Am 16. Mai 2018 22:08:53 MESZ schrieb Albert Shih <Albert.Shih@xxxxxxxx>: >When it's working, I would like to know ... how to use the backup. > >The question maybe sound totaly stupid, but well, with dovecot I know >how >to use the backup. But with cyrus imap ... I don't know. > >Three cases : > >1/ What should I do if someone loose a mail and warn me long after >delayed >delete time. But If I got the file on the backup (cheat disk so can >keep > the much longer deleted mail). > > 2/ What should I do if I got a corruption a database, how should I fix > that with the backup. > > 3/ What should I do if my server loose everything. Hi Albert, if not yet done, i would recommend to read this (depending from if you use 2.x or 3.x be aware of the new backup features in 3.x) to get a first overview: https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/reference/manpages/systemcommands/restore.html https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/concepts/overview_and_concepts.html#mail-directory-recovery https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/concepts/overview_and_concepts.html#mail-directory-recovery hth a bit. good luck, Niels. -- Niels Dettenbach Syndicat IT & Internet http://www.Syndicat.com ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://www.cyrusimap.org/ List Archives/Info: http://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/info-cyrus/ To Unsubscribe: https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/info-cyrus