>You used a ^ instead of a . between first and last name ! >try > su cyrus -c "/usr/lib/cyrus/bin/reconstruct -rfx >user/hiddenfirstname.hiddenlastname@xxxxxxxx" Hi, I used "^" because that's how user foldernames are displayed. "reconstruct" does run through the folderstructure however with " hiddenfirstname^hiddenlastname", as it does also when I use your command, but still the restored folders are disregarded. Very odd ... ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html