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Richmond Dyes wrote: > > Thanks for the info, but excuse my stupidity, but why the link if you have moved > that directory? > > Noll Janos wrote: > > > Hy! > > > > On 11-Jan-2002 Richmond Dyes wrote: > > > I have Cyrus 2.0.9 running on RH 7.1. I want to move some of my mail > > > users to another partition because it is getting full. I downloaded the > > [...] > > > 2. Is there a way to maunally move a user? > > > > If you use a hashed IMAP spool (you probably do), moving by hand is easy. > > > > A way for it: > > > > 1. stop the cyrus imap server processes > > 2. move a letter and subdirectories, like "/var/spool/imap/a" to > > "/mnt/otherhd/somethingimap/a" > > (make sure the access rights are kept proper!) > > 3. make a symlink "/var/spool/imap/a" to "/mnt/otherhd/somethingimap/a" > > 4. start the imap server > > > > You can move by first letters this way, which is pretty easy to handle, and > > efficient. > > > > | Noll Janos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | http://www.johnzero.hu | > > | "Expect the unexpected!" | ICQ# 4547866 | Linux rulez! | > > -- > Richmond Dyes > IS Director > Monroe Community Hospital > 435 East Henrietta Road > Rochester NY 14609 > Phone: 716.760.6213 -- Robert Scussel 1024D/BAF70959/0036 B19E 86CE 181D 0912 5FCC 92D8 1EA1 BAF7 0959
