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howtos:network_services:install_openwebmail [2013/02/15 14:07 (UTC)] – [Install libraries and required packages] wisedracohowtos:network_services:install_openwebmail [2013/02/15 23:00 (UTC)] – Fixed most of the layout and grammar issues. alienbob
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 ====== Installing OpenWebMail in Slackware64 14.0 ====== ====== Installing OpenWebMail in Slackware64 14.0 ======
-Topic about openwebmail installation and setup for can use your mailbox over web interface from any place, where you get internet access and can run webbrowser. + 
-It be based on Slackware64 14.0 64 bit OS and latest openwebmail-current.tar.gz (actually ver 2.53)+This article explains how to install OpenWebmail and configure it so that you can access your mailbox using a web interface from any place with internet access and a webbrowser available.\\  
 +These instructions were tested on Slackware64 14.0 64-bit OS and the latest openwebmail-current.tar.gz (actually version 2.53)\\  
 +It means, you are configured and running Apache web server and Sendmail mailserver.
  
  
 ====== Install libraries and required packages ====== ====== Install libraries and required packages ======
  
-Using CPAN via CPAN.pm: +Using CPAN via CPAN.pm: <code> 
- +perl -MCPAN -e shell                    [as root] 
- perl -MCPAN -e shell                    [as root] +o conf prerequisites_policy ask 
- o conf prerequisites_policy ask+</code>
 then: then:
 <code> <code>
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 install Text::Iconv install Text::Iconv
  
 +quit
 </code> </code>
  
 +====== Install OpenWebMail ======
  
-  - First, download latest openwebmail: [[http://openwebmail.org/openwebmail/download/current/]]openwebmail-current.tar.gz  +  - First, download latest openwebmail: [[http://openwebmail.org/openwebmail/download/current/|openwebmail-current.tar.gz]]  
-  - Create an folder when you want, say a "/ADISKS/openwebm_inst" and move openwebmail-current.tar.gz in that +  - Create a directory wherever you want it, say "''/ADISKS/openwebm_inst''" and move the downloaded file "''openwebmail-current.tar.gz''" into that directory. 
-  - extract files with command <code bash> tar -zxvBpf openwebmail-current.tar.gz </code><note important>Use "tar" with "-zxvBpf" option, due to strange files permissions inside that archive. I try to untar it via midnight comander built-in archive tools, ans wrapsuid script not work due this... </note> +  - Extract all files using the command <code bash> 
-  - move untar folder /cgi-bin/openwebmail to /var/www/cgi-bin/openwebmail +tar -zxvBpf openwebmail-current.tar.gz 
-  - move untar folder /data/openwebmail to your webserver root ( /var/www/openwebmail ) +</code> **Use "tar" with "-zxvBpf" option, due to strange file permissions inside that archive. I tried to untar it via midnight comander built-in archive tools, ans the //wrapsuid// script would not work because of this... ** 
-  - +  - Move the extracted directory "''cgi-bin/openwebmail''" to "''/var/www/cgi-bin/openwebmail''" 
 +  - Move the extracted directory "''data/openwebmail''" to your webserver's //DocumentRoot// (in a default Apache configuration, that will be "''/var/www/openwebmail''") 
 +  - Change directory to "''/var/www/openwebmail''", delete the file ''index.html'' and run the command <code bash> 
 +ln -s redirect.html index.html 
 +</code> 
 +  - Change directory to "''/var/www/cgi-bin/openwebmail''" and run the command <code> 
 +perl misc/tools/wrapsuid/wrapsuid.pl /var/www/cgi-bin/openwebmail 
 +</code> You should see the following output: <code> 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-folder.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-main.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-read.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-send.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-cal.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-webdisk.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-advsearch.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-abook.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-viewatt.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-vdomain.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-saprefs.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-prefs.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-tool.pl 
 +Fixing /tmp/openwebmail/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-spell.pl 
 +</code> 
 +  - Then go to "''/var/www/cgi-bin/openwebmail/etc''" and edit the configuration files:  
 +    - Change "''openwebmail.conf''" according to: <code> 
 +domainnames             auto                                                                                                                                 
 +auth_module             auth_unix.pl                                                                                                                         
 +mailspooldir            /var/spool/mail                                                                                                                      
 +ow_cgidir               /var/www/cgi-bin/openwebmail                                                                                                         
 +ow_cgiurl               /cgi-bin/openwebmail                                                                                                                 
 +ow_htmldir              /var/www/openwebmail                                                                                                                 
 +ow_htmlurl              /                                                                                                                                    
 +logfile                 /var/log/openwebmail.log      
 +</code> 
 +    - Change directory to "''/var/www/cgi-bin/openwebmail/etc/defaults''", edit ''auth_unix conf'' to become <code>                                                                                                                                                            
 +passwdfile_plaintext    /etc/passwd                                                                                                                          
 +passwdfile_encrypted    /etc/shadow                                                                                                                          
 +passwdmkdb              none 
 +</code> 
 +    - In directory "''/var/www/cgi-bin/openwebmail/etc/defaults''", edit ''db.conf'' as follows: <code> 
 +dbm_ext                 .db                                                                                                                                  
 +dbmopen_ext             .db                                                                                                                                  
 +dbmopen_haslock         no< 
 +/code> 
 +    - Then, change directory to "''/var/www/cgi-bin/openwebmail''" and run <code bash> 
 +./openwebmail-tool.pl --init 
 +</code> 
 +  - After that, go to "''/var/www/cgi-bin/openwebmail''", check that there are files starting with a dot (like "''.openwebmail.pl''") and old-style filenames (like "''openwebmail.pl)''". Set the //suid// bit for these scripts: <code bash> 
 +chmod u+s openwebmail*.pl 
 +chmod u+s .openwebmail*.pl 
 +</code>
  
-chmod u+s openwebmail*.pl in /var/www/cgi-bin/openwebmail 
  
 try to write down all my movings until i forget it - finish in 2-3 days, i think. try to write down all my movings until i forget it - finish in 2-3 days, i think.
  
 ====== Links ====== ====== Links ======
-[[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/suidperl-in-slack-14-a-4175450139/]] + 
-[[http://openwebmail.org/openwebmail/doc/faq.txt]] +  * [[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/suidperl-in-slack-14-a-4175450139/]] 
-[[http://openwebmail.org/openwebmail/doc/readme.txt]] +  * [[http://openwebmail.org/openwebmail/doc/faq.txt]] 
-[[http://www.unixresources.net/linux/lf/45/archive/00/00/01/69/16969.html]] +  * [[http://openwebmail.org/openwebmail/doc/readme.txt]] 
-[[http://mail.savs.hcc.edu.tw/~chuavv/articles/openwebmail-en.html]] +  * [[http://www.unixresources.net/linux/lf/45/archive/00/00/01/69/16969.html]] 
-[[http://search.cpan.org/search?query=CGI&mode=all]] +  * [[http://mail.savs.hcc.edu.tw/~chuavv/articles/openwebmail-en.html]] 
-[[http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.3/INSTALL]]+  * [[http://search.cpan.org/search?query=CGI&mode=all]] 
 +  * [[http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.3/INSTALL]] 
 ====== Sources ====== ====== Sources ======
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-* With help of user phenixia2003 from LinuxQuestions.org Forums\\   +  * With help of user phenixia2003 from LinuxQuestions.org Forums   
- * Thanks for editing  [[wiki:user:alienbob | Eric Hameleers]]\\  +  * Thanks for editing  [[wiki:user:alienbob|Eric Hameleers]] 
-* Originally written by [[wiki:user:wisedraco|John Ciemgals]] 2013/02/14 05:12//+  * Originally written by [[wiki:user:wisedraco|John Ciemgals]] 
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