Collabra Server Administrator's Guide for Unix

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Getting Started

his chapter tells you how to begin using your Netscape Collabra Server. It describes how to install, upgrade, start, stop, uninstall, and remove your server. It also discusses the information that you need to know before installing your server. This chapter describes the following tasks:

Overview

The Netscape Collabra Server CD-ROM contains installation programs for Netscape Navigator 3.01 and for Netscape Collabra Server 3.0. You'll need to install a copy of Netscape Navigator 3.01 or a later version to administer the Collabra Server.

The Collabra Server installation process automatically installs Netscape Administration Server and Netscape Collabra Server. The administration server provides a single interface, called the Server Administration page, from which you can administer all of your Netscape servers. The administration server can be accessed with a JavaScript and forms-capable web browser, such as Netscape Navigator 3.01, which is included on the Collabra Server CD-ROM. For more information about the administration server, see Managing Netscape Servers.

Important terminology

You should understand the following terms before you install your Collabra Server.

Netscape Administration Server: This is a component of Netscape SuiteSpot and SuiteSpot Pro that allows administrators to remotely manage their SuiteSpot servers through a single interface.

Netscape Collabra Server: This is a component of Netscape SuiteSpot and SuiteSpot Pro that replaces the Netscape News Server. Netscape Collabra Server allows users to share information through the use of discussion groups.

Netscape Directory Server: This is a a component of Netscape SuiteSpot and SuiteSpot Pro that provides an LDAP-complaint directory service.

Netscape Navigator: This is Netscape's Internet browser.

Netscape News Server: This is the predecessor to Netscape Collabra Server.

Netscape SuiteSpot and SuiteSpot Pro: These are suites of intranet and Internet server software from Netscape Communications Corporation.

discussion group: This is a collection of articles kept on one or more Collabra Servers. A discussion group is related to a particular topic, which is usually reflected in the discussion name. Synonymous with newsgroup, discussion group is the term more commonly used in enterprise environments.

Server Administration page: This is the interface of the Netscape Administration Server from which an administrator can configure SuiteSpot servers.

server root: For the purposes of this manual, this is t

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