On 23.6.2013, at 18.29, Piotr Janusz <p.jan...@nsm.pl> wrote: > I am looking for a way to sync only selected files/mailbox'es using dsync. > Am I using the dsync -m option incorectly? > It looks like it's being ignored. > And as for the main INBOX (/var/mail/username) what should be the parameter > for -m? > > dovecot --version > 2.1.7 > > dsync -u pj -D -v -m Alerts -o mail_location=mdbox:/home/pj/mdbox backup > mbox:/home/pj/:INBOX=/var/mail/pj .. > dsync(pj): Error: Failed to sync mailbox www/IMG_20121119_184255.jpg: Mailbox > isn't a valid mbox file > dsync(pj): Error: Failed to sync mailbox www/rtranalizer.exe: Mailbox isn't a > valid mbox file > dsync(pj): Error: Failed to sync mailbox www/raport_nsm.rar: Mailbox isn't a > valid mbox file
dsync always wants to scan through all the mailboxes that exist, even though you give the -m parameter. I don't think it's actually failing even though it's returning an error. The proper solution anyway would be to place the backup to a directory that doesn't contain other files..
