On 7/11/06, Wayne Pascoe <exim@???> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm re-looking at this setup I am migrating, and I'm wondering if
> another option would work... That's exim authenticating against
> courier's userdb.
>
> I'm already using courier userdb to authenticate for imap, but if I
> could find a way to have exim authenticate against this for SMTP as
> well, that would solve having to allow the exim user read access to
> my shadow file.
>
> Any pointers would be much appreciated!
>
>
This SMTP AUTH setup works for me:
######################################################################
# AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION #
######################################################################
# There are no authenticator specifications in this default configuration
file.
begin authenticators
# Authenticator for UNIX clients
plain:
driver = plaintext
public_name = PLAIN
server_condition = ${if eq
{${readsocket{/var/run/authdaemond/socket}\
{AUTH
${strlen:exim\nlogin\n$2\n$3\n}\nexim\nlogin\n$2\n$3\n}}}{FAIL\n} {no}{yes}}
server_set_id = $2
# Windaz Auth
login:
driver = plaintext
public_name = LOGIN
server_prompts = Username:: : Password::
server_condition = ${if eq
{${readsocket{/var/run/authdaemond/socket} \
{AUTH
${strlen:exim\nlogin\n$1\n$2\n}\nexim\nlogin\n$1\n$2\n}}}{FAIL\n} {no}{yes}}
server_set_id = $1
# End of Exim configuration file
Not specifically userdb, but courier-authlib which I think does what you're
asking for. Very typo-prone though, so be careful. Also make sure your Exim
user has the appropriate rights to the authdaemond socket, and be aware that
the authentication can be a bit slow with some clients, like Thunderbird,
whereas Outlook just zooms through the whole process... not sure why this
is.
--
Juha
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