Hi Andrew,
I wanted to ask a question about the implications of choosing a specific authentication scheme (AD for this question but it would hold true for Asterisk VM as well). When the auth sceme was "FreePBX Internal Directory" I set an extension that mapped (linked to a default user) in the extensions module.This extension in particular is setup for receiving inbound faxes. I can set the fax preferences in user manager for that user (extension). When I switch to Windows AD scheme I lose visibility to that user in User Manager and thereby can no longer manage any settings. Despite this FreePBX internal directory user not being listed in User Manager and the extension no longer being linked to a default user in extensions module, the fax settings for that un-linked user are still honored (faxes are still emailed to the address that was listed in user manager for that FreePBX internal directory user).
I am glad that this continues to function in this manner (sending emails for received faxes) despite the ability to change settings for that missing user, but I wanted to know if that is operating as intended. If you choose a different authentication scheme are you then required to have every extension you want to manage settings for in User Manager mapped to an account in that auth scheme? Not that I have tested this, but I would imagine the same scenario would be true for the Asterisk Voicemail scheme if a pre-existing user in another scheme did not have voicemail established (as my dedicated fax extension currently does not).
Thanks,
Brian