[horde] Problems setting up desired authentication mechanisms

[mbydalek at mobilemini.com]

Scott:

I'm not sure about SASL, but getting IMP to authenticate is actually pretty
easy.  The first thing you want to do is make sure you have
imp/config/servers.php setup correct with just your single mail server.
Then, in the Horde application setup, under the Authentication tab, select
"Let a Horde application handle authentication" and choose IMP.

Now, whatever username/password you use is sent to your server via. IMAP.
Be sure to check realms if you want to just use "username" opposed to
"user at domain.com"

-Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: H. Scott Brown [mailto:hs.brown at smius.com] 
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 3:09 PM
> To: horde at lists.horde.org
> Subject: RE: [horde] Problems setting up desired 
> authentication mechanisms
> 
> 
> I followed these instructions from INSTALL:
> 
>    You can now access Horde without a password, and you will 
> be logged in as
>    an administrator. You should first configure a real 
> authentication backend.
>    Click on ``Configuration`` in the ``Administration`` menu 
> and configure
>    Horde.  Start in the ``Authentication`` tab.
> 
>    Here is an example for configuring authentication against 
> a remote IMAP
>    server.  Similar steps apply for authenticating against a 
> database, an LDAP
>    server, etc.
> 
>    a. In the ``Which users should be treated as 
> administrators`` field enter a
>       comma separated list of user names of your choosing.  
> This will control
>       who is allowed to make configuration changes, see 
> passwords, potentially
>       add users, etc.
> 
>    b. In the ``What backend should we use for authenticating 
> users to Horde``
>       pulldown menu select ``IMAP authentication``.  The page 
> will reload and
>       you will have specific options for IMAP authentication.
> 
>    c. In the ``Configuration type`` pulldown menu select 
> ``Separate values``.
>       The page will reload with additional options.  Fill in 
> the remaining
>       three fields appropriately:
> 
>       - IP name/number of the IMAP server
>       - For a secure connection, select port 993.
>       - Select the protocol; for a secure connection either 
> ``imap/ssl`` or
>         ``imap/ssl/novalidate-cert`` (for self-signed certificates).
> 
>    Continue to configure Horde through all the tabs of the 
> configuration
>    interface and click on ``Generate Horde Configuration``.
> 
>    Configuration of applications in ``registry.php`` is 
> documented in the
>    ``INSTALL`` file of each application.  Most applications 
> require you to
>    configure them with a "Horde administrator" account.  A 
> Horde administrator
>    account is any normal Horde account that has been added to the
>    administrator list in the ``Authentication`` tab of the Horde
>    configuration.
> 
>    The other files in that directory need only be modified if 
> you wish to
>    customize Horde's appearance or behaviour -- the defaults 
> will work at most
>    sites.
> 
>    .. _translations:
> 
>    Note for international users: Horde uses GNU gettext to 
> provide local
>    translations of text displayed by applications; the 
> translations are found
>    in the po/ directory.  If a translation is not yet 
> available for your
>    locale (and you wish to create one), see the 
> ``horde/po/README`` file, or
>    if you're having trouble using a provided translation, 
> please see the
>    `horde/docs/TRANSLATIONS`_ file for instructions.
> 
> Login always fails, and I am not finding any logging that 
> explains why:
> 
>       - IP name/number of the IMAP server = localhost
>       - For a secure connection, select port 993. = 143
>       - Select the protocol; for a secure connection either 
> ``imap/ssl`` or
>         ``imap/ssl/novalidate-cert`` (for self-signed 
> certificates). = I tried imap and imap/notls (since I am not 
> using SSL/TLS).
> 
> I read the manual several times, there isn't much there. 
> Since I had to run the scripts to create the MySQL tables/db 
> in order to use SQL Authentication, I would have guessed that 
> would be clear. I see no documentation regarding the use of 
> SASL, at all.
> 
> Saslauthd is running and properly authenticating users both 
> in Cyrus IMAP, and sendmail SMTP_AUTH functionality.
> 
> Horde and IMP are really the last pieces of the puzzle. Horde 
> has been properly installed, and has EVERYTHING in it, except 
> for the PECL module fileinfo, which won't install due to an 
> unrelated issue with PEAR.
> 
> Again, any tips on what may be awry would be most helpful.
> 
> Thanks,
> --H. Scott Brown
> 
> 
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