[Dovecot] No passdbs specified in configuration file with passdb/userdb in protocol sections

/dev/rob0 rob0 at gmx.co.uk
Mon Mar 12 15:38:49 EET 2012


On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:00:11AM -0400, btb at bitrate.net wrote:
> the problem with this is that while each of the passdb/userdb
> configs for the various protocols does indeed work, if a result
> is not found in one of them, the global passdb appears to then
> function as a catch-all.
> 
> how can i tell dovecot it doesn't need a global passdb?  each
> of the protocols' passdb/userdb configs is functioning as
> desired, but having dovecot look elsewhere upon failure ends
> up defeating the purpose.

A simple workaround: use an empty passwd-file passdb as global.
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