Hi, For the time being I just want to go with system accounts,once this is set , I can catch up with second option.
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Patrick Ben Koetter <p...@state-of-mind.de>wrote: > * Suresh Kumar Prajapati <er.sureshprajap...@gmail.com>: > > Both are system users and I've assigned password to them using > > passwd user_name > > command as well > > saslpasswd2 user_name > > So we have two ways to go: system accounts or separate mail user database. > > I recommend using the separate database, because compromised accounts would > only affect your mail service but not the system (if you use different > usernames and passwords...). > > Which way do you want to go? > > p@rick > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Patrick Ben Koetter <p...@state-of-mind.de > >wrote: > > > > > * Suresh Kumar Prajapati <er.sureshprajap...@gmail.com>: > > > > Hi > > > > following is the output from the command you have > > > > [root@<domain.com> ~]# testsaslauthd -s pam -u tom -p redhat > > > > 0: NO "authentication failed" > > > > > > > > and then i change /etc/sysconfig/saslauthd > > > > fiel MECH=shadow > > > > and then run the following command > > > > > > > > [root@<domain.com> ~]# testsaslauthd -s shadow -u tom -p redhat > > > > 0: OK "Success." > > > > > > Great. We're one step further. > > > > > > Where do you store the identities mail senders should use to > authenticate? > > > Are > > > all your senders system accounts? Are they in a database? > > > > > > p@rick > > > > > > > > > -- > > > All technical questions asked privately will be automatically answered > on > > > the > > > list and archived for public access unless privacy is explicitely > required > > > and > > > justified. > > > > > > saslfinger (debugging SMTP AUTH): > > > <http://postfix.state-of-mind.de/patrick.koetter/saslfinger/> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Best Regards, > > Suresh Kumar Prajapati > > Linux Security Admin > > E-mail: er.sureshprajap...@gmail.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Pencils could be made with erasers at both ends, but what would be the > > point? > > -- > state of mind () > Digitale Kommunikation > > http://www.state-of-mind.de > > Franziskanerstraße 15 Telefon +49 89 3090 4664 > 81669 München Telefax +49 89 3090 4666 > > Amtsgericht München Partnerschaftsregister PR 563 > > -- Best Regards, Suresh Kumar Prajapati Linux Security Admin E-mail: er.sureshprajap...@gmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pencils could be made with erasers at both ends, but what would be the point?
