postfix authentication verification is failure
xsyangDec 1 2011 — edited Dec 2 2011[root@mail log]# telnet mail.gl.com 25
Trying 168.168.1.42...
Connected to mail.gl.com (168.168.1.42).
Escape character is '^]'.
220 mail.gl.com ESMTP Postfix
ehlo mail.gl.com
250-mail.gl.com
250-PIPELINING
250-SIZE 10240000
250-VRFY
250-ETRN
250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250-8BITMIME
250 DSN
auth login
334 VXNlcm5hbWU6
eGluZ3NodW4=
334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6
Y2x5dTEyMZQ=
535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed: no mechanism available
quit
221 2.0.0 Bye
Connection closed by foreign host.
check the maillog:
Dec 2 09:30:01 localhost postfix/qmgr[16933]: 8836C38280D7: removed
Dec 2 09:30:29 localhost postfix/smtpd[676]: warning: mail.gl.com[168.168.1.42]: SASL login authentication failed: no mechanism available
Dec 2 09:35:29 localhost postfix/smtpd[676]: timeout after AUTH from mail.gl.com[168.168.1.42]
Dec 2 09:35:29 localhost postfix/smtpd[676]: disconnect from mail.gl.com[168.168.1.42]
Dec 2 09:45:01 localhost postfix/pickup[32228]: 9117138280D7: uid=503 from=<weblogic>
Dec 2 09:45:01 localhost postfix/cleanup[963]: 9117138280D7: message-id=<20111202144501.9117138280D7@mail.gl.com>
Dec 2 09:45:01 localhost postfix/qmgr[16933]: 9117138280D7: from=<weblogic@mail.gl.com>, size=775, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Dec 2 09:45:01 localhost postfix/local[965]: warning: dict_nis_init: NIS domain name not set - NIS lookups disabled
Dec 2 09:45:01 localhost postfix/local[965]: 9117138280D7: to=<weblogic@mail.gl.com>, orig_to=<weblogic>, relay=local, delay=0.01, delays=0.01/0/0/0, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to maildir)
Dec 2 09:45:01 localhost postfix/qmgr[16933]: 9117138280D7: removed
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Please let me know what I am missing? NIS domain name? how to set up this. Thanks a lot!!!
I set up the postfix for evaluation purpose, so i could be used inter-company and later be link to outside. but I need to show my boss it's full features. Thanks!
Rgds!