Author: W B Hacker Date: To: exim users Subject: Re: [exim] AUTH failure for local cron job output
Bevis R W King wrote:
> Hi Folks
>
> I would if one of you would be so kind as to help me with a mail auth
> problem - I'm getting the following when an amanda cron job runs to send
> me a reminder about backups:
>
> 2006-10-16 11:16:26 ignoring AUTH=amanda@??? from
> H=localhost (gabrielle.bevteccom.co.uk) [127.0.0.1] (client not
> authenticated)
> 2006-10-16 11:16:26 remote host address is the local host:
> gabrielle.bevteccom.co.uk (while verifying
> <amanda@???> from host localhost
> (gabrielle.bevteccom.co.uk) [127.0.0.1])
> 2006-10-16 11:16:26 H=localhost (gabrielle.bevteccom.co.uk) [127.0.0.1]
> sender verify defer for <amanda@???>: remote host
> address is the local host
> 2006-10-16 11:16:26 H=localhost (gabrielle.bevteccom.co.uk) [127.0.0.1]
> F=<amanda@???> temporarily rejected RCPT
> <brwk@???>: Could not complete sender verify
*Snip*
Doesn't look like 100% an authenticator problem (yet).
You do not appear to be submitting on a submisison port, so are seen as a
possible peer MTA. Are you set up to allow that?
'log_selector = +all' will display ports and protocol as well as IP.
