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Enable SpamAssassin on your DirectAdmin server

To enable Spamassassin on your server, you need to first need to install it. Once installed a few minor changes are needed in your /etc/exim.conf file.

1) Install spamd and spamc:

2) Start the spamd

Source : http://directadmin.com

To Convert from vm-pop3d to Dovecot on Directadmin

To convert to dovecot from wu-imap or vm-pop3d, you can follow the steps given below

The “wu-imap” and “vm-pop3d” are in “mbox” format. The “Dovecot” is using the “Maildir” format.

Make sure that you do not stop the “todovecot” command as it can break the whole email system. It can take a long time to convert everything but do not stop it half way through.

Also, make sure that everything is working fine after the conversion.

You can clean the old “mbox” files by typing:

How to upgrade apache in a directadmin server

For upgrading apache from 1.3.39 to Apache 2.0.63, just login to the server and run following commands/scripts.

DirectAdmin Apache Update

Check the current version of apache by running.

Update apache to the most recent, run the following:

If you’re using apache 2.x, use “./build apache_2″ instead of apache_mod_ssl.

Once the update has completed, you’ll need to restart apache.

Can’t login to DirectAdmin on port 2222

1. DirectAdmin might not be running or
2. You have a firewall blocking port 2222.

In case issue 2º is the one affecting you,

Check your /var/log/directadmin/error.log to check for any errors as to why it isn’t starting:

Common problems are:

1. Incorrect ethernet_dev set in the /usr/local/directadmin/conf/directadmin.conf file. guide
2. Invalid license, either due to wrong uid/lid, IP, or date. Try: Updating your DirectAdmin License manually
3. Binaries for a different operating system.

You can always try running DirectAdmin by hand (if it’s not already running) to see what the problem is.