Re: [qmailtoaster] Re: user and group for vpopmail
Hi Eric
On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 08:41:43 -0700, Eric Shubert wrote:
Recommended solution?
I'd simply chgrp -R /home/vpopmail/domains/* vchkpw after the rsync.
That's what I did. I also had to change the group IDs in
`/var/qmail/users/assign` and rehash the cdb:
sudo perl -pi.bak -e 's/7919:7919/89:89/' /var/qmail/users/assign
sudo qmail-newu
Sure is. It's in the same repo as everything else. You'll see SRPMS
directories in the current/ and testing/ branches. There's also an
archive/rpms directory on some of the mirrors, which contains all
rpms back to Jan'06. If you go to
http://mirrors.qmailtoaster.com/archive you may or may not find it.
On http://mirrors.qmailtoaster.com/archive, Gateway Timeout: can't connect to
remote host, but I was able to connect to mirror1.qmailtoaster.com, and found
the src.rpm from Jan 2006. In there, indeed, vpopmail was also running as group
vchkpw.
I don't know why then, I have two mail servers running QMT in which the
vpopmail user is assigned to vpopmail group:
{q@pine/0 ~} groups vpopmail
vpopmail : vpopmail
{q@oak/0 ~} groups vpopmail
vpopmail : vpopmail
The new server is using the correct group:
{q@oak2/0 ~} groups vpopmail
vpopmail : vchkpw
It's a puzzle I don't care to solve now, since it's working well after changing
the permissions as above.
Thanks guys,
Quinn
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[qmailtoaster] Re: user and group for vpopmail
On 10/11/2014 11:29 PM, Quinn Comendant wrote:
Hi Eric
On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 08:41:43 -0700, Eric Shubert wrote:
Recommended solution?
I'd simply chgrp -R /home/vpopmail/domains/* vchkpw after the rsync.
That's what I did. I also had to change the group IDs in
`/var/qmail/users/assign` and rehash the cdb:
sudo perl -pi.bak -e 's/7919:7919/89:89/' /var/qmail/users/assign
sudo qmail-newu
Sure is. It's in the same repo as everything else. You'll see SRPMS
directories in the current/ and testing/ branches. There's also an
archive/rpms directory on some of the mirrors, which contains all
rpms back to Jan'06. If you go to
http://mirrors.qmailtoaster.com/archive you may or may not find it.
On http://mirrors.qmailtoaster.com/archive, Gateway Timeout: can't connect to
remote host, but I was able to connect to mirror1.qmailtoaster.com, and found the
src.rpm from Jan 2006. In there, indeed, vpopmail was also running as group vchkpw.
I don't know why then, I have two mail servers running QMT in which the
vpopmail user is assigned to vpopmail group:
{q@pine/0 ~} groups vpopmail
vpopmail : vpopmail
{q@oak/0 ~} groups vpopmail
vpopmail : vpopmail
The new server is using the correct group:
{q@oak2/0 ~} groups vpopmail
vpopmail : vchkpw
It's a puzzle I don't care to solve now, since it's working well after changing
the permissions as above.
Thanks guys,
Quinn
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Did you use the --numeric-ids flag on rsync? Without it, user and group
ids can get changed from one host to another, depend on what number is
assigned to which name(s).
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Re: [qmailtoaster] Re: user and group for vpopmail
On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 23:35:35 -0700, Eric Shubert wrote: Did you use the --numeric-ids flag on rsync? Without it, user and group ids can get changed from one host to another, depend on what number is assigned to which name(s). No, because I wanted files to retain same username ownership, regardless of their ids (since the ids are different between old and new servers). Otherwise files which arrive would have an owner of 7919, which is a nonexistent user. But I've learned this could be a problem because inside the `/var/qmail/users/assign` file Maildir paths are specified with a numeric ID (but as I noted previously, I've updated that file to the new uids). Are there any other files in QMT which use user ids rather than user names? I grep'ed /var/qmail for 7919 and `/var/qmail/users/assign` was the only file which contained this. Quinn - To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com
[qmailtoaster] Re: user and group for vpopmail
On 10/12/2014 05:20 AM, Quinn Comendant wrote: On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 23:35:35 -0700, Eric Shubert wrote: Did you use the --numeric-ids flag on rsync? Without it, user and group ids can get changed from one host to another, depend on what number is assigned to which name(s). No, because I wanted files to retain same username ownership, regardless of their ids (since the ids are different between old and new servers). Otherwise files which arrive would have an owner of 7919, which is a nonexistent user. But I've learned this could be a problem because inside the `/var/qmail/users/assign` file Maildir paths are specified with a numeric ID (but as I noted previously, I've updated that file to the new uids). Are there any other files in QMT which use user ids rather than user names? I grep'ed /var/qmail for 7919 and `/var/qmail/users/assign` was the only file which contained this. Quinn - Gee, I don't rightly know. I missed the assign file off hand. I know that qmail insists on using user and group 89 (I believe it's hard coded in the source in some places). I think you've done a good job of finding the places where it's configurable. It'd be interesting to know the history behind the use of vpopmail vs vchkpw as the name for group 89. Someone at inter7 might have some insight about that. Glad to hear your new rig is working though. That's the important part I suppose. Thanks. -- -Eric 'shubes' - To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com
[qmailtoaster] Re: user and group for vpopmail
On 10/10/2014 06:15 AM, Quinn Comendant wrote:
I'm migrating a qmailtoaster installed in 2006 to a new server. I've come to an
issue where the vpopmail-toaster package creates user vpopmail with group
vchkpw:
{q@oak2/0 bin} groups vpopmail
vpopmail : vchkpw
However, on the old server, the vpopmail user was setup with group vpopmail:
{q@oak/0 ~} groups vpopmail
vpopmail : vpopmail
This is a problem because on the new server the vpopmail group was never
created, and so rsync'ed data doesn't result in having the correct group when
it arrives.
Was this a design change at one point, and what was the reason for it?
I'm not sure. It's been vchkpw as long as I can recall. I started using
QMT around May'06 IIRC.
Recommended solution?
I'd simply chgrp -R /home/vpopmail/domains/* vchkpw after the rsync.
Also, is there an official source code repository for QMT? I tried to find the
history of the vpopmail-toaster.spec to see when this change was introduced but
didn't see any.
Sure is. It's in the same repo as everything else. You'll see SRPMS
directories in the current/ and testing/ branches. There's also an
archive/rpms directory on some of the mirrors, which contains all rpms
back to Jan'06. If you go to http://mirrors.qmailtoaster.com/archive you
may or may not find it. It'll always be on mirror1.qmailtoaster.com,
although downloads from that site won't be the quickest.
Thanks for asking. This info should be on the wiki.
Thanks!
Quinn
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Re: [qmailtoaster] Re: user and group for vpopmail
I have an easier fix for the vpopmail vs vchkpw group ids -- make them
the same number.
Unless some idiot programmer is looking at the NAME vchkpw or vpopmail,
if you make them both GID 89 (or whatever), then all the checks will
pass just fine.
Just a thought -- but it is a little after midnight here, so it may be a
little off...
Dan McAllister
IT4SOHO
On 10/11/2014 11:41 AM, Eric Shubert wrote:
On 10/10/2014 06:15 AM, Quinn Comendant wrote:
I'm migrating a qmailtoaster installed in 2006 to a new server. I've
come to an issue where the vpopmail-toaster package creates user
vpopmail with group vchkpw:
{q@oak2/0 bin} groups vpopmail
vpopmail : vchkpw
However, on the old server, the vpopmail user was setup with group
vpopmail:
{q@oak/0 ~} groups vpopmail
vpopmail : vpopmail
This is a problem because on the new server the vpopmail group was
never created, and so rsync'ed data doesn't result in having the
correct group when it arrives.
Was this a design change at one point, and what was the reason for it?
I'm not sure. It's been vchkpw as long as I can recall. I started
using QMT around May'06 IIRC.
Recommended solution?
I'd simply chgrp -R /home/vpopmail/domains/* vchkpw after the rsync.
Also, is there an official source code repository for QMT? I tried to
find the history of the vpopmail-toaster.spec to see when this change
was introduced but didn't see any.
Sure is. It's in the same repo as everything else. You'll see SRPMS
directories in the current/ and testing/ branches. There's also an
archive/rpms directory on some of the mirrors, which contains all rpms
back to Jan'06. If you go to http://mirrors.qmailtoaster.com/archive
you may or may not find it. It'll always be on
mirror1.qmailtoaster.com, although downloads from that site won't be
the quickest.
Thanks for asking. This info should be on the wiki.
Thanks!
Quinn
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