[Owncloud] Authenticating users

[Bart Visscher]

On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 02:35:52PM -0400, Simon Brereton wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I was expecting slightly more from the installation and config so as
> it is, I now have an owncloud instance but it's not in any way
> integrated with my other services.
> 
> For example, I would like to use the existing usernames/passwords from
> the mail system (since that will control which users even have the
> ability to use owncloud).  How is that possible?  I wasn't able to
> find documentation on it.  (Note, Owncloud should continue to use its
> own DB for everything else, only authentication should be handed off
> to another DB or IMAP/webmail).

There is a 3rd party app user_imap that authenticate against a imap
server.

> 
> Secondly, is it possible to integrate owncloud with webmail (e.g
> Horde, Roundcube, Squirrel, etc)?  Has anyone done that?

You can embed a webmail with the externals app.

Integration of the addressbook with Roundcube has been done with the
carddav plugin.

Bart

> 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Simon
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