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by Rob Swan
Sun Mar 15, 2026 4:05 pm
Forum: FAQ
Topic: How do I reset all Roundcube email accounts back to default settings?
Replies: 0
Views: 9

How do I reset all Roundcube email accounts back to default settings?

The simplest way to do this is using PuTTY, but exercise some cation here, if you do this ALL custom settings with be deleted.

In PuTTY, simple issue this command.
sudo mysql -u root -e "DELETE FROM roundcube.users;"

After doing this you will need to log into each of your email accounts and set ...
by Rob Swan
Sun Mar 15, 2026 3:51 pm
Forum: FAQ
Topic: Why does Roundcube remember deleted email accounts?
Replies: 0
Views: 7

Why does Roundcube remember deleted email accounts?

Whenever you log into an email account using Roundcube, that email account is added to the Roundcube MySQL database, it then uses that to store any settings you have for that account.

The information is stored in the users table, within the database simply called roundcube.

So, if you wanted to ...
by Rob Swan
Sun Mar 15, 2026 3:24 pm
Forum: FAQ
Topic: Why do my old emails not get deleted, when I recreate a deleted account?
Replies: 0
Views: 11

Why do my old emails not get deleted, when I recreate a deleted account?

This is by design, if you are using Dovecot. I do have to confess though it was accidental.

When I crated the Dovecot version of EHCP force (conversion script), I set up the mailbox directory structure slightly differently.

If you are using the courier (The EHCP force default email system), this ...
by Rob Swan
Sun Mar 15, 2026 2:09 pm
Forum: Bugs, Issues, Fixes and Workarounds.
Topic: The EHCP / EHCP force Mailbox creation bug.
Replies: 0
Views: 27

The EHCP / EHCP force Mailbox creation bug.

Impact Level: LOW

Workaround Found: YES

Workaround Complexity: EASY

Bug Description
In maybe 1 to 5 percent of cases, when you create a new email account from within the EHCP control panel, you cannot log into your new email account.

More Information
What is happening is that the welcome ...
by Rob Swan
Thu Mar 05, 2026 1:44 pm
Forum: FAQ
Topic: Is it worth using a modern PC as my server?
Replies: 0
Views: 10

Is it worth using a modern PC as my server?

It all depends on how rich you are, of course a new more powerful PC would be better for your server, depending on what spec you use, it could cost you £1000, or more.

The faster the PC, the better it would be for you server, but most old systems that are far too slow for Windows will work ...
by Rob Swan
Thu Mar 05, 2026 1:26 pm
Forum: FAQ
Topic: Can I use an SSD, on my server?
Replies: 0
Views: 11

Can I use an SSD, on my server?

This is a tricky question, as there are two types of SSD, commercial grade and consumer grade.

A consumer grade or retail SSD is NOT SUITABLE for a server, as it could fail within a mater of months when installed on hight traffic servers, however if you have a single domain, with not much traffic ...
by Rob Swan
Tue Mar 03, 2026 2:17 pm
Forum: FAQ
Topic: How do I covert to Dovecot?
Replies: 0
Views: 55

How do I covert to Dovecot?

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
If you don’t read though this information, you may destroy your email system.

This post is for those who installed the modified version of EHCP force from this site and said no to the Dovecot question at install time, the procedure documented in this post will only ...
by Rob Swan
Mon Feb 16, 2026 7:02 pm
Forum: The Last Bits.
Topic: Configure and fix Fail2ban.
Replies: 0
Views: 45256

Configure and fix Fail2ban.

Fail2ban is an app used for the purpose of security, I consider it a very important tool in your servers defence against hackers.

In this topic we are going to configure the email alert system within Fail2ban.

First of, log into your EHCP force web control panel and create a dedicated email ...
by Rob Swan
Mon Feb 16, 2026 7:02 pm
Forum: The Last Bits.
Topic: Increase Fail2ban security level. (Optional)
Replies: 0
Views: 42805

Increase Fail2ban security level. (Optional)

Mainly due to your feedback, this topic has had some changes for the Ubuntu 26.04 version.
I have tried my best to improve this topic and where possible simplify the procedure.

If this is your first time setting up a server, and your domain name is brand new, then maybe following this topic could ...
by Rob Swan
Mon Feb 16, 2026 7:01 pm
Forum: The Last Bits.
Topic: Information About Ubuntu Updates. (IMPORTANT)
Replies: 0
Views: 41

Information About Ubuntu Updates. (IMPORTANT)

If during the EHCP force install process you chose to replace Ubuntu auto updates with the update script, is it very unlikely that you will ever need to update your server manually.

THIS POST tells you how to perform a manual update, if you ever need to.

Where it is very unlikely, there is a very ...