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Legacy Forums => General Discussion (Legacy) => Topic started by: ajkeane on March 12, 2004, 11:19:52 AM
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I am just wondering how much interest there is out there for a custom ISO of SME with the following contribs installed as part of the install.
Backup2ws – Backup tool
Awstats – Web statistics tool
Update system – RPM update manager
Portopening – for opening firewall ports
Portscanning – for checking what ports are open
Serverstatus – for reporting on server statistics
Advanced workgroups – additional workgroup setup options
Dialup – modem configuration tool
Durep – hard drive usage statistics
Esi-lanlord – shows dhcp leases
Sarg – reports on users web statistics
Service control – allows services to be turned on/off
SME recycle bin – a samba shares recycle bin
Phpsysinfo – shows computer stats
These rpms and install scripts are also included in the ISO but are not installed.
Update RPM’s for PHP (Version 4.3.4)
Update for printer manager
Phpmyadmin – MySql tool
Proxy Pass – username and password web access
Squidguard – web filtering tool
Netjuke – web jukebox
Anti Virus – Clamav-amavis mail protection
Gallery – web photo album
Spammassassin – Spam fighting tool
Sarg activation script – the activation script for sarg reporting
Tony :-D
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sounds great, where can I get it?
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.. perhaps add a few more to the extras list:
James Prices contrib for Squid management
Robert van den Akers CUPS
MYSQL4
Damien Curtains Securemail
Darrell Mays Sysmon, e100, Webshare, Yum
Michiel Blotwijk LAT stuff
Site listing for the major contributors.
A posting where to find it :-)
Just my 2c worth
HTH
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And how about a version of squid compiled for more than 1024 file descriptors.
http://ccskavenger.lc-usa.net/SME(E-SMITH)/contribs/squid-mfds/squid-2.4.STABLE6-6.7.3.i386.rpm
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Thanks for the replys.
I will wait a few more days and see what else is suggested and then look at what I can do.
The current ISO is in use on three machines here and was put together due the fact that all of the installs had the same requirements.
Keep the feed back coming.
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Hi,
Great idea, how about:
user-manager
twiggi
rpms to update the server-manager to the new look
multi-pop
Regards,
Del :pint:
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The ISO is updated to the new look and feel. Hense the title SME-6.0.1-01.
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Great idea were's it at
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I would suggest that the AV scanning be set up as part and parcel of the install, rather than an optional extra?
The Fetchamil generator (to enable multiple POP3 pickups for an individual account) would also be a good addition IMHO. (I would credit the person responsible, but I can't find his name www.e-smith.dyndns.org )
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I do not have the bandwidth to sustain multiple downloads of the ISO but will look at what can be done to get it available for download.
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ajkeane, e-mail me if you need a place to host the ISO, when you are ready.
skavenger@netzero.net
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Thank you for the offer to host this ISO.
Anyone wanting to download the ISO can now do so at
http://ccskavenger.lc-usa.net/SME(E-SMITH)/ISOs/6.01-Custom/
I have installed it on three different machine without any problems but as usual you choose to use this ISO at you own risk.
If you have any problems or thoughts on it please let me know.
I will look into including the other options mentioned above when I have time.
Tony
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Hi I just install it's good.
Anyway i think if u can add the Phpgroupware and osCommerce in to this going to be rocks.
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Thanks for the feedback. There is a bit of work to do on the ISO and a feww more things that I would like to add.
I will look into these two as time allows.
Tony
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Great Idea...
I couldn't get the iso - but I'll keep trying.
I'm about to deploy about 9 of these nationwide and this would save me a lot of work setting them up.
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I'd love to get this ISO as well
Anyone got any experience of using Bittorrent to host this kind of file?
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Hi Tony,
Downloaded and installed it last night, excellent work please keep us posted if you add any other rpms, for me the multi-pop by Vincent Filali would be great. Thanks again for sharing this ISO with us.
Regards,
Del
8-)
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Hi.
I just stumbled onto this thread... I'm thinking about upgrading to v. 6, so this ISO sounds very interesting.
I would like to suggest this:
http://www.dungog.net/sme/howto/delegate.php
It's a procmail web-input system, so individual users can create mail processing rules for themselves.
Regards!
LC
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Hi!
Great work! Perhaps you would consider adding the following to your iso...
1) Egroupware (egroupware.org) - a successor(?) to phpgroupware that loads in an ibay.
2) OSCommerce MS2 - a stable version that many of their contributions have been developed against. Not a CVS version...
3) Forgive me, I can't remember the name of the contrib right now [a long day... :) ], but it allows the admin to setup email addresses for different virtual domains using the same username (ie - sales@comp1.com and sales@comp2.com are different accounts). Perhaps it was a dugong contrib gpl?
Thanks.
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I suggest adding sysmon, isoqlog and mrtg for nice overviews of system activity.
Newest sysmon here: http://www.lordsfam.net/ (seems to be down right now)
mrtg: http://sme.swerts-knudsen.dk/
isoqlog (works nice on 6.0): http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/smeserver/contribs/saco/contrib/saco-mitel-isoqlog/
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Sysmon is already included. The othe items I will look into.
Tony
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Backup2ws – Backup tool
Tony :-D
Darrells Backup2ws doesn't work completely with version 6 as noted by Darrell were you able to find the bug?
Also would one be able to install this as an upgrade or only on a fresh install?
Thanks, Ken
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Ken
The ISO has been used to upgrade existing installs though I have not done so myself.
The version of backup2ws that I installed was the version released by Darrel with what I thought was the bug fix. As far as I know it is working O.K.
Tony
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allows the admin to setup email addresses for different virtual domains using the same username (ie - sales@comp1.com and sales@comp2.com are different accounts). Perhaps it was a dugong contrib gpl?
that would be great where does this contrib hide!
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Try here: http://dungog.net/sme/purchase.php
I thimk this is the one, not too sure.
Regards,
Del :pint:
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Got it - Installed it - Love it...
Putting it on a live server today.
Thanks for the hard work.
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Can you explain how (via a howto) that you installed the RPM's as part of the install? I am building an ISO image and would like to have the ISO install everything?
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The how to for building a custom ISO is available at
http://no.longer.valid/phpwiki/index.php/Mitel%20SME%20Server%20-%20custom%20iso%20How%20To
It is quite a simple process but if you run into any problems let me know and I will help in any way possible.
Tony
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Is this release (6.0.1.01custom) and just announced 6.0.1.01 contribs.org release related at all or it is just parallel and independent build?
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Boris,
Looking at the changelog on ibiblio those two isos are quite different.
The contribs.org release, "takeoff" is basically a 6.01 "new look" iso with some errorfixes.
As jeff coleman suggested go have a look at:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/smeserver/releases/6.0.1/changelog.txt
Regards
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... I HATE this timeout business :hammer: :-?
This is why 1/2 in here is GUESTS
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Great Idea...
I couldn't get the iso - but I'll keep trying.
I'm about to deploy about 9 of these nationwide and this would save me a lot of work setting them up.
What happens now that official SMS6.0.1 is released ?
Can it be a 6.0.2?
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Thank you for the offer to host this ISO.
Anyone wanting to download the ISO can now do so at
http://ccskavenger.lc-usa.net/SME(E-SMITH)/ISOs/6.01-Custom/
I have installed it on three different machine without any problems but as usual you choose to use this ISO at you own risk.
If you have any problems or thoughts on it please let me know.
I will look into including the other options mentioned above when I have time.
Tony
Little comments/questions:
- SME recycle bin: how often the recycle bins are erased ?
- Dialup should be install as an option
- PHP 4.3.4, Update for printer manager, Anti Virus, Sarg activation script should be installed by default no as a post install
- spamassassin should be installed but not activated
- does the Anti Virus scans ibays ans emails?
- mysql should be updated to 4 and innodb tables support activated
Can't this iso be a 6.0.2 ?
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I am looking at completing further cganges to this custom ISO that would include an optional install screen for the other rpms. I am also looking at the inclusion of all of the other programs listed in previous posts.
Bear with me on this. The next release should have a lot more in it. I will look at the naming convention to try and differentiate from the current Contribs release a bit more clearly.
Tony
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ajkeane, thank you for all the efforts. It is great. I love it. One question though, I notice that the "Test Internet Connection" disappears from the server console after I have upgraded. Where did it go, and how to bring it back?
thanks,
Leonardo
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maybe you would include Hylafax as an option !!
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The test internet connection was removed when the new look was introduced. I do not know how to get it back as an option.
Tony
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Hi
OK I'm late into this and was wanting clarification of sothing.
Am I right in assuming that this custom ISO is based on SME 6.0 and not the 6.01 from Contribs?
Also I assume from a few comments that there will be another custom ISO in the pipeline based on 6.01?
This would be great.
I am torn now what the best thing to do is - do i get the custom disk based on 6.0 and wait for the next edition or do i get the new 6.01 and wait for the new custom disk. Choice choices...
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my friend, linux is all about choices. This is what makes it fun and beautiful.
As I understand it, both are based on 6.0 final. The changes are minor, only few bug fixes and re-designing the look and feel of the distribution. That's all. The ISO provided by our friend Tony has more options and customized in a way that meets most of our requirements, which is good. If you want those additions, then get the custom ISO from Tony. If you want to keep with the same options as of 6.0 final, but with the new look, get the fresh ISO issued by contribs.
Good luck,
Leonardo
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May I also suggest adding VNC and Dialin as options. Those will be great additions. Thank you again.
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that was the dream ISO. Thank you Tony.
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I am looking at completing further cganges to this custom ISO that would include an optional install screen for the other rpms. I am also looking at the inclusion of all of the other programs listed in previous posts.
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Are the honcho's at contrib.org following this thread? Based on the interest shown here, perhaps making this 'optional install screen' for custom rpms should be a STANDARD feature of the SME install!? I'm sure lots of people would like to have a custom script where their favorite options can be added to system. Particularly ones pretested and configured for the specific iso image!
Perhaps contribs.org could raise money by providing access to this 'custom' ISO for maybe $20.00/$25.00 to offset the work involved (keeping the base iso free). Perhaps the individuals that have contributed TESTED and UPDATED contributions would like to have their work included in this "lazy admin's" iso. Perhaps a revenue sharing formula could be derived to induce contributors to participate in this iso project by splitting half of the $20.00/$25.00 contribution amoung all of the individual contributors (the other half going to contribs.org).
Such a system could conceivably:
1 - Raise money for the contribs.org project to fund base iso development and maintenance.
2 - Keep the distro free for those willing to install the add-on's themselves
3 - Compensate the contributors with a token payment for the add-on's that they contribute.
4 - Ensure that the available add-on's are up-to-date and tested with each new iso release or they don't get included on the iso.
5 - Increase participation in the SME project overall!
Just my 2 cents worth... If you don't like the ideas, don't flame - just ignore. If you do like the idea - speak up with your own thoughts!
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I am also looking at the inclusion of all of the other programs listed in previous posts.
Just use the Darell May yum contrib! It can be a yum repository on the cdrom or on the SME itself...
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The test internet connection was removed when the new look was introduced. I do not know how to get it back as an option.
Tony
I believe it would have been removed due to the fact that it contacted Mitel to confirm internet access. It is quite easy to put it back by replacing the particular file involved when creating the iso. It's a feature that I used often and would have thought that it would have been preferable to modify it to contact a different server (contribs.org perhaps?) rather than remove it entirely.
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I downloaded this iso. It worked great. My only regret is that the new look does not have a Test Internet Access line any more.:hammer:
Thanks for doing this much improved iso
Stuart :pint:
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I will look at including it in the next release. Thanks for the feed back.
Tony
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The test internet connection was removed when the new look was introduced. I do not know how to get it back as an option.
Tony
I believe it would have been removed due to the fact that it contacted Mitel to confirm internet access. It is quite easy to put it back by replacing the particular file involved when creating the iso. It's a feature that I used often and would have thought that it would have been preferable to modify it to contact a different server (contribs.org perhaps?) rather than remove it entirely.
It seems to have been removed from e-smith-base according to the changelog:
* Thu Dec 18 2003 contribs.org <bugs@contribs.org>
- [4.14.1-13]
- update console and removed testInternet.pl
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How long is this iso going to be available, I cannot get to a decent download place for a day or two. Would like to get it, just what the doctor ordered... Thanks.
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Tony,
I have translated the SM and UM into Slovenian language. Are you interested in adding this files into the custom or next contribs.org distro?!?!
Cheers,
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The ISO will be available. It will not dissapear any time soon. 404 people have downloaded it so far, and I am sure more will.
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Dextor
Let me know where to get the additional files and I will look at including them.
Tony
Marco
I would just like to express my thanks to you for hosting the ISO. There is no way that I could have sustained such a large number of downloads. Without you and your generosity none of this could have happened. This just shows what happens when a group of like minded people get together and create something needed by the community. The support has been wonderful. :lol:
Thank you
Tony
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1) do you have a list of where you got all these additional packages? And what versions are installed?
2) do you plan to have all the additional packages available in a yum repository, so updating them when updates are available is easy for the installed base?
3) can I use this iso to update a standard 6.0.1-01.iso?
Thanks
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The list of all installed RPM's is available at
http://www.keane.co.nz/modules/mydownloads/
Along with a CD cover design.
The contribs are all available from contribs.org and I have found them over the last eight or so months and built up the ISO from my personal experience. I have not put together a directory of where I found them and do not see me doing so in the near future.
I do not have any plans to use Yum at this stage.
I would see no reason why you could not use the ISO to upgrade from a standard 6.01-01 install. I have not however done this so back up and do so at your own risk.
Tony
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Hi, Tony!
As my contribution to the community I would gladly put an ibay at your disposal up to say 5 or 6 Gb (the limitation is backup tape capability) on my SME6.0.1-01.
My upload bandwidth is limited to a mere 256kbit, hovewer, so it should perhaps not be the primary choice.
On the other hand, if download possibilities are spread around the world, perhaps the load will not exceed reasonable limits, taking the timezones into consideration (as you may have seen I'm located in Europe).
If you're interested, just tell me how. Drop me a personal mail if you like.
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I read about this nice ISO and are about to upgrade but the link doesn´t work. Anyone know if it is just now or if i´m to late?
RonX
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Motivated by Tony’s effort to create a custom ISO and armed by excellent how-to by Darrell May, last week I’ve tried to create a custom ISO myself based first on Tony’s ISO and latter on “official” 6.0.1-01 image. I’ve included a couple of updates rpm’s and more add-ons in the extra folder since it was a plenty of space left on the CD.
It was soo easy (while following how-to) that I would encourage anyone who has a need for custom cdrom (install this server on the regular base) just to try to build it.
I’ve tested image first by installing from it to VMWare and after success burn it to CDR.
I’ve already install-tested it on the new servers over this weekend and happy with the results.
Just try it; you would be wondering why you didn’t do it before.
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Hi all,
I've added this location to download:
http://biopsychiat.com/sme/CustomSME/smeserver-6[1].01-01custom.iso
or
http://80.165.32.82/sme/CustomSME/smeserver-6[1].01-01custom.iso
Thanks to Tony.
Greg
PS: Boris is right - it's easy...
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Hello Tony, thanks for the sme custom iso.
I have a couple of questions, which I wouldn’t mind answering…
1. Have you built a custom iso from sme 6.0.1 ? I’ve tried a couple of times but get a /etc/ks.cfg error
2. What did you do differently from Darrells excellent howto to build your sme6 iso ? I can build from 5.6 no problems, but not 6
tia
Dean :-o
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Boris, why don't you offer a copy of your custom ISO for download. I would definitely like to have it tested on my servers.
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Ken
The version of backup2ws that I installed was the version released by Darrel with what I thought was the bug fix. As far as I know it is working O.K.
Tony
After seeing this I found Darrels website http://myezserver.com/phpBB2/ and sure enough was able to backtrack to the version 6 beta via those forums- trying to find it via contribs.org kept me lost as the main reference here is only to the 5.6 version.
Thanks, Ken
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Hello,
Many thanks to Tony for building a custom ISO.
I've also been trying to get a download of the custom ISO. Aparrently, the links are very busy.
I'm not sure if many of you are experiencing the same download problems.
Anyhow, I've got some bandwidth to spare(about a T1). If anyone got the iso, email me and I'll set up an FTP account to upload the image, in return I'll put the iso on my server for anyone to download if they have connections problems.
ftp://vicky.igloosys.com/sme
Hope this helps.
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hots
sme@igloosys.com
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Thanks everyone for the great feed back. I am still working on the next release and will keep you all informed.
We are experiencing some probelms with the download areas at the moment but are working to resolve these please be patient and we will get it running again.
I am setting up links to the available download areas at http://keane.co.nz and will be keeping the latest developments up to date there.
There will be more links appearing as we get them set up and we will advise of these when they are ready. Thank you to all of the people who have offered to host the ISO. Without these generous offers none of this would have been able to be achieved.
I am also working to compile a list of the suggested additions to the ISO and the proposed process to see this to fruition. This will be located on my website when completed and your continued feedback and assistance is appreciated in getting the right mix for another release.
If anyone is interested in a colaborated effort to see a more comprehensive ISO released please contact me and we can start to iron out what is needed.
As always keep up the feedback without it we cannot progress.
Tony
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Hello !!
FIRST: THANX A LOT FOR ALL THE WORKS about e-smith !!
I have a question:
if I have understand now we have the official release of e-smith
the 6.0.1
and some variants.
how can I chosse between the official and one, two, 10 or 100 variants of the official ?
If I have a problem with one rpm in one variant, only people with the same variant can/want help me no ?
I prefer one e-smith who growth slowly than 10 e-smith like who born everywhere ....
I hope you have understand me my englihis so poor !! :roll:
Thx for comments !
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Taltos
You are right we do now have a official 6.01-01 realease.
The custom ISO is based on the 6.03B realease with the same updates that the 6.01-01 release has alond with a series of contribs that most people use already installed.
This was mainly created as a simplified way for people to get everything up and running as quickly as possible from a new install. (Its saves you searching for the contribs)
I hope this helps.
Tony
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Boris, why don't you offer a copy of your custom ISO for download. I would definitely like to have it tested on my servers.
Two reasons
1. I don't have enough bandwidth for multiple downloads.
2. Mine version includes some paid add-ons and apps that I've purchased and use.
Since generate iso image very easy, I can stripe those apps, recreate ISO and upload it (once) to the mirror if somebody willing to distribute it.
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@Boris
like which programs/rpms do you have that Tony doesn't in his iso? It'd be great if you two could merge your ideas and create just one custom .iso. I'd definitely host it but so far last 3 days have been unsucessful trying to download it.
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It'd be great if you two could merge your ideas and create just one custom .iso.
The custom should be really custom and not another serial production iso. Everybody like to include the packages THEY need and not the ones chosen for them by someone else.
I just tried to encourage users with special demands and needs to try to build their own CUSTOM for their specific preferences image.
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I agree that building a cutom ISO is quite easy and would encourage anyone to have a go.
That said I don't see alot of advantage in there being a whole lot of different custom ISO's being hosted. This would be quite confusing for people new to SME. My aim was always to provide a simple install of the most used RPM's. I based my ISO on those RPM's that I use most.
I also agree that further developement of the ISO is needed.
I apologise to those of you that have been unable to get the ISO. I have been unable at this time to resolve the issues with the original host of the ISO. (HE is out of town on business.)
There are a couple of other sites set up for downloads. Not all are ready to go as yet but try one of these and if you have further problems let me know. I would hope that all of the links will be up soon.
http://ideast.dk/sme
ftp://vicky.igloosys.com
http://80.165.32.82/sme/CustomSME
http://ccskavenger.lc-usa.net/SME(E-SMITH)/ISOs/6.01-Custom/
I will establish links to all of these sites from the downloads area at http://keanes.co.nz
Thanks again to those have assisted in the endevour.
Tony
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AJ's ISO is now available from my download area on http://ideast.dk/sme/ajkeane/CustomSME, and I'm just finishing off rsyncing a mirror of the contribs area (from ibiblio) too, so other goodies will be available as well.
A word of warning, though !
My upload bandwidth is limited to a mere 256Kbit, so for getting large files my site probably shouldn't be everybodys first choice.
But after having read about the trouble people have had just getting started on a download I felt that the more locations there are to choose from, the better (I know what they mean, having just spent the better part of 8 hours rsyncing it).
Tony (ajkeane) and Greg (Gregers Wegener) have helped me setting up the download area (thxs for that), and I'm proud to present it to the community as an alternative in 'times of trouble' with other locations.
I'll do my very best to keep it updated.
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Thanks for that Willy.
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http://www.mrbass.org/linux/smeserver
100MBit connection ...abuse the heck outta it.
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Hi all,
I installed the custom version and it runs well and am very happy with it apart from the fact I need to get into spam assassin to change the filter level as it not catching all that I would like it too. I am sure I used to have to do that via a user-manager panel?
But maybe I am wrong on that.
Could somebody advise me on this.
I am quite happy to log in at the prompt and adjust it from there if somebody tells me how.
Reagrds
John
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You should have a Spam Assassin panel in the configuration area in the server-manager.
I have now created and MD5 checksum for the ISO it is available in the download area at http://keane.co.nz I have also included a how to so that people know how to run a check sum. This is taken from the wiki here at contribs.
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Hi
Nope - its not there. I assume this means something has gone wrong with the install?
Boogy :-?
OK what should I be doing to try and rectify this?
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http://www.mrbass.org/linux/smeserver
100MBit connection ...abuse the heck outta it.
Wnderful, I been trying to get this iso for 2 days now, just read this post, and enjoying a 53kbps download as I write! To the provider: THANKS. To other awainting in the cue:go for it! chris
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Linuxnerd
Can you confirm that you followed the install instructions included on the CD and used the install script supplied.
Do you have anything at the bottom of the server-manager panel under unknown?
Tony
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I gennerally like the idear of a custom iso. But I agree with Tony, that it shoul only include the most popular contribs. Many of the surgestions posted in this thread concerns conntribs with a reallative few users.
I surgest that either Tony on contribs.org make a poll on what contribs are used on the sme servers around the world. Maybe starting a new thread, where everybody can list the different contribs they use. After collecting a fore a while we can have the poll. and the decide what contribs are used the most.
It would be a problem having to many contribs on a custom iso because you would run into the issue of have out af date versions or having to make a new iso every day.
Personally I like the contribs section of this site. However I think that many contribs never makes it in there or are postede in versions to different server versions. Basically a remake of the contrib section and a better use of it would solve many problems. Problems that we now try to solve by making a custom iso.
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I surgest that either Tony on contribs.org make a poll on what contribs are used on the sme servers around the world. Maybe starting a new thread, where everybody can list the different contribs they use. After collecting a fore a while we can have the poll. and the decide what contribs are used the most.
This is a great idea. And yes, too many contrib/requests will render the iso difficult to manage and maintain. Lets have a survey of what people uses - bare minimum - and arrive at a standard basic distro - with documentation please.
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Hi
I tried fixing this by downloading the spamassassin rpm but when i went to load it it says its already installed.
So why is there nothing in the server-manager window?
Any ideas?
Regards
john
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John
As I asked above can you confirm how you did the original install.
Tony
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Hi
I tried fixing this by downloading the spamassassin rpm but when i went to load it it says its already installed.
So why is there nothing in the server-manager window?
john
John, I had the same problem for a while, until I visited http://sme.swerts-knudsen.dk and used his howto and download area to reinstall SpamAssassin.
Remember to post-upgrade and reboot afterwards.
Good luck !
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http://www.mrbass.org/linux/smeserver
100MBit connection ...abuse the heck outta it.
I recently downloaded the 6.01custom.iso and checked the md5 myself, but want to verify if this is correct
c6dfb968c9ea503fdd7e69c88ec94a80
Thanks.
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I am new to all this but I would like to thank Tony (ajkeane) for the suggestion of a custom SME it sounds like a great idea as the basic SME is sadly lacking many facilities. I have tried to download the ISO from http://ccskavenger.lc-usa.net/SME(E-SMITH)/ISOs/6.01-Custom/ but without success. I will keep trying and keep you informed of my progress and give feedback as and when. I have a question though not being a Linux guru, when I apply an update in the form of rpms do I have to also apply the srpms using the standard e-smith procedure. Any comments
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I recently downloaded the 6.01custom.iso and checked the md5 myself, but want to verify if this is correct
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correct.
A question from me: how do you switch on html quotes????
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I am new to all this but I would like to thank Tony (ajkeane) for the suggestion of a custom SME it sounds like a great idea as the basic SME is sadly lacking many facilities. I have tried to download the ISO from http://ccskavenger.lc-usa.net/SME(E-SMITH)/ISOs/6.01-Custom/ but without success. I will keep trying and keep you informed of my progress and give feedback as and when. I have a question though not being a Linux guru, when I apply an update in the form of rpms do I have to also apply the srpms using the standard e-smith procedure. Any comments
Hi Robryan,
No you don't need to use the srpms, well I never have.
Hope this helps.
Rgeards,
Del :pint:
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Everyone.
Please note that there is s folder on the CD called other_rpmsif you go to this folder you will find the install scripts for spamassassin and a few other things. The rpms for teh php upgrade and a how to on how to do it.
I have included quite a bit of information there for people to use.
I hope this helps.
Tony
P.S. Rememeber that the cd cover and rpm list along with other info is available at http://keane.co.nz.
Tony
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Anyone having trouble downloading from
http://ccskavenger.lc-usa.net/SME(E-SMITH)/ISOs/6.01-Custom/ please send me a copy of the error message you are getting. This is a T-1 connection and I need to find out what is happening. Here is a direct link
http://ccskavenger.lc-usa.net/SME(E-SMITH)/ISOs/6.01-Custom/smeserver-6[1].01-01custom.iso
Send the errors to skavenger@netzero.net
Thanks
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Oops !
I've been having newbie troubles with establishing automatic syncronisation of my download area.
Sorry for any inconvenience or broken downloads this morning (CET (GMT+1)).
Tommorrow morning, all problems should have disappeared.
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Just installed this customised version. Whoaaa... This is the Rolls Royce of server, thanks to the combination of the new release from Contrib.org and the work done in NZ. And some decent documentation to top it all!
Leaving aside antivirus etc is a good idea, made it easy to install dungog antivirus + H+BEDV and a few paid packages. I would not add anything really to the core distribution, additional contrib could be added to "other rpms" with how-tos and notes. Many thanks for sharing your work. chris.
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Hi
I just installed from the cd and followed the screens did not do anything with scripts.
I can't access the scripts on the CD either as I have never been able to get a CD-ROM to mount :-(
Sorry to be a pain!
John
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Hi
I just installed from the cd and followed the screens did not do anything with scripts.
I can't access the scripts on the CD either as I have never been able to get a CD-ROM to mount :-(
Sorry to be a pain!
John
Have you ran at command line...
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
if that one dont work try...
mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom
The hdc is the normal setting on a pc with ide hd as pri master and cdrom as sec master.
To umount cdrom just do...
umount /mnt/cdrom
or type...
eject
HTH
PS. Im currently downloading this iso from igloosys.com and currently getting 40K, so im having a :pint: while i wait :-D
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http://slscanada.com/SME/smeserver-6[1].01-01custom.iso
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OK OK
Which smart ass fixed the CD-ROM mounting without telling me and making look like a right newbie!
Can mount CD and will search out these scripts and give them a go.
:-)
Regards
John
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Hi
Most excellent it works!
Feeling brave now may try the clamav next.
No groans from the back row please!
Cheers
John
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John
It's good to hear that things are going well for you. I have generally just used putty to copy the other RPM's folder to the root directory and the run the sh command to get the install under way.
My plan is to have the folder copied over during install on the next release so that should make it easier.
Also if anyone has ideas on further how to's etc that should be included please flick me an email, it would also help in the collating of additional packages to include if you could all send me an email of your idea's.
Thanks again for the feedback.
Tony
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Hello Tony, thanks for the sme custom iso.
I have a couple of questions, which I wouldn’t mind answering…
1. Have you built a custom iso from sme 6.0.1 ? I’ve tried a couple of times but get a /etc/ks.cfg error
2. What did you do differently from Darrells excellent howto to build your sme6 iso ? I can build from 5.6 no problems, but not 6
tia
Dean :-o
I have done custom iso's for 6 also using the how-to for 5.6, either there are typographical errors or there are some changes between version 5.6 and 6 as I had to modify what I did slightly to make it work. It wasn't too hard though, just took a bit of head scratching to work out what was wrong. I'm not sure if results would vary depending on what version of sme you are actually using as the dev box (I was using a version 6 box as my version 5.6 boxes were retired already)
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There is newer how-to for version 6.x by Darrell May that works flawlessly.
If somebody wants to try, use new how-to to avoid head scratching.
;-)
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netjuke works great...not sure if it's that much better than the original mp3 jukebox (forgot what it was called) though. I think I'll try to get that one working too. Took about 30 mins or so to install ALT-F1 | ALF-F2 many many times.
In the howto it says the dude couldn't ftp the inc-prefs.php to his /var/html/etc dir. I had no problems though.
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Hi
I even seemm to have managed to install CLamav - Whoa!
Got the happiest and best of this OS I have ever had in the last few years!
I don't know what you can and can't do concerning better ways to install but I would have thought a stage in the configure server process that enables you to choose what options like spamassassin you want and goes away and sorts it out would be great. I think somewhere in this thread somebody else mentioned something like this?
Regards
John (very happy bunny!)
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Just a thought. Why don't you include one folder for the tools that we usually use, i.e. putty, WinSCP, etc. This way we can have everything handy in one place.
Sam
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Just a thought. Why don't you include one folder for the tools that we usually use, i.e. putty, WinSCP, etc. This way we can have everything handy in one place.
Sam
on the cd, go: /other rpms/other information and all of your dreams will come true. PS: just got my new box online, best distro ever!
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Can someone kindly clue me about SARG report? I have no ideas what it is all about... Its there, the parent directory is now dated 26/3/04 and links to my primary page, the other directories are still dated 18 Jul 2002 and do nothing.
Many thanks. chris.
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Tony,
i have recently installed 6.01 as my gateway/server.
i was wondering could i backup the config, install the your custom addition and restore the backup, to save me setting all my users/mail etc...
cheers
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Hi Mark,
I used Tony's custom ISO to upgrade my SME 6.3Beta test server and evrything worked OK including the additional rpms in Tony's ISO. You should still do a full back up first if it is your working server! I didn't have to worry as mine was done on a test server. Hope this helps.
Regards,
Del :pint:
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on the cd, go: /other rpms/other information and all of your dreams will come true. PS: just got my new box online, best distro ever!
Thanks. I got it.
Sam
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When I try to create my own ISO, everything goes smooth until the very last order:
/root/smeserver/cdrom/devtools/buildiso smeserver-6.0.1-01
This is the error that I receive:
/usr/bin/mkisofs: Missing pathspec.
Usage: mkisofs [options] file...
Would anyone please let me know what this means and how to solve it?
thanks,
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Can someone kindly clue me about SARG report?
Sarge report is the 'visual log' of squidguard internet filtering. In there as time goes by you can view the history of all computers on your lan and their accesses.
Craig
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Ok, so I've deleted files from a samba share. How do I get them back?
Sorry for being stupid n all but I just cant see where to look. the smb.conf doesn't appear to have any reference to recycle bins
R
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Where are the controls for the esi-lanlord? Should there be a server-manager panel, and I've broken something?
R
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Ok, so I've deleted files from a samba share. How do I get them back?
Sorry for being stupid n all but I just cant see where to look. the smb.conf doesn't appear to have any reference to recycle bins
R
The recycle bin should automatically appear in the folder from which you deleted the files.
Tony
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Where are the controls for the esi-lanlord? Should there be a server-manager panel, and I've broken something?
R
There seems to be a problem with having this RPM install at initial install. You will need to uninstall and reinstall the RPM.
Tony
P.S. I will make the RPM available at http://www.keane.co.nz it is also available in the contribs section here.
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Maybe the recycle bin RPM falls into the same boat? When I deleted something from the samba share it just deleted. No recycle bin appeared :(
I shall try uninstall/reinstall
R
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Ok, so what I have just learnt is that the recycle bin works on the user's samba share, but not on the ibays that are shared. Any ideas on what bit of the box I need to hit to fix this?
R
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The RPM places a custom-template in
/etc/e-smith/custom-templates/etc/samba/recycle.conf
I have not looked at what else it does on install.
Tony
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The RPM also creates recycle.so in
usr/lib/samba/vfs
Tony
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Ok, I just don't get it. I've had a look at recycle.conf, and there is nothing there that would suggest anything about where it does and doesn't work.
I've had a look a smb.conf, and as far as I can tell, the only reference to a recycle bin is at the top of the file. So Im assuming that it should apply to all the shares. It doesn't tho.
Im starting to pull my hair out over this, what am I doing wrong?
R
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I am just wondering how much interest there is out there for a custom ISO of SME with the following contribs installed as part of the install.
Backup2ws – Backup tool
Awstats – Web statistics tool
Update system – RPM update manager
Portopening – for opening firewall ports
Portscanning – for checking what ports are open
Serverstatus – for reporting on server statistics
Advanced workgroups – additional workgroup setup options
Dialup – modem configuration tool
Durep – hard drive usage statistics
Esi-lanlord – shows dhcp leases
Sarg – reports on users web statistics
Service control – allows services to be turned on/off
SME recycle bin – a samba shares recycle bin
Phpsysinfo – shows computer stats
These rpms and install scripts are also included in the ISO but are not installed.
Update RPM’s for PHP (Version 4.3.4)
Update for printer manager
Phpmyadmin – MySql tool
Proxy Pass – username and password web access
Squidguard – web filtering tool
Netjuke – web jukebox
Anti Virus – Clamav-amavis mail protection
Gallery – web photo album
Spammassassin – Spam fighting tool
Sarg activation script – the activation script for sarg reporting
Tony :-D
Hi, is there anyone who can confirm if the portopening contrib made by Darrell May and found here http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/dmay/mitel/contrib/portopening/SME5.6/ works on a SME 6.0.1-01 box in Server and Gateway mode?
I need to open some (FTP) ports to be able to telebank with the ABN AMRO OfficeNet Extra software and I used this commands in SME 5.5:
modprobe -r ip_masq_ftp
and
modprobe ip_masq_ftp ports=21,41,42,62,63
I only have a SME 6.0.1-01 in Server only mode for testing purposes so trying above commands and Darrell's contrib doesn't work because there are no active firewall rules in server only mode as I understand well.
So...my problem is, I can't testing it but I have to know :) Can anyone tell me if I can still use the above modprobe commands and/or the portopening contrib on the newest SME version?
TIA![/b]
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Hi, is there anyone who can confirm if the portopening contrib made by Darrell May and found here http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/dmay/mitel/contrib/portopening/SME5.6/ works on a SME 6.0.1-01 box in Server and Gateway mode?
I need to open some (FTP) ports to be able to telebank with the ABN AMRO OfficeNet Extra software and I used this commands in SME 5.5:
modprobe -r ip_masq_ftp
and
modprobe ip_masq_ftp ports=21,41,42,62,63
I only have a SME 6.0.1-01 in Server only mode for testing purposes so trying above commands and Darrell's contrib doesn't work because there are no active firewall rules in server only mode as I understand well.
So...my problem is, I can't testing it but I have to know :) Can anyone tell me if I can still use the above modprobe commands and/or the portopening contrib on the newest SME version?
TIA![/b]
Never mind...Darrell's contrib works fine on SME 6.0.1-01. You only need to install the dmc rpm and not the e-smith rpm (used with SME 5.6).
The ABN AMRO telebanking software works fine with this :)
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just downloading it now for my home server (was on 6.0).
it sounds like its gonna rock (i have been using SME since v4 :-) )
if anyone is interested, once i have it installed & configured i can setup a bit torrent tracker for it and host it off of my server..... not that fast but once a few ppl d/load it from there the speeds should be quite good ;-)
In the mean time, http://hydr0g3n.kicks-ass.net/smeserver-6.01-01custom.iso (max 30Kb/s tho im only on 256K/bit Upload :-( ) but another server cant hurt :-)
you can contact me on admin@hydr0g3n.kicks-ass.net :-D
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Hello all
Congratulations for the discussion.
I have a doubt:
Can I perform a backup to workstation in my 5.6 and restore it in the new 6.0.1-custom instalation?
Will the configurations backed up in the 5.6 work well in the 6.01-custom?
Thank you
Pedro
Oporto - Portugal
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Can I perform a backup to workstation in my 5.6 and restore it in the new 6.0.1-custom instalation?
Will the configurations backed up in the 5.6 work well in the 6.01-custom?
I would think this will work. I simply did an upgrade on my 5.6 server & that worked to perfection.
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Can I perform a backup to workstation in my 5.6 and restore it in the new 6.0.1-custom instalation?
Will the configurations backed up in the 5.6 work well in the 6.01-custom?
I would think this will work. I simply did an upgrade on my 5.6 server & that worked to perfection.
Thank's
I'll try that and afterwards I'll post the feed back to this forum.
Best regards
Pedro
Oporto - Portugal
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Just wanted to say great work, thanks!
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This makes a whole lot of sense, thanks for the time and effort.
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Can I perform a backup to workstation in my 5.6 and restore it in the new 6.0.1-custom instalation?
Will the configurations backed up in the 5.6 work well in the 6.01-custom?
Nope - that will not work. The directory structure is different.
Why not do the backup - then upgrade with the ISO. Then you can backup to a new location - maintaining the original '5.6' backup for safety reasons??
Rgds
Greg
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I wonder if Snort and Acid could be included?
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Hi Tony,
I have installed your custom ISO on my home server and so far so good, thanks for the good work. My question is: Do I need to install this - initscripts-6.67-1es26.i386.rpm - for the bug fix? Or is it already done. Thanks again.
Regards,
Del
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Yes you do need to install the updated RPM this was released after the Custom ISO.
Tony
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I am unable to view system monitor with my browser when SME custom was installed on my server. Am able to view when installed on Virtual Machine. Any idea what went wrong?
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Great job Tony. I am trying to do a custom iso based on Darell's Howto for SME 6.0.x but i have hard time finding the rpm's. Is there a mirror where i can find them?
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http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/hpe/devtools-6.01/dev-rpms/
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Thank you Boris.
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Just wanted to add my congrats - a fabulous job.
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Hello All,
I thought I would start a new topic for this issue regarding the System Monitor in the custom ISO 6.01-01.
I recently setup a SME Server using the custom ISO. When I was reviewing the configuration through the webserver I noticed that the System Monitor graphs showed up as red X's. What should be the graph showing bandwidth usage shows up as an red X with the text title directly above it. None of the graphs under system monitor work at all. Its like the links to the graphs are broken in the webserver.
Has anyone else experienced this? Does anybody have any ideas as to what to check?
Any advice is much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Flip
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Flip
I just reinstalled sysmon and got a message saying "If you are upgrading from a previous version you must remove
all rrd files from /var/lib/rrd or graphs will not display correctly."
Did this and all the graphs appeared. You should be able to just delete the rrd files without reinstall as it has already upgraded.
Good luck
Brian Kirk
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BrianK
Brian thanks for the reply. I have rebuilt my SME server using the custom ISO 6.0.1-01 twice. Both times I have completely reinstalled SME (reformatted the whole drive) and neither times have the graphs worked. Maybe for some reason my rrd files are getting messed up. I will try to delete these files and see what happens.
Thanks again for your response!!
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does this custom iso have e-smith-LPRng-1.11.0-06ewf or the older version from 6.0?
The reason I ask is I have clients with printing problems and I just realised it could be caused by an unpatched lprng version. v. 6.01-01 fixed this problem but does your's include this fix?
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Is there any work still being done on the Custom iso? I'm just about to do my first install, and I'd like to know if anything new is upcoming... just in case I want to hold off a little longer.
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Hi
Where can i find awstats.conf file please?
Cos
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I am in the process of downloading the custom ISO
Great idea Tony... thanks for sharing it .. :pint:
the brit
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Good Afternoon,
Would anyone be opposed to installing the public_html contrib so when users are created they have a place to put up a webpage?
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How's that next custom dist coming along?
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Hi there...
Based on the information that I have read from page 1 to 10, and not yet installed the Custom SME Server, I would like take add a few ideas...
I hope that this thread will still get attention...!
To the amazing people who venture where very few of us are able to venture to......
Notes:
1. Decide on what type of Server Environments you want to distribute to e.g.: Private (Home User) or Corporate (decent size LANS).
2. Corporate Market:
Identify what their "needs are" e.g:
* E-Mail
* Internet
* Security
* Anti-Virus
* Backups
* Home Directories
* Corporate Intranet
* Server Management Tools (Internet Usage,
- E-Mail statistics,
- System Resource Utilization,
- Backup Reports,
- Virus Reports,
* Central Server Management Tools,
* Central User Management Tools,
* Shared Corporate Calendar,
* Workgroups,
* Remote Connectivity for Support,
* Mobile Corporate E-Mail Retrieval,
* SMS Gateway Integration,
* Remote Connectivity for Employees working from
home,
* etc,
You realy do not want to put a MP3 Jukebox on a Server at a Corporate Client. I personally thank that the purpose of the SME Server from Mitel was to service the Corporate industry and not the Home User.
I work in the Consulting and Technical (pre-sales, sales and post-sales). Linux, through the efforts of dedicated and passionate people, will be THE best seller for Generic, Specific All purpose Network Operating System of the new millinium....
I truly hope that the efforts of the people mentioned in this thread will continue their UNSELFISH efforts and help us dumb twits to achieve greater hights in our simplified passion for non-MS products and an exchange rate of 7 to 1 (Rands to $).
I am thankfull to you all....Bless You
Regards,
Tino Fourie
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Hi there...
Based on the information that I have read from page 1 to 10, and not yet installed the Custom SME Server, I would like take add a few ideas...
I hope that this thread will still get attention...!
To the amazing people who venture where very few of us are able to venture to......
Notes:
1. Decide on what type of Server Environments you want to distribute to e.g.: Private (Home User) or Corporate (decent size LANS).
2. Corporate Market:
Identify what their "needs are" e.g:
* E-Mail
* Internet
* Security
* Anti-Virus
* Backups
* Home Directories
* Corporate Intranet
* Server Management Tools (Internet Usage,
- E-Mail statistics,
- System Resource Utilization,
- Backup Reports,
- Virus Reports,
* Central Server Management Tools,
* Central User Management Tools,
* Shared Corporate Calendar,
* Workgroups,
* Remote Connectivity for Support,
* Mobile Corporate E-Mail Retrieval,
* SMS Gateway Integration,
* Remote Connectivity for Employees working from
home,
* etc,
You realy do not want to put a MP3 Jukebox on a Server at a Corporate Client. I personally thank that the purpose of the SME Server from Mitel was to service the Corporate industry and not the Home User.
I work in the Consulting and Technical (pre-sales, sales and post-sales). Linux, through the efforts of dedicated and passionate people, will be THE best seller for Generic, Specific All purpose Network Operating System of the new millinium....
I truly hope that the efforts of the people mentioned in this thread will continue their UNSELFISH efforts and help us dumb twits to achieve greater hights in our simplified passion for non-MS products and an exchange rate of 7 to 1 (Rands to $).
I am thankfull to you all....Bless You
Regards,
Tino Fourie
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hummm i have been trying damn hard to get hold of this again (new server, lost cd etc etc) and have had a fair bit of trouble doing so.
So what i am doing is i am going to get all the files i can from the mirrors that currently work and as i own a hosting company i can abuse the servers :-D and will setup an account on there (it will be mirrored accross 2 seperate 100Mbit servers) so that the files are always there - and fast.
If ya wanna catch me sumwhere, have contribs u have made and want hosted drop me an email @ alex@impulsivewh.co.uk with the subject "SME ISO".
All in the name of OSS!
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btw if any 1 knows a fastish mirror that exists atm that i can mirror can they email me please :)
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ok, the address is http://sme.impulsivewh.co.uk/ i have rsync'd over the whole of the offical site and that will rsync everynight to keep upto date. I do belive that the Custom ISO has been uploaded there too (Many thanks to Del for that).
If theres anything else for SME that you would like me to mirror just ask :)
-Alex
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Well after a slight mishap I now have my site back up and operational. I have reinstated the links that I know of for the Custom ISO in the downloads area.
If you know of others please let me know and I will add them.
The link to my site is http://keane.co.nz
Thanks to everyone who is supporting this ISO through hosting it.
Tony
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I'm sorry to bring an old thread up so much.
But I'm wanting to test the latest build out at the moment.
Now the ISO I have right here, is smeserver6.0.1-01-20040316.iso (334.4MB)
Now looking at this website, on the very last post.....
The ISO name is smeserver-6[1].01-01custom.iso (382MB)
I'm just trying to figure out which is the latest and best one to grab.....
Cheers.
Sorry again for bring it up :) Thanks.
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It really depends on what you are wanting at the end of the day.
There is not that must different between the two ISO's.
The main thing is that the custom ISO has a few of the more used contribs already rolled into it so that you do not have to install then at a later time.
Tony
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I want all the latest packages and custom things installed already.
I've got the 334MB one, I'm just wondering how it differs to the one on the website.
I'm assuming they are both the same thing, just ones more up to date than the other, so which is more up to date?
Cheers
~Finchwizard~
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The reason the custom iso is bigger is due to the extra packages (contribs) I believe that both iso's were released at about the same time. You would need to compare the rpm versions in each to find out which is the more up to date.
Tony
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They are both Custom ISO's.
So one Custom ISO, must be better than the other.
I'll download that one anyway.
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I have been using the Custom ISO for some months and have found it to be better than the original and not only for the extra packages.
I found that my custom ISO worked straight out of the box and I was able to connect my XP box to the domain without issue. Something I couldn't do with the standard version.
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I've joined my XP machines to it normal one anyway, with the 6.0b3 one.
I just have a different custom one than the one that was on the previous website.
So it's either completely 2 different custom ISO's, otherwise, the naming has changed and it's confusing.
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Could someone please post a good link on the 6.01-01 custom iso from keane's. His site is down and I could have swore I had seen a good link for it last mont, but after a hour of searching, I have no satisfaction.
Regards
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what happened now to the custom ISO efforts? we're looking forward on the success of this project.
- juncool :hammer:
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I'm pretty sure that the custom ISO that I am using is the one from keane's site.
I have put the file on my server if you would like it.
http://www.teviot.net/6.0.1-01-custom/
Has somebody else got this ISO file or can host it on their server?
Regard
Adrian
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Adrian,
Could you post the link again?
Regards
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look at this post:
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=29479.0