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Mail Server Configuration

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MAIL SERVER INSTALLATION & CONFIGARATION

» Installing and configuring postfix

Step 1 »Before installation assign a static ip and add a host entry for your domain to that IP in the /etc/hosts file like below.
192.168.0.15 dblgroup.com

Step 2 » Issue the below command to install postfix.


[root@mail ~]# yum -y install postfix

Step 3 » Now issue the below command to install SMTP AUTH packages .
[root@mail ~]# yum -y install cyrus-sasl cyrus-sasl-devel cyrus-sasl-gssapi
cyrus-sasl-md5 cyrus-sasl-plain

Postfix package installation is completed .

Step 4 » Issue the below commands one by one for creating SSL Cert.
[root@mail ~]# mkdir /etc/postfix/ssl
[root@mail ~]# cd /etc/postfix/ssl/
[root@mail ssl]# openssl genrsa -des3 -rand /etc/hosts -out smtpd.key 1024
[root@mail ssl]# chmod 600 smtpd.key
[root@mail ssl]# openssl req -new -key smtpd.key -out smtpd.csr
[root@mail ssl]# openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in smtpd.csr -signkey smtpd.key -out
smtpd.crt
[root@mail ssl]# openssl rsa -in smtpd.key -out smtpd.key.unencrypted
[root@mail ssl]# mv -f smtpd.key.unencrypted smtpd.key
[root@mail ssl]# openssl req -new -x509 -extensions v3_ca -keyout cakey.pem -out
cacert.pem -days 365

Step 4 » Now open /etc/postfix/main.cf file .


Find and comment the below lines .
#inet_interfaces = localhost #---> line no 116
#mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost #--> line no 164

and add these lines at the bottom of the file.

myhostname = mail.dblgroup.com
mydomain = dblgroup.com
myorigin = $mydomain
home_mailbox = mail/
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
inet_interfaces = all
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, $mydomain
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_type = cyrus
smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_tls_auth_only = no
smtp_use_tls = yes
smtpd_use_tls = yes
smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes
smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.key
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.crt
smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/ssl/cacert.pem
smtpd_tls_received_header = yes
smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s
tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom
Step 5 » Now open /etc/postfix/master.cf file and add the below line after smtp

smtps inet n - n - - smtpd


-o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
-o smtpd_reject_unlisted_sender=yes
-o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject
-o broken_sasl_auth_clients=yes

Step 6 » Now start postfix and saslauthd service


[root@mail ~]# service postfix start
[root@mail ~]# service saslauthd start

» Issue the below commands to start the postfix and saslauthd at startup
[root@mail ~]# chkconfig --level 235 postfix on
[root@mail ~]# chkconfig --level 235 saslauthd on

Step 7 » Now check your smtp connectivity . just telnet localhost on port 25 and type this command ehlo localhost
[root@mail ~]# telnet localhost 25
Trying ::1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 mail.krizna.com ESMTP Postfix
ehlo localhost <---- type this command
250-mail.krizna.com
250-PIPELINING
250-SIZE 10240000
250-VRFY
250-ETRN
250-STARTTLS
250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
250-AUTH=PLAIN LOGIN
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250-8BITMIME
250 DSN
quit
221 2.0.0 Bye
Connection closed by foreign host.

If you get this output .. Great .. everything is fine till now.

» Installing and configuring dovecot


Step 8 » Issue this command to install dovecot
[root@mail ~]# yum -y install dovecot

Step 9 » After installation open /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf file and add the below line at the end of the file. please make sure
mail_location and home_mailbox in postfix configuration are using the same name.

protocols = imap pop3


mail_location = maildir:~/mail
pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv

Step 10 » Now start dovecot service


[root@mail ~]# service dovecot start

» Issue the below command to start the dovecot at startup


[root@mail ~]# chkconfig --level 235 dovecot on

Step 11 » Now test your pop3 connectivity .


[root@mail ~]# telnet localhost 110
Trying ::1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
+OK Dovecot ready.
quit
+OK Logging out
Connection closed by foreign host.

Yes .. your server is ready to receive mails .

» Creating users and testing


Step 11 » Now create users to test your configuration.
[root@mail ~]# useradd -m chacheng -s /sbin/nologin
[root@mail ~]# useradd -m motin -s /sbin/nologin

and create passwords for the users created


[root@mail ~]# passwd chacheng
[root@mail ~]# passwd motin

» Installing and configuring squirrelmail


Step 12 » you need to add EPEL repository to install squirrelmail package. you can find latest EPEL repository rpm here
( http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/Fedora/epel/6/i386/repoview/epel-release.html )
[root@mail ~]# rpm -ivh
http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/Fedora/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm

Step 13 » Issue the below command to install squirrelmail.


[root@mail ~]# yum install squirrelmail

This command will install squirrelmail along with apache and php.

Step 14 » Now run the below command to configure squirrelmail .


[root@mail ~]# perl /usr/share/squirrelmail/config/conf.pl

»»» 1 »»» 1 »»» krizna (type Organization name ) »»» R ( return )


»»» 2 »»» 1 »»» ( hit space for empty Domain name ) and choose 3 »»» SMTP ( choose SMTP ) »»» R ( return )
»»» D »»» dovecot ( type ) »»» press enter with default
»»» s ( save and quit)

Step 15 » Open /etc/httpd/conf.d/squirrelmail.conf file and uncomment below lines


# RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
# RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
Step 16 » start apache service
[root@mail ~]# service httpd start

» Issue the below commands to start the httpd at startup


[root@mail ~]# chkconfig --level 235 httpd on

Step 17 » Now open http://serverip/webmail path in your browser . you could able to see the below page .
Login any problem or Error connecting to IMAP Server localhost
13. permission denied.

Then
[root@mail ~]# setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect=1
[root@mail ~]# service httpd restart
VVI LINK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v78K_LZ8XFw
http://www.krizna.com/centos/setup-mail-server-in-centos-6/

BACKUP FILE LOCATION:


1. cp /etc/hosts
2. cp /etc/postfix/main.cf
3. cp /etc/postfix/master.cf
4. cp /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
5. cp /etc/passwd

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