Historically in Zimbra it has been possible to log in using the account email address, but also using an email alias. For security reasons it is recommended to disable the log in by use of an alias. Follow below steps to find out if alias login is enabled on your Zimbra deployment, and configure it […]
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Creating a Zimbra dynamic distribution list
Did you know that you can create dynamic distribution lists in Zimbra? The benefit of dynamic distribution lists is that they are based on LDAP queries. So whenever users are added/removed/changed on your Zimbra server, the distribution list is automatically kept up-to-date based on the contents of LDAP and your query. The creation of dynamic […]
Manage Global S3 Configurations using zms3config CLI
In a previous blog we introduced Zimbra’s new Storage Management, in this article we introduce you to zms3config a command line application that allows you to manage Zimbra’s S3 configuration. The zms3config is the CLI utility to manage the Global S3 buckets which can be shared across mailstore nodes. Bucket configurations can be created from any node […]
Configuring Zimbra in dual stack ip4/ip6 mode
In this article you will learn how to set-up Zimbra in dual-stack IP mode. Prerequisite First install Zimbra using ipv4 only mode. You can check the current Zimbra IP mode by running the following command as the user`zimbra`: zmprov gs `zmhostname` zimbraIPMode Then verify if all entries required all present in /etc/hosts file. Here is […]
Get an email notification when Zimbra TLS certificates are about to expire
In many cases IT staff will have automated TLS certificates so they are renewed and deployed automatically. However sometimes the automation fails or deployments use an additional reverse proxy or web application firewall in front of Zimbra. In the latter case, sometimes the renewal of the Zimbra self-signed certificate is overlooked. Zimbra (LDAP) requires a […]
Zimbra with on Cisco Duo cloud based Single Sign-On
In this article you will learn how to set-up Zimbra on Cisco Duo. Cisco Duo is a cloud based identity and access management solution developed by Cisco. Cisco Duo focusses on Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) and integrations with on premise Active Directory, and cloud based SAML IDP’s such as Azure AD, AD FS, Google, Okta, OneLogin, […]