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doc:appunti:linux:sa:postfix_spamassassin_clamav_dovecot [2019/04/05 10:09] – [Sanitizer/ClamAV Filter] niccolodoc:appunti:linux:sa:postfix_spamassassin_clamav_dovecot [2020/08/05 17:11] niccolo
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 We want a **single authentication mechanism** for SMTP, POP3 and IMAP, and we want to let the user to authenticate using the Unix **username** or the full **email address** and the password. Dovecot authentication is suitable for the task; the default Debian configuration provides authentication against the system usernames via the PAM module. The configuration file is **/etc/dovecot/conf.d/auth-system.conf.ext**. We want a **single authentication mechanism** for SMTP, POP3 and IMAP, and we want to let the user to authenticate using the Unix **username** or the full **email address** and the password. Dovecot authentication is suitable for the task; the default Debian configuration provides authentication against the system usernames via the PAM module. The configuration file is **/etc/dovecot/conf.d/auth-system.conf.ext**.
  
-To let authentication using the email address, we provide a passwd-like file **/etc/dovecot/userdb**, we will leave //gecos//, //shell// and //extra_fields// blank. See [[https://wiki2.dovecot.org/AuthDatabase/PasswdFile|PasswdFile]] wiki page for details:+To let authentication using the email address, we provide a passwd-like file **/etc/dovecot/users**, we will leave //gecos//, //shell// and //extra_fields// blank. See [[https://wiki2.dovecot.org/AuthDatabase/PasswdFile|PasswdFile]] wiki page for details:
  
 <file> <file>
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 passdb { passdb {
   driver = passwd-file   driver = passwd-file
-  args = scheme=CRYPT /etc/dovecot/userdb+  args = scheme=CRYPT username_format=%u /etc/dovecot/users
 } }
  
 userdb { userdb {
   driver = passwd-file   driver = passwd-file
-  args = /etc/dovecot/userdb+  args = username_format=%u /etc/dovecot/users
 } }
 </file> </file>
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 </code> </code>
  
-The file **/etc/dovecot/userdb** should be built e.g. by a cron-job, joining Postfix ''virtual_alias_maps'' and ''/etc/shadow'' passwords. It is re-read at each lookup. We need also to protect it:+The file **/etc/dovecot/users** should be built e.g. by a cron-job, joining Postfix ''virtual_alias_maps'' and ''/etc/shadow'' passwords. It is re-read at each lookup. We need also to protect it:
  
 <code> <code>
-chmod 0640 /etc/dovecot/userdb +chmod 0640 /etc/dovecot/users 
-chown root:dovecot /etc/dovecot/userdb+chown root:dovecot /etc/dovecot/users
 </code> </code>
  
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   * **dovecot-pop3d**   * **dovecot-pop3d**
  
-Once installed, the basic services **IMAP2** on port **TCP/143** and **POP3** on port **TCP/110** are already working, eventually with the **Dovecot Authentication on userdb** as seen above.+Once installed, the basic services **IMAP2** on port **TCP/143** and **POP3** on port **TCP/110** are already working, eventually with the **Dovecot Authentication on users** as seen above.
  
 ==== Enable SSL, imaps and pop3s ==== ==== Enable SSL, imaps and pop3s ====
doc/appunti/linux/sa/postfix_spamassassin_clamav_dovecot.txt · Last modified: 2023/10/30 11:09 by niccolo