[xmail] migrating users from one xmail installation to another
I have a rather ageing system that is running xmail1.23 running Fedora Core 6 and I was intending to move the mailserver to a newer more supportable system running xmail 1.26. What is the easiest way to migrate the mail users and mail from one server to another. I've previously tried copying the tab files and the domains folder into a new installation and not been successful. I can't believe I am the only one to want to do this. Stuart Smith ___ xmail mailing list xmail@xmailserver.org http://xmailserver.org/mailman/listinfo/xmail
Re: [xmail] migrating users from one xmail installation to another
Here is what I have done in the past. 1. Copy the whole MailRoot folder to your new server 2. Extract everything to a new directory on your new server 3. Remove the content the following directories a. MailRoot/dnscache/mx b. MailRoot/dnscache/ns c. MailRoot/tabindex d. MailRoot/spool e. Manually create MailRoot/spool/temp f.Manually create MailRoot/spool/local 4. Download XMail-1.26 5. Extract the 1.26 tarball into a temporary directory 6. Compile XMail-1.26 (see readme) 7. Copy the new 1.26 binaries into MailRoot/bin/ of your old installation 8. Go to the website and read the changelog since 1.23 for adding the new variables inside server.tab There might be other minor things to adjust but that covers the major steps. -fred From: xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org [mailto:xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org] On Behalf Of stu...@sdsnet.dyndns.org Sent: 24 août 2009 05:49 To: xmail@xmailserver.org Subject: [xmail] migrating users from one xmail installation to another I have a rather ageing system that is running xmail1.23 running Fedora Core 6 and I was intending to move the mailserver to a newer more supportable system running xmail 1.26. What is the easiest way to migrate the mail users and mail from one server to another. Ive previously tried copying the tab files and the domains folder into a new installation and not been successful. I cant believe I am the only one to want to do this. Stuart Smith ___ xmail mailing list xmail@xmailserver.org http://xmailserver.org/mailman/listinfo/xmail
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Many thanks to Fred and Clement. I'll do that tonight. Woohoo, one less system to administer. Stuart -Original Message- From: xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org [mailto:xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org] On Behalf Of CLEMENT Francis Sent: Monday, 24 August 2009 10:20 PM To: 'XMail Users Mailing List' Subject: Re: [xmail] migrating users from one xmail installation to anothe r Basicaly, migration to new server with new version is easy : - Install OLD version to new server (yes OLD so here 1.23) - copy complete old xmailroot to new server - verify that this OLD version on new server is ok (pop, smtp, ...) Then finally complete 1.23 to 1.26 transition : - stop xmail on new server - read changelog for every needed changes from 1.23 to 1.26 (especialy new cmd line startup options, tab files changes, filters changes, ...) - make sure new directory structure is correct for 1.26 (no missing subfolder, ...) - replace 1.23 binaries with 1.26 binaries - remove new xmail indexes (files in xmailroot\tabindex) to let xmail 1.26 recreate them - optionnaly remove mailroot\dns and mailroot\mx contents (xmail will recreate content) - restart xmail - verify that this NEW version on new server is ok (pop, smtp, ...) -Message d'origine- De : xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org [mailto:xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org]de la part de stu...@sdsnet.dyndns.org Envoyé : lundi 24 août 2009 11:49 À : xmail@xmailserver.org Objet : [xmail] migrating users from one xmail installation to another I have a rather ageing system that is running xmail1.23 running Fedora Core 6 and I was intending to move the mailserver to a newer more supportable system running xmail 1.26. What is the easiest way to migrate the mail users and mail from one server to another. I've previously tried copying the tab files and the domains folder into a new installation and not been successful. I can't believe I am the only one to want to do this. Stuart Smith ___ xmail mailing list xmail@xmailserver.org http://xmailserver.org/mailman/listinfo/xmail ___ xmail mailing list xmail@xmailserver.org http://xmailserver.org/mailman/listinfo/xmail
