Having the same issue on my system:

1. Fresh install of Debian 10.4, up-to-date
2. Running the easyinstall from wget -q -O - http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install | bash
3. Only option change is to choose #2 for an LDAP server, with my known-working settings

I get the same error in my events - "Your system is configured for LDAP authentication, but you are running a server built without OpenLDAP support."

Verified that the packages for ldap (installed with allowing the prerequisites to be installed)

ii  libldap-2.4-2:amd64           2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP libraries
ii  libldap-common                2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        all          OpenLDAP common files for libraries
ii  libldap2-dev:amd64            2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP development libraries

You might try to turn  on Bash's trace feature, maybe you can see the problem. 

a) Download easyinstall locally..

wget -O easyinstall.sh http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install

b) chmod +x  easyinstall.sh

c) edit top line to

#!/bin/bash -x

then

./easyinstall.sh

or use

bash -x ./easyinstall.sh

to see what it is looking for when it dies.. 

Tue Jul 07 2020 03:45:19 PM EDT from lgc @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

Having the same issue on my system:

1. Fresh install of Debian 10.4, up-to-date
2. Running the easyinstall from wget -q -O - http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install | bash
3. Only option change is to choose #2 for an LDAP server, with my known-working settings

I get the same error in my events - "Your system is configured for LDAP authentication, but you are running a server built without OpenLDAP support."

Verified that the packages for ldap (installed with allowing the prerequisites to be installed)

ii  libldap-2.4-2:amd64           2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP libraries
ii  libldap-common                2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        all          OpenLDAP common files for libraries
ii  libldap2-dev:amd64            2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP development libraries

Having the same issue on my system:

1. Fresh install of Debian 10.4, up-to-date
2. Running the easyinstall from wget -q -O - http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install | bash
3. Only option change is to choose #2 for an LDAP server, with my known-working settings

I get the same error in my events - "Your system is configured for LDAP authentication, but you are running a server built without OpenLDAP support."

Verified that the packages for ldap (installed with allowing the prerequisites to be installed)

ii  libldap-2.4-2:amd64           2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP libraries
ii  libldap-common                2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        all          OpenLDAP common files for libraries
ii  libldap2-dev:amd64            2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP development libraries

Gave that a shot (on a new, fresh install)

Same error, but the installer runs just as verbose as it normally does in that phase, I now get the following:

       Error 

Setup failed to restart Citadel server.  Please restart it manually.

Press return to continue...

+ die
+ show_alert Citadel Easy Install is aborting.
+ echo '' Citadel Easy Install is aborting. ''
Citadel Easy Install is aborting.
+ show_alert The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong.
+ echo '' The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong. ''
The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong.
+ show_alert Linux Debian '10.4(' 4.19.0-9-amd64 'x86_64)'
+ echo '' Linux Debian '10.4(' 4.19.0-9-amd64 'x86_64)' ''
Linux Debian 10.4( 4.19.0-9-amd64 x86_64)
+ cd /root
+ rm -fr /tmp/citadel-build.406
+ exit 1

Anything else I can check?

Tue Jul 07 2020 15:59:23 EDT from warbaby @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

You might try to turn  on Bash's trace feature, maybe you can see the problem. 

a) Download easyinstall locally..

wget -O easyinstall.sh http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install

b) chmod +x  easyinstall.sh

c) edit top line to

#!/bin/bash -x

then

./easyinstall.sh

or use

bash -x ./easyinstall.sh

to see what it is looking for when it dies.. 

 

 

 

 

Tue Jul 07 2020 03:45:19 PM EDT from lgc @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

Having the same issue on my system:

1. Fresh install of Debian 10.4, up-to-date
2. Running the easyinstall from wget -q -O - http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install | bash
3. Only option change is to choose #2 for an LDAP server, with my known-working settings

I get the same error in my events - "Your system is configured for LDAP authentication, but you are running a server built without OpenLDAP support."

Verified that the packages for ldap (installed with allowing the prerequisites to be installed)

ii  libldap-2.4-2:amd64           2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP libraries
ii  libldap-common                2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        all          OpenLDAP common files for libraries
ii  libldap2-dev:amd64            2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP development libraries

 

I've got a Debian 10 box here, I'm taking a look.

Tue Jul 07 2020 05:36:57 PM EDT from lgc @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

Gave that a shot (on a new, fresh install)

Same error, but the installer runs just as verbose as it normally does in that phase, I now get the following:

 

       Error 

Setup failed to restart Citadel server.  Please restart it manually.

Press return to continue...

+ die
+ show_alert Citadel Easy Install is aborting.
+ echo '' Citadel Easy Install is aborting. ''
Citadel Easy Install is aborting.
+ show_alert The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong.
+ echo '' The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong. ''
The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong.
+ show_alert Linux Debian '10.4(' 4.19.0-9-amd64 'x86_64)'
+ echo '' Linux Debian '10.4(' 4.19.0-9-amd64 'x86_64)' ''
Linux Debian 10.4( 4.19.0-9-amd64 x86_64)
+ cd /root
+ rm -fr /tmp/citadel-build.406
+ exit 1

 

Anything else I can check?

Tue Jul 07 2020 15:59:23 EDT from warbaby @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

You might try to turn  on Bash's trace feature, maybe you can see the problem. 

a) Download easyinstall locally..

wget -O easyinstall.sh http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install

b) chmod +x  easyinstall.sh

c) edit top line to

#!/bin/bash -x

then

./easyinstall.sh

or use

bash -x ./easyinstall.sh

to see what it is looking for when it dies.. 

 

 

 

 

Tue Jul 07 2020 03:45:19 PM EDT from lgc @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

Having the same issue on my system:

1. Fresh install of Debian 10.4, up-to-date
2. Running the easyinstall from wget -q -O - http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install | bash
3. Only option change is to choose #2 for an LDAP server, with my known-working settings

I get the same error in my events - "Your system is configured for LDAP authentication, but you are running a server built without OpenLDAP support."

Verified that the packages for ldap (installed with allowing the prerequisites to be installed)

ii  libldap-2.4-2:amd64           2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP libraries
ii  libldap-common                2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        all          OpenLDAP common files for libraries
ii  libldap2-dev:amd64            2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP development libraries

 

 

root@box:~# uname -a
Linux box.local.lan 4.19.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.118-2+deb10u1 (2020-06-07) x86_64 GNU/Linux

I can confirm..

   2. External LDAP - RFC 2307 compliant directory

Pukes right here, on Deb 10 Buster. 

###

Please enter the name of the Citadel user account that should be granted administrative privileges once created. If using internal authentication this user account will be created if it does not exist. For external authentication this user account has to exist.
This is currently set to:
admin
Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged:

+ die
+ show_alert Citadel Easy Install is aborting.
+ echo '' Citadel Easy Install is aborting. ''

###

I did no other setup though.. probably should have. 

See:

http://www.citadel.org/ldap_deprecated.html

and

http://www.citadel.org/msadsso.html

Tue Jul 07 2020 05:36:57 PM EDT from lgc @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

Gave that a shot (on a new, fresh install)

Same error, but the installer runs just as verbose as it normally does in that phase, I now get the following:

 

       Error 

Setup failed to restart Citadel server.  Please restart it manually.

Press return to continue...

+ die
+ show_alert Citadel Easy Install is aborting.
+ echo '' Citadel Easy Install is aborting. ''
Citadel Easy Install is aborting.
+ show_alert The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong.
+ echo '' The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong. ''
The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong.
+ show_alert Linux Debian '10.4(' 4.19.0-9-amd64 'x86_64)'
+ echo '' Linux Debian '10.4(' 4.19.0-9-amd64 'x86_64)' ''
Linux Debian 10.4( 4.19.0-9-amd64 x86_64)
+ cd /root
+ rm -fr /tmp/citadel-build.406
+ exit 1

 

Anything else I can check?

Tue Jul 07 2020 15:59:23 EDT from warbaby @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

You might try to turn  on Bash's trace feature, maybe you can see the problem. 

a) Download easyinstall locally..

wget -O easyinstall.sh http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install

b) chmod +x  easyinstall.sh

c) edit top line to

#!/bin/bash -x

then

./easyinstall.sh

or use

bash -x ./easyinstall.sh

to see what it is looking for when it dies.. 

 

 

 

 

Tue Jul 07 2020 03:45:19 PM EDT from lgc @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

Having the same issue on my system:

1. Fresh install of Debian 10.4, up-to-date
2. Running the easyinstall from wget -q -O - http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install | bash
3. Only option change is to choose #2 for an LDAP server, with my known-working settings

I get the same error in my events - "Your system is configured for LDAP authentication, but you are running a server built without OpenLDAP support."

Verified that the packages for ldap (installed with allowing the prerequisites to be installed)

ii  libldap-2.4-2:amd64           2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP libraries
ii  libldap-common                2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        all          OpenLDAP common files for libraries
ii  libldap2-dev:amd64            2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP development libraries

 

 

Stupid question probably but do I need to set an MX record to receive mail? (sorry im new to this but totally over Microsoft)

Yes, you do need MX records to receive email.

You have some kind of interface with your host/registrar to add/edit DNS records, correct?

It probably has form fields for DNS Records.. so, you add one A record for your mail server..

Type [A]  Name [mail]  IP [ip address]  TTL [2 Min] # Use a short Time To Live when testing, and don't use any cache if using cloudflare..use the [DNS ONLY] option..

Then you add the MX record..

Type [MX]  Domain [example.com] Mail Server [mail.example.com]  TTL [2 min]  Priority [5]  # It's no big deal what you put here if you only have one mail server..

After you've done that, go to somewhere like..

https://mxtoolbox.com/

and check your records..  if there is anything wrong, it should let you know.. 

When that is done, you might want to crank up the TTLs a bit.  But not too long, in case you still need to change things.. an hour or so... You don't want to wait 24 hours to fix a typo.

There are also DMARC and SPF records to set up or your outbound mail will be going into spam folders, but having the MX record will allow you to receive email without any problems..

There are many resources for this information, easily found.. 

You're entering a man's world running a mail server on the internet.  Read up, take notes, make diagrams..

You'll have to pay your dues (so to speak), to gain many important skills.

Wed Jul 08 2020 21:08:37 EDT from warbaby @ Uncensored Subject: Re: email routing

Yes, you do need MX records to receive email.

You have some kind of interface with your host/registrar to add/edit DNS records, correct?

It probably has form fields for DNS Records.. so, you add one A record for your mail server..

Type [A]  Name [mail]  IP [ip address]  TTL [2 Min] # Use a short Time To Live when testing, and don't use any cache if using cloudflare..use the [DNS ONLY] option..

Then you add the MX record..

Type [MX]  Domain [example.com] Mail Server [mail.example.com]  TTL [2 min]  Priority [5]  # It's no big deal what you put here if you only have one mail server..

After you've done that, go to somewhere like..

https://mxtoolbox.com/

and check your records..  if there is anything wrong, it should let you know.. 

When that is done, you might want to crank up the TTLs a bit.  But not too long, in case you still need to change things.. an hour or so... You don't want to wait 24 hours to fix a typo.

There are also DMARC and SPF records to set up or your outbound mail will be going into spam folders, but having the MX record will allow you to receive email without any problems..

There are many resources for this information, easily found.. 

You're entering a man's world running a mail server on the internet.  Read up, take notes, make diagrams..

You'll have to pay your dues (so to speak), to gain many important skills.

Wed Jul 08 2020 07:50:28 PM EDT from abuchman @ Uncensored Subject: email routing

 

Stupid question probably but do I need to set an MX record to receive mail? (sorry im new to this but totally over Microsoft)

 

 

Thank you so much!!! ill get to it!

Tue Jul 07 2020 09:24:29 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Upgrade to the newest version?

I easy-installed a Citadel Standalone Mailserver three years ago.
It's still working finde but maybe - for security or feature reasons
- I should go for the newest code?

It's up to you, but if you want the latest version it's easy to upgrade:

1. Shut down Citadel and TAKE A FULL BACKUP

2. Run the Easy Install script again.

That's all there is to it. The script will detect your existing installation and upgrade it.

Thank you, everything worked fine! The script made it...

Did some more testing - attempted to install the package that comes with Debian 10 (citadel-suite) and when doing the setup, and choosing the LDAP settings, the install completes, but the application segfaults continually:

uname -a
Linux cit1 4.19.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.118-2+deb10u1 (2020-06-07) x86_64 GNU/Linux

sudo journalctl -xe
Jul 09 08:06:19 cit1 kernel: show_signal_msg: 310 callbacks suppressed
Jul 09 08:06:19 cit1 kernel: citserver[11787]: segfault at 10000014c ip 00007fee
Jul 09 08:06:19 cit1 kernel: Code: a5 4d 85 e4 74 bc 4c 39 f0 74 a0 31 c0 48 8d
Jul 09 08:06:19 cit1 kernel: citserver[11788]: segfault at 10000014c ip 00007fee
Jul 09 08:06:19 cit1 kernel: Code: a5 4d 85 e4 74 bc 4c 39 f0 74 a0 31 c0 48 8d

Attempting to http or https to the web interface indicates a 503 error.

Wed Jul 08 2020 05:40:48 EDT from warbaby @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

root@box:~# uname -a
Linux box.local.lan 4.19.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.118-2+deb10u1 (2020-06-07) x86_64 GNU/Linux

I can confirm..

   2. External LDAP - RFC 2307 compliant directory

Pukes right here, on Deb 10 Buster. 

###

Please enter the name of the Citadel user account that should be granted administrative privileges once created. If using internal authentication this user account will be created if it does not exist. For external authentication this user account has to exist.
This is currently set to:
admin
Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged:

+ die
+ show_alert Citadel Easy Install is aborting.
+ echo '' Citadel Easy Install is aborting. ''

###

I did no other setup though.. probably should have. 

See:

http://www.citadel.org/ldap_deprecated.html

and

http://www.citadel.org/msadsso.html

Tue Jul 07 2020 05:36:57 PM EDT from lgc @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

Gave that a shot (on a new, fresh install)

Same error, but the installer runs just as verbose as it normally does in that phase, I now get the following:

 

       Error 

Setup failed to restart Citadel server.  Please restart it manually.

Press return to continue...

+ die
+ show_alert Citadel Easy Install is aborting.
+ echo '' Citadel Easy Install is aborting. ''
Citadel Easy Install is aborting.
+ show_alert The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong.
+ echo '' The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong. ''
The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong.
+ show_alert Linux Debian '10.4(' 4.19.0-9-amd64 'x86_64)'
+ echo '' Linux Debian '10.4(' 4.19.0-9-amd64 'x86_64)' ''
Linux Debian 10.4( 4.19.0-9-amd64 x86_64)
+ cd /root
+ rm -fr /tmp/citadel-build.406
+ exit 1

 

Anything else I can check?

Tue Jul 07 2020 15:59:23 EDT from warbaby @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

You might try to turn  on Bash's trace feature, maybe you can see the problem. 

a) Download easyinstall locally..

wget -O easyinstall.sh http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install

b) chmod +x  easyinstall.sh

c) edit top line to

#!/bin/bash -x

then

./easyinstall.sh

or use

bash -x ./easyinstall.sh

to see what it is looking for when it dies.. 

 

 

 

 

Tue Jul 07 2020 03:45:19 PM EDT from lgc @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

Having the same issue on my system:

1. Fresh install of Debian 10.4, up-to-date
2. Running the easyinstall from wget -q -O - http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install | bash
3. Only option change is to choose #2 for an LDAP server, with my known-working settings

I get the same error in my events - "Your system is configured for LDAP authentication, but you are running a server built without OpenLDAP support."

Verified that the packages for ldap (installed with allowing the prerequisites to be installed)

ii  libldap-2.4-2:amd64           2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP libraries
ii  libldap-common                2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        all          OpenLDAP common files for libraries
ii  libldap2-dev:amd64            2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP development libraries

 

 

 

Haven't messed with citadel/LDAP in a few years, but.. here are my thoughts:

a) Debian packages are old.

b) Stick with easyinstall.

c) Socialism has failed every time it's been tried.

d) IIRC citadel assumes a working LDAP server for authentication.

e) IIRC install with internal auth, create admin account, THEN rerun easyinstall after LDAP service is setup and tested, then choose the LDAP option.

Thu Jul 09 2020 11:18:57 AM EDT from lgc @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

Did some more testing - attempted to install the package that comes with Debian 10 (citadel-suite) and when doing the setup, and choosing the LDAP settings, the install completes, but the application segfaults continually:

uname -a
Linux cit1 4.19.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.118-2+deb10u1 (2020-06-07) x86_64 GNU/Linux

sudo journalctl -xe
Jul 09 08:06:19 cit1 kernel: show_signal_msg: 310 callbacks suppressed
Jul 09 08:06:19 cit1 kernel: citserver[11787]: segfault at 10000014c ip 00007fee
Jul 09 08:06:19 cit1 kernel: Code: a5 4d 85 e4 74 bc 4c 39 f0 74 a0 31 c0 48 8d
Jul 09 08:06:19 cit1 kernel: citserver[11788]: segfault at 10000014c ip 00007fee
Jul 09 08:06:19 cit1 kernel: Code: a5 4d 85 e4 74 bc 4c 39 f0 74 a0 31 c0 48 8d

Attempting to http or https to the web interface indicates a 503 error.

 

Wed Jul 08 2020 05:40:48 EDT from warbaby @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

root@box:~# uname -a
Linux box.local.lan 4.19.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.118-2+deb10u1 (2020-06-07) x86_64 GNU/Linux

I can confirm..

   2. External LDAP - RFC 2307 compliant directory

Pukes right here, on Deb 10 Buster. 

###

Please enter the name of the Citadel user account that should be granted administrative privileges once created. If using internal authentication this user account will be created if it does not exist. For external authentication this user account has to exist.
This is currently set to:
admin
Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged:

+ die
+ show_alert Citadel Easy Install is aborting.
+ echo '' Citadel Easy Install is aborting. ''

###

I did no other setup though.. probably should have. 

See:

http://www.citadel.org/ldap_deprecated.html

and

http://www.citadel.org/msadsso.html

Tue Jul 07 2020 05:36:57 PM EDT from lgc @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

Gave that a shot (on a new, fresh install)

Same error, but the installer runs just as verbose as it normally does in that phase, I now get the following:

 

       Error 

Setup failed to restart Citadel server.  Please restart it manually.

Press return to continue...

+ die
+ show_alert Citadel Easy Install is aborting.
+ echo '' Citadel Easy Install is aborting. ''
Citadel Easy Install is aborting.
+ show_alert The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong.
+ echo '' The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong. ''
The last few lines above this message may indicate what went wrong.
+ show_alert Linux Debian '10.4(' 4.19.0-9-amd64 'x86_64)'
+ echo '' Linux Debian '10.4(' 4.19.0-9-amd64 'x86_64)' ''
Linux Debian 10.4( 4.19.0-9-amd64 x86_64)
+ cd /root
+ rm -fr /tmp/citadel-build.406
+ exit 1

 

Anything else I can check?

Tue Jul 07 2020 15:59:23 EDT from warbaby @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

You might try to turn  on Bash's trace feature, maybe you can see the problem. 

a) Download easyinstall locally..

wget -O easyinstall.sh http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install

b) chmod +x  easyinstall.sh

c) edit top line to

#!/bin/bash -x

then

./easyinstall.sh

or use

bash -x ./easyinstall.sh

to see what it is looking for when it dies.. 

 

 

 

 

Tue Jul 07 2020 03:45:19 PM EDT from lgc @ Uncensored Subject: Re: Citserver with LDAP authentication does not start

Having the same issue on my system:

1. Fresh install of Debian 10.4, up-to-date
2. Running the easyinstall from wget -q -O - http://easyinstall.citadel.org/install | bash
3. Only option change is to choose #2 for an LDAP server, with my known-working settings

I get the same error in my events - "Your system is configured for LDAP authentication, but you are running a server built without OpenLDAP support."

Verified that the packages for ldap (installed with allowing the prerequisites to be installed)

ii  libldap-2.4-2:amd64           2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP libraries
ii  libldap-common                2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        all          OpenLDAP common files for libraries
ii  libldap2-dev:amd64            2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u2        amd64        OpenLDAP development libraries