Problems with port 25

[marcmac]

Per the instructions:

Install suse

disable postfix

install zimbra

[KevinH]

Originally Posted by yogiman

What makes you think I want to make my install faster, I just want to get it going!

On a sane system it takes us less than 30min to install. Upgrades are about 10min max. So seeing you've been here working on it for at least the last day makes me think you want it done faster. It was just a guess, sorry for jumping to conclusions.

Originally Posted by yogiman

2nd regarding postfix, if I re-install suse which installs post fix by default then do I disable it before running zimbra install if not that won't I get the same port 25 error as before?

Yes. The Quick Start Guide is very clear, Zimbra is a mail server it requires ports used by mailserver's (25,110,80,443,etc). So you can't have services running on those ports. I'm not sure how else to say it. For the record I'll quote the Quick Start guide:

"Important. You cannot have any other web server, database, LDAP, or MTA server running, when you install the Zimbra software. If you have installed any of the applications, before you install Zimbra software, disable these applications."

Saying the quick start guide doesn't have enough info, but with out providing even a single example of what we should add is not useful feedback. We really enjoy feedback but we need to know what's missing for us to be able to add it.

[yogiman]

OK well that just about kills my install because I have tried to install it with and without the preinstalled version of suse running

Either way it don't work

If I try to install with the suse postfix installed it say conflict

If I disable the suse postfix and install Zimbra post fix doesn't run correctly.

And I know you guys are trying to help and beleive me I appreciate it but you assume that everyone is a linux guru and we are not. I am trying to test this at the request of a charity I deal with and although I know a little about linux I am by no means a power user. The result is that half the time your answers which are obviously correct confuse the issue.

So thank you, really I do mean that but I think I will have to try a different system for them.

Very best regards and luck.

Yogiman!

[yogiman]

Originally Posted by KevinH

On a sane system it takes us less than 30min to install. Upgrades are about 10min max. So seeing you've been here working on it for at least the last day makes me think you want it done faster. It was just a guess, sorry for jumping to conclusions.



Yes. The Quick Start Guide is very clear, Zimbra is a mail server it requires ports used by mailserver's (25,110,80,443,etc). So you can't have services running on those ports. I'm not sure how else to say it. For the record I'll quote the Quick Start guide:

"Important. You cannot have any other web server, database, LDAP, or MTA server running, when you install the Zimbra software. If you have installed any of the applications, before you install Zimbra software, disable these applications."

Saying the quick start guide doesn't have enough info, but with out providing even a single example of what we should add is not useful feedback. We really enjoy feedback but we need to know what's missing for us to be able to add it.

Kevin

I am in no doubt that you guys really know your stuff and I can only commend you on that. But for your average user maybe they don't know what is missing.

This is the big problem with linux as a whole.

Those who know are helpful to those who don't but they also assume users know more than they do.

The second problem is installing software should be a simple task even on rubbish like exchange it holds your hand from start to finish.

The thing is, if you use linux every day, and install mail servers every day, it becomes second nature.

But if you don't it's like the 1st time you made love, you kinda hope you know what your doing but not everything goes to plan!

Thank you guys I would really love to get this going, but I am afraid I am obviously a bit to thick!

Best of luck!

Yogiman!

[yogiman]

Oh Guys

Before I forget

This morning I setup a fresh copy of suse.

I disabled postfix

I setup DNS (Bind)

I installed Zimbra

..... It still did not work... So there is a step missing some where!

You guys are great, very helpful and patient.

Regards.

Yogiman!

[KevinH]

"..... It still did not work..."

That's not enough for us to go on. An error message would have been nice.

[yogiman]

Originally Posted by KevinH

"..... It still did not work..."

That's not enough for us to go on. An error message would have been nice.

Kevin

With all due respect I've been sending you guys error messages for two days. I am no better off doing so!

You should read previous sections of the post. If you had you would have figured I was just replying to a statement regarding install proceedure.

Regards

Yogiman!

[macguru]

Hi,

Stop zimbra, and try to use netstat -na | grep 25 to see who is listening port 25.

[dajwalia]

I am coming across the same error. The log says that it smells something on port 25, but I did a minimal RHEL4 installation (3rd time) and sware to have not touched anything that would run smtp or other service on port 25.

Yogi, how did you fix this issue? Starting from scratch?

[phoenix]

You would be better starting a new thread rather than hijacking an old one.

Did you follow the advice from the post above yours?

...... and try to use netstat -na | grep 25 to see who is listening port 25.

What did it show?

You could always try 'telnet yourserverip 25' and see if it connects. What error messages are you talking about, where did this fail? Is this the install failing or staring zimbra or what?