Example of Command-Line Installation

This section provides an example for installing SIMS through the command-line interface.

  1. Login as root.

 
% su
Password: <Enter your root password>
 

  2.

 
# /cdrom/sun_internet_mail_3_2/products/sims/setup-tty -c
 

Invoke the command-line interface.

  3. Enter the postmaster ID.

 
Postmaster User ID [inetmail]: inetmail
 

  4.

 
License file path [/etc/opt/licenses/licenses_combined#]:
/tmp/license.dat
 

Enter your license file.

  5.

 
Do you want to install these patches? (y): [y,n,?] y
 

Accept installing patches.

  6.

 
 [eng.sun.com]: eng.alpha.com
 

Enter the mail server's fully-qualified DNS domain name.

  7.

 
[sun.com]: alpha.com 
 

Enter the highest DNS domain name used for your organization.

  8.

 
Please choose an option from above: 2
 

Select Yes to accept putting the SIMS server behind a firewall.

  9.

 
(default=admin): admin
 

Enter the administrator's name.

  10.

 
Please choose an option from above: 1
 

Select No to accept receiving mail via SIMS secured message store.

  11.

 
(default=US): US
 

Enter the two character country code for your organization.

  12.

 
[]: alpha
 

Enter your organization's abbreviated name.

  13. Enter the division or department name within the organization specified above [OU=eng,o=alpha,c=US]

 
(default=eng): eng
 

  14.

 
Alpha Incorporated
 

Enter the full name of your organization.

  15. Enter the postal address of the system administrator responsible for this installation.

 
1234 Main Street
 

  16. Enter the city or town in which this server resides.

 
Anytown
 

  17. Enter the state or province in which this server resides.

 
CA
 

  18. Enter the postal address of the system administrator responsible for this installation.

 
555-1234
 




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