Administrator's Guide - Kerio Software Archive

Chapter 2 Installationusers.cfgThe users.cfg file is an XML file that includes information about user account, groupsand aliases.Administration name and password was written in this file by the configuration wizard.mailserver.cfgmailserver.cfg is an XML file containing any other parameters of Kerio MailServer, suchas configuration parameters of domains, back-ups, antispam filter, antivirus, etc.In this file, the local primary domain just created, Internet name of the server as well asthe location of the message store was written.2.6 Upgrade and UninstallationWindows Operating SystemsTo upgrade this product (i.e. to install a newer version of the product) the Kerio AdministrationConsole must first be closed. The other components (Kerio MailServer Engine and KerioMailServer Monitor) will be automatically closed by Kerio MailServer installation program. Theinstallation program will detect the directory where the older version is installed and replaceappropriate files with new ones automatically. All settings and all stored messages will beavailable in the new version. We recommend not changing the installation directory!When upgrading Kerio MailServer, follow the same scheme as for the first installation of KerioMailServer (see chapter 2.4).Once the product is upgraded successfully, a backup of the configuration files of the previousKerio MailServer version is saved in the directory where Kerio MailServer is installed(C:\Program Files\Kerio by default), under the UpgradeBackups directory.Kerio MailServer can be uninstalled by using Uninstall from the Start menu using theAdd/Remove Programs in the Control Panels:1. Under Add or remove programs, select Kerio MailServer and click on Remove.2. This runs the Microsoft Installer installation wizard.3. In the first dialog, it is possible to choose whether Kerio MailServer will be removed completely,including the data store and configuration files (see figure 2.18):• Remove message store — check this option to remove Kerio MailServer’s data storeincluding the archiving and the backup store.• Remove configuration files — if this option is enabled, configuration files(mailserver.cfg and users.cfg) as well as the license file, SSL certificates,statistics and logs will be removed.34