Re: FW: users

On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 01:32:35AM +0200, simbo adeyemi wrote:
> Besides no man entry found for authlib on my server. My MTA is qmail.

Then it wasn't installed properly, or your manpath isn't set up right.

Try:
  nroff -mandoc /usr/lib/courier-imap/man/man7/authlib.7 | less

or search for the file 'authlib.7' on your machine.

> 
> jas.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: simbo adeyemi [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 1:23 AM
> To: Brian Candler
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [sqwebmail] users
> 
> 
> 
> Brian,
> 
> You didnt mention vpopmail.Wouldnt i need that for virtual users. 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
> 
> 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.
>