Re: [Dovecot] migrating mailboxes on dovecot

On 3/25/2012 3:24 AM, Spyros Tsiolis wrote:

The directory structure is :

"/var/MailRoot/domains/domainX/Username/Maildir/"

You can probably just:

1. Do something to prevent the user from logging in, and any deliveries from happening, e.g. delete the user.
2. Kick any existing connections.
3. Just move the Username directory from domainA to domainB.
4. Create the new user in the new domain

Test the procedure first.

Don't let a client log in to a mailbox and see something he's not supposed to see, like an empty mailbox. It can cause the client to drop its local cache and possibly other data.