I have an issue with an existing mail account. After password change, the new password works fine for IMAP, however for POP3 it gives: pop3-login: Disconnected: Connection closed (auth failed, 1 attempts in 4 secs):
The same password is used, IMAP works, POP3 doesn’t work and POP3 claims the password is wrong.
Maybe I missed something here but how can I change the password for user for POP3 to be the same as IMAP
I’m on Edge but the issue persists.
If I create a new account, the password for IMAP and POP3 is the same so the issue only troubles existing accounts.
There is no separate option for POP3 and IMAP. There is only “User may login to IMAP/POP3 server” so this wouldn’t explain the issue for why the password for IMAP and POP3 are different.
Right, I removed that due to the unnecessary complication it presented - so permissions are unified: if a user can access IMAP, then they can access POP3.
POP3 and IMAP use the same source for password verification, which is also the same source for SSH, FTP, and control panel - /etc/shadow within the account vfs. Once a user is authenticated, it’s checked against /etc/<SERVICE>.pamlist within the vfs (“pop3” or “imap”). If the username is listed, then the user is permitted entry.
Double-check your settings and that the login is of the form user@domain.
If I create a new account, the password for IMAP and POP3 is the same. However if I change the password for an existing account the password for IMAP and POP3 seems to be different, or at the very least POP3 isn’t working. The new password works for IMAP, but it doesn’t work for POP3.
Regarding the pamlist within the vfs.
imap.pamlist contains 23 lines
pop3.pamlist only contain 21 lines. Additionally the account I’ve been testing with that’s failing POP3 login is missing from here.
How would I fix this, do I add it manually to the pop3 pamlist?