Antony Gelberg wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to set up SMTP AUTH with the LOGIN method. I see AUTH LOGIN as a > response to EHLO. I have created /etc/exim/passwd with contents: > bob Bob123 > > I converted the username and password to base64, for testing: > echo -n '\0bob\0Bob123'| mimencode > XDBib2JcMEJvYjEyMw== > > > This is what I get: > www:/etc/exim# exim -bh 127.0.0.1 > > **** SMTP testing session as if from host 127.0.0.1 > **** Not for real! > > >>> host in host_lookup? yes (*) > >>> looking up host name for 127.0.0.1 > >>> IP address lookup yielded www > >>> Alias www.bob.com > >>> Alias localhost > >>> Alias localhost.localdomain > >>> host in host_reject? no (option unset) > >>> host in host_reject_recipients? no (option unset) > >>> host in auth_hosts? no (option unset) > >>> host in sender_unqualified_hosts? no (option unset) > >>> host in receiver_unqualified_hosts? no (option unset) > >>> host in helo_verify? no (option unset) > >>> host in helo_accept_junk_hosts? no (option unset) > 220 www.bob.com ESMTP Exim 3.35 #1 Tue, 23 Sep 2003 03:10:07 -0700 > ehlo pulse > 250-www.bob.com Hello www [127.0.0.1] > 250-SIZE > 250-PIPELINING > 250-AUTH LOGIN > 250 HELP > auth login XDBib2JcMEJvYjEyMw== > 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6 > > >>> login authenticator: > >>> $1 = \0bob\0Bob123 > >>> expanded string: 0 > 535 Incorrect authentication data > LOG: Authentication failed for www (bob) [127.0.0.1]: 535 Incorrect > authentication data > quit > 221 www.bob.com closing connection > > Any ideas? I've looked in the exim docs and have no idea where I'm going > wrong. > > Antony > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-isp-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org >
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