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# yum -y httpd mysql-server mysql # yum -y install php php-mysql # yum install sendmail-cf ———————————————————— # vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf <Directory />     Options Indexes FollowSymLinks     AllowOverride None </Directory> DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.html.var ———————————————————— voor com_expose: yum -y install php-gd php-xml ———————————————————— ———–  security! ———– chown -R root:root . find . -type f -exec…

 Adjust the height of the moduleslider (the tabs on the frontpage) by editing the following lines: # vi templates/rt_hivemind_j15/css/template.css #moduleslider-size {        height: 220px;        overflow: hidden;}  

The commands vicfg-cfgbackup.pl (esxcfg-cfgbackup.pl) allow you to backup and restore the configuration of your ESX 3i host. Install the RCLI on your pc, download it by clicking the link on the webpage on an ESXi host. To backup the host you would run the command. vicfg-cfgbackup.pl –server <server_name> -s <backup_file_name> To restore your backup configuration…

I just had to create a couple VMFS volumes from the command-line on a local disk. It’s pretty straight forward but I needed to document it anyway, here it is: fdisk -l (check what the last partition is) fdisk /dev/disks/vmhba1\:0\:0\:0 d (I had to delete formerly created linux partitions) n (new) default (start block) default…

This artice describes my Freenas experiences since march 2009. From VMware Server to ESXi and a NAS solution (March 2009) December 2008 after using VMware Server for 3 years I decided that it was time to switch to ESXi. That was a good moment to start experimenting with a NAS. And offcourse because my network…

Change the following lines in /etc/mail/sendmail.mc define(`SMART_HOST’, `ventoux.r71.nl’)dnl dnl DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA’)dnlDAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp, Name=MTA’)dnl LOCAL_DOMAIN(`alpedhuez.r71.nl’)dnl   # m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf Flush deferred messages in sendmail queue Whenever sendmail has to deliver mails to other hosts which cannot be reached at that time, the messages are kept in the queue and are marked as “Deferred: Connection timed…

Problem Release 5.0.14_GA_2850.F7_20090303145157 F7 I can not contact the Zimbra server anymore using a Zimbra client or the website. # tail -f /var/log/zimbra.logMar 28 01:12:15 my_servername zimbramon[2461]: 2461:info: zmmtaconfig: Sleeping…Key lookup failed. Mar 28 01:12:16 my_servername postfix/smtpd[6505]: warning: problem talking to service rewrite: Success Mar 28 01:12:16 my_servername postfix/master[3629]: warning: process /opt/zimbra/postfix/libexec/trivial-rewrite pid 7850 exit…

update: I just realize that after enabling the port 443 for the Zimbra administration, Zimbra itself becomes no more accessible through https. An automatic redirection resdirects everything to the Zimbra administration application. It seems that the only way to combine https access to both Zimbra and Zimbra administration applications is to use Apache in front…

[zimbra@ventoux ~]$ zmcontrol statusHost ventoux.r71.nl        antispam                Running        antivirus               Stopped                amavisd running pid: 23546                zmclamdctl is not running        ldap                    Running        logger                  Running        mailbox                 Running        mta                     Running        snmp                    Running        spell                   Running        stats                   Running [zimbra@ventoux ~]$ zmclamdctl startcp: cannot stat `/opt/zimbra/clamav/db/daily.cvd.init’: No such file or directorycp: cannot stat `/opt/zimbra/clamav/db/main.cvd.init’: No such file or directoryClamAV update process started at…

When using ESXi (Embedded) in a VirtualCenter cluster with HA enabled, you’ll run into a problem with userworld swap. Every ESXi host needs this swap enabled. VMware KB 1004177 explains the steps needed to enable and configure the swap location. Error messages in VIC when enabling HA for the cluster look like this: Unable contact…