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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0011290Talerdeployment and operationspublic2026-03-24 16:28
Reportervecirex Assigned To 
PriorityimmediateSeverityblockReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionfixed 
Summary0011290: mytops account creation issue (perhaps still existent) [was email-related]
DescriptionVia email:

[...]
>> Unexpected error trying to send challenge
>> The server's response was unexpected. This mean the client and the 
>> server are not in sync about the protocol.
>> The POST request to https://my.taler-ops.ch/ 
>> challenge/673-84XC77Z1RFXBSFESCTAP9WFHZH539JBCVCP38KAX1JDEHPVRK7WG 
>> failed with code 500
>> The request was made at 2026-03-23T14:47:24.807Z
>> And the server say: "The backend failed to launch a helper process 
>> required for the multi-factor authentication step. The backend 
>> operator should check the logs and fix the Taler merchant backend 
>> configuration.
[...]
Additional InformationCould have been related to wrong virtual domain entries in postfix (which existed yesterday), if issue cannot be reproduced.

If still existing, would also affect login w/ email auth.

On it.
TagsNo tags attached.

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vecirex

2026-03-24 15:29

manager   ~0028246

Last edited: 2026-03-24 15:30

OK, issue very clearly still exists; when trying to log in using email:

Unexpected error trying to send challenge

The server's response was unexpected. This mean the client and the server are not in sync about the protocol.
The POST request to https://my.taler-ops.ch/challenge/680-C32EXBRWWP19BAWXGYB054AC39VPRTTYSGEBD1323536BM8WN1VG failed with code 500
The request was made at 2026-03-24T14:27:55.252Z
And the server say: "The backend failed to launch a helper process required for the multi-factor authentication step. The backend operator should check the logs and fix the Taler merchant backend configuration."


SMS auth works, however. Must be email misconfig. Checking.

vecirex

2026-03-24 15:43

manager   ~0028247

Problem seen to be related to (own!) spam filtering / rspamd. On it.

vecirex

2026-03-24 16:28

manager   ~0028248

rspamd was deployed untested for own email delivery -> my bad; config relaxed for internal networks.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2026-03-24 15:17 vecirex New Issue
2026-03-24 15:17 vecirex Additional Information Updated
2026-03-24 15:18 vecirex Description Updated
2026-03-24 15:29 vecirex Note Added: 0028246
2026-03-24 15:30 vecirex Note Edited: 0028246
2026-03-24 15:43 vecirex Note Added: 0028247
2026-03-24 15:44 vecirex Reproducibility have not tried => always
2026-03-24 15:44 vecirex Status new => assigned
2026-03-24 16:28 vecirex Status assigned => closed
2026-03-24 16:28 vecirex Resolution open => fixed
2026-03-24 16:28 vecirex Summary mytops account creation issue (perhaps still existent) => mytops account creation issue (perhaps still existent) [was email-related]
2026-03-24 16:28 vecirex Note Added: 0028248