Question

I’m trying to use dovecot IMAP server, and with the interface of squirrelmail.
Correct me if i’m wrong but I understood that the root login credentials for the
squirrelmail are the same as the root login credentials for the dovecot.

If so, how can i set/configure/find out my dovecot root password?
thanks.

Answer 1

Dovecot is used for mail delivery and should not be confused with the server root. You set up users with passwords usually in the /etc/passwd /etc/shadow directories.

For instance in the dovecot.conf file:

protocols = imap imaps
auth default {
mechanisms = plain login
passdb pam {
args = dovecot
}
userdb passwd {
}
socket listen {
client {
  path = /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
  user = postfix
  group = postfix
  mode = 0660
}
}
}

Dovecot will use PAM for password authentication and look in the /etc/passwd file for users and match them with password from either /etc/passwd or if not found there /etc/shadow

So whatever user/password combinations you create, those are the ones that can connect via IMAP from your squirrelmail interface