Brian, So to use the authuserdb, i will need to install courier-imap?
jas -----Original Message----- From: Brian Candler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:34 PM To: simbo adeyemi Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [sqwebmail] users On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 01:23:05AM +0200, simbo adeyemi wrote: > You didnt mention vpopmail.Wouldnt i need that for virtual users. No, you wouldn't. It's another option though. vpopmail is another database-driven authentication system for virtual users; I believe it sits on top of mysql (but I've not used it myself) > And how is > authuserdb different from the authentication type below (i got this from the > mailing list). > > authmodulelist="authvchkpw" > in > /usr/local/share/sqwebmail/authdaemonrc authvchkpw authenticates against vpopmail's database of users. It's up to you to compile and install vpopmail separately and populate it with data. authuserdb authenticates against a simple file of users. You create it using the 'userdb' and 'makeuserdb' utilities which are supplied with courier-imap. See the corresponding manpages for more information. Brian. > > Jas. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Candler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:15 PM > To: simbo adeyemi > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [sqwebmail] users > > > On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 11:35:10PM +0200, simbo adeyemi wrote: > > My sqwebmail is installed and it works fine. Issue is, currently, i have > to > > create users on my system. I use authpam authentication. > > I would like a senario where my users dont have to recide on my server. In > > such a case i know i'll probably be considering some other form of > > authentication. > > Please would someone enlighten me on how this can be achieved? > > Type 'man authlib' for a list of options. Probably the easiest one to get up > and running is 'authuserdb', because it requires no external database > software. Otherwise you can use authldap / authmysql / authpgsql depending > on which type of database you're comfortable setting up and running. > > You'll also need to configure your MTA, when delivering incoming mail, to do > so by reference to tables or a database instead of the password file. That's > very much dependent on which MTA you're using. > > Regards, > > Brian. >
