Zimbra Server Notes etc

Configuration

  • Hostname: mail.bbs.uhp.me.uk
  • Domain (LDAP): bbs.uhp.me.uk (Configure this at Zimbra install-time)
  • Hostname alias added at IPCop proxy server for internal lookups (⇒ 10.0.0.13)

SMTP transport from existing server

  • Postfix main.cf:
    transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
  • SMPT transport in /etc/postfix/transport should contain:
    bbs.uhp.me.uk  smtp:10.0.0.13
  • Run postmap /etc/postfix/transport to recreate db.

Test Server Images

Image Description
1 Ubuntu Installation with no configuration or software and IP address via DHCP.
2 Installation with static IP address of 10.0.0.13. Apt-get upgrade and Zimbra 4.5.7 installation archive in /usr/src as .tgz. Also installed: MC, OpenSSH-Server, Elinks.
3 As (2) but with base Zimbra 4.5.7 installation at mail.bbs.uhp.me.uk

Packages to Install

  • openssh-server
  • mc
  • elinks
  • curl
  • fetchmail
  • screen
  • libpcre3
  • libgmp3c2
  • libexpat1
  • libxml2
  • libtie-ixhash-perl
  • libstdc++5
  • libltdl3
  • samba
  • samba-common
  • smbclient
  • smbfs
  • winbind
  • krb5-user (?)
  • libpam-krb5
  • libemail-folder-perl
  • libemail-mime-perl
$ sudo apt-get install openssh-server mc elinks curl fetchmail screen libpcre3 libgmp3c2 libexpat1 libxml2 libtie-ixhash-perl libstdc++5 samba samba-common smbclient smbfs winbind krb5-user libpam-krb5  libemail-folder-perl

Procedure

From base Ubuntu installation:

  1. Get archive, extract.
  2. Install as per here
  3. Configure LDAP domain for the Email domain!
  4. Set up samba, winbind as per here
  5. Set up COS, Global settings, Auth/GAL

How to do things

Become root

$ sudo -s
Password: <admin's>

Become Zimbra user

$ sudo -i -u zimbra
Password: <admin's>

Restart samba/winbind

(Done via this file)

$ sudo restartsamba.sh

Other Misc stuff

Set calendar to start on Monday

zmprov modifycos bbstaff zimbraPrefCalendarFirstDayOfWeek 1

Change default compose editor settings

zmprov mc bbstaff zimbraPrefHtmlEditorDefaultFontFamily Verdana
zmprov mc bbstaff zimbraPrefHtmlEditorDefaultFontSize 10pt

Allow web service proxy for COS (needed for com_zimbra_gtranslator

zmprov mc bbstaff zimbraProxyAllowedDomains "*"

Set all users to have en_GB locale

zmprov mc bbstaff zimbraPrefLocale en_GB

Set all users to maximum of 2 personas

zmprov mc bbstaff zimbraIdentityMaxNumEntries 2

Create mountpoint

zmmailbox -z -m test.one@bbs.uhp.me.uk cm --color purple --view wiki '/Distribution Lists' admin@bbs.uhp.me.uk '/Distribution Lists'
zimbra/server.txt · Last modified: 2011/01/17 09:59 (external edit)
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