[Dovecot] Help please: Migrating Courier imap - Dovecot (Postfix virtual mailbox domains)
I'm trying to migrate from qmail to postfix.
The original server is combo of qmail and Courier imap (no pop mailboxes)
I have a working Postfix config and had imap working with Courier imap on the new server. I thought I would experiment with Dovecot as it has some good press.
I have moved the contents of my original maildir's to the new server and ste permissions and group membership appropriatley. I can read the 'Inbox' via Dovecot but non of the subfolders that I had configured.
I have tried the 'manual' migration method as described in the faq without success (I can see the subfolders but no contents)and have tried running courier-dovecot-migrate.pl witt he same result. I'd be grateful for any advice.
Kind regards,
Mark.
Dovecote version: 1.0.rc15
/etc/dovecot.conf
log_path: /var/log/dovecot.log info_log_path: /var/log/dovecot-info.log ssl_disable: yes login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3-login mail_location: maildir:/home/vmail/%d/%n maildir_copy_with_hardlinks: yes mail_executable(default): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(imap): /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap mail_executable(pop3): /usr/libexec/dovecot/pop3 mail_plugin_dir(default): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(imap): /usr/lib/dovecot/imap mail_plugin_dir(pop3): /usr/lib/dovecot/pop3 namespace: type: private prefix: INBOX. inbox: yes auth default: verbose: yes passdb: driver: passwd-file args: /etc/dovecot/passwd userdb: driver: static args: uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/home/vmail/%u
On 12/16/2007, Mark Piekos (mark@piekos.net) wrote:
Dovecote version: 1.0.rc15
this doesn't directly answer your issue, but if you're starting fresh, please use the current release version - 1.0.9 now, although the newer 1.1 is in late beta as we speak, so maybe you should test with that, wait for it to go gold, then make the switch?
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Best regards,
Charles
On 2007-12-16 16:31:16 -0500, Charles Marcus wrote:
On 12/16/2007, Mark Piekos (mark@piekos.net) wrote:
Dovecote version: 1.0.rc15
this doesn't directly answer your issue, but if you're starting fresh, please use the current release version - 1.0.9 now, although the newer 1.1 is in late beta as we speak, so maybe you should test with that, wait for it to go gold, then make the switch?
i would rather say "use the latest package that comes with your distro". for most users this is a better decision. admins often forget to check for security updates for home built stuff.
darix-- openSUSE - SUSE Linux is my linux openSUSE is good for you www.opensuse.org
On 12/16/2007, Marcus Rueckert (darix@opensu.se) wrote:
i would rather say "use the latest package that comes with your distro". for most users this is a better decision. admins often forget to check for security updates for home built stuff.
If 'the latest package that comes with your distro' is massively outdated, I would disagree wholeheartedly.
Not to start a distro war, but this is one of the reasons I use Gentoo - I don't have to worry about being boxed in by my distro, and can run cutting edge versions of specific software that matters to me, and at the same time keep the rest of my system nice and stable.
Of course this doesn't mean that you can't stay current with other distros, but sometimes it is a bit more work - and if you rely on the official distro provider (like SuSE or Redhat) for support, then staying up to date could impari that support, at least for that particular package.
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Best regards,
Charles
- Marcus Rueckert darix@opensu.se:
i would rather say "use the latest package that comes with your distro". for most users this is a better decision. admins often forget to check for security updates for home built stuff.
With dovecot, this is a recipe for desaster.
-- Ralf Hildebrandt (Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de) plonk@charite.de Postfix - Einrichtung, Betrieb und Wartung Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155 http://www.arschkrebs.de USER, n.: The word computer professionals use when they mean "idiot." --Dave Barry, "Claw Your Way to the Top
On 2007-12-16 22:54:36 +0100, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote:
- Marcus Rueckert darix@opensu.se:
i would rather say "use the latest package that comes with your distro". for most users this is a better decision. admins often forget to check for security updates for home built stuff.
With dovecot, this is a recipe for desaster.
i would rather say depends on the distro and the setup. for many users it might work very well. and i would rather have an older version with security fixes than and maybe less old version without.
darix-- openSUSE - SUSE Linux is my linux openSUSE is good for you www.opensuse.org
On 12/16/2007, Marcus Rueckert (darix@opensu.se) wrote:
i would rather say depends on the distro and the setup. for many users it might work very well. and i would rather have an older version with security fixes than and maybe less old version without.
???
I'd rather have a version that is not mucked with by someone other than the official maintainer(s) of a project.
If there is a (serious) security fix available, by definition it will be in the latest release, or will be soon enough...
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Best regards,
Charles
OK,
I'll have another go with the latest stable version.
Thanks for the advice.
Do you think this is likely to have an impact on my migration issue?
Kind regards,
Mark.
- Marcus Rueckert darix@opensu.se:
i would rather say "use the latest package that comes with your distro". for most users this is a better decision. admins often forget to check for security updates for home built stuff.
With dovecot, this is a recipe for desaster.
-- Ralf Hildebrandt (Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de) plonk@charite.de Postfix - Einrichtung, Betrieb und Wartung Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155 http://www.arschkrebs.de USER, n.: The word computer professionals use when they mean "idiot." --Dave Barry, "Claw Your Way to the Top
Charles,
Good advice but as it is not a production system I've given myself the luxury of jumping in with both feet... :-)
When I'm a bit more competent with Dovecot I'll be more than happy to work on beta testing but for now it's probably wiser for me to keep my variables to a minimum.
Kind regards,
Mark.
On 12/16/2007, Mark Piekos (mark@piekos.net) wrote:
Dovecote version: 1.0.rc15
this doesn't directly answer your issue, but if you're starting fresh, please use the current release version - 1.0.9 now, although the newer 1.1 is in late beta as we speak, so maybe you should test with that, wait for it to go gold, then make the switch?
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Best regards,
Charles
Mark Piekos, on 12/16/2007 4:38 PM, said the following:
Good advice but as it is not a production system I've given myself the luxury of jumping in with both feet... :-)
? This is a good argument for starting with the newer betas of 1.1... it is actually quite stable except in some corner cases...
When I'm a bit more competent with Dovecot I'll be more than happy to work on beta testing but for now it's probably wiser for me to keep my variables to a minimum.
Maybe you missed my point? You are starting with a very dated version (1.0 rc15), as opposed to the current stable version (1.0.9).
So, according to your own argument, you should be starting with 1.0.9... I could see this for a production system, but if your initial comment is true, then why NOT go with 1.1??
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Best regards,
Charles
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