Enabling IMAPS (with ssl) for dovecot

October 5, 2008

Inspect Current Configuration
cd /etc/pki/dovecot/more certs/dovecot.pem # This is the one that people will needmore private/dovecot.pem # This is the private half : Don’t reveal
However, the certificate (as it stands) is set up for ‘example.com’, so installing it doesn’t help you access email securely on your server.
The certificate is defined via : more dovecot-openssl.cnf [...]

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Gateway GM6543E Linux Installation

October 3, 2008

Initial Boot Problems
Booting kernel on stock Fedora 9 x64 DVD requires the kernel option : ‘intel_iommu=off’ to be appended to the kernel boot line.
Updated kernels (after, say, 2.2.26), no longer need this extra parameter.
USB Keyboard
Unless ‘Legacy USB’ is set in the BIOS (which it is by default), the USB keyboard can’t be used to change [...]

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Shrinking the Vista Partition

October 3, 2008
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For a new machine (which is meant to be dual-boot), it may be better to install Linux first, since the partitioning information can be got right-first-time…
If Vista is Installed First
However, once Vista is installed, space must be made for Linux (and the shared partition).
Shrinking the Vista partition is fairly easy using the Vista tool included [...]

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Sharing a Partition between Vista and Linux

October 3, 2008

For a dual-boot machine (where the main desktop would be Linux), a common ‘data’ partition makes sense (rather than allowing root access by Linux to the Vista install, or visa-versa).
Shared Partition
Since the Vista driver requires it, you need to format the shared ‘ext3′ partition with : /sbin/mkfs.ext3 -I 128 /dev/sdA
Partitioning Problems
The Vista driver seems to [...]

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