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,