4.1  Kerio MailServer Monitor

Kerio MailServer Monitor is a utility used to control and monitor the MailServer Engine status. This component is available only under Windows and Mac OS X.

Windows Operating Systems

In Windows, Kerio MailServer Monitor is displayed as an icon in the System Notification Area.

Kerio MailServer Monitor

Figure 4.1. Kerio MailServer Monitor


If the mailserver is stopped, a red mark appears over the icon. Starting or stopping the service can take several seconds. During this time the icon is grey and inactive.

On Windows, left double-clicking on this icon runs the Kerio Administration Console (described later). Right-clicking on this icon displays the following menu.

Kerio MailServer Monitor — menu

Figure 4.2. Kerio MailServer Monitor — menu


Start-up Preferences

— options for running Kerio MailServer and Kerio MailServer Monitor automatically at system start-up. Both options are enabled by default.

Administration

— this option runs the Kerio Administration Console program (this can also be achieved by double-clicking the Kerio MailServer Monitor icon).

Start/Stop Kerio MailServer

— start or stop the MailServer Engine (Start or Stop is displayed according to the Engine status).

Exit Engine Monitor

— exits the Kerio MailServer Monitor. This option does not stop the MailServer Engine. The user is informed about this fact by a warning window.

Mac OS X

On Mac OS X, the Kerio MailServer Monitor is displayed in a new window (see figure 4.3  Kerio MailServer Monitor — Kerio MailServer Status) which can be opened from the Other section of System Preferences. The window includes the following options:

Kerio MailServer Monitor — Kerio MailServer Status

Figure 4.3. Kerio MailServer Monitor — Kerio MailServer Status


  • About Kerio MailServer — the button opens the About window providing basic information on the product and its version number.

  • Stop/Start Server — the button starts/stops the Kerio MailServer Engine.

    Username which must belong to the Admins group and password is required for stopping or running of the service.

  • Configure Server — the button runs the Kerio Administration Console.

You can also stop, start or restart the Kerio MailServer Monitor through Terminal or a SSH client with the following commands with root access:

Stopping the Kerio MailServer Engine

SystemStarter stop KerioMailServer

Starting the Kerio MailServer Engine

SystemStarter start KerioMailServer

Restarting the Kerio MailServer Engine

SystemStarter restart KerioMailServer

Linux

Installation packages for Linux do not include Kerio MailServer Monitor. Kerio MailServer Engine can be started by the following command:

/etc/rc.d/init.d/keriomailserver [start | stop]