I usually like to use open source software for my stuff, but recently
had good results using Kerio Mail Server for a client, and I'm in need
of getting my internal mail system humming again. I don't have time
to figure out how to set up postfix, imap, pop, webmail, etc. etc. on
my Ubuntu box, so I'm going with Kerio. The problem is, Kerio isn't 
open source and is distributed in RPM format.
	Step one is to use alien to convert the RPM to a DEB, and then use
dpkg --install to get it on your system. Step two is to convert the 
System V init script from RedHat style to Debian style. First, download
my script:

	http://www.paulmcnett.com/blogEntries/Computing/Linux/keriomailserver

	Rename '/etc/init.d/keriomailserver' to '/etc/init.d/keriomailserver.orig',
download my script to /etc/init.d/keriomailserver, and make sure it is executable 
using 'chmod 755 keriomailserver'.

	Remember to run kerio's initial configuration script in 
'/opt/kerio/mailserver/cfgwizard', and then try to use your new startup script
to start the server by issuing '/etc/init.d/keriomailserver start'. If it worked,
you should see a process id by issuing 'cat /var/run/kms.pid'. If you got a message
that the file didn't exist, there is a problem. Try also issuing the other init
commands like '/etc/init.d/keriomailserver stop' and 'keriomailserver restart'.

	The next step is to get it set to load automatically on system boot. To
do this, just make a symlink from the appropriate runlevel directory. On my Ubuntu
box, that is '/etc/rc2.d', and here is what I did:

	cd /etc/rc2.d
	ln -s /etc/init.d/keriomailserver S20keriomailserver

	Kerio appears to be working just fine on my Ubuntu system, but getting the
System V init stuff right only makes the administration easier. 

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