Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of howto/SetupDovecot


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Jun 2, 2008, 6:48:46 AM (16 years ago)
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    2020== Configuration ==
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    22 Note: Du not use any of the attached files without checking / changing them with you favorite text editor.
     22Note: Du not use any of the attached files without checking / changing them with you favourite text editor.
    2323
    2424=== Step 1: ''create user'' ===
    2525
    26 Dovecot will drop root privilegs when they are not needed any more so you need to create an user and group for dovecot to run with. You can use the [attachment:Make_Dovecot_Directories.command] to do so.
     26Dovecot will drop root privileges when they are not needed any more so you need to create an user and group for dovecot to run with. You can use the [attachment:Make_Dovecot_Directories.command] to do so.
    2727
    2828=== Step 2: ''create directories'' ===
    2929
    30 Dovecot need to directories to work with - one to store run status, one where the mail is stored. See [wiki:howto/SetupPostfix] on how to set up postfix to make incomming mail available to dovecot. You can use the [attachment:Make_Dovecot_Directories.command] to do so.
     30Dovecot need to directories to work with - one to store run status, one where the mail is stored. See [wiki:howto/SetupPostfix] on how to set up postfix to make incoming mail available to dovecot. You can use the [attachment:Make_Dovecot_Directories.command] to do so.
    3131
    3232=== Step 3: ''create certificates'' ===
    3333
    34 Dovecot supportes encrypted connections and while in a local network it migt not be nessesary you will still neet to create certificate files. You can use [attachment:Make_Dovecot_Directories.command] together with [attachment:dovecot-openssl.cnf] to create the certificates. Remeber to change  [attachment:dovecot-openssl.cnf] - there should be no "my_" left in the file and both files need to be in the same directory.
     34Dovecot supports encrypted connections and while in a local network it might not be necessary you will still need to create certificate files. You can use [attachment:Make_Dovecot_Directories.command] together with [attachment:dovecot-openssl.cnf] to create the certificates. Remember to change  [attachment:dovecot-openssl.cnf] - there should be no "my_" left in the file and both files need to be in the same directory.
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    36 === Step 4: ''setup configuration'' ===
     36=== Step 4: ''set-up configuration'' ===
    3737
    38 Next you need to set up [attachment:dovecot.conf]. You find the file in {{{/opt/local/etc}}}. As a starting point you can use [attachment:dovecot.conf] together with
     38Next you need to set up [attachment:dovecot.conf]. You find the file in {{{/opt/local/etc}}}. As a starting point you can use [attachment:dovecot.conf] together with [attachment:passwd.dovecot] and [attachment:userdb.dovecot]. You will need to add all your mail user to the [attachment:passwd.dovecot] and [attachment:userdb.dovecot].
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    40 passwd.dovecot
    41 userdb.dovecot
     40The separate user and password files are needed since OSX does not use /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow.
     41
     42=== Step 5: ''starting the server'' ===
     43
     44=== Step 6: ''testing the server'' ===
    4245
    4346== Optional Parts ==
    4447
    45 === '''TODO: What else can be done?''' ===
     48Instead of using separate user and password files you can try set-up LDAP.
    4649
    4750[wiki:howto <- Back to the HOWTO section]