Update the Cryptshare Mail Gateway

Overview

This page describes the general update process of the core component of Cryptshare for NTA 7516, the Cryptshare Mail Gateway. Additional information about specific version updates is provided on the respective version pages.

Preparation

Create a backup or snapshot of the system before installing, so that you can restore the initial state easily.

Update Steps

  1. Copy the installation package file to your home directory.

  2. Remove or rename the setup directory (cmg-setup) of a previous installation, if one exists in your home directory.

  3. Extract the installation package:

tar -xzf cmg-setup-<version>.tar.gz

Here, <version> is the product version.

  1. Impersonate as root user:

sudo su

  1. cd into the extracted directory and start the setup program:

cd cmg-setup
./setup.sh

  1. If a previous version of Cryptshare Mail Gateway is detected on the system, the following two options are displayed:

    • Reinstall <new version>: Performs the complete installation process as for a new system. This resets some existing, possibly manually adjusted configurations to their original state.

    • Update from <old version> to <new version>: Performs only the steps required for the update.

  2. Choose Update from <old version> to <new version>.