> Simon, > > I did recover /var/lib/imap (although a bit later, FWIW) and I think "a bit later" is your problem. But I think reconstruct should fix this. BTW, did you check the subscription status of mailboxes? Maybe the folders are there but not subscribed, and that's why some users can't see them? > /etc/imapd.conf. I just now compared /etc/cyrus.conf and added squatter > & adjusted prefork numbers -- the rest all matched. > > Is there other configuration I should check? Both systems are 64-bit > CentOS 5, so the db4 installations should be fully compatible. If both the old and the new system are basically the same I don't think there is anything missing. Simon > > Thanks, > > Chris > > On 10/4/10 8:36 AM, Simon Matter wrote: >>> All, >>> >>> I have run a small mail service based on Cyrus IMAP for a few >>> years. The (CentOS 5) server I've used for the past couple years failed >>> last week. I brought up a new CentOS 5 system on a new Linux server, >>> installed cyrus-imapd-2.3.7-7.el5_4.3, mounted the old /var disk >>> (actually one of 2 mdadm submirrors), and copied /var/spool/imap over >>> to >>> the new /var FS. It's running CentOS' cyrus-imapd-2.3.7-7.el5_4.3 RPM. >> >> Did you also recover /var/lib/imap from the old server and make sure the >> configs are the same? >> >> Simon >> >>> >>> Unfortunately, for many users (all but me?), mail clients (at >>> least >>> Apple's Mail.app and SquirrelMail) don't show any messages from before >>> the migration in INBOX. When I grope around in /var/spool/imap/user, I >>> see the old message (with high numbers) and the new messages (starting >>> a >>> new sequence from 1). >>> >>> I know there are last-message counters in the cyrus.* files, so >>> would resetting those have caused IMAP to start storing new messages >>> from 1. and vanish the old ones? I don't know how those could have been >>> cleared for at least 6 users simultaneously. Presumably it happened for >>> all, and I just fixed it for myself somehow. >>> >>> More importantly, I don't know how to make the old messages >>> accessible to my users via IMAP (I can give them the files, but that's >>> quite awkward). chk_cyrus agrees with IMAP clients about message counts >>> (very low). I have tried reconstruct with various combinations of >>> "-rfx", and "quota -f", but not found any way to make it show the old >>> messages. >>> >>> Any suggestions? > ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://www.cyrusimap.org/ List Archives/Info: http://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/info-cyrus/
