Message "/etc/sasldb: No such file or directory" in the Log File of eMail Server 3.x

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Applies to

eMail Server: Version 3.x

Symptom

The following message is sometimes displayed in the log file /var/log/mail
unable to open Berkeley db /etc/sasldb: No such file or directory

Cause

This file can be used for authentication purposes. However, the eMail Server retrieves the user data from the LDAP database. /etc/sasldb is not used and thus, not available.

Solution

This is not an actual error. The message can be simply ignored.

If you want to remove this message, use the command 'saslpasswd' to insert an entry and create the file:
saslpasswd dummy_user

Potential problem

If this file is created, the clients will be offered several authentication methods (DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5) which do not work. Some clients do try this authentication, which is bound to fail.
In these cases, delete /etc/sasldb and ignore the messages in the log file.
Keywords: IMAP31, SASLDB, POSTFIX, MAIL, EMAILSERVER

Categories: SuSE Linux IMAP Server

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