[SOLVED] Mutt/Neomutt Multiple Email Passwords

claudici · 2020-08-24 01:56:16

I was able to get both my email accounts working in neomutt. I can open each account folder via the sidebar which is great. One problem however....

Whenever I open neomutt, I have to enter the decryption password (I am using gnupg + pass) for each acccount, THEN I have to enter the password to open the INBOX for the second account. The second account inbox folder is ALWAYS the one that is defaulted to -- probably because it is the last one to be sourced in neomuttrc. So I end up having to type in three passwords just to get into my emails which is a bit tedious...

A few questions:

Is it possible to select the account I first want to use when I open neomutt? I'd still like to type in the password for that account for security purposes
When I select a different folder to open via the sidebar, I am prompted for the password for that IMAP account just to get into the folder, even if I am already in a folder associated with that account. Is there any way to make it so that the password is "remembered" between folders with the same IMAP account?
To add onto that, could I somehow "cache" the IMAP account passwords once I am inside neomutt? So that way I don't have to enter an IMAP pass when switching between accounts.

Here are my configs:

$HOME/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc

#
# Omitted
#
# AccA email account
source "~/.config/neomutt/accA"
folder-hook $folder 'source ~/.config/neomutt/accA'

# AccB email
source "~/.config/neomutt/accB"
folder-hook $folder 'source ~/.config/neomutt/accB'
#
# Omitted
#

$HOME/.config/neomutt/accA

# Config file for hostA email account
# Sourced in neomuttrc

# Connect to hostA mail server 
set folder = "imaps://userA@hostA.com:993"

## Secure connection information
set ssl_starttls=yes
set ssl_force_tls=yes
set smtp_url = "smtp://userA@hostA.com:587"
set imap_pass="`gpg --batch -q --decrypt ~/.local/share/pass/user@hostA.com.gpg`"

# From address
set from = "userA@hostA.com"
set realname = "User A"
set use_from = yes

# Some inboxes
set spoolfile = "+INBOX"
set record = +Sent
set trash = +Trash
set postponed = +Drafts

# See dovecot.conf for mailbox setup
mailboxes "+---------Host A---------" =INBOX =Drafts =Sent =Trash =Junk =Archive "+---------Host B--------"

account-hook $folder "set imap_user=userA@hostA.com"

$HOME/.config/neomutt/accB

# Config file for hostB email account
# Sourced in neomuttrc

# Connect to Gmail server
set folder = "imaps://userB@hostB.com@imap.gmail.com:993"

## Secure connection information
set ssl_starttls=yes
set ssl_force_tls=yes
set smtp_url = "smtp://userB@hostB.com@smtp.gmail.com:587"
set imap_pass="`gpg --batch -q --decrypt ~/.local/share/pass/userB@hostB.com.gpg`"

# From address
set from = "userB@hostB.com"
set realname = "User B"
set use_from = yes

# Some inboxes
set spoolfile = "+INBOX"
unset record
set trash = +[Gmail]/Trash
set postponed = +[Gmail]/Drafts

mailboxes =INBOX =[Gmail]/Starred =[Gmail]/Sent\ Mail =[Gmail]/Drafts =[Gmail]/All\ Mail =[Gmail]/Spam =[Gmail]/Trash

account-hook $folder "set imap_user=userB@hostB.com"

Last edited by claudici (2020-08-24 14:11:30)

jasonwryan · 2020-08-24 03:00:28

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GnuPG#gpg-agent

merlock · 2020-08-24 03:16:08

1. Set up an agent. I use keychain

2. Refer to the Wiki

Your '.my-pwds.gpg' file should look like this:

set my_pass = (passwd for accA)
set my_pass1 = (passwd for accB)

Change your folder hooks:

account-hook $folder "set imap_user=userA@hostA.com imap_pass=$my_pass"
account-hook $folder "set imap_user=userB@hostB.com imap_pass=$my_pass1"

Don't forget to source the '.my-pwds.gpg' file, before any accounts:

source "gpg -dq $HOME/.my-pwds.gpg |"

claudici · 2020-08-24 14:11:07

merlock wrote:

1. Set up an agent. I use keychain
2. Refer to the Wiki
Your '.my-pwds.gpg' file should look like this:
set my_pass = (passwd for accA)
set my_pass1 = (passwd for accB)
Change your folder hooks:
account-hook $folder "set imap_user=userA@hostA.com imap_pass=$my_pass"
account-hook $folder "set imap_user=userB@hostB.com imap_pass=$my_pass1"
Don't forget to source the '.my-pwds.gpg' file, before any accounts:
source "gpg -dq $HOME/.my-pwds.gpg |"

Thanks got it working had to have the line set imap_pass = "$my_pass" for initial login as well. Now I only type in one password when I open neomutt which is what I wanted. Marking as solved.

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#1 2020-08-24 01:56:16

[SOLVED] Mutt/Neomutt Multiple Email Passwords

#2 2020-08-24 03:00:28

Re: [SOLVED] Mutt/Neomutt Multiple Email Passwords

#3 2020-08-24 03:16:08

Re: [SOLVED] Mutt/Neomutt Multiple Email Passwords

#4 2020-08-24 14:11:07

Re: [SOLVED] Mutt/Neomutt Multiple Email Passwords

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