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Re: PAM Authentication - For the record

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qpopper 4.0.8 + mysql

hi list,

is there a patch for qpopper 4.0.8 to support mysql auth?
what i found is: 
http://www.asteroid-b612.org/software/qpopper-mysql/qpopper-mysql-0.14.patch
but unfortunately it is for version 4.0.5 ...
or, does it work for 4.0.8 ?

i use qpopper for lots of years now....simply wonderful.
but some mysql support would be fine...

thanks for you hints..

MK

Re: qpopper 4.0.8 + mysql

At 11:59 AM 8/12/2005, Martin Kellermann wrote:
>hi list,
>
>is there a patch for qpopper 4.0.8 to support mysql auth?
>what i found is: 
>http://www.asteroid-b612.org/software/qpopper-mysql/qpopper-mysql-0.14.patch
>but unfortunately it is for version 4.0.5 ...
>or, does it work for 4.0.8 ?
>
>i use qpopper for lots of years now....simply wonderful.
>but some mysql support would be fine...
>
>thanks for you hints..

That patch set appears to add more than just mysql. I'd like to have 
a discussion and invite the patch author, preferably on the 
developers list, about integrating such support. I agree it would be 
useful, and would prefer to see the capabilities merged into the 
mainline code once it's been integrated and tested.

Dan 

Re: qpopper 4.0.8 + mysql

An alternative to patching qpopper is pam_mysql, which works fine with 
4.08. Just configure qpopper --with-pam and setup /etc/pam.d/pop3 to use 
pam_mysql.so. This makes upgrades a bit less painful.

Ken

Martin Kellermann wrote:
> hi list,
> 
> is there a patch for qpopper 4.0.8 to support mysql auth?
> what i found is: 
> http://www.asteroid-b612.org/software/qpopper-mysql/qpopper-mysql-0.14.patch 
> 
> but unfortunately it is for version 4.0.5 ...
> or, does it work for 4.0.8 ?
> 
> i use qpopper for lots of years now....simply wonderful.
> but some mysql support would be fine...
> 
> thanks for you hints..
> 
> MK
> 
> 

Re: qpopper 4.0.8 + mysql

At 06:36 PM 8/12/2005, Ken A wrote:
>An alternative to patching qpopper is pam_mysql, which works fine 
>with 4.08. Just configure qpopper --with-pam and setup 
>/etc/pam.d/pop3 to use pam_mysql.so. This makes upgrades a bit less painful.

I like the sound of that!

Perhaps all we need at this point is some text for the documentation, 
rather than software work :)

>Dan
>
>Martin Kellermann wrote:
>>hi list,
>>is there a patch for qpopper 4.0.8 to support mysql auth?
>>what i found is: 
>>http://www.asteroid-b612.org/software/qpopper-mysql/qpopper-mysql-0.14.patch
>>but unfortunately it is for version 4.0.5 ...
>>or, does it work for 4.0.8 ?
>>i use qpopper for lots of years now....simply wonderful.
>>but some mysql support would be fine...
>>thanks for you hints..
>>MK

Re: qpopper 4.0.8 + mysql

thanks for the hint, i will try pam_mysql the next days...

another question:
is there a known way/patch to get qpopper 4.0.8 work with the cyrus-sasl2 lib?

thank you

MK

At 01:47 13.08.2005, you wrote:
>At 06:36 PM 8/12/2005, Ken A wrote:
>>An alternative to patching qpopper is pam_mysql, which works fine 
>>with 4.08. Just configure qpopper --with-pam and setup 
>>/etc/pam.d/pop3 to use pam_mysql.so. This makes upgrades a bit less painful.
>
>I like the sound of that!
>
>Perhaps all we need at this point is some text for the 
>documentation, rather than software work :)
>
>>Dan
>>
>>Martin Kellermann wrote:
>>>hi list,
>>>is there a patch for qpopper 4.0.8 to support mysql auth?
>>>what i found is: 
>>>http://www.asteroid-b612.org/software/qpopper-mysql/qpopper-mysql-0.14.patch
>>>but unfortunately it is for version 4.0.5 ...
>>>or, does it work for 4.0.8 ?
>>>i use qpopper for lots of years now....simply wonderful.
>>>but some mysql support would be fine...
>>>thanks for you hints..
>>>MK

Re: qpopper 4.0.8 + mysql

hi Ken,

i was too curious and tried qpopper/PAM/mysql.
it is up and running... thanks!

but there is one strange behaviour which i cant explain...
users are ONLY authentivated if they have a local account (etc/passwd)!?

so, maybe my question is a bit offtopic, but i think it is maybe a 
qpopper or config problem.

case 1:
- local user named "test" has local password "test"
- mysql database has username "test" and password "otherthantest"
- qpopper/pam authenticates the user correct when logging in with 
user "test" and pass "otherthantest"
- pam_mysql syslogs without errors, everything is fine

case 2:
- no local user test exists
- mysql database has username "test" and password "otherthantest"
- qpopper/pam DOES NOT authenticate the user logging in with user 
"test" and pass "otherthantest"
- pam_mysql syslogs shows NOTHING !
it appears that, when there is no corresponding local user, the whole 
PAM mechanism isnt started...

i configured qpopper with:
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --enable-shy --with-pam=pop3

my /etc/pam.conf is this:
pop3 auth required pam_mysql.so verbose=1 host=localhost db=* table=* 
user=* passwd=* usercolumn=* passwdcolumn=* where=active=1 crypt=0
pop3 account required pam_mysql.so verbose=1 host=localhost db=* 
table=* user=* passwd=* usercolumn=* passwdcolumn=* where=active=1 crypt=0

any ideas?
is there a way to tell qpopper to ONLY use PAM for authentication?

thanks in advance

MK

At 00:36 13.08.2005, you wrote:
>An alternative to patching qpopper is pam_mysql, which works fine 
>with 4.08. Just configure qpopper --with-pam and setup 
>/etc/pam.d/pop3 to use pam_mysql.so. This makes upgrades a bit less painful.
>
>Ken
>
>
>Martin Kellermann wrote:
>>hi list,
>>is there a patch for qpopper 4.0.8 to support mysql auth?
>>what i found is: 
>>http://www.asteroid-b612.org/software/qpopper-mysql/qpopper-mysql-0.14.patch
>>but unfortunately it is for version 4.0.5 ...
>>or, does it work for 4.0.8 ?
>>i use qpopper for lots of years now....simply wonderful.
>>but some mysql support would be fine...
>>thanks for you hints..
>>MK