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== authenticate users against unix system accounts ==
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== authenticate users against virtual (non-unix system) accounts ==
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== hybrid of unix system accounts and virtual users ==
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Dovecot supports defining multiple authentication databases, so that if the password doesn't match in the first database, it checks the next one. This can be useful if you want to easily support having both local system users in /etc/passwd and virtual users.
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* source: [http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Authentication/MultipleDatabases Authentication/MultipleDatabases - Dovecot Wiki]
  
  

Revision as of 10:14, 13 February 2014


command to debug user and mailbox or shared mailbox issues

doveadm acl debug
doveadm acl debug -u user@domain Public/mailbox

authenticate users against unix system accounts

authenticate users against virtual (non-unix system) accounts

hybrid of unix system accounts and virtual users

Dovecot supports defining multiple authentication databases, so that if the password doesn't match in the first database, it checks the next one. This can be useful if you want to easily support having both local system users in /etc/passwd and virtual users.


resources

Dovecot Mail List: http://www.dovecot.org/mailinglists.html