[Koha] Need help to reconfigure Koha Mail with Gmail

[Chris Brown]

Thank you Thomas, the linode guide you supplied a link to is exactly what I
need. I'll take a look at this tomorrow when I'm feeling more awake.

Chris Brown


On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 7:27 PM Thomas Klausner <domm at plix.at> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 06:40:58PM +0100, Chris Brown wrote:
>
> > Our koha mail system is set up to use a gmail account to process outbound
> > email, using the "less secure apps" option in the gmail account. This has
> > stopped working for us (and I'm sure for many others) now that Google
> have
> > disabled this feature. I am looking for specific advice on how to
> > reconfigure Koha so it continues to work with gmail (setting up an "app
> > password" perhaps?). I have seen a little discussion about this on the
> list
> > but no real guidance. Can anyone help please?
>
> This is not related to Koha, and cannot be fixed in Koha, but needs to
> be fixed on your SMTP connection (in postfix)
>
> I did a blog post (in a different context) on how to set up a google
> "app password":
>
> To get such an app password, you first have to secure your account with
> Two Factor Authentication (2FA) (if you haven't already done that):
>
>     Go to https://myaccount.google.com
>     Find "2-Step Verification" under the Security headline
>     Go through the process. I use the "Google Authenticator" app on my
> mobile phone
>     After you've set this up, you'll find the new option "App passwords"
> under "Security" / "Signing into Google"
>     Select an app ("Mail") and give it a custom name (eg "offlineimap"),
> click on "generate" and copy the password (you'll never see it again!)
>
> The full blog post is here:
> https://domm.plix.at/perl/2022_05_use_multiple_gmail_accounts_via_mutt_and_offlineimap.html
>
>
> Then you will need to figure out how make postfix use that new password.
>
> A little bit of googling found this:
>
>
> https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/configure-postfix-to-send-mail-using-gmail-and-google-workspace-on-debian-or-ubuntu/
>
> Which also goes through the process of setting up an app password.
>
>
> Greetings,
> domm
>
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