[Dovecot] Error in SimpleVirtualInstall

[Timo Sirainen]

On Sat, 2010-04-10 at 15:52 +0200, Simone Neugierig wrote:

> test:{PLAIN}pass
> bill:{PLAIN}secret
> timo at example.com:{PLAIN}hello123
> dave at example.com:{PLAIN}world234
> joe at elsewhere.org:{PLAIN}whee
> jane at elsewhere.org:{PLAIN}mypass
> 
> but the syntax used for test and bill didnt work here, i had to add
> the virtual domain to get it working. or else deliver wasnt able to
> recognize the user (unknown user).

If you use "test" and "bill" in passwd file, you need to log in as
"test" and "bill" username (without any @domain). And you must not have
set auth_default_realm. The example above is intended to show that it's
possible to have users with or without domain names.

> Also i would like to suggest to explicitely say that
> protocol lda {
> }
> 
> is needed even if it contains nothing.

It's not.. Or shouldn't be.

> or better change the example so that it contains the postmaster address.

That's true. Added.
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