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The Zimbra administration console is the browser-based user interface used to centrally manage all Zimbra servers and mailbox accounts.
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The Zimbra administration console is the browser-based user interface used to centrally manage all Zimbra servers and mailbox accounts.  


<div class="Body">When you install the Zimbra Collaboration Suite, the administrator’s user name and password are configured during installation and an admin account is configured. You can log on to the console immediately after the installation is complete.</div><div class="a_0031Heading">
When you install the Zimbra Collaboration Suite, the administrator’s user name and password are configured during installation and an admin account is configured. You can log on to the console immediately after the installation is complete.


==Administrator Accounts==
=Administrator Accounts=
 
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Only accounts designated as administrator can log onto the administration console to manage accounts and server configurations. For the Network Edition, two kinds of administrator accounts can be created:
Only accounts designated as administrator can log onto the administration console to manage accounts and server configurations. For the Network Edition, two kinds of administrator accounts can be created:


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*'''Global Administrators''', who have full privileges to manage servers, global settings, domains, and accounts. One global administrator account is initially created when the software is installed. Additional administrator accounts can be created.
 
*'''Domain Administrators''', who can create, modify and delete accounts for a specific domain.
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The administrator type is designated when an account is created. For the Network Edition, on the '''General''' tab, either the '''Administrator''' or the '''Domain Administrator''' box is checked.


The administrator type is designated when an account is created. For the Network Edition, on the General tab, either the <span class="attribute">Administrator</span> or the <span class="attribute">Domain Administrator</span> box is checked.
==Global Administrator==


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A global administrator manages servers, global configuration, domains and all accounts. Administration tasks can be performed either from the administration console or using the Zimbra Command Line Interface (CLI) tools. The global administrator can delegate a user as a domain administrator. More than one global administrator can be configured.
 
===Global Administrator===
 
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A global administrator manages servers, global configuration, domains and all accounts. Administration tasks can be performed either from the administration console or using the Zimbra command-line interface tools. The global administrator can delegate a user as a domain administrator. More than one global administrator can be configured.
 
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===Domain Administrator===
===Domain Administrator===
(''Network Edition only'')
(''Network Edition only'')
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A domain administrator can create and maintain accounts, aliases, distribution lists, and calendar resources in a specific domain. The Zimbra global administrator configures the domain's global settings and account features and preferences. All accounts on the domain are assigned the same COS.
A domain administrator can create and maintain accounts, aliases, distribution lists, and calendar resources in a specific domain. The Zimbra global administrator configures the domain's global settings and account features and preferences. All accounts on the domain are assigned the same COS.
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The domain administrator can download and run the Migration Wizard to migrate Microsoft Exchange server mail accounts to their domain.
The domain administrator can download and run the Migration Wizard to migrate Microsoft Exchange server mail accounts to their domain.


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All tasks are performed from the administration console. Delegated administrator see only the functions they can maintain: Accounts, Aliases, Distribution Lists, and Resources. Help topics explain delegated administrator tasks.


All tasks are performed from the administration console. Delegated administrator see only the functions they can maintain, Accounts, Aliases, Distribution Lists, and Resources. Help topics explain delegated administrator tasks.
=Logging on=
 
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==Logging on==
 
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To start the console in a typical installation, use the following URL pattern.
To start the console in a typical installation, use the following URL pattern.
<nowiki>https: //server.domain.com:7071</nowiki>


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Where '''<nowiki>server.domain.com</nowiki>''' is the current running Zimbra server name or IP address and '''default HTTP listen port''' is '''7071'''.
 
https: //server.domain.com:7071
 
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Where <span class="attributes" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">server.domain.com</span> is the current running Zimbra server name or IP address and <span class="attributes" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">default</span> HTTP listen port is 7071.
 
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Enter the complete administrator address, as <span class="attribute">admin@domain.com </span>and then enter the password. Click <span class="attributes" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Log On</span>.
 
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==Changing Administrator Passwords==
 
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The administrator password is created when the Zimbra software is configured during installation. The password can be changed at any time from the <span class="attributes" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Accounts </span>toolbar. Select the administrator account and click Change Password.
 
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The administration password can also by changed using the command line utility (CLI) <span class="attribute">zmprov setpassword</span>. Enter as <span class="Code">zmprov sp adminname@domain.com </span><span class="Code">password</span>
 
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==About the Administration Console==
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When you open the admin console, the right pane is the Server Status page. and the navigation pane, on the left, displays the functions exposed through the console.
 
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The left navigation pane includes the following folders:
 
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<div class="Bulleted1_inner"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Accounts</span>. Lists all accounts. In the <span class="attributes" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Accounts </span>folder, you create and manage end-user accounts, setting options, class of service, passwords and aliases for an account.</div>
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<div class="Bulleted1_inner"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aliases<span style="font-weight: normal;">. Lists all aliases that have been created in Accounts. You can use </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">the </span>Move Alias<span style="font-weight: normal;"> feature from the toolbar to move an alias from one account </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">to another.</span>
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<div class="Bulleted1_inner"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Distribution Lists<span style="font-weight: normal;">. Lists all distribution lists. You can create new </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">distribution lists and add or delete members of a distribution list. </span>
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<div class="Bulleted1_inner"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Class of Service</span>. Lists classes of service (COS) that have been created. As a minimum, the default COS is displayed. You can create, edit, or delete COS definitions. </div>
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<div class="Bulleted1_inner"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Domains</span>. Lists the domain in the Zimbra environment. You can create and manage domains, configure GAL, and configure the authentication mechanism to use for that domain.</div>
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<div class="Bulleted1_inner"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Servers</span>. Lists the servers, the host name and description. You can configure services, MTA, SMTP, IMAP, and POP features for servers.</div>
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<div class="Bulleted1_inner"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Global Settings</span>. From the Global Settings folder, you set the global defaults rules for GAL search results, acceptance of incoming attachments, for MTA, POP, IMAP, anti-spam and anti-virus configuration. These default settings are used when personal options and COS settings are not set. </div>
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<div class="Bulleted1_inner"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Server Status</span>. Shows the current status, either <span class="attribute">On</span> or <span class="attribute">Off,</span> for all servers that are running Zimbra MTA, Zimbra LDAP, Zimbra Store, SNMP, and the anti-virus service. </div>
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<div class="Bulleted1_inner"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Server Statistics</span>. Shows both system-wide and server specific data about the inbound message volume, inbound message count, and disk usage for messages processed in the last 24 hours, the last three months, and the last year. Server specific data includes Mailbox Quota information.</div>
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<div class="Bulleted1_inner"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mail Queues</span>. Shows the number of messages on the Zimbra MTA that are in the Deferred, Incoming, Active, and Hold queues.</div>
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</div><div class="Body">The <span class="attributes" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Search </span>field allows you to quickly find accounts, aliases, distribution lists and resources for editing. </div><div class="Body">See Managing ZCS Configurations], for information about how to configure these functions. </div><div class="a_0031Heading">
 
==Management Tasks from the Administration Console==
 
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From the administration console, you can do the following:
 
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<div class="Bulleted1_inner">Use the Migration Wizard to migrate Microsoft Exchange server email accounts to the Zimbra server and to import the email and contact information</div>
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==Management Tasks Not Available from Administration UI==
 
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The Zimbra command-line interface (CLI) is another method of configuring and maintaining the Zimbra system. The CLI tool set contains utilities that are not available through the administration console. The CLI options are executed on each server individually.
 
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Use CLI command utilities for the following. See Appendix A, CLI Commands for details about the commands.
 
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Enter the complete administrator address, as '''admin@domain.com''' and then enter the password. Click '''Log On'''.
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The administrator password is created when the Zimbra software is configured during installation. The password can be changed at any time from the Accounts toolbar. Select the administrator account and click '''Change Password'''.
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The administration password can also by changed using the CLI '''zmprov setpassword'''.
zmprov sp adminname@domain.com <password>


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Administration Console

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The Zimbra administration console is the browser-based user interface used to centrally manage all Zimbra servers and mailbox accounts.

When you install the Zimbra Collaboration Suite, the administrator’s user name and password are configured during installation and an admin account is configured. You can log on to the console immediately after the installation is complete.

Administrator Accounts

Only accounts designated as administrator can log onto the administration console to manage accounts and server configurations. For the Network Edition, two kinds of administrator accounts can be created:

  • Global Administrators, who have full privileges to manage servers, global settings, domains, and accounts. One global administrator account is initially created when the software is installed. Additional administrator accounts can be created.
  • Domain Administrators, who can create, modify and delete accounts for a specific domain.

The administrator type is designated when an account is created. For the Network Edition, on the General tab, either the Administrator or the Domain Administrator box is checked.

Global Administrator

A global administrator manages servers, global configuration, domains and all accounts. Administration tasks can be performed either from the administration console or using the Zimbra Command Line Interface (CLI) tools. The global administrator can delegate a user as a domain administrator. More than one global administrator can be configured.

Domain Administrator

(Network Edition only)

A domain administrator can create and maintain accounts, aliases, distribution lists, and calendar resources in a specific domain. The Zimbra global administrator configures the domain's global settings and account features and preferences. All accounts on the domain are assigned the same COS.

The domain administrator can download and run the Migration Wizard to migrate Microsoft Exchange server mail accounts to their domain.

All tasks are performed from the administration console. Delegated administrator see only the functions they can maintain: Accounts, Aliases, Distribution Lists, and Resources. Help topics explain delegated administrator tasks.

Logging on

To start the console in a typical installation, use the following URL pattern.

https: //server.domain.com:7071

Where server.domain.com is the current running Zimbra server name or IP address and default HTTP listen port is 7071.

Enter the complete administrator address, as admin@domain.com and then enter the password. Click Log On.

Changing Administrator Passwords

The administrator password is created when the Zimbra software is configured during installation. The password can be changed at any time from the Accounts toolbar. Select the administrator account and click Change Password.

The administration password can also by changed using the CLI zmprov setpassword.

zmprov sp adminname@domain.com <password>


Verified Against: unknown Date Created: 4/27/2006
Article ID: https://wiki.zimbra.com/index.php?title=Administration_Console Date Modified: 2015-07-11



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