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  config setprop horde Name mydomain
 
  config setprop horde Name mydomain
  
where 'mydomain' is the new name you wish to see on the Webmail Welcome screen in lieu of the default 'Horde'.  For multiple words with punctuation enclose the new name in single quotes like this 'my domain name'.
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where "mydomain" is the new name you wish to see on the Webmail Welcome screen in lieu of the default "Horde".  For multiple words with punctuation enclose the new name in single quotes like this "my domain name".
  
3. Confirm that the new name has been registered in the database with
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3. Confirm that the new name has been registered in the database with the command:
  
 
  config show horde
 
  config show horde
  
You should see an entry Name=mydomain in the list of properties.
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The results of which should show an entry Name=mydomain in the list of properties.
  
4. Enter the following command for the changes to take effect.
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4. Enter the following command for the change to take effect.
  
 
  signal-event email-update
 
  signal-event email-update
  
5. At the next login to your webmail site you will see the new name after "Welcome To" instead of the default.
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5. The new name after "Welcome To" will appear instead of the default "Horde", the next time login is made to the webmail site.
  
 
For more discussion on this topic see forum post [http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,31093.0.html 31093]
 
For more discussion on this topic see forum post [http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,31093.0.html 31093]

Revision as of 20:20, 3 February 2009

How to change the 'Welcome To' name in webmail

The login page for Webmail defaults to "Welcome to Horde". Should you like to change that name to something else such as your domain name, follow the instructions below.

Instructions

1. Log in (with username root) to the SMEserver console.

2. Enter the following at the console prompt.

config setprop horde Name mydomain

where "mydomain" is the new name you wish to see on the Webmail Welcome screen in lieu of the default "Horde". For multiple words with punctuation enclose the new name in single quotes like this "my domain name".

3. Confirm that the new name has been registered in the database with the command:

config show horde

The results of which should show an entry Name=mydomain in the list of properties.

4. Enter the following command for the change to take effect.

signal-event email-update

5. The new name after "Welcome To" will appear instead of the default "Horde", the next time login is made to the webmail site.

For more discussion on this topic see forum post 31093

Available for SME Server version 7.4