The sample config file has:
# User to use for the process. This user needs access to only user and
# password databases, nothing else. Only shadow and pam authentication
# requires roots, so use something else if possible. Note that passwd
# authentication with BSDs internally accesses shadow files, which also
# requires roots. Note that this user is NOT used to access mails.
# That user is specified by userdb above.
user = root
# Directory where to chroot the process. Most authentication backends
don't
# work if this is set, and there's no point chrooting if auth_user is
root.
# Note that valid_chroot_dirs isn't needed to use this setting.
#chroot
So is the variable for the authentication process user supposed to be
"user"
or "auth_user"? It would make more sense to be "auth_user".
Is it just
"user" for legacy reasons, and the reference to "auth_user"
is in error? Or
can either name be used?
Also, those of you who change this, do you change it to something existing
like "dovecot" or "vmail" or "nobody" or do you
make a whole new user for
it?
