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diff --git a/contrib/warwick_duncan-cyrus_without_system_accounts.txt b/contrib/warwick_duncan-cyrus_without_system_accounts.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 0144af1..0000000 --- a/contrib/warwick_duncan-cyrus_without_system_accounts.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 01:06:02AM +0100, Charl P. Botha wrote: -[...] -> ----- Forwarded message from Darren Gibbons ----- -[...] -> It is however possible with certain applications patched for pam -> (Cyrus IMAP server e.g.) that one does not need the users to -> exist in the system database. -[...] - -I've got it working with cyrus 2.0 and 2.1, so I'll give some pointers -on both. When I say `cyrus x' I mean cyrus imapd version x and -whichever version of sasl you need with it. - -Cyrus 2.0 ---------- - -- sasl must be configured with `--with-pam --enable-plain'; it doesn't - hurt to add `--disable cram --disable-digest' -- imapd must be configured with `--with-auth=unix' (sounds like you got - that right) -- in imapd.conf you need the line - sasl_pwcheck_method: PAM -- in /etc/pam.d/imap (on FreeBSD I believe you use /etc/pam.conf, but - the idea is similar) you need - auth required pam_pwdfile.so pwdfile /path/to/passwordfile - account required pam_permit.so -- make sure your password file is readable by user cyrus - -The idea of all this is to use the SASL PLAIN mechanism to get the -password in plaintext and then get SASL to leave the authentication to -PAM, which will use pam_pwdfile. - -Cyrus 2.1 ---------- - -- same as above, but different ;) in the details -- sasl must be configured with `--with-pam --with-saslauthd - --enable-plain' and I disable the rest (checkapop, digest, otp, krb4, - etc.) -- imapd should be configured with `--with-auth=unix' -- in imapd.conf you need the line - sasl_pwcheck_method: saslauthd -- start up saslauthd with `saslauthd -a pam' -- you need the /etc/pam.d/imap as above, as well as (an identical) - /etc/pam.d/sieve if you use timsieved - -I think that about covers it. One tricky bit with SASL is to get the -right mechanisms advertised; I do this by only compiling in support for -PLAIN and LOGIN. If the rest don't exist they can't cause problems. |