#272400 courier-ldap: what is abstract layer if I need to store architecture depend info for an user in my ldap ?

Package:
courier-ldap
Source:
courier
Description:
Courier mail server - LDAP support
Submitter:
Samuel Mouniee
Date:
2026-05-14 02:13:02 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#272400#5
Date:
2004-09-19 19:12:10 UTC
From:
To:

Good mornging,


The reportbug's subject is strange, I know.

but I am using OpenLDAP to store informations about my users ( that's sound
right, I know )

now, I have virtual users that can have a ftp account and have mail.

the homeDirectory Attribute is used by my ftp ( and ssh for some people ).

but the vmailbox are stored elsewhere.

so I need to store an absolute path for courier to change to LDAP_MAILROOT .


even if there are some strange things with LDAP_HOMEDIR and LDAP_MAILROOT
because he concatenate both to make the chdir LDAP_MAILROOT/LDAP_HOMEDIR
even if LDAP_HOMEDIR exists and is an absolute path ( and the comments in
configuration file authldaprc say that if I hasn't misunderstood ).

the problem is that actualy I need to store LDAP_MAILROOT in my "mailbox"
field, to know where is the mail box. so this field contains an architecture
dependant information.

can we imagine something like :
courier try to chdir to LDAP_HOMEDIR/LDAP_MAILDIR and if it can't, it try
LDAP_MAILROOT/LDAP_MAILDIR ? or something else ?



thanks,


Samuel.

#272400#10
Date:
2026-05-14 02:11:25 UTC
From:
To:
I have recently taken over maintenance of the courier packages.  I apologize
that nobody responded to your bug report.

Is this still an issue for you with the current version of courier-ldap
(1.5.1-3)?

#272400#13
Date:
2026-05-14 02:11:25 UTC
From:
To:
I have recently taken over maintenance of the courier packages.  I apologize
that nobody responded to your bug report.

Is this still an issue for you with the current version of courier-ldap
(1.5.1-3)?