POSIX user creation

[William Kern]

That explains it nicely,

Thank You.

-bill

On 12/30/13, 5:41 PM, Daniel Hoffend wrote:
> Hi bill
>
> Kolab-Webadmin will never modify /etc/passwd. When you create a POSIX 
> user: kolab-webadmin will just create a LDAP user with the correct 
> objectclasses and attributes that are needed for POSIX (system) users. 
> The IMAP folders are created because the kolabInetOrgPerson 
> objectclass is assigned (on which the kolabd process is checking for 
> imap folder creations).
>
> If you want to use your newly created POSIX user as a system user, you 
> should check the documentation of your favorite distribution regarding 
> LDAP configuration for system authentication. This isn't the part of 
> Kolab, Kolab-Webadmin basically just provides a LDAP Administration 
> Editor/GUI.
>
> Debian:
> * https://wiki.debian.org/LDAP/PAM
> * https://wiki.debian.org/LDAP/NSS
>
> RHEL/Centos:
> * 
> https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Deployment_Guide/ch-Configuring_Authentication.html
>
>
> -- 
> Regards
> Daniel Hoffend
>
>
> ------ Originalnachricht ------
> Von: "wkmail" <wkmail at bneit.com>
> An: users at lists.kolab.org
> Gesendet: 31.12.2013 02:29:01
> Betreff: POSIX user creation
>
>> I am testing Kolab 3.1 and have a clean CentOS 6.5 install in a VM.
>>
>> Once I got over a few hurdles such as having to install mod_ssl and 
>> the '/iRony/' config issue, my test setup sends/receives email, 
>> roundcube works fine and I have various test accounts syncing with 
>> IOS and Android (Note: DavDroid is awesome, you just point it at the 
>> iRony folder and it goes). I can create Kolab Users, Contacts etc. In 
>> short everything works great.
>>
>> I do have one minor riddle.
>>
>> If I use the WebAdmin to create a POSIX user, it looks like it wants 
>> to create that as a system user (with a /home/"user" home directory). 
>> However, the added user doesn't show up in /home or /etc/passwd. I do 
>> see an IMAP folder created in /var/spool/imap and I can send the 
>> resulting user email, login to RoundCube etc.
>>
>> So what is the difference between a Kolab User and POSIX user with 
>> email?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> -bill
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