Help with wiki

[marato]

Hello all,

I'm installing scalix on an ubuntu 6.06 LAMP, doing it as described in the wiki Manual installation. I'm installing version 11.1.0.
At a certin point in the wiki, you are asked to put in the FQDN of your scalix server:

swa.email.imapServer=scalix.mycompany.com # FQDN of your Scalix server

When I type hostname --fqdn in terminal it shows localhost.

So then I have to make it:
swa.email.imapServer=scalix.localhost ??
This is a bit confusing since there's a mycompany.com in the sentence, and at a earlier point in the wiki you had to turn mycompany into your company name.

Also, here,
swa.settings.rulesWizardURL=http://scalix.mycompany.com/Scalix/rw
you need to put in the fqdn of your scalix mailserver.

This then becomes:
swa.settings.rulesWizardURL=http://scalix.localhost/Scalix/rw

Somehow this also looks a little strange to me.

Thanks in advance for the help!

[Shredder]

You need to use the FQDN. Check your /etc/hosts file and edit it correctly. You should have an entry for 127.0.0.1 and one for your actual IP address.

Shredder

[marato]

Hi,

This is how my /etc/hosts looks like:

127.0.0.1 localhost mailserver

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts
10.0.0.201 internetstarters.nl mail.internetstarters.nl

I also have Postfix installed on the system, and it is working correctly. I hope that that is not a problem, since I read that integration was made easier in scalix 11.1.0.

But what is there to correct in the etc/hosts file? The only thing that is missing here is my actual IP address. And how must I edit the file then?

Thanks,

[Shredder]

Usually a host file looks like this:

127.0.0.1<tab>localhost.localdomain<tab>localhost
<IP Address><tab>fqdn<tab><shortname>

If 10.0.0.201 is your IP address, the last line should look like this:

10.0.0.201<tab>mail.internetstarters.nl<tab>mail

To do the Postfix Integration, look at http://www.scalix.com/wiki/index.php?title=HowTos/Complete_Postfix

Hope that helps,
Shredder

[joako]

You need to change the FQDN so when you type hostname and hostname -fqdn it shows the correct text. This is so Scalix services can listen on the correct IP address of the server. At this point I would suggest you uninstall and delete any scalix files, fix the fqdn and then start over clean. That or purchase a support contract.

[marato]

Hi,

I've changed some settings, this is how my /etc/hosts file looks like now:

127.0.0.1 localhost.internetstarters.nl mailserver
84.41.158.192 fqdn mailserver

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts
10.0.0.201 internetstarters.nl mail
~

The setting, like the name 'mailserver' are made up, mailserver is the name of the computer as specified during the install of postfix earlier.

Are these settings correct now, or are they somewhere (provider or something) exactly specified?

If this etc/hosts file is correct now, then I can start all over again configuring manually , but why is that? The program doesn't adapt to these changes automatically? I mean, I haven't done all that much, I went through the wiki until I came to the sentence specified in my earlier message,

swa.email.imapServer=scalix.mycompany.com # FQDN of your Scalix server

So after installation of the packages again I must replace the mycompany.com with localhost.internetstarters.nl?

Thanks in advance for the help,

[joako]

I would set it like this:

127.0.0.1 localhost
84.41.158.192 h8441158192.dsl.speedlinq.nl h8441158192

Also why are you using postfix? You are supposed to use sendmail. Sorry about Ubuntu I can't really be of more help. You should consider a distro such as RedHat (CentOS) or SuSE.

[marato]

Hi,

Well, I first installed postfix as a MTA. And it works fine.
But the company wants a Exchange server for linux. And Scalix fits well, so I was told to install scalix.

Is it really necessary not to use postfix? Because there also is a howto to integrate with postfix.

I'm a bit confused now about the /etc/hosts file.
I've set it like shredder told, but now you are telling otherwise.
So what is it?

You have it like this,
4.41.158.192 h8441158192.dsl.speedlinq.nl h8441158192

Where does h8441158192 stand for?

I'm a bit confused, always tricky such things.

[btisdall]

Hi Joako,

Go with Shredder's advice on your hosts file & you'll be fine, this is how all the systems I've set up have worked. Looks like Joaka has deduced the name which your IP address resolves to externally & substituted that, but that isn't necessary.

Re. Postfix, I'm a fan but I wouldn't use it with Scalix unless there was a *really* compelling reason to do so. Sendmail isn't as hard to administer as you may have heard & the closer you can stay to a 'stock' system the better you'll be able support it.

So, to recap:

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127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
<your ip address> server.example.com server

(you can use spaces or tabs between each field but tabs are neater )

[marato]

Hi btissdall,

Thank you for your reaction. I've in fact set the hosts file as you (and Shredder) have suggested.
I think that the hosts file is clear now .