> Yes, here are changes. I've already tried them and it works. Just studying the name of calls it may be adapted to Postgres also (it should be enough to use vauth_open() ). > > In chkuser_settings.h enable > #define CHKUSER_ENABLE_VAUTH_OPEN > and add one of the following lines: > /* use this if you are using replicated MySQL, with read access */ #define CHKUSER_VAUTH_OPEN_CALL vauth_open > or > /* use this if you are using standalone MySQL, with readwrite access */ #define CHKUSER_VAUTH_OPEN_CALL vauth_open_update > FYI - with MySQL it's vauth_open_read not vauth_open. I'm thinking of submitting a patch to vpopmail to unify the call, so that it can be published globally. It would be nice if vauth_open would work no matter what the backend auth mechanism...
<snip> > Another comment on side effects of restarting MySQL. > Courier auth daemon must be restarted, because it does not try to reopen any MySQL connection. > > It would be nice to have a simple perl script monitoring MySQL (an attach every x minutes), and in case of problem: > - running a script for shutting down Courier and other mail > services > - stopping/restarting MySQL > - running a script for restarting all mail services > Does authdaemon die if it loses its connection to MySQL? If so why not just run it under daemontools. If not, perhaps it should... I haven't looked at authdaemon/courier-imap v4 lately, but I dislike the mechanism somewhat because there's no way to get the TCPREMOTEIP info from the imap daemon to vpopmail, which I use to determine if I even need to update the relay table (I don't if it's in my permanently allowed subnet, or from my local webmail server...) which saves time on heavily loaded servers... Josh -- Joshua Megerman SJGames MIB #5273 - OGRE AI Testing Division You can't win; You can't break even; You can't even quit the game. - Layman's translation of the Laws of Thermodynamics [EMAIL PROTECTED]
