[Dovecot] LDAP Authentication - Home Directory Creation

Sven Hartge sven at svenhartge.de
Fri Dec 2 01:24:24 EET 2011


Timo Sirainen <tss at iki.fi> wrote:
> On 2.12.2011, at 1.03, Sven Hartge wrote:
>> Timo Sirainen <tss at iki.fi> wrote:

>>> I hope some day there won't be any problems with Dovecot using
>>> multiple UIDs.
>> 
>> Meaning?

> There are different problems with multiple UIDs that are more
> difficult to solve than with a single UID. How to manage them, how to
> handle shared mailboxes, how to create home dirs automatically,
> probably other things. There are ways to solve these problems in one
> way or another.

Ah, yes, shared folders.

I remember now, this is why we changed from using real users to a
virtual user in the beginning (using Courier), because implementing this
feature with real users was real pain in the lower backside.

Grüße,
Sven.

-- 
Sigmentation fault. Core dumped.



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