Am 17.03.2013 14:08, schrieb Jerry: >> the main benefit of dovecot SASL is that SMTP auth is >> using exactly the same users/passwords and auth-mechs >> as imap/pop3 - so i do not understand why you want create >> anything special > > Because that is the way the system was originally configured. I had > nothing to do with it.
time to fix it or not touch it at all > The system uses a simple format: > > u...@doman.com password > > The SASL mechanism presently in use uses: > > u...@hostname.domain.com password pff - sounds funny for the users whoever did set this up -> seek and punish this guy :-) > Worse, the passwords are not the same in both instances. If I try to > implement one system I will have to deal with all of the present users > and get them all on the same page. That is not something I really want > to invest time in right now. so do not touch it at all or do it right for one last time > If dovecot could be told to use a specific file then that would simplify > things greatly. Besides, the SASL file does not need all of the > information contained in the regular Dovecot user/passwd file. > Otherwise, I might just give up on this entire endeavor. how should it be told? dovecot has it's passwords and usernames, they are still used for IMAP/POP3 if postfix is using dovecot-SASL dovecot will take over SASL auth at all and is using it's usernames and passwords
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