Master auth only

[azurit at pobox.sk]

Citát Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at dovecot.fi>:

>> On July 10, 2017 at 1:45 PM azurit at pobox.sk wrote:
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>> Citát Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at dovecot.fi>:
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>> >> On July 10, 2017 at 12:33 PM azurit at pobox.sk wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> i'm trying to configure Dovecot proxy with user authentication on
>> >> proxy side only, so backends will authenticate using master password
>> >> (proxy is configured to send it). The problem is that Dovecot, on
>> >> backends, is telling me that i need to configure at least one auth
>> >> mechanism:
>> >>
>> >> auth: Fatal: No passdbs specified in configuration file. LOGIN
>> >> mechanism needs one
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> The master auth is correctly configured.
>> >>
>> >> I want to accomplished to have user database only on one place
>> >> (=proxy). Any hints?
>> >>
>> >> azur
>> >
>> > Can you show your backend doveconf -n?
>> >
>> > Aki
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>>
>> Here it is:
>> https://pastebin.com/C8dTUm5k
>
> Try adding another entry after the first passdb (order matters)
>
> passdb {
>   driver = static
>   args = nopassword
>   deny = yes
>   skip = authenticated
> }
>
> Aki




This seems to be working, thank you. Can you explain me why it's needed?