ISPConfig keeps failing to install

Fresh Debian 11 Server.

Here is the errors I keep getting...

Code:

[INFO] Adding quota to fstab.
PHP Warning:  mkdir(): File exists in /tmp/ispconfig-ai/lib/os/class.ISPConfigDebian11OS.inc.php on line 36
PHP Warning:  symlink(): File exists in /tmp/ispconfig-ai/lib/os/class.ISPConfigDebian11OS.inc.php on line 38
PHP Warning:  symlink(): File exists in /tmp/ispconfig-ai/lib/os/class.ISPConfigDebian11OS.inc.php on line 39
[INFO] Installing packages pure-ftpd-common, pure-ftpd-mysql, awstats, goaccess, awffull
[INFO] Installed packages pure-ftpd-common, pure-ftpd-mysql, awstats, goaccess, awffull
[INFO] Enabling TLS for pureftpd
[INFO] Disabling awstats cron.
[INFO] Installing packages fail2ban, ufw
[INFO] Installed packages fail2ban, ufw
[INFO] Configuring SSHd
[INFO] Installing UnattendedUpgrades
[INFO] Installing packages unattended-upgrades, apt-listchanges
[INFO] Installed packages unattended-upgrades, apt-listchanges
[INFO] Installing roundcube.
[INFO] Installing packages roundcube, roundcube-core, roundcube-mysql, roundcube-plugins
[INFO] Installed packages roundcube, roundcube-core, roundcube-mysql, roundcube-plugins
[INFO] Installing ISPConfig3.
[INFO] Adding PHP version(s) to ISPConfig.
[ERROR] Exception occurred: ISPConfigOSException -> Could not read ISPConfig settings file. (/ispconfig.ai.php:15)

I tried cleaning out PMA and Roundcube database and user from MariaDB, and emptying the tmp folder and rerunning the install, but I still get the same error.

It looks like it wants to find a file at root /ispconfig.ai.php but it isn't in root?

 

Thanks Till... I shall do that tomorrow afternoon when I am back in the office.

 

Guys, how did this ended? I have used the " --debug --interactive" and outcome was:

 

PHP Multibyte Module (MB) is missing.
this can be an exception if a declare() function is added to a code and the mbstring extension of php is not enabled.
There can be issues with different encodings of files, especially in non european areas.
I'd suggest to install the php-mbstring package apt install php8.2-mbstring ( which would be the debian 12 default php version )
This may not help with this issue, but it's something to be aware


edit: ahh I had this tab open for too long, till already mentioned this.

 

This time I tried with fresh minimal Debian 12, however the error appeared (which i solved as bellow):

Code:

[ERROR] Exception occurred: ISPConfigOSException -> Command resolvconf -u 2>&1 failed. (/ispconfig.ai.php:15)
root@isp-master:/home/petr# export PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin

... and installation finished afterwards.
my install command was:

Code:

wget -O - https://get.ispconfig.org | sh -s -- --use-ftp-ports=40110-40210 --unattended-upgrades --debug --interactive

Thnx for support.

 

You needed to do

Code:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin

probably because you switched accout to user with command su, instead of

Code:

su -

Note the dash character added to the su command. Autoinstall instructions chapter 1. start with

 

I read the man page for su, and it occurred to me the tutorials could be improved by replacing

Code:

su -

with

Code:

su --login

That dash character is easy to not see, it has happened previously as evidenced by questions in this forum. Writing --login instead would be harder to miss completely.
The man page (on Debian 12) even states:

 

Hi!
I'm testing the autoinstaller in a VirtualBox with Debian 10.

from root:
# wget -O - https://get.ispconfig.org | sh -s -- --use-ftp-ports=40110-40210 --unattended-upgrades --debug --interactive

although it fails in this point:

Code:

WARNING! This script will reconfigure your entire server!
It should be run on a freshly installed server and all current configuration that you have done will most likely be lost!
Type 'yes' if you really want to continue: yes
[INFO] Starting perfect server setup for Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
[INFO] Checking hostname.
[INFO] Enabling contrib and non-free repositories.
[INFO] Updating packages
[INFO] Updated packages
[INFO] Installing packages ssh, openssh-server, nano, vim-nox, lsb-release, apt-transport-https, ca-certificates, wget, git, gnupg, software-properties-common, curl, cron, ntp
[INFO] Installed packages ssh, openssh-server, nano, vim-nox, lsb-release, apt-transport-https, ca-certificates, wget, git, gnupg, software-properties-common, curl, cron, ntp
[INFO] Activating rspamd repository.
[INFO] Activating sury php repository.
[INFO] Activating GoAccess repository.
[INFO] Updating packages (after enabling 3rd party repos).
[INFO] Updated packages
[INFO] Installing packages dbconfig-common, postfix, postfix-mysql, mariadb-client, mariadb-server, openssl, rkhunter, binutils, sudo, getmail
[INFO] Installed packages dbconfig-common, postfix, postfix-mysql, mariadb-client, mariadb-server, openssl, rkhunter, binutils, sudo, getmail
[INFO] Installing packages dovecot-imapd, dovecot-pop3d, dovecot-mysql, dovecot-sieve, dovecot-managesieved, dovecot-lmtpd
[INFO] Installed packages dovecot-imapd, dovecot-pop3d, dovecot-mysql, dovecot-sieve, dovecot-managesieved, dovecot-lmtpd
[INFO] Generating MySQL password.
[INFO] Writing MySQL config files.
[INFO] Configuring postfix.
[INFO] Restarting postfix
[INFO] Configuring rkhunter.
[INFO] Installing packages software-properties-common, update-inetd, dnsutils, resolvconf, clamav, clamav-daemon, zip, unzip, bzip2, xz-utils, lzip, rar, borgbackup, arj, nomarch, lzop, cabextract, apt-listchanges, libnet-ldap-perl, libauthen-sasl-perl, daemon, libio-string-perl, libio-socket-ssl-perl, libnet-ident-perl, libnet-dns-perl, libdbd-mysql-perl, bind9, rspamd, redis-server, postgrey, p7zip, p7zip-full, unrar-free, lrzip
[ERROR] Exception occurred: ISPConfigOSException -> Installing packages failed. (/ispconfig.ai.php:15)

some idea?

 

hi till,
I'm trying your command but it shows an error of dependencies error with rspamd

Code:

 rspamd : Depends: libc++1-16 (>= 1:16.0.0~++20230308013049+7b4e71bcf991) although is not installable
          Depends: libc++abi1-16 (>= 1:16.0.0~++20230308013049+7b4e71bcf991) although is not installable
          Depends: libunwind-16 (>= 1:16.0.0~++20230308013049+7b4e71bcf991) although is not installable
        
error held broken packages    

I have solved the broken packages:

Code:

dpkg --configure -a
apt-get clean && sudo apt-get autoclean
apt-get update --fix-missing
apt-get install -f
apt autoremove

and I have tried again, although the same error appears with same held broken packages...

The VBOX is working in local mode, in a common Intel processor.
I'm interested to test the autoinstaller here before using it in the real world. Although if you believes the errors are caused by my VBOX local environment perhaps better I will leave this.
Maybe the script is not designed to work in this way?
thanks

I was interested in Debian 10, although I will try Debian 11 to see what happens. Thanks

 

The automated installer for Debian 10 seems to rely on backports for Buster.
Debian Backports does not support LTS, therefore buster-backports is unsupported since August 1st 2022.

Could be an issue. Does it work with amavis instead? Or Debian 11 or 12 with rspamd?

https://backports.debian.org/

 

you are right, it was Debian 10.
With Debian 11 I have installed it without problems.

thanks!