Smtp error (454) authentication failed

Well, @mantas8 and I worked on this and the issue is now resolved.

I had to do the following to resolve the issue:

  1. create a subdomain, vps.domain.tld, for hostname of server Virtualmin was running on
  2. change the hostname from the default that Contabo sets to vps.domain.tld
  3. create subdomains for name servers
  4. Rerun Post-Install Wizard and apply name servers
  5. Request SSL certificate for vps.domain.tld and apply to webmin / usermin / postfix / dovecot et al.
  6. Install Roundcube
  7. Troubleshoot SASL (as Joe had recommended in the earlier message)
  8. Send / receive test messages from Roundcube and Thunderbird - everything worked perfectly right off the bat

Thanks for the business @mantas8!

Hey @saabir, you had a similar issue too. Hope this sequence of steps helps you fix it.

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