Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-09 Thread Theodor Milkov
On Mon, Jul 08, 2002 at 03:54:50PM -0400, Russell Coker wrote: > > Not to feed the trolls, but I'm using mysql at our company since '99. > > It have good performance and so far no serious problems. > > Lots of people have used flat-files much longer and found them to have > adequate performance f

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-09 Thread Theodor Milkov
On Mon, Jul 08, 2002 at 03:54:50PM -0400, Russell Coker wrote: > > Not to feed the trolls, but I'm using mysql at our company since '99. > > It have good performance and so far no serious problems. > > Lots of people have used flat-files much longer and found them to have > adequate performance

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-09 Thread Russell Coker
On Sun, 7 Jul 2002 04:43, Theodor Milkov wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 07:34:31PM -0700, Jeremy Zawodny wrote: > > > On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 12:19:25PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > > > > 1. use a decent database like postgres rather than a toy like mysql > > > > > > You're trolling, right? >

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-09 Thread Russell Coker
On Sun, 7 Jul 2002 04:43, Theodor Milkov wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 07:34:31PM -0700, Jeremy Zawodny wrote: > > > On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 12:19:25PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > > > > 1. use a decent database like postgres rather than a toy like mysql > > > > > > You're trolling, right? >

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-08 Thread ivan
On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 08:57:14PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 06:44:06PM +1000, KevinL wrote: > > #include > > > > The usual complaints regarding MySQL surface on large projects: > > > > 1) No transaction support (fixed with innodb, but up until recently a > > problem)

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-08 Thread ivan
On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 08:57:14PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 06:44:06PM +1000, KevinL wrote: > > #include > > > > The usual complaints regarding MySQL surface on large projects: > > > > 1) No transaction support (fixed with innodb, but up until recently a > > problem

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-08 Thread I. Forbes
Hello rj On 4 Jul 2002 at 18:55, rj wrote: > What is the best way to delegate some root privileges for a user > which could only create e-mail accounts and make newaliases? I have written a bunch of scripts in Python, that use the "super" utility to give effective root access to certain users

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-08 Thread I. Forbes
Hello rj On 4 Jul 2002 at 18:55, rj wrote: > What is the best way to delegate some root privileges for a user > which could only create e-mail accounts and make newaliases? I have written a bunch of scripts in Python, that use the "super" utility to give effective root access to certain users

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-07 Thread Fraser Campbell
On Sat, 2002-07-06 at 22:19, Craig Sanders wrote: > > But if you configure files lookups before db lookups the uid 0 entry in > > LDAP or SQL would never be used right? Snippet from /etc/nsswitch.conf: > > passwd: files mysql > > shadow: files mysql > > group: files mysql

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-07 Thread Fraser Campbell
On Sat, 2002-07-06 at 22:19, Craig Sanders wrote: > > But if you configure files lookups before db lookups the uid 0 entry in > > LDAP or SQL would never be used right? Snippet from /etc/nsswitch.conf: > > passwd: files mysql > > shadow: files mysql > > group: files mysq

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-07 Thread Russell Coker
On Sat, 6 Jul 2002 18:14, Fraser Campbell wrote: > On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 22:57, Russell Coker wrote: > > Delegating administrative access to one tree of an LDAP directory is > > easy. Preventing it from being used maliciously is another issue. A > > hostile user could create a new LDAP entry with

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-07 Thread Russell Coker
On Sat, 6 Jul 2002 18:14, Fraser Campbell wrote: > On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 22:57, Russell Coker wrote: > > Delegating administrative access to one tree of an LDAP directory is > > easy. Preventing it from being used maliciously is another issue. A > > hostile user could create a new LDAP entry with

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-07 Thread Craig Sanders
On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 06:44:06PM +1000, KevinL wrote: > #include > > The usual complaints regarding MySQL surface on large projects: > > 1) No transaction support (fixed with innodb, but up until recently a > problem) has the intellectual property dispute over that and the mysql trademark bee

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-07 Thread KevinL
"Jeremy Zawodny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Fraser Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 5:38 AM > Subject: Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only > > > > On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 07:34:31PM -0700, Jeremy Zawodny wrote: > > >

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-07 Thread Theodor Milkov
- Original Message - From: "Craig Sanders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jeremy Zawodny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Fraser Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 5:38 AM Subject: Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only > On Sa

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-07 Thread Craig Sanders
On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 06:44:06PM +1000, KevinL wrote: > #include > > The usual complaints regarding MySQL surface on large projects: > > 1) No transaction support (fixed with innodb, but up until recently a > problem) has the intellectual property dispute over that and the mysql trademark be

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-07 Thread KevinL
"Jeremy Zawodny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Fraser Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 5:38 AM > Subject: Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only > > > > On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 07:34:31PM -0700, Jeremy Zaw

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-07 Thread Theodor Milkov
- Original Message - From: "Craig Sanders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jeremy Zawodny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Fraser Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 5:38 AM Subject: Re: Admin for E-

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-06 Thread Craig Sanders
On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 07:34:31PM -0700, Jeremy Zawodny wrote: > On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 12:19:25PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > > > > 1. use a decent database like postgres rather than a toy like mysql > > You're trolling, right? no. mysql is a toy. craig -- craig sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-06 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 12:19:25PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > > 1. use a decent database like postgres rather than a toy like mysql You're trolling, right? -- Jeremy D. Zawodny | Perl, Web, MySQL, Linux Magazine, Yahoo! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | http://jeremy.zawodny.com/ -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-06 Thread Craig Sanders
On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 06:14:20PM -0400, Fraser Campbell wrote: > On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 22:57, Russell Coker wrote: > > > Delegating administrative access to one tree of an LDAP directory is > > easy. Preventing it from being used maliciously is another issue. > > A hostile user could create a n

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-06 Thread Craig Sanders
On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 07:34:31PM -0700, Jeremy Zawodny wrote: > On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 12:19:25PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > > > > 1. use a decent database like postgres rather than a toy like mysql > > You're trolling, right? no. mysql is a toy. craig -- craig sanders <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-06 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 12:19:25PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > > 1. use a decent database like postgres rather than a toy like mysql You're trolling, right? -- Jeremy D. Zawodny | Perl, Web, MySQL, Linux Magazine, Yahoo! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | http://jeremy.zawodny.com/ -- To UNSUBSC

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-06 Thread Craig Sanders
On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 06:14:20PM -0400, Fraser Campbell wrote: > On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 22:57, Russell Coker wrote: > > > Delegating administrative access to one tree of an LDAP directory is > > easy. Preventing it from being used maliciously is another issue. > > A hostile user could create a

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-06 Thread Fraser Campbell
On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 22:57, Russell Coker wrote: > Delegating administrative access to one tree of an LDAP directory is easy. > Preventing it from being used maliciously is another issue. A hostile user > could create a new LDAP entry with a UID of 0... But if you configure files lookups bef

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-06 Thread Russell Coker
On Thu, 4 Jul 2002 13:26, Fraser Campbell wrote: > On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 12:55, rj wrote: > > What is the best way to delegate some root privileges for a user > > which could only create e-mail accounts and make newaliases? > > sudo. We write a couple of wrapper scripts around adduser (it does a >

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-06 Thread Fraser Campbell
On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 22:57, Russell Coker wrote: > Delegating administrative access to one tree of an LDAP directory is easy. > Preventing it from being used maliciously is another issue. A hostile user > could create a new LDAP entry with a UID of 0... But if you configure files lookups be

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-06 Thread Russell Coker
On Thu, 4 Jul 2002 13:26, Fraser Campbell wrote: > On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 12:55, rj wrote: > > What is the best way to delegate some root privileges for a user > > which could only create e-mail accounts and make newaliases? > > sudo. We write a couple of wrapper scripts around adduser (it does a

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-05 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, rj wrote: > What is the best way to delegate some root privileges for a user > which could only create e-mail accounts and make newaliases? I often setup email accounts without needing any superuser privilege. I use vm-pop3d running as its own vm-pop3d user and authenticating

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-05 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, rj wrote: > What is the best way to delegate some root privileges for a user > which could only create e-mail accounts and make newaliases? I often setup email accounts without needing any superuser privilege. I use vm-pop3d running as its own vm-pop3d user and authenticatin

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-04 Thread Fraser Campbell
On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 12:55, rj wrote: > What is the best way to delegate some root privileges for a user > which could only create e-mail accounts and make newaliases? sudo. We write a couple of wrapper scripts around adduser (it does a few other things as well) and allow access to it through s

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-04 Thread Alex Borges
Wide questionthis is refering to If all can be done through webmin, then through webmin it is El jue, 04-07-2002 a las 11:55, rj escribió: > What is the best way to delegate some root privileges for a user > which could only create e-mail accounts and make newaliases? > > > -- >

Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-04 Thread rj
What is the best way to delegate some root privileges for a user which could only create e-mail accounts and make newaliases? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-04 Thread Fraser Campbell
On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 12:55, rj wrote: > What is the best way to delegate some root privileges for a user > which could only create e-mail accounts and make newaliases? sudo. We write a couple of wrapper scripts around adduser (it does a few other things as well) and allow access to it through

Re: Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-04 Thread Alex Borges
Wide questionthis is refering to If all can be done through webmin, then through webmin it is El jue, 04-07-2002 a las 11:55, rj escribió: > What is the best way to delegate some root privileges for a user > which could only create e-mail accounts and make newaliases? > > > -- >

Admin for E-MAIL users only

2002-07-04 Thread rj
What is the best way to delegate some root privileges for a user which could only create e-mail accounts and make newaliases? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]