We simply use a VBScript to backup the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IPSWITCH registry hive.
We can then restore this registry key if we need to, or even restore it to another server with IMail installed. This will recreate all email domains, and every user of those domains. Works brilliantly! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Hitchcock Sent: Monday, 14 June 2004 2:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Registry Save File - Restore Failed Ah ... well, good to know for next time. Thanks. Jeff Hitchcock - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Shanbrom (Ipswitch) Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 12:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Registry Save File - Restore Failed The regback -r will only work if there is not IMail hive present. It is not a merge/overwrite. You will need to either rename or delete the IMail key and then run the regback -r. Overkill on safety IMHO but better safe than sorry Eric S ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Hitchcock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 11:44 AM Subject: [IMail Forum] Registry Save File - Restore Failed > Today I need to restore the registry save file that I create each night > and the restore failed. > > I had made a tweak to an iMail registry entry (I know, I know ...) and > that tweak caused a domain to change and become unusable. I was hoping > to make the primary domain www.foo.com instead of just foo.com, but by > doing so in the registry, iMail created a new domain, www.foo.com, and > completely changed the old foo.com. > > Thankfully, I was able to undo the changes and get the domain back up > and running. However, attempting to use the registry restore via the > process outlined on page 303 of the manual ("Backing Up the IMail Server > Configuration") failed. (I run "regback -b" nightly to create a snapshot > of the iMail configuration.) > > I was wondering if anyone else has had this experience. It's disturbing > to find out that a backup/restore process fails when you need it. > > Ipswitch, any suggestions? > > Jeff Hitchcock - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
