Re: New to dovecot admin, question about using LDAP for user-specific values

2019-09-13 Thread Jean-Daniel Dupas via dovecot 


> Le 13 sept. 2019 à 12:53, Gerben Wierda via dovecot  a 
> écrit :
> 
> 
>> On 13 Sep 2019, at 11:51, Jean-Daniel Dupas > > wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Le 13 sept. 2019 à 09:29, Gerben Wierda via dovecot >> > a écrit :
>>> 
>>> Nobody?
>>> 
 On 10 Sep 2019, at 11:58, Gerben Wierda via dovecot >>> > wrote:
 
 I am new to dovecot administration. I’ve read the Wiki but that hasn’t 
 given me the understanding I need.
 
 When I query my LDAP (on macOS) on a value for user ‘gerben’, I can get 
 that:
 
 dumbledore:~ gerben$ dscl /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 -read /users/gerben 
 GeneratedUID
 GeneratedUID: 780D870E-6B00-478E-AB70-3D3307215A82
 
 I would like to use that value in dovecot settings, e.g. something like
 
 user_attrs = \
   =mail=maildir://Library/Server/Mail/Data/mail/%{ldap:GeneratedUID} 
 
 
 Is this possible and if so what do I exactly need to do to get this 
 working?
>> 
>> As the answer is in the question, it is hard to give you any hint about what 
>> should be done.
>> 
>> What is wrong with 
>> 
>> user_attrs = \
>>   =mail=maildir://Library/Server/Mail/Data/mail/%{ldap:GeneratedUID} 
>> 
>> 
>> Did you try it ? Have you got any issue with it ?
> 
> I haven’t tried anything yet as I am trying to learn before I do anything 
> (and trial and error is a very slow method), but it seems to me that just 
> that line cannot be enough. Because how does “ldap:” know to go looking in 
> the LDAP structure at "/Users//“ in the LDAP “/LDAPv3/127.0.0.1”? 
> Somehow I shall have to tell dovecot that.

OK, so your question is more about how to configure LDAP in dovecot for basic 
usage.

If you want to query the LDAP, you first have to learn what its structure is, 
and then you should tell dovecot where to look at using the 'base' and 'scope' 
parameter and what to look at using the 'user_filter' parameter.

I never tried to access OpenDirectory using LDAP queries, so you will have to 
search online about how it should be done.

Re: New to dovecot admin, question about using LDAP for user-specific values

2019-09-13 Thread Gerben Wierda via dovecot 

> On 13 Sep 2019, at 11:51, Jean-Daniel Dupas  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> Le 13 sept. 2019 à 09:29, Gerben Wierda via dovecot > > a écrit :
>> 
>> Nobody?
>> 
>>> On 10 Sep 2019, at 11:58, Gerben Wierda via dovecot >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am new to dovecot administration. I’ve read the Wiki but that hasn’t 
>>> given me the understanding I need.
>>> 
>>> When I query my LDAP (on macOS) on a value for user ‘gerben’, I can get 
>>> that:
>>> 
>>> dumbledore:~ gerben$ dscl /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 -read /users/gerben GeneratedUID
>>> GeneratedUID: 780D870E-6B00-478E-AB70-3D3307215A82
>>> 
>>> I would like to use that value in dovecot settings, e.g. something like
>>> 
>>> user_attrs = \
>>>   =mail=maildir://Library/Server/Mail/Data/mail/%{ldap:GeneratedUID} 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Is this possible and if so what do I exactly need to do to get this working?
> 
> As the answer is in the question, it is hard to give you any hint about what 
> should be done.
> 
> What is wrong with 
> 
> user_attrs = \
>   =mail=maildir://Library/Server/Mail/Data/mail/%{ldap:GeneratedUID} 
> 
> 
> Did you try it ? Have you got any issue with it ?

I haven’t tried anything yet as I am trying to learn before I do anything (and 
trial and error is a very slow method), but it seems to me that just that line 
cannot be enough. Because how does “ldap:” know to go looking in the LDAP 
structure at "/Users//“ in the LDAP “/LDAPv3/127.0.0.1”? Somehow I 
shall have to tell dovecot that.

But if trial and error is the only way, I’ll have to try.

G

Re: New to dovecot admin, question about using LDAP for user-specific values

2019-09-13 Thread Jean-Daniel Dupas via dovecot 


> Le 13 sept. 2019 à 09:29, Gerben Wierda via dovecot  a 
> écrit :
> 
> Nobody?
> 
>> On 10 Sep 2019, at 11:58, Gerben Wierda via dovecot > > wrote:
>> 
>> I am new to dovecot administration. I’ve read the Wiki but that hasn’t given 
>> me the understanding I need.
>> 
>> When I query my LDAP (on macOS) on a value for user ‘gerben’, I can get that:
>> 
>> dumbledore:~ gerben$ dscl /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 -read /users/gerben GeneratedUID
>> GeneratedUID: 780D870E-6B00-478E-AB70-3D3307215A82
>> 
>> I would like to use that value in dovecot settings, e.g. something like
>> 
>> user_attrs = \
>>   =mail=maildir://Library/Server/Mail/Data/mail/%{ldap:GeneratedUID} 
>> 
>> 
>> Is this possible and if so what do I exactly need to do to get this working?

As the answer is in the question, it is hard to give you any hint about what 
should be done.

What is wrong with 

user_attrs = \
  =mail=maildir://Library/Server/Mail/Data/mail/%{ldap:GeneratedUID} 


Did you try it ? Have you got any issue with it ?

Re: New to dovecot admin, question about using LDAP for user-specific values

2019-09-13 Thread Gerben Wierda via dovecot 
Nobody?

> On 10 Sep 2019, at 11:58, Gerben Wierda via dovecot  
> wrote:
> 
> I am new to dovecot administration. I’ve read the Wiki but that hasn’t given 
> me the understanding I need.
> 
> When I query my LDAP (on macOS) on a value for user ‘gerben’, I can get that:
> 
> dumbledore:~ gerben$ dscl /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 -read /users/gerben GeneratedUID
> GeneratedUID: 780D870E-6B00-478E-AB70-3D3307215A82
> 
> I would like to use that value in dovecot settings, e.g. something like
> 
> user_attrs = \
>   =mail=maildir://Library/Server/Mail/Data/mail/%{ldap:GeneratedUID} 
> 
> 
> Is this possible and if so what do I exactly need to do to get this working?
> 
> Gerben Wierda
> Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture 
> Mastering ArchiMate 
> Architecture for Real Enterprises 
>  at 
> InfoWorld
> On Slippery Ice  at EAPJ
>

New to dovecot admin, question about using LDAP for user-specific values

2019-09-10 Thread Gerben Wierda via dovecot 
I am new to dovecot administration. I’ve read the Wiki but that hasn’t given me 
the understanding I need.

When I query my LDAP (on macOS) on a value for user ‘gerben’, I can get that:

dumbledore:~ gerben$ dscl /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 -read /users/gerben GeneratedUID
GeneratedUID: 780D870E-6B00-478E-AB70-3D3307215A82

I would like to use that value in dovecot settings, e.g. something like

user_attrs = \
  =mail=maildir://Library/Server/Mail/Data/mail/%{ldap:GeneratedUID}

Is this possible and if so what do I exactly need to do to get this working?

Gerben Wierda
Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture 
Mastering ArchiMate 
Architecture for Real Enterprises 
 at InfoWorld
On Slippery Ice  at EAPJ