The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 10.04 [ISPConfig 3]-configuration

I only need system users. At what point can I stop as I do not need webmail or any other bells whistles-just pop3 email and smtp. I tried installing just peices of The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 10.04 [ISPConfig 3] but apparently I missed something or answered a question wrong and can neither send nor receive mail. I have not problem starting over from scratch

 

If you want system users, you should use the tutorial for ISPConfig 2: http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-ubuntu-10.04-lucid-lynx-ispconfig-2

 

I assume I can use the same download Ubuntu 10.04 that I used for The Perfect Server -Unbuntu 10.04 ISPConfig 3? At what point in the configuration can I stop just to use system users? I guess I am asking what parts do I need to install to make this work for system users?

As always Thanks

 

The first two pages of the tutorials are identical, but then the setups start to differ.

 

ok got base install done. (looks like the 2 installs are the same up to page 41 (where base install is basically done))I am assuming just to have system users, I need only install MySQL, Postfix and Courier and I am done, correct? I don't require or need DNS,FTP Web or any other services. If this is correct then I just need to add users via the command line if this is correct as well can u give me the commands

Thanks

 

That's right. Take a look here: http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2

 

ok followed the directions below and get the following error

postmap /etc/postfix/virtusertable
postmap: fatal: open /etc/postfix/virtusertable: No such file or directory

I also notice that the user I created does not have a home drive nor a maildir folder. However the user ID was created

How do I create the following files

etc/postfix/virtusertable'
/etc/postfix/local-host-names

First you have to tell Postfix to deliver emails to a user's Maildir:

postconf -e 'home_mailbox = Maildir/'
postconf -e 'mailbox_command ='
/etc/init.d/postfix restart

Then you have to create a system user and a password:

useradd -d /home/sample_user -g users sample_user
passwd sample_userThen run

postconf -e 'virtual_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable'
postconf -e 'mydestination = /etc/postfix/local-host-names'/etc/postfix/local-host-names should contain all domains that you want to accept emails for, e.g.:


localhost
your.server.name
localhost.your.server.name
example.com
yourdomain.com/etc/postfix/virtusertable looks like this:



[email protected] sample_user
[email protected] sample_user
[email protected] sample_userEmails for [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] will now arrive in the mailbox of sample_user.

Everytime you change /etc/postfix/virtusertable you have to run the following command:

postmap /etc/postfix/virtusertableNow restart Postfix:

/etc/init.d/postfix restart

 

Here is the output of netstat -tap

root@mail:~# netstat -tap
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name
tcp 0 0 *:mysql *:* LISTEN 6404/mysqld
tcp 0 0 *:webmin *:* LISTEN 9552/perl
tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 792/sshd
tcp 0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 8591/master
tcp 0 0 mail.server.net:ssh 192.168.1.117:2812 ESTABLISHED 9925/0
tcp6 0 0 [::]op3 [::]:* LISTEN 8215/couriertcpd
tcp6 0 0 [::]:imap2 [::]:* LISTEN 8312/couriertcpd
tcp6 0 0 [::]:ssh [::]:* LISTEN 792/sshd
tcp6 0 0 [::]:smtp [::]:* LISTEN 8591/master
tcp6 0 0 [::]:imaps [::]:* LISTEN 8445/couriertcpd
tcp6 0 0 [::]op3s [::]:* LISTEN 8478/couriertcpd
and

postconf -root@mail:~# postconf -n
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
append_dot_mydomain = no
biff = no
broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
config_directory = /etc/postfix
home_mailbox = Maildir/
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = all
mailbox_command =
mailbox_size_limit = 0
mydestination = /etc/postfix/local-host-names
myhostname = mail.server.net
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
myorigin = /etc/mailname
readme_directory = no
recipient_delimiter = +
relayhost =
smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
smtp_use_tls = yes
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes
smtpd_sasl_local_domain =
smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/ssl/cacert.pem
smtpd_tls_auth_only = no
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.crt
smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.key
smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1
smtpd_tls_received_header = yes
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s
smtpd_use_tls = yes
tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom
root@mail:~#n

 

I aslo notice no home directory or maildir directory for a user I created to see if all was good. Upon check some other directories I also found that the following files did not exist
/etc/postfix/local-host-names
/etc/postfix/virtusertable
/etc/virtusertable.db

Do I need to reinstall postfix?

 

You can create/modify the files with a text editor, e.g. vi:

Code:

vi /etc/postfix/virtusertable

Code:

vi /etc/postfix/local-host-names

 

Why did no home directory or maildir folder get created when I created a new user? Was this because these files did not exist?

 

Maildir is created automatically when the first email for that account arrives.
To create the homedir when you create a user, take a look at

Code:

man useradd

, especially at the -d and -m switches.

 

Thanks a bunch it all looks correct now

 

I don't allow root to ssh in to my mail server. I log in with another admin ID and do sudo su. However, anytime I try to run the commands below I get and error about not being able to edit a read only file.

vi /etc/postfix/virtusertable

/etc/init.d/postfix restart


The only workaround I have found is to add my admin user ID to the root group or to allow root to ssh and run the commands. When lookink at the file system it shows root as the owner of the files I believe

 

I ended up using The_Perfect_Server_-_Ubuntu_Lucid_Lynx_(Ubuntu_10_04)_[ISPConfig_2] I started out with the ISPConfig3, but ran into issues. I was trying to provide more functionality. I only needed system users not virtual. I am only serveing up mail for one domain

 

restore data

Hello.

I'm new on this forum but I read from a long time the tutorials on your site.

I had a server with ubuntu 10.4 with ispconfig 3. I want to reinstall the entire site but right now I have a few sites installed with email addresses, etc.

How I can reinstall the server but I don't want to lose the data?

Anybody can help my with some ideas?

thank you.

morrocod

 

anybody can help me with some ideas?


thx.

 

The only method I can think of is make a backup of your data, then reinstall the system and restore your backup.

 

I've been tryin' install ISPConfig 3 in Server. Everything run well except, when i was trying to access my ISPconfig address my DNS address e.g. http://server1.mydomain.sch.id:8080 it shows Error the page can't be displayed, while if I used http://192.168.0.100:8080 as the example in the tutorial it was OK. Please help me!