courier-authlib-base

Courier authentication library base

The Courier Authentication Library is a generic authentication API used for two purposes: 1. Read the name of a mail account. Determine the local account's home directory, and system userid and groupid. 2. Read an account name, and a password. If valid, determine the account's home directory, system userid, and groupid. The base package only installs the authpam authentication module to obtain account information and passwords using PAM Other plugin authentication modules are provided: net/courier-authlib-ldap OpenLDAP databases/courier-authlib-mysql MySQL databases/courier-authlib-pgsql PostgreSQL databases/courier-authlib-userdb libc db based databases/courier-authlib-usergdbm gdbm dependant mail/courier-authlib-vchkpw vpopmail/vchkpw Install them as occasion demands.