After network is restarted in direct admin servers no dedicated IPs are visible.
Solution : /etc/init.d/startips
Something similar to /etc/init.d/ipaliases restart
Restarting network in direct admin disabled all dedicated IPS
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN, IP ADDRESS，
02
December
2011
0
Reset email count in Direct Admin
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN, MAIL，
25
November
2011
How to reset email count in Direct admin :
echo “” > /etc/virtuage/usage/username
rndc: neither /etc/rndc.conf nor /etc/rndc.key was found
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN, DNS，
20
November
2011
Getting below message on direct admin server while named status is checked :.
[[email protected] ]# service named status
rndc: neither /etc/rndc.conf nor /etc/rndc.key was found
Solution :
rndc-confgen >> /etc/rndc.conf
Open /etc/rndc.conf
cat /etc/rndc.conf
Add the content of key file as mentioned below to the end of named.conf
cp -ar /etc/named.conf /etc/named.conf.bak
A sample of the file part to be added is mentioned below :
=================================================================
# End of rndc.conf
# Use with the following in named.conf, adjusting the allow list as needed:
key "rndc-key" {
algorithm hmac-md5;
secret "9Agjel9AAghshhs85k0g==";
};
controls {
inet 127.0.0.1 port 953
allow { 127.0.0.1; } keys { "rndc-key"; };
};
# End of named.conf
=================================================================================
Restart named /etc/init.d/named restart
How to Install ioncube loader on directadmin servers
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN, PHP，
29
July
2011
cd /root/
wget downloads2.ioncube.com/loader_downloads/ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz
tar -zxvf ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz
cd ioncube
mkdir /usr/local/ioncube/
cp ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so /usr/local/ioncube/
For php 5.3.X make sure the 5.3.so file is copied in the above step.
How to update apache in direct admin 2.x
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN, HTTPD，
26
July
2011
Take backup of /etc/httpd and php.ini to be on safer side.
cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild ./build update ./build apache
If everything works fine dont rebuild php as that can give some errors
./build php n
checking for icu-config... no checking for location of ICU headers and libraries... not found configure: error: Unable to detect ICU prefix or no failed. Please verify ICU install prefix and make sure icu-config works. *** There was an error while trying to configure php. Check the custom/suphp/configure.php6 file
Upgrade/Downgrade php in directadmin server
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN，
25
March
2011
cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
./build update
./build set php5_ver 5.2
./build php n
NOTE : IF U USE THE BELOW COMMANDS IT WILL LEAD TO INSTALLATION OF ALL LATEST VERSIONS AVAILABLE.
cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
./build update
./build clean
./build php d
./build suphp d
Direct admin login details and more
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN，
19
January
2011
cat /usr/local/directadmin/scripts/setup.txt
=================
hostname=
email=
mysql=da_user
mysqluser=da_admin
adminname=admin
adminpass=
ns1=
ns2=
ip=
netmask=
uid=
lid=
services=
hostname=
Maskuid=
======================
Httpd wont start in direct admin and gives the error :
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN, HTTPD，
17
January
2011
While trying to start httpd : in direct admin :
# /etc/init.d/httpd start
Starting httpd: Syntax error on line 30 of /usr/local/directadmin/data/users/clickalist/httpd.conf:
Invalid command ‘php_admin_flag’, perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration
Solution :
./build all d
Back up any file named /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/.custombuild.
./build rewrite_confs
Install zend optimiser on direct admin server
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN，
15
January
2011
cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
./build update
vi /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/options.conf
Change no to yes in options.conf
./build zend
Squirrel mail gives ERROR: Connection dropped by IMAP server. Query: CAPABILITY
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN, MAIL ERROR，
01
September
2010
Squirrel mail gives following error in direct admin
ERROR: Connection dropped by IMAP server. Query: CAPABILITY + directadmin
Also error :
ERROR: Could not complete request.
Query: SELECT “INBOX”
Reason Given: Internal error occurred. Refer to server log for more information. [2010-09-01 05:12:43]
Solution that worked for me :
Was a problem with DISK SPACE. Increase quota and it worked.
Mysql root password for direct admin
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN，
01
August
2010
cat /usr/local/directadmin/conf/my.cnf
Named wont start in direct admin
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN, ERROR，
30
July
2010
[[email protected] ~]# service named start
Starting named:
Error in named configuration:
zone localhost/IN: loaded serial 42
Solution :
cd /etc/init.d
mv named named.backup
wget http://www.directadmin.com/named
chmod 755 named
/sbin/chkconfig named reset
URL : http://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=40
Mysql password for direct admin
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN，
24
July
2010
To find the mysql root password for direct admin client
cat /usr/local/directadmin/conf/mysql.conf
Direct admin mail folder path
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN, FILE PATH ( conf, logs etc)，
04
February
2010
Path where the mails are stored in direct admin clients
/home/UN/imap/domain.com/email UN/Maildir/
Find username in Direct Admin control panel
ARUN Posted in DIRECT ADMIN，
20
January
2010
If we have a domain name and we need to find the username for that domain
grep domain.com /etc/virtual/domainowners
