SME Server:Documentation:FAQ

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This Section lists Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for SME server. Problems many people run into installing SME server for the first time or upgrading to later versions are found here.

If your question isn't listed here, it's possible it's a Rarely Asked Question (RAQ), in which case you'll be better off searching for answers in Bugzilla.

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Section 1 - Installation

• Installation Troubles
• Yum Updates
• Removing Software
• Hardware Compatibility List
• Client Computers
• Web Applications
• Reset the root and admin password
• File Size Limitations
• External DNS
• Domains
• Virus Scanning
• Proxy Pass
• Shell Access
• Upgrading Server
• Changing maximum Ibay, Account or Group name length
• Deletion of Users Ibays Groups
• Access denied to i-bay with newly created group
• Password Strength Checking
• Hard Drives, RAID's, USB Hard Drives
• Backups & Restores
• Supervised Services
• Server-Manager
• Booting with SMP kernel after upgrade to version 7.2 from CD
• Special Characters
• Upstream proxy server configuration
• Memory usage and limits

Section 2 - Booting

• Installation
• Boot Options
• More

Section 3 - Log Files

• Access
• Logfile Names
• Error Messages
• RK Hunter Messages

Section 4 - Email

• Troubleshooting
• Spam
• Anti Virus
• Email Clients
• Server Settings
• External Access
• Imap
• qpsmtpd
• Internal Mail Servers
• Secondary/Backup Mail Server Considerations
• User accounts

Section 5 - Firewall

• FAQs
• DB Settings
• Custom templates
• Open Ports in Private Server/Gateway Mode

Section 6 - MySQL

• General
• MySQL root password
• Access MySQL from the local network
• Access MySQL from a remote network
• Create MySQL user(s) with access from other computers
• Enable InnoDB engine
• Administration
• Optimizing MYSQL default settings

Section 7 - Later versions of applications

• Is xxx on SME Server still safe to run?
• Can I install a later version of xxx

Section 8 - Known Problems

• Backup/Restore
• Hardware
• Installation (not hardware related) & Initial Configuration
• Services
• Packages