Re: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache
jmorse wrote: Yes, I'm doing this as root. I figured out the problem though by looking at my old qmail installation on another machine. The document at bsdquides doesn't have you create the /var/qmail/control/locals file but vadddomain is looking for that file for some reason. Once I created that file and set the right permissions, everything was fine. Thanks again. JAM On my own machine i have never had to create that, and neither did the owner of bsdguides.org when he re did his qmail install from scratch after doing a clean upgrade to FreeBSD 5.2, so i would not know why yours didnt get created :). I am happy its all up and running correctly. X-Istence
RE: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache
> I have had that error a number of times but I've never seen it documented > anywhere. Simply run 'touch /var/qmail/control/locals' to fix it. It > happens when the locals file doesn't exist, ususally because the install > of qmail didn't create it. > > As I mentioned to X-Istence, that's what I ended up doing and it resolved > the problem. You're right, I didn't really see anything documented > either. Tom, possibly something could be added to the docs somewhere, or vadddomain could produce a more helpful error message. Cheers, Jonathan
RE: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache
-Original Message- From: Jonathan Viney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 7:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache >>X-Istence >> >>Install seemed to have went ok so far, but I have one problem. When I go >> to >>make a virtual domain with vadddomain, I get the following error: >> >>Failure while attempting to remove_line() the locals file >>Error. Failed to add domain to assign file >>Error: Could not update file >> >>Sorry if this has already been addressed in a previous posting. I just >>joined this mailing list yesterday. I will continue to look around and >> see >>if I can find a solution that's been posted already. >> >>JAM >> >> >> > > I have not seen that error before and would not know what is causing it. > > Are you root while doing these actions? > > X-Istence > I have had that error a number of times but I've never seen it documented anywhere. Simply run 'touch /var/qmail/control/locals' to fix it. It happens when the locals file doesn't exist, ususally because the install of qmail didn't create it. Let me know if that helps. Thanks, Jonathan -- Jonathan Viney Bluewire Solutions Position: Partner, Systems Admin Contact: 021 039 7515 Website: www.bluewire.net.nz Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jonathan, Thanks for the reply. As I mentioned to X-Istence, that's what I ended up doing and it resolved the problem. You're right, I didn't really see anything documented either.
RE: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache
-Original Message- From: X-Istence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 7:14 PM Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache jmorse wrote: >-Original Message- >From: jmorse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:00 PM >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache > > >-Original Message- >From: X-Istence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 2:06 PM >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache > >jmorse wrote: > > > >>I have successfully installed qmail in the past using the checkpassword >>utility. This time, I would like to use vchkpw (vpopmail) instead. My >>question is, do you need to have Apache installed in order to use vpopmail >>or is that only if you want to use tools such as vqadmin and qmailadmin? >> >>If I need Apache, can I just do a standard install from the ports (I'm >>running FreeBSD 5.1), or do I need to install additional features? >> >>Thanks in advance for your help >> >> >> >> >> >> > >Next time please start your own thread, instead of replying to someone >elses. > >As for vpopmail + qmail, you do not need Apache, if you want to use >qmailadmin and vqadmin you will need Apache. > >For a good guide for qMail + Vpopmail on FreeBSD 5.x: >http://bsdguides.org/guides/freebsd/mailserver/qmail+vpopmail+qmailadmin.ph p > >Thats an entire guide, and can easily be followed to set up a qmail >install with SMTP auth, vpopmail and qmailadmin, if you dont want >qmailadmin, just leave those steps out. > >A standard install from the ports for Apache should be just fine :). > > >For a guide to install Apache + PHP + MySQL visit >http://bsdguides.org/guides/freebsd/webserver/apache_php_mysql.php, if >you just want apache, read that, but dont compile PHP and MySQL :). > >X-Istence > > > > >Sorry for not starting my own thread. I'm new to mailing lists :) > >Thanks for the quick reply. I'll give those links a try. I was trying >www.qmailrocks.org and http://notes.twinworks.net. Both of those left me >confused regarding the need for Apache/MySQL/PHP. > >JAM > > >X-Istence > >Install seemed to have went ok so far, but I have one problem. When I go to >make a virtual domain with vadddomain, I get the following error: > >Failure while attempting to remove_line() the locals file >Error. Failed to add domain to assign file >Error: Could not update file > >Sorry if this has already been addressed in a previous posting. I just >joined this mailing list yesterday. I will continue to look around and see >if I can find a solution that's been posted already. > >JAM > > > I have not seen that error before and would not know what is causing it. Are you root while doing these actions? X-Istence Yes, I'm doing this as root. I figured out the problem though by looking at my old qmail installation on another machine. The document at bsdquides doesn't have you create the /var/qmail/control/locals file but vadddomain is looking for that file for some reason. Once I created that file and set the right permissions, everything was fine. Thanks again. JAM
Re: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache
>>X-Istence >> >>Install seemed to have went ok so far, but I have one problem. When I go >> to >>make a virtual domain with vadddomain, I get the following error: >> >>Failure while attempting to remove_line() the locals file >>Error. Failed to add domain to assign file >>Error: Could not update file >> >>Sorry if this has already been addressed in a previous posting. I just >>joined this mailing list yesterday. I will continue to look around and >> see >>if I can find a solution that's been posted already. >> >>JAM >> >> >> > > I have not seen that error before and would not know what is causing it. > > Are you root while doing these actions? > > X-Istence > I have had that error a number of times but I've never seen it documented anywhere. Simply run 'touch /var/qmail/control/locals' to fix it. It happens when the locals file doesn't exist, ususally because the install of qmail didn't create it. Let me know if that helps. Thanks, Jonathan -- Jonathan Viney Bluewire Solutions Position: Partner, Systems Admin Contact: 021 039 7515 Website: www.bluewire.net.nz Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache
jmorse wrote: -Original Message- From: jmorse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:00 PM Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache -Original Message- From: X-Istence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 2:06 PM Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache jmorse wrote: I have successfully installed qmail in the past using the checkpassword utility. This time, I would like to use vchkpw (vpopmail) instead. My question is, do you need to have Apache installed in order to use vpopmail or is that only if you want to use tools such as vqadmin and qmailadmin? If I need Apache, can I just do a standard install from the ports (I'm running FreeBSD 5.1), or do I need to install additional features? Thanks in advance for your help Next time please start your own thread, instead of replying to someone elses. As for vpopmail + qmail, you do not need Apache, if you want to use qmailadmin and vqadmin you will need Apache. For a good guide for qMail + Vpopmail on FreeBSD 5.x: http://bsdguides.org/guides/freebsd/mailserver/qmail+vpopmail+qmailadmin.php Thats an entire guide, and can easily be followed to set up a qmail install with SMTP auth, vpopmail and qmailadmin, if you dont want qmailadmin, just leave those steps out. A standard install from the ports for Apache should be just fine :). For a guide to install Apache + PHP + MySQL visit http://bsdguides.org/guides/freebsd/webserver/apache_php_mysql.php, if you just want apache, read that, but dont compile PHP and MySQL :). X-Istence Sorry for not starting my own thread. I'm new to mailing lists :) Thanks for the quick reply. I'll give those links a try. I was trying www.qmailrocks.org and http://notes.twinworks.net. Both of those left me confused regarding the need for Apache/MySQL/PHP. JAM X-Istence Install seemed to have went ok so far, but I have one problem. When I go to make a virtual domain with vadddomain, I get the following error: Failure while attempting to remove_line() the locals file Error. Failed to add domain to assign file Error: Could not update file Sorry if this has already been addressed in a previous posting. I just joined this mailing list yesterday. I will continue to look around and see if I can find a solution that's been posted already. JAM I have not seen that error before and would not know what is causing it. Are you root while doing these actions? X-Istence
RE: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache
-Original Message- From: jmorse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:00 PM Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache -Original Message- From: X-Istence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 2:06 PM Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache jmorse wrote: >I have successfully installed qmail in the past using the checkpassword >utility. This time, I would like to use vchkpw (vpopmail) instead. My >question is, do you need to have Apache installed in order to use vpopmail >or is that only if you want to use tools such as vqadmin and qmailadmin? > >If I need Apache, can I just do a standard install from the ports (I'm >running FreeBSD 5.1), or do I need to install additional features? > >Thanks in advance for your help > > > > Next time please start your own thread, instead of replying to someone elses. As for vpopmail + qmail, you do not need Apache, if you want to use qmailadmin and vqadmin you will need Apache. For a good guide for qMail + Vpopmail on FreeBSD 5.x: http://bsdguides.org/guides/freebsd/mailserver/qmail+vpopmail+qmailadmin.php Thats an entire guide, and can easily be followed to set up a qmail install with SMTP auth, vpopmail and qmailadmin, if you dont want qmailadmin, just leave those steps out. A standard install from the ports for Apache should be just fine :). For a guide to install Apache + PHP + MySQL visit http://bsdguides.org/guides/freebsd/webserver/apache_php_mysql.php, if you just want apache, read that, but dont compile PHP and MySQL :). X-Istence Sorry for not starting my own thread. I'm new to mailing lists :) Thanks for the quick reply. I'll give those links a try. I was trying www.qmailrocks.org and http://notes.twinworks.net. Both of those left me confused regarding the need for Apache/MySQL/PHP. JAM X-Istence Install seemed to have went ok so far, but I have one problem. When I go to make a virtual domain with vadddomain, I get the following error: Failure while attempting to remove_line() the locals file Error. Failed to add domain to assign file Error: Could not update file Sorry if this has already been addressed in a previous posting. I just joined this mailing list yesterday. I will continue to look around and see if I can find a solution that's been posted already. JAM
RE: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache
-Original Message- From: X-Istence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 2:06 PM Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache jmorse wrote: >I have successfully installed qmail in the past using the checkpassword >utility. This time, I would like to use vchkpw (vpopmail) instead. My >question is, do you need to have Apache installed in order to use vpopmail >or is that only if you want to use tools such as vqadmin and qmailadmin? > >If I need Apache, can I just do a standard install from the ports (I'm >running FreeBSD 5.1), or do I need to install additional features? > >Thanks in advance for your help > > > > Next time please start your own thread, instead of replying to someone elses. As for vpopmail + qmail, you do not need Apache, if you want to use qmailadmin and vqadmin you will need Apache. For a good guide for qMail + Vpopmail on FreeBSD 5.x: http://bsdguides.org/guides/freebsd/mailserver/qmail+vpopmail+qmailadmin.php Thats an entire guide, and can easily be followed to set up a qmail install with SMTP auth, vpopmail and qmailadmin, if you dont want qmailadmin, just leave those steps out. A standard install from the ports for Apache should be just fine :). For a guide to install Apache + PHP + MySQL visit http://bsdguides.org/guides/freebsd/webserver/apache_php_mysql.php, if you just want apache, read that, but dont compile PHP and MySQL :). X-Istence Sorry for not starting my own thread. I'm new to mailing lists :) Thanks for the quick reply. I'll give those links a try. I was trying www.qmailrocks.org and http://notes.twinworks.net. Both of those left me confused regarding the need for Apache/MySQL/PHP. JAM
Re: [vchkpw] Vpopmail + Apache
jmorse wrote: I have successfully installed qmail in the past using the checkpassword utility. This time, I would like to use vchkpw (vpopmail) instead. My question is, do you need to have Apache installed in order to use vpopmail or is that only if you want to use tools such as vqadmin and qmailadmin? If I need Apache, can I just do a standard install from the ports (I'm running FreeBSD 5.1), or do I need to install additional features? Thanks in advance for your help Next time please start your own thread, instead of replying to someone elses. As for vpopmail + qmail, you do not need Apache, if you want to use qmailadmin and vqadmin you will need Apache. For a good guide for qMail + Vpopmail on FreeBSD 5.x: http://bsdguides.org/guides/freebsd/mailserver/qmail+vpopmail+qmailadmin.php Thats an entire guide, and can easily be followed to set up a qmail install with SMTP auth, vpopmail and qmailadmin, if you dont want qmailadmin, just leave those steps out. A standard install from the ports for Apache should be just fine :). For a guide to install Apache + PHP + MySQL visit http://bsdguides.org/guides/freebsd/webserver/apache_php_mysql.php, if you just want apache, read that, but dont compile PHP and MySQL :). X-Istence
