[Kolab-devel] FAQ for Kolab

[Bernhard Reiter]

On Monday 19 January 2004 12:30, Stephan Buys wrote:
> Patrick Ammann was so kind to compile a FAQ for us,
> I would like the list to review it and feed back on procedures,
> etc. Maybe there are some Frequently Asked Questions
> you could add to the list.

Attached my version and the diff to Patrick's.
My changes:
	Chanced to captial "I" at some places.
	Removed link to proprietary LDAP browser.
	Instead of naming MS plugins, link to the plug-overview page.

I'm not sure if the cyrreconstruct question is an FAQ, 
but I never had this problem and it just might need more explaination.

> As soon as we've had a couple of days for feedback I will
> publish the FAQ on the kolab website.

We could use the makefaq.py, it would give us
a lot more outputformat for the FAQ.
http://intevation.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs-kolab.cgi/doc/faq/

> Here's one ammendment I would suggest:
>
> -- How do I set the user quota?
> Set the userQuota attribute in LDAP.
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FAQ for KOLAB 1.0.x
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User
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Q: Can I use Outlook as a client?
A: Yes, if you only want to have emails it runs out of the box.
   If you want to use the Calender and Address book you will need
   an additional plugin. For limitations and plugin overview see:
	http://kolab.kde.org/kolab-plugins.html
   


Administration
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Q: How can I change the password from the manager?
A: First change the password entry rootpw in /kolab/etc/openldap/sldap.conf
   and restart the ldap server. Then change the password in 
   /kolab/etc/kolab/kolab.conf and then execute
   /kolab/etc/kolab/kolab -v -o

Q: How do I change the quota of a specific user?
A: You will need to login into cyrus and change
   the user quota there!
   Shell>cyradm localhost
   cyrus>listquota USER
   cyrus>setquota USER

Q: How do I change the global quota?
A: The global quota is use when a new user is added
   as his quota. To change the global quota,
   edit in the file /kolab/etc/kolab/imapd.conf
   the attribute "autocreatequota".

Q: How can I see the user data of the LDAP server?
A: You will need an ldap client.
   The hardcore commandline option is ldapsearch
   from openldap, but there are also more comfortable
   ldap browsers and editors like GQ (http://biot.com/gq/).

Q: How to add more than one alias per user?
A: You can add additional aliases to the
   /kolab/etc/kolab/virtual.template for an example
   see /kolab/etc/postfix/virtual
   At the end execute /kolab/etc/kolab/kolab -v -o 

Q: Is it possible to create some kind of mailing list using the
   web-administration tool?
A: No, not yet.

Q: Has anyone had any success with reconstructing a broken Cyrus mailbox using
   the cyrreconstruct tool?
A: It appears that naming mailbox with a dot as domain separator works better:
   cyrreconstruct -rf "user/myuser at mydomain.com" 

Q: What kind of tools exists to analyze the postfix logs?
A: You might have a look at isoqlog (http://www.enderunix.org/isoqlog/).

Q: Does Kolab support mailing lists?
A: Kolab does not support mailing lists directly. However
   you can add your lists in /kolab/etc/kolab/aliases.template.
   This aliases.template will not automatic copied to postfix. Simply
   copy it by hand to /kolab/etc/postfix/aliases. After this
   execute newaliases.


Installation
------------
Q: Kolab uses OpenPKG, but what is this exactly?
A: If you are new to OpenPKG it is worth having a look at
   the first Part (eight pages) of the OpenPKG slide set at
   http://www.openpkg.org/doc/slideset/openpkg.html/ to understand the
   problems OpenPKG tries to resolve, how it does so and what the target
   environments are.

Q: Where can I find a howto start?
A: You might have a look to the
   http://kroupware.kde.org/howto-kolab.html page.
   If you are looking for installation help for the kde client, read
   http://kroupware.kde.org/howto-kolab-kde-client.html.

Q: How can I add a virus filter?
A: Have a look to the excellent HOWTOs
   on the http://www.kolab.org page.

Q: How can I add a spam filter?
A: See the above answer.

Q: What about existing software installed on the server, does kolab replace does?
A: Kolab currently is packaged using the OpenPKG packaging system which also has
   source package. It all installs in a seperate subdirectory (e.g. /kolab). You have
   to make sure that no other software is using the ports that kolab will need!

Q: I´ve installed Kolab successfully on my Debian Woody. I have also created a
   user using the web interface and gave him a mail-address, but it won´t work.
A: Use the full email address for user name and the password to login via IMAP or HORDE.
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