> -----Original Message----- > From: David.M.Clark > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 1:54 > > Hi Jason and thanks for replying. > > After I forwarded this e-mail to the customer they have elected to > enforce using Thunderbird and the SOGo Connector for staff PCs so no > need for OpenChange - Yahoooo!!!!
There goes my excuse for migration, back to the bottom of the todo list. > > On 01/09/2015 11:30 AM, Jason Pyeron wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: David.M.Clark > >> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2015 19:34 > >> > >> Hi All, > >> > > > > I need a bite size summary, I lost focus reading, but I'll try. > > > >> Some months back I posted some questions/comments on using > OpenChange > >> with SOGo. I use SOGo myself on my CentOS 6.x servers here in > >> our office > >> and I have two customers (one very active) using SOGo with > >> their CentOS > >> 6.5 server for contacts and calendars, using Thunderbird > and the SOGo > >> connect client for Thunderbird. They are also using the > >> Android/iPhone/iPad CardDAV and CalDAV interfaces, like I do > >> here, and > >> all works very well. > >> > >> A customer whom I have been trying to get OpenChange working > >> for months > >> with needs/wants to keep their old Outlook 2003 clients and > >> earlier last > >> year we phased out their MS SBS 2003 server in the push to get them > >> using the Linux server. > >> > >> I have found that trying to get OpenChange to run on CentOS 6.5 a > >> veritable minefield fraught with dependency issues whereby > >> you have to > >> rpm/yum un-install packages and then attempt to add updated > >> packages. (I > >> have been using yum and rpm for years, so at least I know my > >> way around > >> this). > >> > >> I saw a glimmer of hope with the CentOS 6.5 How-To on the > OpenChange > >> website but this again had lots of issues with regards to doing a > > > > Link? > > > >> compile of Samba4 from the Samba site source. The build > >> 'does' work but > >> then post Samba install I was still met with dependency issues so > >> abandoned this as I was no further than before. > >> > >> As the customer has been extremely patient with this whole > >> process - and > >> now it being 2015 I am now resorting back to the hours and > >> hours process > >> of uninstalling packages, and their dependency packages, and the > >> dependency packages of those packages.... etc etc... then > install the > >> RPM packages from: > >> > >> http://www.sogo.nu/files/downloads/SOGo/RHEL6/nightly/x86_64/RPMS > >> > >> which are at least gelling with each other with some quirks > >> to iron out > >> the other dependencies that need other stuff removed/updated > >> to satisfy > >> these rpm dependencies.... > >> > >> I am still trawling through this process this morning > despite hacking > >> away with a VM of 6.5 here and trying to update in parallel > >> with the site. > >> > > > > What is a specific problem encountered? > > > >> I now have Samba 4 from the site above installed and working > >> in simply > >> Samba sharing mode with normal NetBIOS authentication. I had > >> to put in > >> manual Samba start up commands/scripts for Samba to stay up after a > >> reboot as I cannot find the scripts or it doesn't seem to > be systemd > >> compliant (not really an issue, it is running like a normal > >> Samba server > >> currently). > >> > >> The AD bit will be required for this site and I > did/possibly do have > >> some server reboot issues with Samba not coming up if > setup with AD. > >> (Hence why I am running a 6.5 VM here before I break > >> something on their > >> live server). > >> > >> With all the above mentioned story, has anyone out there > actually got > >> OpenChange/SOGo working with CentOS 6.5 using the rpms > from this site? > >> > > > > I would be willing to help. Is there a set of instructions > for Fedora that work? If not, is there a set of instructions > for another distro? I have had much success with my OCD when > it comes to weaving in new RPMs. > > > >> I want to make sure before I touch the current live server > >> that nothing > >> gets 'broken', well at least until we mod the PCs to use the > >> Exchange/AD > >> approach to accessing the CentOS box. > >> > >> If no one has done this using the above mentioned rpms that > >> seem to work > >> better than anything else so far, I am thinking as previously > >> advised to > >> look at Zentyal. I will make this call over the next few days > >> and report > >> back to you all on what transpires. > >> > >> I cannot afford to spend too much more time on this as the > >> customer has > >> been without what they need and I have spent countless hours going > >> backwards and forwards trying to get this to work. > >> > >> I don't want to leave the SOGo installation out as it works > >> beautifully > >> with SendMail in my standard models for customers and using other > >> 'exchange' like products seem to gut the whole system and you > >> lose the > >> control that you are used to at the Linux level - something I have > >> enjoyed with e-mail on UNIX/Linux since 1987. > >> > >> Any input, confirmations or suggestion would be much > >> appreciated before > >> I finally bail on this direction and look to other > solutions for the > >> customer. > >> > >> Many thanks in advance and my apologies for the long post. > >> > > > > I am sure I missed many isses mentioned. > > -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00. _______________________________________________ devel mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.openchange.org/listinfo/devel
