how do I conceptualize system & virtual users?

[Steffen Kaiser]

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On Fri, 19 Jun 2015, lejeczek wrote:

> a few Linux boxes share ldap (multi-master) backend that PAM/SSSD uses to 
> authenticated users, and these LDAPs are also is used by Samba, users start @ 
> uid 1000.
> Boxes are in the same both DNS and Samba domains.
>
> Do I treat these users as system or virtual users from postfix/dovecot 
> perspective?
> If it can be a matter of choice then which is better/best?

I used system users, but because I use a dedicated mail server and I 
needed IMAP ACLs and sharing of mailboxes, I switched to virtual users.

Depending on security concerns virtual users are easier to manage, IMHO.

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Steffen Kaiser
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