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[Rob Swan]

23/05/2026: Latest official version of EHCP force tested.

Ok, I have tested the latest version of EHCP force that Includes Ubuntu 26.04 support.

Put simply, IT WORKS!

There are some bugs though (tested with unattended install mode only).

1. Fail2ban does not have to power to actually ban anybody, this is because EHCP force has not kept up with changes to the application, this is not new as it was broken on Ubuntu 24.04 also.

2. As before, when entering a panel email address during the install sometimes they are not actually added to the panel, for example a .com will always work, but a .co.uk usually wont.

3. There is a new bug in this version (when installing on Ubuntu 26.04), by which the control panel has a “General server warning message” about not being able to check if the EHCP service is running. This bug does not appear to cause any issues however.

4. Invalid “HELO” name or “EHLO” name bug in the email system. During the install of the EHCP force official version, the email server name is set based on your server’s network name. The email server should be named using an FQDM (a domain name). A simple work-around for this is to set your server’s network name as a domain name before installing EHCP force.

Just to be clear, the above bugs are already fixed in the version of EHCP force on this site, and of course updating EHCP force will not reintroduce any of these bugs.

Due to the “General server warning message” bug, the EHCP force update script (from this site) now has to make a slight tweak to the main EHCP force application file.

As I have fixed my EHCP force update script, IT IS SAFE, to update EHCP force to the 19/05/2026 version.
Although to be quite honest, you won’t gain anything from this update, and despite it being safe, updating EHCP force always possess a small but significant risk to your server. So my advice would be don’t bother risking it, but as always its your server and your call.

Remember, you MUST USE THE UPDATE SCRIPT FROM THIS SITE, or you may destroy your installation.

Please also remember, when a new update comes out, you still need to wait for me to test it (to make sure its safe).

22/05/2026: New official EHCP force Ubuntu 26.04 update released.

On the 19/05/2026, an update for EHCP force was released, that includes Ubuntu 26.04 support.

Please DO NOT UPDATE, as I have not had time to test it yet, as updating could break your installation.

This is because the version of EHCP force from this site, may not be compatible with the update.

If the update does cause issues, I will have to change my update script accordingly, or even come up with something new.
I don’t know how the developer of EHCP force, has got around some of the changes in Ubuntu 26.04 yet.

25/04/2026: Welcome to the new Ubuntu 26.04 Ghost Network site.

The new site is still a work in progress.
As my regulars will already know, I am constantly finding and correcting spelling and grammar errors on the site.

Time is always my enemy, as I work full time. As most of you know I don’t make any money from the site, its never been about that, despite being on a low income. I don't understand why everything these days has to about money.

For those of you that are maybe not aware, the entire site is my own work, I don't use AI, to help write any of my posts.
I do however, get a lot of suggestions from my regular visitors.

Thanks for all your support over the years, without your help this site would be nothing.