Hello guys, just fyi, there is a Virtualbox 4.0 Headless solution with a WebGUI on 10.04.1.
http://code.google.com/p/phpvirtualbox/ <http://code.google.com/p/phpvirtualbox/>Bye. On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 06:31, matthew byers <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > > -- > ubuntu-server mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server > More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam > -- To be or not to be -- Shakespeare | To do is to be -- Nietzsche | To be is to do -- Sartre | Do be do be do -- Sinatra
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