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Install Zentyal Quickly on Top of Ubuntu 20.04 Server or Desktop

Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa

Zentyal Development Team is glad to announce that it is now possible to install Zentyal Server quickly on top of an existing Ubuntu 20.04 Server or Desktop Edition using a script. Above all, the goal is to guarantee that everybody interested in testing Zentyal, has an easy way of doing this. In short, it offers […]

Official Book for Zentyal 7.0 Now Available

Official book for Zentyal Linux Server v. 7.0 now available

Zentyal today announced the availability of the “Zentyal for Network Administrators”-book for Zentyal 7.0, the latest Zentyal Server version. The official book helps system administrators to configure and manage Zentyal Linux servers in corporate environments. It covers all relevant aspects of Zentyal server, from the server architecture to all network services required in this type […]

Zentyal Server 7.0 Commercial Now Available

Zentyal today announced a new major version of the Commercial Zentyal Server Edition, Zentyal Server 7.0. This new commercial Zentyal Linux Server release is based on the latest long-term support version of Ubuntu Server (20.04 LTS). Therefore, it comes with the most recent versions of all the integrated software, including Samba 4.11 and SOGo 5.0.1, […]

Upgrade Path to Zentyal Server 7.0 Development Available

Upgrade path to Zentyal Linux Server 7.0 now available

Zentyal Development Team today announced that the upgrade path to the latest Zentyal Server Development Edition (v. 7.0) is now available. Zentyal Server Development Edition 7.0 was published on January 26th, 2021. It is a major community release based on Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS. In the latest Zentyal Server versions the upgrade process has been […]

3 Password Management Utilities That Help to Improve System Security

Three good password management utilities

When securing any system, the basic advice is to use “strong passwords” and change them periodically. This also applies to system and domain users. In this post we will briefly go through what can be considered a good password and what Linux tools can help system administrators to improve system security related with users and […]

Zentyal Server 6.2 Commercial Now Available

Zentyal Server Commercial Edition 6.2 Released

Zentyal today announced the release of a new minor version of the Commercial Zentyal Server Edition, Zentyal Server 6.2. This new commercial Zentyal Linux Server version is based on Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS. It comes with the most recent versions of all the integrated software together with improvements and bugfixes that aim at improving the stability […]

Official Documentation for Zentyal Server 6.2 Now Available

Official documentation for Zentyal 6.2 published

The official documentation for the latest Zentyal Linux Server version (6.2) has been published now. It is available in both English and Spanish at: https://doc.zentyal.org/ . The documentation covers all the Zentyal Server features, helping users to test and deploy the server correctly. The documentation has been fully reviewed and updated and it also features […]

Tips for Monitoring and Maintaining Your Zentyal Server

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In the past few weeks, many of us are working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. In this post we want to remind you of some useful Zentyal Server monitoring and maintenance tasks. These tips help you to continue guaranteeing the security and correct operation of your server at all times. Track successful / failed […]

11 Points for Sysadmins to Keep in Mind with a High Number of VPN Users

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Due to restrictions imposed on free movement during the coronavirus pandemic, the use of the OpenVPN module is increasing to facilitate remote working. That is why we would like to point out some aspects about its use for Zentyal Server administrators. Analyse the situation and the needs The first step would be to analyse the […]

Server Admin ToDo List When Going Remote

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In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak many businesses are going remote. Suddenly having to support an entirely remote staff and remotely manage all the systems, is putting a lots of pressure on system administrators and IT departments. If you are in charge of managing your organization’s server, we would recommend you to take into […]