RE: [Phpgroupware-users] Authentication Question

[Chris Weiss]

might be doable since the passwd file is read world, but there would have to be 
some
check to make sure the mail server is the local server before doing so.

Brian McCann (address@hidden) wrote*:
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>Ok...that worked.  One question though...is there a way to get it to
>fill in the user's First & Last name if it's available?  i.e., I use the
>passwd file for mail authentication, so it could easily pull it in from
>there.  Just a thought.
>
>--Brian
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>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Chris Weiss
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>Subject: Re: [Phpgroupware-users] Authentication Question
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>phpGW supports authing to an IMAP server.  Easiest way is to set it up
>for SQL accounts, then add an account that matches the imap acocunt that
>you want to be the admin.  Grant that user admin rights and login.  Once
>that works, login to /setup config and change the authentication type to
>mail.  There is some auto-create code in the login sequence to create a
>new phpgw account with some defaults if the account auths to the imap
>server, but this has been at various levels of "working" and i'm unsure
>of its current status.  Worst case, you have to add the accounts in
>phpgw but the password will be ignored, and if the mail server pw
>changes, phpgw will recognize that without a hitch.
>
>You can also use LDAP if want.  Mail auth is the easiest to setup from
>scratch, but LDAP is more flexable.
>
>Brian McCann (address@hidden) wrote*:
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>>I've got a question for you all.  I'm new to the list and the program,
>>but I totally love it.  I'm going to be rolling it out in a few weeks,
>>and I need some help.  Namely, I need to make the mail app work, which
>>isn't a problem...but my question is about authentication of the whole
>>thing?  What is the easiest way to authenticate people so that the same
>
>>user doesn't have accounts all over the system (one in passwd for mail,
>
>>one in MySQL for phpGroupWare)?  And on that note...what MTA/IMAP
>>server will support that, so they will all play nicely together?  I'm
>>using SendMail now, but I wouldn't mind learning Qmail if it would make
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>>the job easier.  And if it helps, this will be serving about 100 people
>
>>at most.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>--Brian McCann
>>
>>
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