Re: How should virtual users update their password?

Hi Viktor,

Dovecot has nothing to do with it. You have to provide a separate mechanism for the task. It is often done within a webmail app. You need it to be able to change passwords for your specific implementation.

Piotr Szafarczyk

On 12/01/2026 16:09, vwoloszczuk--- via dovecot wrote:

Hi,
I now have my email system working with virtual users, using a passwd-file
for passdb. Now I am at the stage where I would like to change my password
and possibly add other virtual users for my friends, who should be able to
add/change their password without my involvement.
I had a look at the IMAP RFCs but didn't see any sort of "change password"
instruction. I also looked at the Dovecot docs but didn't see any article
which covered this.
What is the recommended/suggested way to do this? Is there a way to do
with within the MDA/IMAP ecosystem or is it required to have an external
solution e.g. entering the new password on a webpage?
Thanks,
Viktor

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