September 19, 2024 1:54 AM, "jrmu" <j...@ircnow.org> wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> I recall someone asked this before, but I forgot the answer:
> 
> What is the best method for keeping the password file for opensmtpd in
> sync with /etc/master.passwd? I would like the email passwords to be
> identical with the shell account passwords, if possible.
> 

The best method is to not do it as default auth is to rely on system users,
using proper system APIs, the passwd backend is meant for non-system users,
when a list has to be maintained in that format to be shared with different
software (ie: smtpd sharing non-system user auth with dovecot).

Cheers,

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