On Tue, 2005-04-19 at 17:02 +0200, Paul J Stevens wrote:
> 
> Lubos wrote:
> > Hello !
> > 
> > I need some help with $Subj. I succesfully installed dbmail 2.1 +LDAP
> > +Mysql on my debian box (testing). Now I want to migrate my Cyrus-Mail
> > accounts (configured with LDAP) to dbmail-mysql database.
> > 
> > LDAP migration / configuration was not the problem. I just configured
> > dbmail [LDAP] section to point to my LDAP existing accounts. It is
> > working perfectly. :)
> > 
> > But now I have to create MySql-records for my *existing* LDAP accounts.
> > I found only one tool to create *new* dbmail-accounts - dbmail-users.
> > But if I do understand it correctly - with this tool I can only *create*
> > new accounts.
> 
> No need. Shadow entries will be created automatically as required by
> delivery.

Wow ! :) nice ! *created on the fly* :) I tried first to connect to POP3
server, but I was only disconnected with some error messages in the log.
Now I tried to send a mail to my test account, and - hey ! it really
works :)

> > My question is - can I somehow only create MySQL-records without
> > creating new users ? In my case - I need for existing LDAP accounts only
> > appropriate mysql records (INBOX, etc.). Is there any tool / option to
> > do this or do I have to write my own SQL migration tool ? :(
> 
> Just inject email into the database for whatever user you which to test
> this on.

thank you for your help !

IMHO - such things should be in the docu ;) dbmail is quite interesting
but without good docu - it is only for experienced admins... maybe I
will write some HowTo's, the only problem is my terrible english ... ;)

Lubos


P.S.: I plan to migrate cyrus accounts using imapsync tool. do you have
any better idea ?


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