problems getting zimbra on fc4

[zimjoe]

I think I'm close but no cigar on fc4. I think the problem is with the ldap server.

I followed the instructions here:
http://www.zimbra.com/forums/faq.php..._faq_install_1

I had done an install -u and then made sure no zimbra processes were running. then I did an install, named my host localhost.localdomain it got all the way to the end and then:

Setting up SSL...done
Starting servers...Calling GetServiceInfoRequest (localhost.localdomain)

RESPONSE: (Zimbra::Mon::serviceInfo)
host
ip 127.0.0.1
name localhost.localdomain
done
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException localhost.localdomain:389)

Installation complete!

looking at the install log I have:
Preparing packages for installation...
zimbra-core-3.0.M1_21.FC3-20050920155949_
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.C
ommunicationException localhost:389)
iptables v1.3.0: can't initialize iptables table `nat': iptables who? (do you ne
ed to insmod?)
[... lots of errors about iptables... does this matter?]
then lots of successful stuff, then:
* Changing mysql zimbra user password
* Changed zimbra mysql user password
COMMAND: zmlocalconfig -e zimbra_server_hostname=localhost.localdomain
COMMAND: zmlocalconfig -e ldap_host=localhost.localdomain
COMMAND: zmlocalconfig -e ldap_port=389
COMMAND: /opt/zimbra/libexec/zmldapinit
Started slapd: pid 31144
ldap_bind: Can't contact LDAP server (-1)
ldap_bind: Can't contact LDAP server (-1)
COMMAND: zmprov cs localhost.localdomain
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.C
ommunicationException localhost.localdomain:389)
COMMAND: zmprov cd localhost.localdomain
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.C
ommunicationException localhost.localdomain:389)
[and more of those sorts of errors]
then more successful stuff, then:

perl /opt/zimbra/bin/zmmon &

RESPONSE: (Zimbra::Mon::serviceInfo)
host
ip 127.0.0.1
name localhost.localdomain
COMMAND: zmlocalconfig -s > .localconfig.save.29865
COMMAND: zmprov gs localhost.localdomain > .zmprov.localhost.localdomain.save.29
865
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.C
ommunicationException localhost.localdomain:389)
COMMAND: zmprov gacf localhost.localdomain > .zmprov.gacf.save.29865
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.C
ommunicationException localhost.localdomain:389)

So am I right thinking this is the ldap server? Any ideas why this is the case? this is a brand new install of fedora core 4 ontop of xen.

thanks!

[KevinH]

iptables is what we use to map the ports like LDAP from 7389 to 389. So you'll need to figure why this failed. Is your FC4 uptodate? Try "yum update".

[alohrer]

I was able to get Zimbra installed on FC4 after a clean install but I had to make the following sym links:

cd /lib
ln -s libcrypto.so.0.9.7f libcrypto.so.4
ln -s libssl.so.0.9.7f libssl.so.4

After that it worked find.