[mdlug] Setting up SSL/TLS/SASL on Postfix

[Robert Adkins II]

In all my reading on setting this up, I never came across anything saying
anything like, "Hey, you should look at, maybe modify the configuration file
and definitely make certain that your system is running 'saslauthd' to use
this authentication with Postfix."

So, that is what the problem was. I did figure that out with using the
strace command.

Thanks a bunch for that information.

Now I'm at a point where the test server is able to accept secure
connections from the client, using unencrypted passwords. I don't entirely
feel that is the safest configuration, but it is an SSL connection, so it
should be fine. Please advise if it would be best to add another layer to
the process.

I am now concerned with the email server still being capable of receiving
email from outside maile server sources without denying access due to
lacking an SSL connection and or an account on the server. Is there
something that I need to review or confirm in order to allay this concern?

Thanks again,
Rob Adkins
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org 
> [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Adam Tauno Williams
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 5:39 PM
> To: 'MDLUG's Main discussion list'
> Subject: Re: [mdlug] Setting up SSL/TLS/SASL on Postfix
> 
> On Tue, 2013-01-22 at 16:07 -0500, Robert Adkins II wrote:
> > When I run testsaslauthd I end up with the following response:
> > Connect() : No such file or directory
> > 0:
> 
> Really?!?!  In all my years I've never seen that message.
> 
> I presume you have started the saslauthd service?
> 
> You should use the tool to see what testsaslauthd can't find; 
> in this case "strace".
> 
> <http://www.whitemiceconsulting.com/2012/10/d-is-for-debugging.html>
> 
> > Which strongly indicates that something else is missing. 
> So, off I go 
> > to see what that might be.
> 
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