[Owncloud] Authenticating users

[Simon Brereton]

On 6 June 2012 04:34, Bart Visscher <bartv at thisnet.nl> wrote:
> 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.

Thanks Bart.  I have another suggestion - it might do to link
http://apps.owncloud.com on the site or at least in the apps section
of the admin console.  I didn't know 3rd-party apps were available or
how to find them until I found that link at the bottom of the page on
how to write my own app!


Secondly, there's no install instructions.  By viewing the page I
downloaded a zip file, but that leaves me with two problems.  I have
to move the zip to the server and b) I have no idea where to unzip it
(I assume in the app folder, but I can't find definitive
instructions).

Lastly, the download URL is
http://apps.owncloud.com/content/download.php?content=148653&id=1&tan=66944430&PHPSESSID=d671680a575f25b5ad1e98a5138126ee
where as http://apps.owncloud.com/CONTENT/content-files/148653-user_imap.zip
would be more wget friendly.

Simon


>> 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.