popa3d-users - Re: Authentication problem

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Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 13:26:25 +0200 (MEST)
From: "Philipp Jacob" <ph.jacob@....de>
To: popa3d-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Authentication problem

> On Fri, 03/10/2003 17:02 +0200, Philipp Jacob wrote:
> > I try to use popa3d-0.5.1 with stunnel.
> > I set it up refering to this
> > HowTo:
> > 
> >
>
http://gene.wins.uva.nl/~talerven/software/add-popa3d-user/pop3-ssl-using-popa3d-HOWTO
> > 
> > But when I try to login via pop3s (port 995)
> > I get an Authentication failure. The syslog says
> > the following:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > Oct  3 16:47:22 debian stunnel[7266]: popa3d connected from
> > xx.xx.xx.xx:20342
> > Oct  3 16:47:32 debian popa3d[7267]: Authentication failed for UNKNOWN
> USER
> > </snip>
> > 
> > I definitely have set up the user I'm logging in with.
> > To me it seems, popa3d doesn't get the correct USER
> > command. But I don't know how to check that, because
> > the log only says "UNKNOWN USER".
> 
> I just noticed an error in that HOWTO. I forgot to mention the ip of the
> interface popa3d is listening on is appended to the VIRTUAL_HOME_PATH.
> So you'll have to set the virtual_domain_root_directory variable in the
> add-popa3d-user script to VIRTUAL_HOME_PATH/127.0.0.1.
> 
> I'll have to fix that sometime soon.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> -- 
> Tim van Erven <tve@...mig.net>          Fingerprint: F6C9 61EE 242C C012
> OpenPGP Key ID: 712CB811                   36D5 BBF8 6310 D557 712C B811
>

Yes, that was the problem!
The missing "/127.0.0.1" was the reason for the Authentication
problem. So my VIRTUAL_HOME_PATH looks as follows:
"/home/virtual/popa3d/127.0.0.1"

Thanks!
Philipp


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