Aaron W. LaFramboise wrote:
Tim Mooney wrote:
Is there a better way to accomplish what I'm trying to do? Are there
any pitfalls to the approach I'm considering?
You're doing the same thing I'd do, if I just needed something that
would work without hassle.
Another approach, maybe not better, is to use PAM, if your system
supports it, and set up some sort of way for the assistant to
authenticate as the VP with imap.
This reminds me of yet another solution.
* Create a new user in your password file with the same UID / GID /
directory path as the VP. However, the username and password for this
user will be different.
* Use PAM and list files to restrict access granted by logging in as
this user to only IMAP
This will give the 2nd user full access to the VP's email via IMAP and
not provide any other acces to the VPs accounts. It also separates the
passwords.
The limitation is that it gives full access to ALL of the VPs folders.
If you want limited access to some folders or read only access to some
folders, this won't work.
We have used this exact solution successfully for various purposes using
RedHat Linux and UW IMAP for many years.
-Erik Kangas
LuxSci.com
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