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in repository https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/whimsy.git
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new 5436d07 Synchronising data needs to be done last
5436d07 is described below
commit 5436d0710e030e44e6f96b9a7319a3fc57d4fd9b
Author: Sebb <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri Sep 18 12:32:44 2020 +0100
Synchronising data needs to be done last
---
DEPLOYMENT.md | 18 +++++++++---------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/DEPLOYMENT.md b/DEPLOYMENT.md
index ee0858c..7cbdd64 100644
--- a/DEPLOYMENT.md
+++ b/DEPLOYMENT.md
@@ -102,14 +102,6 @@ and running - these are only needed for a new deployment.
* Subscribe `[email protected]` to `[email protected]`.
* Add `[email protected]` to the `[email protected]`
alias.
- * Using the `www-data` user, copy over the following directories from
- the previous whimsy-vm* server:
- * `/srv/agenda`
- * `/srv/icla`
- * `/srv/mail/board`
- * `/srv/mail/members`
- * `/srv/mail/secretary`
-
* Verify that email can be sent to non-apache.org email addresses.
* Run [testmail.rb](tools/testmail.rb)
@@ -122,6 +114,14 @@ and running - these are only needed for a new deployment.
* Ensure that gitpubsub is working. Check that updates to whimsy git are
pulled within 5 minutes or less
-N.B. Just prior to switchover, ensure that the file
`/srv/mail/secretary/YYYYMM.yml`
+ * Synchronising data: Whimsy keeps some data locally on the server. This
needs to be copied across prior to switchover.
+ Using the `www-data` user, copy over the following directories from
+ the previous whimsy-vm* server:
+ * `/srv/agenda`
+ * `/srv/icla`
+ * `/srv/mail/board`
+ * `/srv/mail/members`
+ * `/srv/mail/secretary`
+ * in particular, ensure that the file `/srv/mail/secretary/YYYYMM.yml`
for the current month is copied (or merged?) across. This contains the status
for mails
handled by the Secretary workbench.
