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Disabling Kerio Connect Autostart

Overview

 

Some circumstances might require you to disable the Kerio Connect engine's automatic startup process (i.e., manually transferring Kerio Connect to another server/operating system). This article provides the steps on how to disable the automatic startup process on the following supported operating systems:

 

Prerequisite

 

Admin (root) access to the Kerio Connect server

 

Process

 

Windows

  1. Right-click on the Kerio Connect icon from the system tray and select the Startup Preferences option:

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  2. Uncheck the following options and click the OK button:

    • Start Kerio Connect at system startup

    • Launch Kerio Connect Monitor after login

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macOS

  1. Go to System Preferences > Kerio Connect Monitor:

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  2. Click the Lock icon and enter your administrator password. Click the Stop Server button:

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  3. (Optional) You may also remove com.kerio.mailserver.plist from the /Library/LaunchDaemons directory to fully remove the Kerio Connect daemon: 

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    Note: Deleting the file is irreversible. If you want to restore it, you need to uninstall and reinstall Kerio Connect on macOS.

 

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Linux

Note: Log in as a root user or use an account with superuser privilege.

  1. Disable Kerio Connect daemon using systemctl:

    systemctl disable kerio-connect.service

  2. Stop the Kerio Connect service:

    systemctl stop kerio-connect.service

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Verification

 

Reboot the server. The Kerio Connect engine should not run automatically at startup.

 

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  1. Priyanka Bhotika

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