Enhancement #2087

Allow dot in user and group names

Added by Davide Principi about 8 years ago. Updated over 7 years ago.

Status:CLOSEDStart date:11/14/2013
Priority:NormalDue date:11/14/2013
Assignee:-% Done:

100%

Category:nethserver-mail-server
Target version:v6.5-beta3
Resolution: NEEDINFO:No

Description

The current username validator is quite conservative. Our pam ldap backend allows dots in usernames so we can safely admit a dot into a username string.

Related issues

Related to NethServer 6 - Bug #2183: Fetchmail: allow email address as username for login CLOSED 09/05/2013 09/16/2013

Associated revisions

Revision 024c3c0c
Added by Davide Principi over 7 years ago

username validator: allow "." in user names. Refs #2087

Revision 40058484
Added by Davide Principi over 7 years ago

createUserDefaultPseudonyms(): use username. Refs #2087

The default user pseudonym is now the username itself. First and Last
names are now ignored.

Revision b9a28e0e
Added by Davide Principi over 7 years ago

ValidatorTest: Fixed username validator test. Refs #2087

History

#1 Updated by Davide Principi about 8 years ago

Maybe we should review the rules that build the default email address. What to do when the username contains a dot? Do we still want to use the name.surname mail alias or the username-with-dot?

Current rule

Username: jsmith
First name: John
Last name: Smith
-----------------
Default mail alias (name+surname): john.smith@...

Expected result after the enhancement

Username: john.smith
First name: Johannes
Last name: Smith
------------------
Default mail alias (username contains dot, so use it) john.smith@...

#2 Updated by Davide Principi almost 8 years ago

The most predictable behaviour is allow dots in username and use it as-is, for the local mail address part.

First name and Last name fields can be initialized from the username, only if it contains a dot:

Username: john.smith
---------------------
First name: John
Last name: Smith
Default mail alias: john.smith@...

Username: jsmith
---------------------
First name: 
Last name: 
Default mail alias: jsmith@...

#3 Updated by Filippo Carletti almost 8 years ago

  • Target version changed from ~FUTURE to v6.5-beta3

#5 Updated by Davide Principi over 7 years ago

  • Due date set to 11/14/2013
  • Status changed from NEW to TRIAGED
  • Start date set to 11/14/2013
  • % Done changed from 0 to 20
  • Estimated time set to 4.00

#6 Updated by Davide Principi over 7 years ago

  • Status changed from TRIAGED to ON_DEV
  • Assignee set to Davide Principi
  • % Done changed from 20 to 30

#8 Updated by Davide Principi over 7 years ago

  • Status changed from ON_DEV to MODIFIED
  • Assignee deleted (Davide Principi)
  • % Done changed from 30 to 60

Changes

  • The default user pseudonym prefix is now the username.
  • When creating a new user, in User > Services > Mailbox there must be displayed the current username field value
  • username can now contain the dot "." character.

Test case

  • Create/modify/delete a user, taking advantage of the allow-dot feature

#9 Updated by Davide Principi over 7 years ago

  • Status changed from MODIFIED to ON_QA
  • % Done changed from 60 to 70

In nethserver-testing:
nethserver-nethgui-1.2.4-11.0git024c3c0c.ns6.noarch.rpm
nethserver-mail-server-1.4.6-6.0git40058484.ns6.noarch.rpm

#10 Updated by Giacomo Sanchietti over 7 years ago

  • Assignee set to Giacomo Sanchietti

#11 Updated by Giacomo Sanchietti over 7 years ago

  • Status changed from ON_QA to VERIFIED
  • Assignee deleted (Giacomo Sanchietti)
  • % Done changed from 70 to 90

Created a user username.surname with mail service enabled, a mail from root has been successfully delivered to pseudonym name.surname

Extract from accounts db:

[root@test db]# db accounts  show name.surname
name.surname=user
    City=
    Company=
    Department=
    FirstName=name
    LastName=surname
    MailForwardStatus=disabled
    MailSpamRetentionStatus=disabled
    MailStatus=enabled
    PhoneNumber=
    Samba=enabled
    Street=
    Uid=5002
    __state=new
[root@test db]# db accounts  show name.surname@
name.surname@=pseudonym
    Access=public
    Account=name.surname
    ControlledBy=system
    _prevAccount=name.surname

Extract from maillog:

Dec 10 09:51:44 test postfix/pickup[3958]: 5D4AB3EBE: uid=0 from=<root>
Dec 10 09:51:44 test postfix/cleanup[4091]: 5D4AB3EBE: message-id=<20131210095144.5D4AB3EBE@test.test.loc>
Dec 10 09:51:44 test postfix/qmgr[3959]: 5D4AB3EBE: from=<root@test.test.loc>, size=435, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Dec 10 09:51:44 test dovecot: lmtp(4095): Connect from local
Dec 10 09:51:44 test dovecot: lmtp(4095, name.surname): 8+yfKDDkplL/DwAA6nEqjg: sieve: msgid=<20131210095144.5D4AB3EBE@test.test.loc>: stored mail into mailbox 'INBOX'
Dec 10 09:51:44 test postfix/lmtp[4094]: 5D4AB3EBE: to=<name.surname@test.test.loc>, orig_to=<name.surname>, relay=test.test.loc[/var/run/dovecot/lmtp], delay=0.63, delays=0.1/0.03/0.23/0.27, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 <name.surname@test.test.loc> 8+yfKDDkplL/DwAA6nEqjg Saved)
Dec 10 09:51:44 test dovecot: lmtp(4095): Disconnect from local: Client quit (in reset)
Dec 10 09:51:44 test postfix/qmgr[3959]: 5D4AB3EBE: removed

Marking a VERIFIED.

#12 Updated by Davide Principi over 7 years ago

  • Status changed from VERIFIED to CLOSED
  • % Done changed from 90 to 100

In nethserver-updates:
nethserver-samba-1.4.0-1.ns6.noarch.rpm
nethserver-directory-1.3.0-1.ns6.noarch.rpm
nethserver-dnsmasq-1.1.0-1.ns6.noarch.rpm
nethserver-shorewall-1.0.3-1.ns6.noarch.rpm
nethserver-mail-server-1.5.0-1.ns6.noarch.rpm
nethserver-mail-filter-1.1.4-1.ns6.noarch.rpm
nethserver-nethgui-1.3.0-1.ns6.noarch.rpm
nethserver-base-1.5.0-1.ns6.noarch.rpm
nethserver-lib-1.4.0-1.ns6.noarch.rpm
nethserver-httpd-admin-1.1.0-1.ns6.noarch.rpm
nethserver-yum-1.2.0-1.ns6.noarch.rpm
nethserver-ntopng-1.1.0-1.ns6.noarch.rpm

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