OK, now it make more sense. I do have couple more quick questions
If I use saslpasswd, where does this database or password file located at?
I have create a mailbox call "dwctest" and I have create an account call
"dwctest" also in my /etc/password. will my saslpasswd = pwcheck under
imapd.conf, I am still getting auth error. Any idea
dwc
On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Scot W. Hetzel wrote:
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > But I though cyrus doesn't use /etc/passwd? I though cyrus-sasl have its
> > own user password database?
> >
>
> Cyrus-sasl will use either the /etc/passwd (PLAIN, LOGIN mechanisims only),
> sasldb (PLAIN, LOGIN, CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, ...), Kerberos IV & V, or PAM
> for authentication. This depends on how you have "sasl_pwcheck_method" set
> in the imapd.conf file.
>
> To add users to the sasldb, you need to use:
>
> saslpasswd -c <user>
>
> scot
>
> > On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Scot W. Hetzel wrote:
> >
> > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > I am new to cyrus and I was wondering how do you create a new user
> > > > account? let say there is a user name "dwctest". I create a new
> mailbox
> > > > using cyradm (ie cm dwctest). So the mailbox is created, but where do
> I
> > > > put the user info and password information at?
> > > >
> > > By default cyrus-imapd / cyrus-sasl authenticate users for the system
> > > password file. So you need use the tools (adduser, useradd, ...) on your
> > > system to add the user to the system password file.
> > >
> > > Scot
> > >
> >
> >
>
