From: no_reply@dipl-ing-kessler.de   
      
   On Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:43:12 -0000 (UTC) Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
      
   > On Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:51:22 -0000 (UTC), Markus Robert Kessler wrote:   
   >   
   >> When I try to log into Dovecot, it asks for password (based on   
   >> /etc/shadow as it looks like), but then Dovecot asks for some imap   
   >> password:   
   >>   
   >> [502 root@rpi-inst ~]# cyradm -u cyrus localhost Password:   
   >> IMAP Password:   
   >>               Login failed: authentication failure at   
   >>               /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/perl5/5.32/Cyrus/IMAP/   
   Admin.pm   
   >>               line 134.   
   >> cyradm: cannot authenticate to server as cyrus   
   >   
   > Seems to be saying it’s trying to authenticate as user “cyrus”. Is this   
   > valid?   
   >   
   > Another thing to check is, is it trying to connect via the imap port   
   > (143) or imaps (993)?   
      
   Oh sorry, wrong machine...   
   Just reinstalled dovecot to have a clean start.   
      
   There are these ports open now and imaps is also up:   
      
   PORT    STATE SERVICE   
   22/tcp  open  ssh   
   25/tcp  open  smtp   
   80/tcp  open  http   
   143/tcp open  imap   
   631/tcp open  ipp   
   993/tcp open  imaps   
      
   I created a user 'dov' for such purposes, hence I have   
      
   dov:x:1010:1010::/home/dov:/bin/bash   
   dovecot:x:123:131:Dovecot mail server,,,:/usr/lib/dovecot:/usr/sbin/   
   nologin   
   dovenull:x:124:130:Dovecot login user,,,:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin   
      
   as dovecot-related users.   
      
      
   At the moment I am stuck because any attempt to log in ends by returning   
   to commandline instantly:   
      
   [592 root@rpi-inst /tmp]# doveadm auth login dov   
   Password:   
   passdb: dov auth succeeded   
   extra fields:   
     user=dov   
      
   userdb extra fields:   
     dov   
     system_groups_user=dov   
     uid=1010   
     gid=1010   
     home=/home/dov   
     auth_mech=PLAIN   
   [593 root@rpi-inst /tmp]#   
      
   No chance to create a mailbox here.   
   Maybe the definition of who is admin is missing?   
      
      
      
   Can someone please give a little advice how to log in to create a mailbox   
   and set the password in the right way?   
      
   Thank you!   
      
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