Linux Mail Server Setup and Howto Guide

Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix. Using any modern web browser, you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more. This page will show you how to install Webmin.

Fedora Directory Server is an enterprise-class open source LDAP server for Linux. This page will show you how to setup the Fedora Directory Server.

This page will show you how to install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from Sun Microsystem which is required by some applications like the JXplorer LDAP Browser and the Fedora Directory Server Administration tools.

This page will show you how to configure the ldap-chpasswd included in the SquirrelMail Change Password plugin. The ldap-chpasswd can change an LDAP server password. If you have not yet installed this plugin, see the SquirrelMail Change Password Howto.

This page will show you how to configure the ldap-chpasswd included in the SquirrelMail Change Password plugin. The ldap-chpasswd can change an Active Directory or LDAP server password. If you have not yet installed this plugin, see the SquirrelMail Change Password Howto.

To communicate with the Active Directory server over the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), you need an SSL enabled server and an SSL certificate for the client. SSL communication is required to programmatically change the Active Directory password. This page will show you how to export an SSL certificate from an SSL enabled Windows Server 2003 to use the LDAP API over SSL. If you have not yet configured SSL, see Enable LDAP SSL with Active Directory.

Enabling SSL in Active Directory allows clients to communicate securely with AD servers. This is also required to allow a user’s Active Directory password to be changed programmatically using LDAP. This article will show you how to install the Certificate Services in Windows 2003 to enable LDAP SSL in Active Directory.

The SquirrelMail Change_passwd plugin, originally written by Thiago Melo de Paula, allows users to change his/her system password in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow from SquirrelMail. This updated version includes the ability to change Active Directory and LDAP passwords.

Shows how to install the CAPTCHA SquirrelMail plugin by Paul Lesniewski. A CAPTCHA input is placed on the login screen to detect whether or not a human is attempting to log in. CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing to tell Computers from Humans Apart. It helps prevent automated login attacks.