AuthOptions provides a list of general tuning parameters that affect authentication. It is declared like this: O AuthOptions= string configuration file (V8.10 and later) -OAuthOptions= string configuration file (V8.10 and later) define(`confAUTH_OPTIONS', ` string') mc configuration (V8.10 and later) The argument, of type string , is a list of characters selected from those shown in Table 24-13, where each character sets a particular tuning parameter. If more than one character is listed, each character must be separated from the next by either a comma or a space. Table 24-13. AuthOptions character settings
If string is missing, sendmail will issue the following error and skip this option declaration: Warning: Option: AuthOptions requires parameter(s) If any letter is specified other than those listed in the tablefor example, H sendmail issues the following warning and skips this option declaration: Warning: Option: AuthOptions unknown parameter 'H' Note that macros cannot be used to define the list of characters. The AuthOptions option is available only if sendmail is compiled with SASL (SASL) defined as true. The AuthOptions option is not safe. If specified from the command line, it can cause sendmail to relinquish its special privileges. |