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adduser command and email accounts
Hi Linux experts,
When I use adduser to create a new user account on a server, the user can only have a shell access.
If I want him to have an email account on the server what should I do??? is it possible or should I use another command?
I use sendmail as a mail server on a RED HAT Linux box.
Please be precise and clear since I'm a little new to Linux world.
Thanks in advance
When I use adduser to create a new user account on a server, the user can only have a shell access.
If I want him to have an email account on the server what should I do??? is it possible or should I use another command?
I use sendmail as a mail server on a RED HAT Linux box.
Please be precise and clear since I'm a little new to Linux world.
Thanks in advance
ASKER
Sorry, I wasn't clear I think ....
My server is running a Web and email server on the same machine with a DNS (www.server.com).
I want to grant an email address (user@server.com) to all the users on the machine. The users don't have shell access to the machine.
Is it possible? If yes how?
Thanks
My server is running a Web and email server on the same machine with a DNS (www.server.com).
I want to grant an email address (user@server.com) to all the users on the machine. The users don't have shell access to the machine.
Is it possible? If yes how?
Thanks
Two ways:
1. Create a normal account and set their shell to /bin/false (if you are using redhat, you can also use linuxonf and use the "create pop account" (does the same thing).
2. Replace sendmail with qmail + Courier IMAPd, since that combo uses their own account lists if so desired.
1. Create a normal account and set their shell to /bin/false (if you are using redhat, you can also use linuxonf and use the "create pop account" (does the same thing).
2. Replace sendmail with qmail + Courier IMAPd, since that combo uses their own account lists if so desired.
ASKER
J2,
I know for the /bin/false and /bin/badsh .
But What is LINUXONF???
I want to stay with sendmail and have the possibility to create pop accounts via the web (like hotmail).
The site administrator will be the only person who deals with the web interface to create the emails for security reasons.
The site administration interface does a lot of tasks like dealing with products and clients databases.
I want to add the "add pop account" feature to that interface.
Thank you.
I know for the /bin/false and /bin/badsh .
But What is LINUXONF???
I want to stay with sendmail and have the possibility to create pop accounts via the web (like hotmail).
The site administrator will be the only person who deals with the web interface to create the emails for security reasons.
The site administration interface does a lot of tasks like dealing with products and clients databases.
I want to add the "add pop account" feature to that interface.
Thank you.
ASKER
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Linuxconf is the "all in one" administrativ tool shiped with redhat. It isnt installed by defaultin RH7.1 but on all earlier versions it is.
If you want a web-interface to create and manage the
user/email accounts you can try Webmin (www.webmin.com/webmin). For security you should install
openssl so the webmin traffic is encrypted.
Webmin offers much more than just managing accounts but you
can disable the functions that you don't need.
You can also configure Sendmail from Webmin.
user/email accounts you can try Webmin (www.webmin.com/webmin). For security you should install
openssl so the webmin traffic is encrypted.
Webmin offers much more than just managing accounts but you
can disable the functions that you don't need.
You can also configure Sendmail from Webmin.
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If you mean pine (an email client), the user simply types "pine" at the command prompt and it creates the mail folders automatically for pine.