Overview

The mailserver.cfg is an XML file with the UTF-8 coding which contains any other parameters of Kerio Connect, such as configuration parameters of domains, back-ups, antispam filter, antivirus, etc.

There are cases when some settings in this file need to be modified to use the correct system paths.

This article provides the default location of this file on different operating systems as well as the procedure in modifying the settings.

Process

To modify the settings in the mailserver.cfg: 

1. Before starting, you will need to stop the the Kerio Connect Server (please make sure that the service is fully stopped before proceeding)
   • Starting or Stopping the Kerio Connect Server on Windows.
   • Stopping and Starting the Kerio Connect Service on macOS and Linux.

2. Depending on the operating system, navigate to the directory location; the default location for each OS is listed below:

   • Windows: C:\Program Files\Kerio\MailServer
   • Mac: /usr/local/kerio/mailserver
   • Linux: /opt/kerio/mailserver

3. Open the file:

   • For Windows, open the file using a text editor such as notepad.

   • For macOS, open the file using the Nano editor.

   • For Linux, open the file using Nano or Vim editor: nano mailserver.cfg

4. Find the necessary variable, edit, and save the file.

5. Start the server again using the instructions from the corresponding articles in step 1.

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