I have a mail client that communicates with my dedicated server through ISP Verizon.net. Verizon recently blocked port 25 so my mail client can't communicate. I opened port 587 in sendmail.mc. Now when I log on the password for the email account is not recognized. Also, I get a bash no such directory when i query the /etc/password file. Does anyone have any idea where my password files might be located? Clearly the password is not a real issue as i can log in on squirrel mail.

Also, is there something amiss in this sendmail.mc snippet?

dnl #
dnl TRUST_AUTH_MECH(`EXTERNAL DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
dnl define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS', `EXTERNAL GSSAPI DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PL$
dnl #
dnl # Rudimentary information on creating certificates for sendmail TLS:
dnl # make -C /usr/share/ssl/certs usage
dnl #
dnl define(`confCACERT_PATH',`/usr/share/ssl/certs')
dnl define(`confCACERT',`/usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt')
dnl define(`confSERVER_CERT',`/usr/share/ssl/certs/sendmail.pem')
dnl define(`confSERVER_KEY',`/usr/share/ssl/certs/sendmail.pem')
dnl #
dnl # This allows sendmail to use a keyfile that is shared with OpenLDAP's
dnl # slapd, which requires the file to be readble by group ldap
dnl #
dnl define(`confDONT_BLAME_SENDMAIL',`groupreadablekeyfile')dnl
dnl #
define(`LUSER_RELAY', `local:undeliverable')dnl
TRUST_AUTH_MECH(`LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
TRUST_AUTH_MECH(`LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS', `LOGIN PLAIN')dnl
dnl define(`confTO_QUEUEWARN', `4h')dnl
dnl define(`confTO_QUEUERETURN', `5d')dnl
dnl define(`confQUEUE_LA', `12')dnl
dnl define(`confREFUSE_LA', `18')dnl
define(`confTO_IDENT', `0')dnl
dnl FEATURE(delay_checks)dnl
FEATURE(`no_default_msa',`dnl')dnl
FEATURE(`smrsh',`/usr/sbin/smrsh')dnl
FEATURE(`mailertable',`hash -o /etc/mail/mailertable.db')dnl
FEATURE(`virtusertable',`hash -o /etc/mail/virtusertable.db')dnl
FEATURE(`genericstable',`hash -o /etc/mail/genericstable.db')dnl
FEATURE(redirect)dnl
FEATURE(always_add_domain)dnl
FEATURE(use_cw_file)dnl
FEATURE(use_ct_file)dnl
dnl #
dnl # The -t option will retry delivery if e.g. the user runs over his quota.
dnl #
FEATURE(local_procmail,`',`procmail -t -Y -a $h -d $u')dnl
FEATURE(`access_db',`hash -T<TMPF> -o /etc/mail/access.db')dnl
FEATURE(`blacklist_recipients')dnl
EXPOSED_USER(`root')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following causes sendmail to only listen on the IPv4 loopback address
dnl # 127.0.0.1 and not on any other network devices. Remove the loopback
dnl # address restriction to accept email from the internet or intranet.
dnl #
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')dnl
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp, Name=MTA')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following causes sendmail to additionally listen to port 587 for
dnl # mail from MUAs that authenticate. Roaming users who can't reach their
dnl # preferred sendmail daemon due to port 25 being blocked or redirected find
dnl # this useful.
dnl #
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=submission, Name=MSA, M=Ea')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following causes sendmail to additionally listen to port 465, but
dnl # starting immediately in TLS mode upon connecting. Port 25 or 587 followed
dnl # by STARTTLS is preferred, but roaming clients using Outlook Express can't
dnl # do STARTTLS on ports other than 25. Mozilla Mail can ONLY use STARTTLS
dnl # and doesn't support the deprecated smtps; Evolution <1.1.1 uses smtps
dnl # when SSL is enabled-- STARTTLS support is available in version 1.1.1.
dnl #
dnl # For this to work your OpenSSL certificates must be configured.
dnl #
dnl # DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtps, Name=TLSMTA, M=s')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following causes sendmail to additionally listen on the IPv6 loopback
dnl # device. Remove the loopback address restriction listen to the network.
dnl #
dnl # NOTE: binding both IPv4 and IPv6 daemon to the same port requires
dnl # a kernel patch
dnl #
dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`port=smtp,Addr=::1, Name=MTA-v6, Family=inet6')dnl
dnl #
dnl # We strongly recommend not accepting unresolvable domains if you want to
dnl # protect yourself from spam. However, the laptop and users on computers
dnl # that do not have 24x7 DNS do need this.
dnl #
dnl FEATURE(`accept_unresolvable_domains')dnl
dnl #
dnl FEATURE(`relay_based_on_MX')dnl
dnl #
dnl # Also accept email sent to "localhost.localdomain" as local email.
dnl #
LOCAL_DOMAIN(`localhost.localdomain')dnl
dnl #
dnl # The following example makes mail from this host and any additional
dnl # specified domains appear to be sent from mydomain.com
dnl #
dnl MASQUERADE_AS(`mydomain.com')dnl
dnl #
dnl # masquerade not just the headers, but the envelope as well
dnl #
dnl FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl
dnl #
dnl # masquerade not just @mydomainalias.com, but @*.mydomainalias.com as well
dnl #
dnl FEATURE(masquerade_entire_domain)dnl
dnl #
dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost)dnl
dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost.localdomain)dnl
dnl MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(mydomainalias.com)dnl
define(`SMTP_MAILER_FLAGS', `k')dnl
D{usr_id}
D{grp_id}
LOCAL_CONFIG
Kdomainmap text -k0 -v2 /etc/virtualhosting/mappings/sendmail.domainmap
Kquotacheck program /usr/lib/opcenter/sendmail/quotacheck
Kadv_quotacheck program /usr/lib/opcenter/sendmail/adv_quotacheck
Kmount_table text -a<DEVICE_FOUND> -k1 -v0 /etc/mtab
Kstore_it_in macro
Ksleep program /bin/sleep
# SENDMAIL_ADD_MAPS BEGIN
# SENDMAIL_ADD_MAPS END

Thanks for your help.

Bigspot

Change/add the following and rebuild your sendmail.conf file paying attention to the order(remember you need to listen on both 25 and 537);

CHANGE:

dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=submission, Name=MSA, M=Ea’)dnl

TO:

DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=587, Name=MSA, M=Ea’)dnl
DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=25, Name=MTA')dnl

RUN:
m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf

You should be good to go then....

Thanks, Forest.
I haven't had the chance to do this yet but it just looks right.

Bigspot

I made the changes but I am still getting a password error, Invalid username or password.
I even went into the server via the Ensim control panel and deleted the user then recreated it with to confirn the password but I still get the password error. I can't receive or send through the mailbox.

I can't find the /preferences/passwords file where, I think, the passwords are supposed to be stored.

I made the changes in sendmail.mc but I'm still getting a "invalid user id or password".
I went into the server via Ensim control panel to verify the password and user name. I even deleted the user and then recreated it to be certain of the password and username, but I still get the same error.

I think the password is supposed to be stored in a /preferences/passwords file but I can't find that file. Any clues?