CentOS 7.x Configure cbpolicyd for Zimbra 8.7

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CentOS 7.x Configure cbpolicyd for Zimbra 8.7

For older Zimbra versions please refer Zimbra Policyd configuration or specifically Configure and enable policyd on Zimbra

From Zimbra 8.7 onwards cbpolicyd access-lists are disabled by default. To enable and use them use following steps:

1. Activate Policyd WebUI. As root run:

   cd /opt/zimbra/data/httpd/htdocs/ && ln -s ../../../common/share/webui

2. Edit '/opt/zimbra/common/share/webui/includes/config.php' and change DB_DSN from mysql value to

   $DB_DSN="sqlite:/opt/zimbra/data/cbpolicyd/db/cbpolicyd.sqlitedb";

3. Enable the cbpolicyd service as Zimbra user

   zmprov ms `zmhostname` +zimbraServiceInstalled cbpolicyd +zimbraServiceEnabled cbpolicyd

4. Enable ACLs for policyd

   zmprov mcf +zimbraMtaRestriction 'check_policy_service inet:127.0.0.1:10031'
   zmprov ms mail.domainname.com zimbraCBPolicydAccessControlEnabled TRUE

5. Restart zimbra

   su - zimbra -c "zmcontrol restart"
   su - zimbra -c "zmapachectl restart"

6. You can access cbpolicyd using below link http://<zimbraserver>:7780/webui/index.php

Refer:

• https://github.com/sangamc/policyD_zimbra87/blob/master/automatic-policyd-zcs8.7.sh
• http://haffi.is/wp/?p=38

How to enable debug logs for cbpoliyd

To enable debug logs for cbpolicyd use following:

1. su - zimbra
2. vim /opt/zimbra/conf/cbpolicyd.conf.in and set log_level to 4.

   Better would be to do

   su - zimbra
   zmprov ms mail.radiantcorpn.in zimbraCBPolicydLogLevel 4
   zmcbpolicydctl restart

Protect cbpolicyd web interface from unauthorized access

By default Zimbra policyd ( http://<zimbra-ip>:7780/webui/index.php ) is not protected after configuring cbpolicyd. To protect it edit /opt/zimbra/conf/httpd.conf and add protection configuration inside

   <Directory "/opt/zimbra/data/httpd/htdocs">
   </Directory>   

For example, for file based authentication using username and password use:

        AuthBasicProvider file
        AuthUserFile /opt/zimbra/conf/zimbra-htpasswd
        AuthName "RND cbpolicyd login"
        AuthType Basic
        Require valid-user

In this case create the password file using following as *zimbra* user:

      /opt/zimbra/common/bin/htpasswd -c /opt/zimbra/conf/zimbra-htpasswd sysadmin

Anytime in future password can be changed using following as *zimbra* user:

      /opt/zimbra/common/bin/htpasswd /opt/zimbra/conf/zimbra-htpasswd sysadmin    

Other option is to use IP based authentication. For that use

        Require ip <ip-address>    

In both cases comment default:

        #Require all granted 

After configuration you need to do:

    zmapachectlrestart

and verify by opening http://<zimbra-ip>:7780/webui/index.php whether protection is working or not.

Note that opening http://<zimbra-ip>:7780/webui/ will result into access denied as "DirectoryIndex index.php" is not configured.

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