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=eGroupware 1.4.002 for SME 7.x=
=eGroupWare 1.4.002 for SME 7.x and above=
==Maintainer==
==Maintainers==
[[User:Berdie/de|Dietmar Berteld]]<br/>
[[User:Berdie/de|Dietmar Berteld]]<br/>
mailto:dietmar@berteld.com
mailto:dietmar@berteld.com
[[User:Cool34000|Sylvain Gomez]]<br/>
mailto:sylvaingomez@free.fr
==Description==
eGroupWare is a [http://www.egroupware.org/philosophy free] enterprise ready groupware software for your network. It enables you to manage contacts, appointments, todos and many more for your whole business.
eGroupWare is a groupware server. It comes with a native web-interface which allowes to access your data from any platform all over the planet. Moreover you also have the choice to access the eGroupWare server with your favorite groupware client (Kontact, Evolution, Outlook) and also with your mobile or PDA via SyncML.
eGroupWare is international. At the time, it supports more than [http://www.egroupware.org/languages 25 languages] including rtl support.
For more information see ''http://www.egroupware.org/''.
With this RPM you can use eGroupware on your SME 7.x. You can install it as one single package in a very comfortable way. For more information see ''http://www.egroupware.org/''.
With this RPM you can use eGroupWare on your SME 7.x (and above). You can install it as one single package in a very comfortable way.
==Download==
==Download==
You can download this package at ''[http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/dberteld/egroupware/smeserver-egroupware-1.4-9.noarch.rpm smeserver-egroupware]'' . If you would like to save it directly on your SME Server, you should give this command at a linux-prompt
You can download this package at ''[http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/sgomez/contribs/egroupware/smeserver-egroupware-1.4.002-2.noarch.rpm smeserver-egroupware]'' . If you would like to save it directly on your SME Server, you should give this command at a linux-prompt
wget http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/dberteld/egroupware/smeserver-egroupware-1.4-9.noarch.rpm
wget http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/sgomez/contribs/egroupware/smeserver-egroupware-1.4.002-2.noarch.rpm
==Installation and Uninstall==
==Installation==
For installation just hit the following command
For installation just hit the following command
rpm -Uvh smeserver-egroupware-1.4.002-2.noarch.rpm
==Update/Upgrade==
{{Warning box|'''Because of a bug in old RPM versions'''*''', YOU MUST UNINSTALL THE OLD RPM BEFORE UPDATING WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMAND:'''
'''rpm -e smeserver-egroupware --noscripts'''
'''This will prevent installation files and MySQL to be deleted.'''
<nowiki>*</nowiki>'' Affected versions are smeserver-egroupware-1.4-10 and older''}}
Then, you can update your existing 1.4 installation with
rpm -Uvh smeserver-egroupware-1.4.002-2.noarch.rpm
If you were upgrading eGroupWare version (i.e.1.4.001 to 1.4.002) you must finish the upgrade at the Config-Admin Setup with your existing creditentials.
A backup is done by the RPM before updating. All Files and MySQL DataBase are saved in /opt/eGW_RPM_BACKUP
'''You must move the backup to a safe directory.'''
This automatic step is just for safety, '''make your own backup before updating/upgrading.'''
==Uninstallation==
For uninstall just hit the following command
For uninstall just hit the following command
rpm -e smeserver-egroupware
In the new release (1.4.002-x), if you want to completly remove eGroupWare from your server, you need the following command:
sh /root/eGW_Full_Uninstall.sh
This will delete eGroupWare's installation files, MySQL DB and SME DB entries.
==Use==
==Starting with eGroupWare==
Please perform the Intial Configuration '''FIRST''' before login to eGroupware.
Please perform the Intial Configuration '''FIRST''' before login to eGroupWare.
After that SME users can login to eGroupware with their used SME account + password. At first login, eGroupware creates user accounts and passwords automatically and synchronize them to the SME Server.
After that SME users can login to eGroupWare with their used SME account + password. At first login, eGroupWare creates user accounts and passwords automatically and synchronize them to the SME Server.
===Inital Configuration===
===Inital Configuration===
You can find eGroupware in the ''/opt/egroupware'' directory. For using eGroupware start your browser with the URL ''http://servername/egroupware/setup'' and logon with the user ''config-admin'' + password ''admin'' at Setup/Config Admin Login.
You can find eGroupWare in the ''/opt/egroupware'' directory. For using eGroupWare start your browser with the URL ''http://servername/egroupware/setup'' and logon with the user ''config-admin'' + password ''admin'' at Setup/Config Admin Login.
[[Image:EGW-config-admin-en.png]]
[[Image:EGW-config-admin-en.png]]
Now you should create the admin-account 'admin' with password itentical to the SME admin account for receiving and sending SME admin emails in eGroupware.
Now you should create eGroupWare's admin-account. Because eGroupWare uses mail authentication, the admin-account must be a valid SME account/password. This account will be able to use+administrate eGroupWare.
[[Image:EGW-create-admin-account-en.png]]
[[Image:EGW-create-admin-account-en.png]]
===Changing passwords for eGW config-admin / header-admin===
===Changing passwords for eGW config-admin / header-admin===
Go to your browser and logon with the user ''header-admin'' + password ''admin'' at Header Admin Login.
Go to your browser and logon with the user ''header-admin'' + password ''admin'' at Header Admin Login.
Store the new passwords with "Write".
Store the new passwords with "Write".
{{Warning box|For security-reasons, change the passwords for the users ''config-admin'' and ''header-admin'' after your first login !}}
{{Warning box|For security-reasons, change the passwords for the users ''config-admin'' and ''header-admin'' after your first login !}}
===Adjusting accessibility===
===Adjusting accessibility===
The default behaviour of eGroupware is accessible from LAN + Internet with "forced https" (SSL on + rewrite rule)
The default behaviour of eGroupWare is: accessible from LAN + Internet with "forced https" (SSL on + rewrite rule)
You can easily change those defaults settings with following commands:
You can easily change those defaults settings with following commands:
# config setprop egroupware HTTPS on
# config setprop egroupware HTTPS on
===Synchronization===
===Synchronization===
eGroupWare provides '''Synchronization of calender, todo's, notes and addressbook''' with offline-clients like MS Outlook and PDA's. Unfortunally there is a requirement for PHP5 to accomplish these functions, which is not implemented in SME 7. But actually it is possible to sync to MS Outlook with the ''xmlrpc'' protocol and the ''eGWOSync'' application.
====MS Outlook Synchronization====
====MS Outlook Synchronization====
You can sync eGroupWare-Data to MS Outlook as follows:
You can sync eGroupware-Data to MS Outlook as follows:
'''1. Install certificate with MS Internet Explorer'''
'''1. Install certificate with MS Internet Explorer'''
== Additional information ==
== Additional information ==
*[http://www.egroupware.org Website]
*[http://www.egroupware.org Homepage]
*[http://www.egroupware.org/wiki Documentation]
*[http://www.egroupware.org/index.php?page_name=wiki&wikipage=ManualSetupUpdate Howto Update]
*[http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=35146.0 thread at contribs.org forum]
*[http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=35146.0 thread at contribs.org forum]
*[http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=35861.0 thread at contribs.org forum]
*[http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=35861.0 thread at contribs.org forum]
Have much fun with eGroupware as your preferred Groupware !
Have much fun with eGroupWare as your preferred Groupware !
''Dietmar Berteld (berdie)''
''Dietmar Berteld (berdie)''
