# ownCloud Administrators Manual

# Custom User Backend Configuration

Starting with ownCloud 4.5 is possible to configure additional user backends in ownCloud’s configuration `config/config.php` using the following syntax:

    <?php

    "user_backends" => array (
        0 => array (
                "class"     => ...,
                "arguments" => array (
                                  0 => ...
                                  ),
        ),
    ),

Currently the “External user support” (user_external) app provides the following user backends:

## IMAP

Provides authentication against IMAP servers

- Class: OC_User_IMAP
- Arguments: a mailbox string as defined in the PHP documention
- Example:

    <?php

    "user_backends" => array (
        0 => array (
                "class"     => "OC_User_IMAP",
                "arguments" => array (
                                  0 => '{imap.gmail.com:993/imap/ssl}'
                                  ),
        ),
    ),

## SMB

Provides authentication against Samba servers

- Class: OC_User_SMB
- Arguments: the samba server to authenticate against
- Example:

    <?php

    "user_backends" => array (
        0 => array (
                "class"     => "OC_User_SMB",
                "arguments" => array (
                                  0 => 'localhost'
                                  ),
        ),
    ),

### FTP

Provides authentication against FTP servers

- Class: OC_User_FTP
- Arguments: the FTP server to authenticate against
- Example:

    <?php

    "user_backends" => array (
        0 => array (
                "class"     => "OC_User_FTP",
                "arguments" => array (
                                  0 => 'localhost'
                                  ),
        ),
    ),