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tips & tricks: zimbra webmail over https

bmathis — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:16:14 +0000

i like to use webmail over https because i only have one ip address for my web server and mail server which are on separate boxes. to set zimbra up to use https instead of http use the following command

zmtlsctl https

zmcontrol stop

zmcontrol start

after you restart zimbra, you can now log into zimbra using https://mail.example.com

ubuntu is a game?

bmathis — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:16:42 +0000

i found this picture while using the stumble upon plugin. i thought it was funny enough to share with ya.

source: http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTIxMjc2MjQwMDVQakoza3h3UTRfMV8xX2wuanBn

howto: enable the use of blackberry internet service with zimbra

bmathis — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:25:08 +0000

if you’re like me, you’ll want to use your blackberry with your mail server to send and receive all of your spam messages. by default, zimbra collaboration suite is setup secure enough that a bis (blackberry internet service) server will not be able to connect to your box and push email to your phone, but there is a work around.

warning: the following howto will cause your passwords to be sent as clear text which is not recommended

1. log into the admin page by going to https://mail..com:7071

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howto: install zimbra desktop on ubuntu 8.04 hardy heron

bmathis — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:59:41 +0000

i’m a zimbra fan and use it on a daily basis for my personal websites and my consulting business. i love the fact that they brought their web client to the desktop and that you can create and send emails while offline. one issues i had when installing the zimbra desktop client, was on reboot of the system i would get an error stating

the connection was refused when attempting to contact localhost:7633

i did a search and found out that it was caused by the zimbra service not starting upon login. to fix this, you simply need to add the following command to the session manager in system > preferences

/home//zimbra/zdesktop/zdesktop start

or

/home//zdesktop/zdesktop start

and thats it. you can download zimbra desktop from here.

tip: eticket captcha image not showing?

bmathis — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:23:35 +0000

i had someone email me the other day with regards to an issue with eticket. apparently, the captcha image was not showing and in its place was the word “security code.” after some troubleshooting using the very handy troubleshooter.php script available here, we discovered that the person did not have php5-gd installed. this was easily fixed using the following command:

sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install php5-gd

review: Beginning Ubuntu Server Administrator: From Novice to Professional

bmathis — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:34:09 +0000

Beginning Ubuntu Server Administration, by Sander Van Vugt is a well written book coving a range of topics which includes examples. This book covers Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn. Although this release is a little behind, the information presented in the book is still relevant for completing the topics covered. I was impressed with the authors ability to show the reader how a task was completed while keeping it simple so new system administrators or others just starting to learn, will be able to understand what is going on.

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permalinks in wordpress not working?

bmathis — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:20:16 +0000

if some of you didnt notice, there was about a 2 day downtown on my server. i had a power outage one day and i wasnt at home, so the backup battery ran out and the server fell hard. i had numerous errors upon login with no answer to be found.

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a little sudo humor

bmathis — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:38:56 +0000

http://xkcd.com/149/

howto: install eticket support/trouble ticket system on ubuntu

bmathis — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:32:13 +0000

i have been using a php-based program called eticket to keep track of all my customer’s helpdesk requests for my consulting business for awhile now. it’s really easy to setup and use, so i thought i’ll post my setup steps to help anyone else out.

first download the latest version of eticket from the sourceforge website, then move the file to your server via ftp, ssh, etc… and unzip the archive to an appropriate directory.

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autokey - a text expansion tool for linux

bmathis — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:28:11 +0000

i came across a thread in the ubuntu forums by peabody. he created a python script called autokey that will take your abbreviations and expand them as you type. it looks pretty damn cool, check it out here and watch the video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP_mlQdZPO0