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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: billmakr on January 08, 2008, 04:26:18 PM

Title: PORT 443 IS IN USE ON OTHER SERVERS
Post by: billmakr on January 08, 2008, 04:26:18 PM

I have searched for an instruction set or other useful info on turning off https requirement for webmail without luck. Like others that have posted here, I have another secure server behind the SME that requires hhtps connections and I must forward port 443 to that server. This renders webmail unusable. Could someone please post a clear and complete guide to disable https requirement for webmail? Please respond ASAP as I will have to remove this SME server from production if this setting can't be modified.

Thanks

Billmakr

Title: Re: PORT 443 IS IN USE ON OTHER SERVERS
Post by: raem on January 09, 2008, 06:46:30 AM

billmakr

Have a look at
/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/VirtualHosts/30WebmailAliases
copy it to
/etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/VirtualHosts/30WebmailAliases
and modify it as required
expand-template /etc/httpd.conf
/etc/init.d/httpd-e-smith restart

Alternatively (and assuming there is a seperate domain associated with the https requirement on the other server), you could proxy pass the other domain that uses https, see the FAQ re how to do this.
I believe https is now supported by proxy pass.
Disable the port 443 forward in this case.
http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:FAQ#Proxy_Pass

Title: Re: PORT 443 IS IN USE ON OTHER SERVERS
Post by: dvdsmith on January 09, 2008, 03:01:23 PM

For me, since both my SME Server and the other server are behind the same public IP address (home broadband), I have my router forward a different port number (say 8888) to port 443 on the SME Server.  Of course its less aesthetic having to add :8888 to the end of the webmail url but it works.  To me, it acceptable since your still using https for webmail.

Not sure if this will work in your situation, but it works for me and hopefully someone else who comes across this thread.

Good Luck

Title: Re: PORT 443 IS IN USE ON OTHER SERVERS
Post by: william_syd on January 10, 2008, 02:56:05 AM

Quote from: billmakr on January 08, 2008, 04:26:18 PM

Could someone please post a clear and complete guide to disable https requirement for webmail? Please respond ASAP as I will have to remove this SME server from production if this setting can't be modified.

Thanks

Billmakr

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config setprop imp access noSSL

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expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

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/etc/rc.d/rc7.d/S86httpd-e-smith restart

If Apache is running on "I have another secure server behind the SME that requires hhtps connections" then proxypass would be the more secure way of doing it.

Quote from: billmakr on January 08, 2008, 04:26:18 PM

I have searched for an instruction set or other useful info on turning off https requirement for webmail without luck.

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=32920.msg145174#msg145174
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=32958.msg140278#msg140278