Upgrade iRedAPD from v1.3.x or earlier versions to latest release

iRedAPD source code is hosted on BitBucket.

Release Notes are available here: iRedAPD Release Notes.

If you're trying to upgrade iRedAPD-1.4.0 or later releases to the latest iRedAPD, please check this tutorial instead: Upgrade iRedAPD

This tutorial describes how to upgrade iRedAPD from v1.3.x or earlier versions to the later releases, it's applicable on all Linux/BSD distributions supported by iRedMail.

Important notes:

• Since iRedAPD-1.4.0, we use Python source file as config file, not .ini format anymore.
• We don't need second instance iredapd-rr anymore (it listens on port 7778), just one instance, one listen port 7777 is required.

Steps to upgrade iRedAPD-1.3.x or earlier versions:

• Download the latest stable release here: http://iredmail.org/yum/misc/ For example, iRedAPD-1.4.4.tar.bz2.
• Upload it to your iRedMail server. Assume it's /root/iRedAPD-1.4.4.tar.bz2 on the server.
• Extract downloaded package and move to /opt/, set correct owner and permission:

# tar xjf /root/iRedAPD-1.4.4.tar.bz2 -C /opt/
# cd /opt
# chown -R iredapd:iredapd iRedAPD-1.4.4
# chmod -R 0700 iRedAPD-1.4.4

• Generate new config file from sample file, and set correct file owner and permission.

# cd /opt/iRedAPD-1.4.4/
# cp settings.py.sample settings.py
# chown -R iredapd:iredapd settings.py
# chmod -R 0400 settings.py

WARNING: Config file /opt/iredapd/settings.py contains sensitive infomation (username, password), please don't make it world-readable. Permission 0400 is the best.

• Open iRedAPD config file /opt/iredapd/settings.py, and sync settings with old iRedAPD config file /opt/iRedAPD-[OLD-VERSION]/etc/iredapd.ini.

  • In old version, parameters under [ldap] section are now new parameters start with ldap_.
  • In old version, all parameters under [sql] (or [mysql]) section are now new parameters start with sql_.

• Remove symbol link of old release:

# rm -i /opt/iredapd               # <- Don't not end with '/'.

• Copy new RC script. We have scripts for different Linux/BSD distributions, please copy the correct one for your distribution:

  • /opt/iredapd/rc_scripts/iredapd.rhel: For Red Hat, CentOS, Scientific Linux.
  • /opt/iredapd/rc_scripts/iredapd.debian: For Debian and Ubuntu.
  • /opt/iredapd/rc_scripts/iredapd.freebsd: For FreeBSD. Please copy to /usr/local/etc/rc.d/.
  • /opt/iredapd/rc_scripts/iredapd.openbsd: For OpenBSD. Please copy to /etc/rc.d/.

# cp /opt/iredapd/rc_scripts/iredapd.rhel /etc/init.d/iredapd
# chmod +x /etc/init.d/iredapd

• Create symbol link to the latest release:

# cd /opt/
# ln -s iRedAPD-1.4.4 iredapd

• Restart iRedAPD service:

#
# ---- On Linux ----
#
# /etc/init.d/iredapd restart

#
# ---- On FreeBSD ----
#
# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/iredapd restart

#
# ---- On OpenBSD ----
#
# /etc/rc.d/iredapd restart

• If you don't have file /etc/init.d/iredapd-rr (on Linux), or /etc/rc.d/iredapd-rr (on OpenBSD), or /usr/local/etc/rc.d/iredapd-rr (on FreeBSD), it's safe to ignore below steps. But if you have it, please stop service iredapd-rr, then move all enabled plugin names listed in /opt/iRedAPD-[OLD_VERSION]/etc/iredapd-rr.ini to new config file /opt/iredapd/settings.py, in parameter plugins =.

# /etc/init.d/iredapd-rr stop
# rm /etc/init.d/iredapd-rr

Check whether you have check_policy_service inet:127.0.0.1:__7778__ in Postfix config file /etc/postfix/main.cf (Linux/OpenBSD) or /usr/local/etc/postfix/main.cf (FreeBSD), if you have it, please remove it, then restart Postfix service.

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