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 […]
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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, […]
Zimbra Dropbox integration (Admin guide)
This guide will take you through the steps to set-up the Dropbox integration in Zimbra. Once you have completed the steps in this guide you can follow the end-user guide at https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Dropbox_integration_end_user_guide for the final OAuth set-up. Create a Dropbox Application (OAuth) To be able to use the Dropbox integration you have to create a […]
When your security scanner alerts for jspawnhelper in Zimbra
Many administrators rely on third-party security scanners such as Crowdstrike Falcon to analyze their Zimbra server for malicious activity. One process that is frequently reported is jspawnhelper. What is jspawnhelper? While this is not very well documented, jspawnhelper can be run as the result of a call to ProcessBuilder.start() or Runtime.exec() in a java application. […]