trial installation

[prOw]

hi, im installing zimbra on a test machine using the open source edition. when i start the install it says my /etc/hosts file needs fixed. I put in what it wanted but it seems to still be complaining. any help?

[phoenix]

How about posting the details of what's in there, while we're at it - do you have a DNS server with A & MX records pointing to the server?

[prOw]

127.0.0.1 localhost mail.observer-reporter.com
127.0.1.1 mailserver mail
192.168.7.82 mail.observer-reporter.com mail

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts


and I currently dont have a DNS server configured for our network but I was hopping i could install zimbra on a test machine before i decided to set up a DNS

[mmorse]

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.7.82 mail.observer-reporter.com mail

# comment the ip6 stuff out

Some bind examples:
/blog/archives/2007/06/making_zimbra_bind_work_together_1.html
Split DNS - Zimbra :: Wiki

[dwmtractor]

Originally Posted by prOw

and I currently dont have a DNS server configured for our network but I was hopping i could install zimbra on a test machine before i decided to set up a DNS

You've gotta have at least a local (not particularly complicated) DNS for Zimbra to install. If the installer can't resolve the hostname.zimbratestdomain.com including an mx record it'll terminate the install. The docs Mike referenced give you some good guidelines for how to do it; but Zimbra-with-no-DNS isn't going to happen.

[prOw]

Originally Posted by dwmtractor

You've gotta have at least a local (not particularly complicated) DNS for Zimbra to install. If the installer can't resolve the hostname.zimbratestdomain.com including an mx record it'll terminate the install. The docs Mike referenced give you some good guidelines for how to do it; but Zimbra-with-no-DNS isn't going to happen.

fair enough...i'll get started on setting up dns locally on the machine tomorrow...thanks