# Directory where authentication process places authentication UNIX sockets
# which login needs to be able to connect to. The sockets are created when
-# running as root, so you don't have to worry about permissions.
+# running as root, so you don't have to worry about permissions. Note that
+# everything in this directory is deleted when Dovecot is started.
#login_dir = /var/run/dovecot/login
# chroot login process to the login_dir. Only reason not to do this is if you
# passwd: /etc/passwd or similiar, using getpwnam()
# shadow: /etc/shadow or similiar, using getspnam()
# pam [<service> | *]: PAM authentication
+ # checkpassword <path>: checkpassword executable authentication
# passwd-file <path>: passwd-like file with specified location
# vpopmail: vpopmail authentication
# ldap <config path>: LDAP, see doc/dovecot-ldap.conf