On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 10:13:22PM +0200, simbo adeyemi wrote: > I think i'll rather use authpam then. I guess i'll assume i have a PAM > library. I do have the /etc/pam.d directory.
Yes, FreeBSD-5.2 has pam. > Do i need to add any special configuration options to ./configure to allow > authpam and disable any other kind of authentication? It will automatically detect and find what you have. You can, if you wish, override its choices with --with-authpam --without-authldap etc, but it's not necessary to do that. > > jasmine > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Candler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 10:59 AM > To: simbo adeyemi > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [sqwebmail] Sqwebmail from Freebsd Ports. > > > On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 09:42:33PM +0200, simbo adeyemi wrote: > > > > In the requirements section, do i have to install OpenLDAP, PostgreSQL and > > MYSQL or can i just install one of them , eg MYSQL? > > [please reply to the list, not to me] > > You can install just whichever one you want to use, or none of them, in > which case you will only have non-database modules: the main ones will be > authpam, which authenticates system users, or authuserdb, which > authenticates against a .db file) > > Brian. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brian Candler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 10:13 AM > > To: simbo adeyemi > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [sqwebmail] Sqwebmail from Freebsd Ports. > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 08:54:36PM +0200, simbo adeyemi wrote: > > > I am installed sqwebmail from source unto my freebsd 5.2 server. The > > > installation didnt seem too good as some key files seemed to be missing, > i > > > couldnt even find a start-up script for sqwebmail. > > > > Read the document INSTALL. It tells you, under the section "Modify your > > system startup script", where it is. > > > > For the record, what you need is: > > > > # /usr/local/share/sqwebmail/libexec/sqwebmail/sqwebmaild start > > # /usr/local/share/sqwebmail/libexec/authlib/authdaemond start > > > > (and follow the directions in INSTALL about cleancache.pl too) > > > > Or there's a worksheet here, where section 6 shows installation of > sqwebmail > > from source: > > > http://ws.edu.isoc.org/workshops/2004/CEDIA/presentaciones/bc/correo/courier > > .html > > [that's for Linux rather than FreeBSD, so replace "make" with "gmake"] > > > > > Anyway, i later discovered that sqwebmail was available for installation > > in > > > my ports collection. Now in Freebsd, it is normally advisable to install > > > packages from source. > > > Please how do i remove or de-install completely the sqwebmail i > installed > > > from source? I want to do this before i reinstall from ports. > > > > rm -rf /usr/local/share/sqwebmail > > > > > And if anyone has any experience with sqwebmail on freebsd, would you > > know > > > if it's ok to continue with the one i installed from source? > > > > I never use the ports for courier-imap, sqwebmail, or exim - I always > > compile from source. This is because: > > (a) when a new release comes out, the ports take a while to be updated > > (b) bringing the ports collection up to date is always a pain, as it > breaks > > dependencies and I don't want to have to recompile *everything* on my > system > > (c) I always want to compile these packages with a different set of > options > > than the ports provide anyway > > > > So I can assure you it works just fine to compile yourself from source. > > > > Regards, > > > > Brian. > > > > >
