hylafax lenny vserver

http://manpages.songshu.org/manpages/lenny/en/man5/hylafax-server.5.html

Hylafax runs very well in a Vserver, all that needs to be done extra compared to a “normal” install is to copy the /dev/ttyS0 so Hylafx can reach it from within the Vserver.

It is absolutely not needed to have Hylafax run in a Vserver but since this is a “low profile” setup for about a few dozen faxes a day and just as many users it does not need a dedicated box to run on, all you need is a cheap fax modem (in my case a a Emininet em5017) that i picked up for about 30,- Euro.

Off course you need a server to attach it to, i already have one anyway, but you could use any old box.
Add a nice front end like Avantfax, a printer and a scanner and you have a complete “small office” fax solution.

newvserver --vsroot /VSERVERS --hostname fax --domain cipar.net --ip 192.168.1.10/24 --dist lenny --mirror http://192.168.1.12:3142/debian.apt-get.eu/debian --interface dummy0

vserver fax start
vserver fax enter

Since i use a lot of different Vserver installs on a single box (network) i make use of an apt-cacher to prevent having to download a lot of things over and over again, otherwise just use your normal sources.

# nano /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://192.168.1.12:3142/security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib
deb-src http://192.168.1.12:3142/security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib
deb http://192.168.1.12:3142/debian.apt-get.eu/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

http://www.howtoforge.com/build-a-hylafax-server-with-avantfax-on-debian-etch
http://www.lucasmanual.com/mywiki/FaxServer
http://www.avantfax.com/install.php

Hylafax depends on a MTA so it will use Exim4 as the Debian default but i personally prefer to use Postfix so i install that one first.

apt-get install postfix

choose internet site

The system mail name, in my case i will go with the default fax.cipar.net since i use it on the local network only it does not really matter.

nano /etc/aliases

and add the following

root:   randall@smydomain.com

newaliases

apt-get install hylafax-server

The following is only needed because we have this running within a Vserver, otherwise Hylafax can not contact the fax modem.

exit
cp -a /dev/ttyS0 /VSERVERS/fax/dev/ttyS0
cp -aR /dev/null /VSERVERS/fax/var/spool/hylafax/dev
vserver fax enter

faxsetup

This will ask for a lot of questions, i go for the defaults except when specified below.

# Country code [1]? 31
# Area code [415]? 10
# Phone number of fax modem [+1.999.555.1212]? +31.10.1234567
# Local identification string (for TSI/CIG) ["NothingSetup"]? fax.cipar.net
# Long distance dialing prefix [1]? 0
# International dialing prefix [011]? 00
# Protection mode for received facsimile [0600]? 0644
# Protection mode for session logs [0600]? 0644
# Protection mode for ttyS0 [0600]? 0666
# Do you want to run faxaddmodem to configure another modem [yes]? no

Allow users from our subnet access to the fax service:

nano /etc/hylafax/hosts.hfaxd

on the bottom of the file

192\.168\.:::

exit
vserver fax restart
vserver fax enter

faxstat -a -s

should show something like this

HylaFAX scheduler on fax.cipar.net: Running
Modem ttyS0 (+**.**.*******): Running and idle

Add a fax user. This will create a user named “user” with userID 101 and no password.

faxadduser -u 100 user

Add an administrator. This will create a user named admin with admin password :

faxadduser -a password -p password -u 100 admin