Marvin Renich:
> * Wietse Venema <wie...@porcupine.org> [150801 15:52]:
> > Marvin Renich:
> > > * Viktor Dukhovni <postfix-us...@dukhovni.org> [150723 09:17]:
> > > > Not possible. The virtual_uid_maps parameter is a feature of the
> > > > virtual(8) not the pipe(8) transport. And it stores a numeric uid,
> > > > not a login name.
> > >
> > > Why do virtual_uid_maps and virtual_gid_maps require a numeric uid/gid?
> >
> > The primary reason virtual(8) exists is to support non-UNIX accounts.
> > For example, all mailboxes can have the same UID and GID. The local(8)
> > delivery agent is for UNIX accounts only.
>
> Whether you have one real user for all virtual users or a setup with one
> real user for each of many virtual domains, you must still have at least
> one real user,
Nope, that is incorrect. The UNIX kernel does not care if a UID
or GID has a symbolic user-land name, and therefore virtual(8) does
not require that, either. Your mis-conception invalidates all your
further arguments.
Wietse
