[Pkg-exim4-users] Re: cannot connect to /var/run/saslauthd/mux

[Nikolaus Rath]

Ross Boylan <ross at biostat.ucsf.edu> writes:
>> >> [0] nelarikon:~# exim4 -d+auth -bh 127.0.0.1
>> >> Exim version 4.50 uid=0 gid=0 pid=22336 D=fbb95cfd
>> >> [...]
>> >> AUTH PLAIN [snip]
>> >> SSMTP<< AUTH PLAIN [snip]
>> >> host in smtp_accept_max_nonmail_hosts? yes (matched "*")
>> >> Running saslauthd authentication for user ""
>> >> saslauthd userid='' servicename='' realm=''
>> >> Cannot connect to saslauthd daemon (at '/var/run/saslauthd/mux'):
>> >> Permission denied
>
> conf.d/50_rb_cyrus
> # Deliver to local cyrus IMAP server via LMTP
> cyrus:
>   debug_print = "T: cyrus for $local_part@$domain"
>   driver = lmtp
>   delivery_date_add
>   envelope_to_add
>   return_path_add
>   user = cyrus
>   socket =  /var/run/cyrus/socket/lmtp
>   batch_max = 40
>
> Notice I set the user to cyrus. If you're trying to do this as
> Debian-exim, that may be your problem.

Hmm. It seems to be that this is not at all related to my problem. My
problem occurs during SMTP authentication, not when exim tries to
deliver something to cyrus.

> Do you know that SASL is operating properly outside of exim? It is
> famously cranky.

Yes, it works as soon as I change the permissions of
/var/run/saslauthd to world executable.


Best,

  --Nikolaus
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