[Dovecot] Changing password for users

/dev/rob0 rob0 at gmx.co.uk
Sat Oct 27 03:26:46 EEST 2012


On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 11:04:13PM +0200, Tom Hendrikx wrote:
> Using a database for managing virtual users seems overkill,
> until you run into issues like this.
> 
> I have a postgres backend for 20ish users, and I can plugin 
> everything I want. Postfixadmin works geat, and there are many 
> password plugins for squirrelmail/roundcube/etc that work with
> such a database.
> 
> Disclaimer: I tried the file-based approach too, but kept
> building kludges for things that were a lot simpler with a
> database. In the end, I joined the dark side.

SQLite gives me the best of both worlds: file-based stability with 
SQL flexibility and easy backups. There is no Postfixadmin-type 
solution out there yet, but if you're fine with sqlite3(1) in the 
console, you won't miss it.
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