Zimbra external account Gmail
Invalid credentials while adding Gmail as an External account
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Problem
Error: Invalid credentials, while adding Gmail account as an external account (POP3/IMAP) in Zimbra.
Solution
- Make sure POP3/IMAP enabled in Gmail
- To enable POP3
- Login Gmail account --> Settings (Gear icon on top right) --> See all settings --> Forwarding and POP/IMAP --> enable POP for all mail / Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on
- To enable IMAP
- Login Gmail account --> Settings (Gear icon on top right) --> See all settings --> Forwarding and POP/IMAP --> enable IMAP
- Make sure Less secure apps allowed on Google
- Login Gmail account --> click on profile image --> Manage your google account --> Security --> Less secure apps --> Turn on access
Submitted by: Raghu Noti |