Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:46:42 -0700 From: "darkstrumn@qwauulprime.hivenet.net" <darkstrumn@hivenet.net> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: ASMTP setup on 4.8 -- SOLVED!!! Message-ID: <43D3EF32.6050002@hivenet.net>
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Hi Drew, I came across your solution to an SASL problem where the system would not authenticate. <snippet> Note: As per discussions on the Postfix users mailing list, there is a known issue in Postfix20020917/SASL2 where the smtpd_sasl_local_domain option must be left to an empty (null) value, otherwise SASL2 will not authenticate. In /usr/local/etc/postfix/main.cf I had "smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname" as shown in the various examples on the net. Based on the above, I changed it to "smtpd_sasl_local_domain =" and now it works. </snippet> In my attempts to correct the issue, your solution provided the nudge in the right direction. However, I believe the conclusion "a known issue in Postfix20020917/SASL2" is invalid. Using your solution as a base, I instead of issuing a "saslpasswd2 -c -u domain user" (user is unable to authenticate) issue a "saslpasswd2 -c -u hostname.domain user" (user is now able to authenticate) where the hostname is happens to be the hostname of the server as that is the fully qualified $myhostname. To proof it, I changed "smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname" to "smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $mydomain" and the original user added via "saslpasswd2 -c -u domain user" is now able to authenticate using the credentials for that user. So, by setting "smtpd_sasl_local_domain = " to (null) it allows users added using "saslpasswd2 -c user" to work, which I also tested. Anyway, I'm writing you because I'm not on the news groups, and can not post my findings, but as you have, and had this issue once before...I figured you might post it. If you do not wish to, that's ok too, I just figured I would contribute to the community what I could. Thanks for your time. Dawayne
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