Important Files and Directories in eMail Server 3
Support knowledgebase (rsimai_imap3_files)
Applies to
eMail Server: Version 3
Situation
You want an overview of the eMail server 3 specific files, e.g. for backup purposes.
Attention: The following list shall be considered as a reference point that shows which files serve for which purposes.
Depending on to what extent the system has been modified, it might be necessary to take additional files into
consideration when doing a backup!
The list does not include all options of the eMail Server 3!
Static files
/etc/postfix/
It contains the whole Postfix configuration.
main.cf
It contains Postfix's most important basic settings; it is the central configuration file.
master.cf
Configuration of single Postfix components and services.
transport
The Postfix transport table.
virtual
Address redirections.
canonical
Address mapping.
access
Access rights for incoming e-mails.
/etc/openldap/
It contains the configuration of Openldap.
ldap.conf
System settings for LDAP.
slapd.conf
Configuration of the LDAP daemon and ACLs.
Other configuration files
/etc/
This directory contains the configuration files for the base system.
hosts
Host entries. It can be used instead of the name service in most cases.
imapd.conf
Configuration of the imap service.
cyrus.conf
Cyrus configuration.
named.conf
Name server configuration (bind8).
named.conf.in
Template of the file named.conf
.
Changes must be performed here!
rc.config
SuSE configuration file for many basic settings.
resolv.conf
Specification of additional name servers.
route.conf
Routing settings.
aliases
Aliases for addresses.
httpd/
Web server configuration files.
SkyrixGreen
/opt/SkyrixGreen/
All important SkyrixGreen files can be found here, e.g. the files for the web server can be found under
/opt/SkyrixGreen/WOApps/SKYRiXgreen.sky/WebServerResources/
Dynamic files
/var/named/
It contains the zone files of the name server. These are usually created via the webfrontend.
domain.de.zone
Zone available after the installation.
XX.XX.IN-ADDR.ARPA.zone
Zone available after the installation (reverse).
virtual.de.zone
A further zone for a virtual domain created through the webfronted.
/var/imap/
It contains the cyrus-imapd's directory hierarchy as well as information on quotas, existing mailboxes, and folders
/var/spool/imap/
It contains the user's mailbox and folders.
users/
The shared folder available after the installation.
user/UID/
All the folders and messages of a user called UID.
user/UID/sent-mail/
The sent-mail
folder of a user called UID.
/var/spool/postfix/
The change-root environment of Postfix and the e-mail queues.
/var/lib/pgsql/
The postgreSQL database. It is used by SkyrixGreen for booking appointments/resources.
/var/lib/ldap/
The LDAP database. It contains all the information on the user, the name server configuration, and fetchmail requests
for external mail accounts.
/usr/ssl/
Here you find the certificates of user and server along with further information concerning the CA.
/usr/sieve/
The user's filter scripts are located here, always provided you have created some.
Log files
/var/log/mail
All messages concerning the e-mail transfer.
/var/log/messages
Generic messages from the system.
/var/log/warn
Important messages.
/var/log/httpd/access_log
Web server's log file.
/var/log/httpd/error_log
Error messages of the web server.
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