[droefs]

Thanks for the reply, this is what I got out of it:

First check the processes on the Zimbra Store:

langoest:~# /opt/zimbra/httpd/bin/httpd -k stop
langoest:~# ps -ef | grep zimbra
zimbra 25211 1 0 11:15 ? 00:00:01 /opt/zimbra/java/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/opt/zimbra/tomcat/common/endorsed -classpath :/opt/zimbra/tomcat/bin/bootstrap.jar:/opt/zimbra/tomcat/bin/commons-logging-api.jar -Dcatalina.base=/opt/zimbra/tomcat -Dcatalina.home=/opt/zimbra/tomcat -Djava.io.tmpdir=/opt/zimbra/tomcat/temp org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap start
root 31305 1530 0 15:47 pts/0 00:00:00 grep zimbra

Then I tried starting up the services on the three machines in the same order as they were installed: 1=LDAP (garnaal), 2=MTA (krab), 3=Store (langoest).

1.LDAP server:

garnaal:/etc# su - zimbra
zimbra@garnaal:~$ zmcontrol start
Host garnaal.ugent.be
Starting ldap...Done.
zimbra@garnaal:~$ zmcontrol status
Host garnaal.ugent.be
ldap Running

Surprise surprise, this one does start!

2.MTA server:

zimbra@krab:~$ zmcontrol start
Host krab.ugent.be
Starting antispam...Done.
Starting antivirus...Done.
Starting mta...FAILED
getService: sasl
getService: webxml
getService: mailbox
getService: perdition
DO: /opt/zimbra/postfix/sbin/postconf -e content_filter='smtp-amavis :[127.0.0.1]:10024'
DO: /opt/zimbra/postfix/sbin/postconf -e myhostname='krab.ugent.be'
DO: /opt/zimbra/postfix/sbin/postconf -e recipient_delimiter=''
DO: /opt/zimbra/postfix/sbin/postconf -e smtpd_sasl_auth_enable='yes '
DO: /opt/zimbra/postfix/sbin/postconf -e smtpd_tls_auth_only='yes'
DO: /opt/zimbra/postfix/sbin/postconf -e disable_dns_lookups='no'
DO: /opt/zimbra/postfix/sbin/postconf -e message_size_limit='1024000 0'
DO: /opt/zimbra/postfix/sbin/postconf -e relayhost=''
DO: /opt/zimbra/postfix/sbin/postconf -e smtpd_recipient_restriction s='reject_non_fqdn_recipient, permit_sasl_authenticated, permit_myne tworks, reject_invalid_hostname, reject_non_fqdn_sender, reject_unau th_destination, permit'
saslauthd[2245] :set_auth_mech : failed to initialize mechanism zi mbra

zimbra@krab:~$ zmcontrol status
Host krab.ugent.be
antispam Running
antivirus Running
mta Stopped

Darn. That doesn't work.

3. Mail Store

langoest:~# su - zimbra
zimbra@langoest:~$ zmcontrol start
Host langoest.ugent.be
Starting logger...Done.
Starting mailbox...Done.
Starting spell...Done.
zimbra@langoest:~$ zmcontrol status
Host langoest.ugent.be
logger Running
mailbox Running
spell Running

Woohoo! Much better than before. I still get a "connection refused" when trying to open the admin web interface on langoest.ugent.be:7071, though.

Telneting the LDAP server from the Mail Store (langoest:~# telnet garnaal 389) works.

Thanks a lot! Now, how do I fix the MTA and the webinterface?

PS: no iptables or SELinux; the whole setup worked just fine before the brute power cycling occured.