sorry pandu for sending that last email to you only, i meant to post here...anyways, jfyi to op, you can run virtualbox from command line.
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Pandu Poluan <[email protected]> wrote: > (sorry for top-posting; the Gmail mobile client can only reply by > top-posting) > > Well, if you want to run that appliance on the file sever, you still > have to install a hypervisor on the file server (e.g., VMware or Xen > or Linux KVM). > > I'd recommend setting aside another server box and install a baremetal > hypervisor on it (e.g., VMware ESXi or Citrix XenServer). > > Rgds, > > > On 2011-02-11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thats exactly why, me neither have never configured either, and the > > appliance provides web chat, registration, domain configuration with the > > domain name of my choice, security fixes, etc. In short it provides a > better > > configuration that configuring it myself. Only thing missing would be the > AD > > replication. > > > > Another advantage is that the files on this file server are VERY critical > to > > my company and having a virtual machine separates roles, so if for some > > reason I screw up I can just delete the VM instead of doing a painfull > > system troubleshoot. > > > > Regards > > ------Original Message------ > > From: Pandu Poluan > > To: Diego Xirinachs > > Subject: Re: How to install or mount an appliance? > > Sent: Feb 10, 2011 18:44 > > > > (sorry for top posting. the Gmail mobile app insists on top posting) > > > > Um, why would you want a virtual appliance when Maverick has ejabberd > > package? See http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=ejabberd > > > > Do a sudo apt-get install ejabberd (or use sudo aptitude), and follow > > ejabberd's documentation on how to configure > > http://www.process-one.net/docs/ejabberd/guide_en.html > > > > If you want ejabberd to auth against Active Directory, you'll have to > > go the LDAP route, and (probably) need to learn how to have OpenLDAP > > replicate from AD. > > > http://www.google.com/m?q=openldap+replicate+active+directory&client=ms-opera-mobile&channel=new > > > > Note: I've never done either (use ejabberd or OpenLDAP), so I can't > > guide you further. Sorry. > > > > Rgds, > > > > > > On 2011-02-11, Diego Xirinachs <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear List, > >> > >> I have a File server running ubuntu server 10.04 LTS, and I was running > >> and > >> OpenFire server (jabber messenger service) on top of a windows server > >> machine. Openfire is crashing a lot so I decided to go a different way > and > >> try a new software, then I found an appliance called ejabberd (you can > >> find > >> it HERE <http://www.turnkeylinux.org/ejabberd>) > >> > >> What I want to do is to mount that virtual appliance on my file server, > so > >> I > >> dont have to mess around installing everything needed to run the jabber > >> messenger. > >> > >> How can I mount the appliance if the server is command line only? > >> > >> I have never done this kind of stuff so I am a little lost. > >> > >> I guess I would have to install a virtual machine that can handle the > >> appliance of course, but the one I know (VirtualBox) I think its GUI > only. > >> > >> One last thing: Can I make ejabberd users to authenticate against Active > >> Directory? > >> > >> Any light on this will be greatly appreciated > >> > >> -- > >> X1R1 > >> > > > > > > -- > > -- > > Pandu E Poluan - IT Optimizer > > My website: http://pandu.poluan.info/ > > > > > > Enviado desde un dispositivo inalámbrico BlackBerry® > > > -- > -- > Pandu E Poluan - IT Optimizer > My website: http://pandu.poluan.info/ > > -- > ubuntu-server mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server > More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam > -- God Bless
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