Installing Cyrus

Prerequisites

Installation

• Install Cyrus-SASL
• The first thing we need to do is get the software
• mkdir cyrus-sasl
• cd cyrus-sasl
• ftp ftp.andrew.cmu.edu
• get pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-2.1.10.tar.gz
• gzip -d cyrus-sasl-2.1.10.tar.gz
• tar -xf cyrus-sasl-2.1.10.tar
• cd cyrus-sasl-2.1.10
• At this point you might want to do a ./configure --help and review the options
• ./configure --disable-krb4 --disable-gssapi --disable-otp --disable-anon
• make
• make install
• Configure
  • ln -s /usr/local/lib/sasl2 /usr/lib/sasl2
  • cp /root/centaurus/initScripts/saslauthd /etc/rc.d/init.d/
• Install cyrus-imap
  • mkdir /root/cyrus-imap
  • cd /root/cyrus-imap
  • cp /root/centaurus/programs/cyrus-imap/cyrus-imapd-2.1.11.tar.gz ./
  • gzip -d cyrus-imapd-2.1.11.tar.gz
  • tar –xf cyrus-imapd-2.1.11.tar
  • cd cyrus-imapd-2.1.11
  • ./configure –-enable-murder –-with-auth=unix –-without-krb –-enable-fulldirhash –-disable-gssapi
  • make depend
  • make all
  • make install
• Configure
  • useradd cyrus –g mail
  • edit /etc/syslog.conf and add
    local6.debug /var/log/imapd.log
    auth.debug /var/log/auth.log
    c. touch /var/log/auth.log /var/log/imapd.log
    d. cp /root/centaurus/ConfFiles/imapd.production.conf /etc/imapd.conf
    e. cd /var
    f. mkdir imap
    g. chown cyrus imap
    h. chgrp mail imap
    i. chmod 750 imap
    j. cd /var/spool
    k. mkdir imap
    l. chown cyrus imap
    m. chgrp mail imap
    n. chmod 750 imap
    o. cd /usr
    p. mkdir sieve
    q. chown cyrus sieve
    r. chgrp mail sieve
    s. chmod 750 sieve
    t. make sure the following are in /etc/services
    pop3 110/tcp
    imap 143/tcp
    imsp 406/tcp
    acap 674/tcp
    imaps 993/tcp
    pop3s 995/tcp
    kpop 1109/tcp
    sieve 2000/tcp
    lmtp 2003/tcp
    mupdate 2004/tcp
    fud 4201/udp
    u. cd /root
    6. Install Cyrus 2.2
    a. cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.andrew.cmu.edu:/cvs login
    password = anonymous
    b. cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.andrew.cmu.edu:/cvs co -d cyrus-imapd-cvs -r cyrus-imapd-2_2 cyrus
    c. cd cyrus-imapd-cvs/
    d. sh SMakefile
    e. ./configure –-enable-murder –-with-auth=unix –-without-krb –-enable-fulldirhash -–disable-gssapi
    f. make depend
    g. ln /usr/include/et/com_err.h /usr/include/com_err.h
    h. make all
    i. make install
    7. Configure
    a. cp /root/cyrus-imapd-cvs/master/conf/prefork.conf /etc/cyrus.conf
    b. mkdir /var/imap/socket
    c. chown cyrus /var/imap/socket
    d. chgrp mail /var/imap/socket
    e. cp /etc/pam.d/smtp /etc/pam.d/imap
    f. cp /etc/pam.d/smtp /etc/pam.d/pop3
    g. cp /root/centaurus/initscripts/cyrus /etc/rc.d/init.d/
    h. cp /root/cyrus-imapd-cvs/tools/mkimap /home/cyrus
    i. chown cyrus /home/cyrus/mkimap
    j. chgrp mail /home/cyrus/mkimap
    k. su – cyrus
    l. ./mkimap
    m. exit
    n. /etc/rc.d/init.d/cyrus start
    o. telnet localhost 110
    Trying 127.0.0.1...
    Connected to localhost.
    Escape character is '^]'.
    +OK zeus Cyrus POP3 v2.2.prealpha server ready 4159559065.1043351194@zeus
    8. Configure the mupdate master
    a. Vi /etc/cyrus.conf and add the following line to the “services” section
    mupdate cmd="/usr/cyrus/bin/mupdate -m" listen=mupdate prefork=1
    b. /etc/rc.d/init.d/cyrus restart
    c. saslpasswd2 –c cyrus
    i. it’s going to ask you for the right pw
    d. chown cyrus /etc/sasldb2
    e. chgrp mail /etc/sasldb2
    f. vi /etc/hosts
    i. 10.78.249.26 draco
    ii. yada yada
    iii. yada yada
    g.
    9. Configure the back end servers
    a. vi /etc/imapd.conf
    b. Add the appropriate mupdate commands
    mupdate_authname: cyrus
    mupdate_password: t1m31$$
    mupdate_port: 2004
    # mupdate_realm:
    mupdate_retry_delay: 20
    mupdate_server: zeus.email.starband.net
    mupdate_workers_start: 5
    mupdate_workers_minspare: 2
    mupdate_workers_maxspare: 10
    mupdate_workers_max: 50
    mupdate_username: cyrus
    c. vi /etc/cyrus.conf and add the following line to the “services” section
    mupdate cmd="/usr/cyrus/bin/mupdate" listen=mupdate prefork=1
    
    

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Disclaimer: I will not be held responsible for any problems encountered by following these instructions. This is informational only. Do not use this on a production system. Use at your own risk.