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Antw: Re: [OX General] some basis setup questions

Robert Penz Robert.Penz at hitt.at
Tue Apr 11 11:33:57 CEST 2006


>> 1.  if I want to use a second domain on the server. does this change
the 
>> above question? where do I need to define that domain, only in
adduser_ox and 
>> in the mta settings?
> Totally up to you, the choice of base for your LDAP tree is
completely 
> independent of OX and whatever makes the most sense for your
organization.

I know that I'm free to choose in the most questions I asked, I'm look
for guidence which is the best way or which way is good in which case,
or where are the pitfalls. 

>> 2. I took a look at luma as ldap client. Is it save to change stuff
in the 
> ldap or is that bad because the data is also stored somewhere else?
Which 
> data is save to change only in ldap
> Many items (such as contacts/address books) are stored in both LDAP
and 
> SQL databases, so use this approach with caution.

ok

>> 3. Whats the best way to define aliases? is there a ox way or is
done only 
> by the mta?
> You'd want to do this at the mta level in an aliases file or lookup 
> table.  Some mta's can pull this info from LDAP, but you may be fine

> with a flat file like /etc/aliases

yep, mine mta can do both, the questions is what does the 

       --maildomain
              Your Maildomain (company.org)

option for adduser_ox

>> 5. where can I find a list of all options I can use for adduser_ox
and 
> changeuserattr_ox?
> Use the -- help flag to both programs.

not much output, see my other mail.



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