Re: [courier-users] Fw: Courier-maildrop, courier-imap and ldap authorization through authlib

[Larry M. <lm...@st...>]

Sti...@si... wrote:
> 
> I'm asking this question again because I didn't get a reply yet, and I 
> suppose others using an ldap backend for imap and maildrop should have 
> the same problem...
> 
> ----- Doorgestuurd door Stijn Lamens/Personeel/StLukas op 27/09/2006 
> 17:52 -----
> 	*Stijn Lamens*
> 
> 20/09/2006 17:09
> 
> 	                Aan:        cou...@li...
>                 cc:        
> Onderwerp:        Courier-maildrop, courier-imap and ldap authorization 
> through authlib
> 
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am running a mail server (postfix) which uses courier-maildrop to 
> deliver mails in the home directories of my users and courier-imap for 
> remote access to the mailboxes.
> Both courier-maildrop and courier-imap access authdaemond for retrieving 
> the home directories and verifying the user's credentials when they log 
> in using imap.
> Now the problem is that courier-maildrop and courier-imap need to query 
> a different field on my ldap directory: maildrop needs to query on the 
> email adress, and imapd should query the uid.
> At the moment, the LDAP_MAIL property in /etc/authlib/authldaprc is set 
> to "mail". Using this setting, courier-maildrop is able to query for the 
> e-mail adress when delivering a mail.
> However, I can't login with my userid through imapd. I can use my email 
> adress as login name but it's easier for my users when they have to 
> enter just a (short) user id.
> When I change the LDAP_MAIL property to "uid", I can log in with my user 
> id but my e-mails don't get delivered.
> So how can I have courier-maildrop and courier-imap query different 
> fields in my ldap directory?
> 

In your authldaprc file keep LDAP_MAIL set to mail an then set 
LDAP_DOMAIN to your domain and restart your authdaemon.

Larry.