Basic configuration

[Jorey Bump]

Todd Lyons wrote:

> Jesus, just run 'passwd cyradm' and set it to whatever the heck you
> want.

He needs to set a password for the user(s) in the admins list in 
imapd.conf.

The imapd.conf he supplied includes this:

  # Uncomment the following and add the space-separated users who
  # have admin rights for all services.
  #admins: cyrus

Since the line is still commented out, it would appear he has specified 
no admins. He should uncomment this line, then set a password for the 
cyrus user:

  passwd cyrus

That's assuming the cyrus user exists, and is intended for cyrus 
administration on his system.

He should also view the man page for imapd.conf:

  man imapd.conf

and pay close attention to the admins entry under FIELD DESCRIPTIONS, 
which, on my version (2.3.x) says:

  admins: <empty string>
    The  list  of  userids with administrative rights.  Separate
    each userid with a space.  Sites using Kerberos authentication
    may use separate "admin" instances.

    Note that accounts used by users should not be administrators.
    Administrative accounts should not receive mail.  That is, if
    user "jbRo" is a user reading  mail, he  should not also be in
    the admins line.  Some problems may occur otherwise, most
    notably the ability of administrators to create top-level
    mailboxes visible to users, but not writable by users.