Updgrade iRedAdmin Open Source Edition to Latest Release on Ubuntu

How to updgrade iRedAdmin (Open Source Edition) eMail Server Administrator Panel from version 0.2.2 (or earlier version) to version 0.3 (or the Latest stable release) on Ubuntu/Debian Server:

Download the latest iRedAdmin (open source edition) here:

http://iredmail.org/yum/misc/  .  For example: iRedAdmin-0.3.tar.bz2.

Upload this downloaded package to your iRedMail server which has the older version running.  Assume it’s /root/iRedAdmin-0.3.tar.bz2.

Uncompress it to correct directory, set correct file owner and permission, convert config file to python file format, restart Apache web server.

Terminal:

# —- On Debian/Ubuntu —-
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  • # tar xjf /root/iRedAdmin-0.3.tar.bz2 -C /usr/share/apache2/
  • # cd /usr/share/apache2/
  • # cp -p iRedAdmin-0.2.2/settings.ini iRedAdmin-0.3/
  • # cd iRedAdmin-0.3/
  • # bash tools/convert_ini_to_py.sh settings.ini     # <– This step is required if you’re upgrading from iRedAdmin-0.2.2 or earlier release.
  • # rm -f settings.ini
  • # cd ../
  • # chown -R iredadmin:iredadmin iRedAdmin-0.3
  • # chmod -R 0555 iRedAdmin-0.3
  • # chmod 0400 iRedAdmin-0.3/settings.*
  • # rm -i iredadmin         # <- Remove old symbol link
  • # ln -s iRedAdmin-0.3 iredadmin       # Create a new symbol link
  • # /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Source of this Information — iRedMail.org Wiki:
http://www.iredmail.org/wiki/index.php?title=IRedMail/FAQ/Upgrade.iRedAdmin.Open.Source.Edition

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