Re: [exim] simple smtp auth via /etc/passwd..

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Autor: Louis Kowolowski
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Assumpte: Re: [exim] simple smtp auth via /etc/passwd..
Magnus Holmgren wrote:
| On Tuesday 25 July 2006 05:09, Brian took the opportunity to write:
|> I found this in the archives.. and it seems to work for what I'm looking
|> for atm..

|>
|> http://www.exim.org/pipermail/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20011105/031982.html

|>
|> Yet when I try and use swaks to test.. I get this in the logs..

|>
|> 2006-07-24 22:50:49 plain authenticator failed for
|> cpe-124-161-112-193.nyc.res.rr.com (milenko.at.home) [124.161.112.193]:
|> 435 Unable to authenticate at present (set_id=bcook): failed to open
|> /etc/master.passwd for linear search: Permission denied (euid=26 egid=6)
|> inside "and{...}" condition

|>
|> I could use a file for auth.. but is this still possible?

|>
|> Using the stock configure.. I am not sure this can be overcome.. as
|> no_deliver_drop_privilege is already (default)

|
I just use cyrus-sasl (saslauthd) with the pam option and then I don't
have to muck with permissions.

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