Bug#286046: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#286046: exim4 cannot connect to saslauthd)

[Klaus Schiwinsky]

Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> It has been closed by one of the developers, namely
> Andreas Metzler <ametzler@downhill.at.eu.org>.
> 
>>>If the authenticator plain_saslauthd in /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template
>>>is activated, authentication does not work and the following message
>>>shows up in /var/log/exim4/mainlog:
> 
>>That's documented not to work.
> 
>>/usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.SMTP-AUTH
>>| You have to add the exim-user (currently Debian-exim) to the sasl[1]
>>| group[2], to give exim permission to use the saslauthd service.
> 
> Therefore I am closing this bug.
>            cu andreas


Sorry for the delayed answer, I was intellectually offline.

I totally agree. It should even be mentioned that there is an advice to
this README _very_ close to the plain_saslauthd authenticator.
Unfortunately, this comment follows the sasl block as it is concerns
the exim = client examples. So it didn't come to my mind to take a look
into it (I sh/could have read it anyway).
Just to assist the desperate administrator and increase the efficiency
of the README - would it be possible to repeat the hint to the README
in front of the saslauthd block?


Thank you very much for all your work
Klaus