hello,
I'm working on suse linux enterprise server 9 with SP3 installed.
How can I get cyrus working? I'm trying to get an email system working
on this server. This is on a clean install, no 3rd party things have
been added.

Thanks,

Oskar
ps. here are the config files from cyrus and imapd

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mail:~ # cat /etc/cyrus.conf
# standard standalone server implementation

START {
# do not delete this entry!
recover cmd="ctl_cyrusdb -r"

# this is only necessary if using idled for IMAP IDLE
idled cmd="idled"
}

# UNIX sockets start with a slash and are put into /var/lib/imap/socket
SERVICES {
# add or remove based on preferences
imap cmd="imapd" listen="imap" prefork=0
# imaps cmd="imapd -s" listen="imaps" prefork=0
pop3 cmd="pop3d" listen="pop3" prefork=0
# pop3s cmd="pop3d -s" listen="pop3s" prefork=0
sieve cmd="timsieved" listen="sieve" prefork=0

# at least one LMTP is required for delivery
# lmtp cmd="lmtpd" listen="lmtp" prefork=0
lmtpunix cmd="lmtpd" listen="/var/spool/postfix/public/lmtp"
prefork=1

# this is only necessary if using notifications
# notify cmd="notifyd" listen="/var/lib/imap/socket/notify"
proto="udp" prefork=1
}

EVENTS {
# this is required
checkpoint cmd="ctl_cyrusdb -c" period=30

# this is only necessary if using duplicate delivery suppression
delprune cmd="cyr_expire -E 3" at=0400

# this is only necessary if caching TLS sessions
tlsprune cmd="tls_prune" at=0400

# Uncomment the next entry, if you want to automatically remove
# old messages of EVERY user.
# This example calls ipurge every 60 minutes and ipurge will delete
# ALL messages older then 30 days.
# enter 'man 8 ipurge' for more details

# cleanup cmd="ipurge -d 30 -f" period=60
}
mail:~ #
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mail:~ # cat /etc/imapd.conf
unixhierarchysep: yes
allowplainwithouttls: yes
autocreatequota: 0
quotawarn: 0
timeout: 30
poptimeout: 10
altnamespace: no
lmtp_overquota_perm_failure: no
mail:~ #
************************************************** *************************************

00:48:39 mail master[8638]: ready for work
May 5 00:48:39 mail master[8641]: about to exec
/usr/lib/cyrus/bin/ctl_cyrusdb
May 5 00:48:39 mail master[8642]: about to exec
/usr/lib/cyrus/bin/lmtpd
May 5 00:48:39 mail ctl_cyrusdb[8641]: DBERROR db4:
/var/spool/imap//db/__db.001: No such file or directory
May 5 00:48:39 mail ctl_cyrusdb[8641]: DBERROR: dbenv->open
'/var/spool/imap//db' failed: No such file or directory
May 5 00:48:39 mail ctl_cyrusdb[8641]: DBERROR: init() on berkeley
May 5 00:48:39 mail ctl_cyrusdb[8641]: DBERROR: reading
/var/spool/imap//db/skipstamp, assuming the worst: No such file or
directory
May 5 00:48:39 mail ctl_cyrusdb[8641]: checkpointing cyrus databases
May 5 00:48:39 mail ctl_cyrusdb[8641]: archiving database file:
/var/spool/imap//annotations.db
May 5 00:48:39 mail ctl_cyrusdb[8641]: error opening
/var/spool/imap//annotations.db for reading
May 5 00:48:39 mail ctl_cyrusdb[8641]: DBERROR: error archiving
database file: /var/spool/imap//annotations.db
May 5 00:48:39 mail ctl_cyrusdb[8641]: DBERROR: archive
/var/spool/imap//db: cyrusdb error
May 5 00:48:39 mail ctl_cyrusdb[8641]: DBERROR db4: txn_checkpoint
interface requires an environment configured for the transaction
subsystem
May 5 00:48:39 mail ctl_cyrusdb[8641]: DBERROR: couldn't checkpoint:
Invalid argument
May 5 00:48:39 mail ctl_cyrusdb[8641]: DBERROR: sync
/var/spool/imap//db: cyrusdb error
May 5 00:48:39 mail ctl_cyrusdb[8641]: DBERROR db4:
DB_ENV->log_archive interface requires an environment configured for
the logging subsyste
m

May 5 00:48:39 mail master[8638]: service lmtpunix pid 8660 in READY
state: terminated abnormally
May 5 00:48:39 mail master[8661]: about to exec
/usr/lib/cyrus/bin/lmtpd ...

unixhierarchysep: yes
allowplainwithouttls: yes
autocreatequota: 0
quotawarn: 0
poptimeout: 10
admins: cyrus
allowanonymouslogin: no
altnamespace: no
configdirectory: /var/lib/imap
drachost: localhost
dracinternal: 0
duplicatesuppression: yes
lmtp_overquota_perm_failure: no
lmtpsocket: /var/spool/postfix/public/lmtp
normalizeuid: yes
partition-default: /var/spool/imap
sasl_mech_list: plain login
sasl_pwcheck_method: saslauthd
sievedir: /var/lib/sieve
timeout: 30
lmtp_luser_relay: oskare
************************************************** ************

May 5 17:48:01 mail imap[5091]: accepted connection
May 5 17:48:04 mail PAM-warn[3858]: function=[pam_sm_authenticate]
service=[imap] terminal=[<unknown>] user=[cyrus] ruser=[<unknown>]
rhost=[<unknown>]
May 5 17:48:04 mail PAM-warn[3858]: function=[pam_sm_acct_mgmt]
service=[imap] terminal=[<unknown>] user=[cyrus] ruser=[<unknown>]
rhost=[<unknown>]
May 5 17:48:04 mail imap[5091]: login: localhost [127.0.0.1] cyrus
plaintext
May 5 17:50:00 mail master[4993]: process 5091 exited, status 0
mail:~ #
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I got this far, but now I'm getting a PAM warning. What else can I do
to make this work?

HI.

dv wrote:
> sasl_pwcheck_method: saslauthd

Which kind of authentication are you planning to use?

Try this instead:
sasl_pwcheck_method: auxprop

And use the commands:
saslpasswd2 -c cyrus
....
sasldblistusers2

Unless you are planning to use a different auth database.


Yizhar Hurwitz
http://yizhar.mvps.org