On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 09:54:10AM +0100, Denis BUCHER wrote: > Hello, > > Sorry for submitting so many questions to the list, now I have a HUGE > problem ! > > I did /usr/sbin/ctl_mboxlist -d -x -p default and it destroyed my *.seen > (read/unread database) files ! > > I took the files from backup but cyrus doesn't accept them and shows all > emails as unread (including read emails, and deleted emails) ??? > > It's really catastrophic, and I don't know how to make cyrus > use/read/take the *.seen files copied from backups ? Check the permissions on them. It's more likely that ctl_mboxlist has changed the header uniqueid. You'll have better luck copying the cyrus.header files from backup. Just going to check the code now: Hmm... I can't see it changing either seen OR headers, but headers are more likely. Bron. ---- 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