[Dovecot] Linking mdbox directories

[Alex Crow]

Just realised you can't hardlink directories. Given that (and forgetting 
the "delete later" thing) would it work with a symlink?

Thanks

Alex
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*Subject:* [Dovecot] Linking mdbox directories
*From:* Alex Crow <acrow at integrafin.co.uk>
*To:* dovecot at dovecot.org{
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}*Date:* Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:49 +0100

> Hi Timo/list,
>
> We have a scenario in which some email accounts on dovecot (stored in 
> mdbox, separate paths for indexes, email, ALT storage and also using 
> SIS for attachments, LDAP directory) need their names changed. I know 
> we could just change the mail LDAP attribute (and leave 
> mailMessageStore alone) so they keep the same directories on disk, but 
> this would throw a spanner in the works for our backups.
>
> Would it be possible to create a hard link of the user's directories 
> under the new name, and change the LDAP mailMessageStore attribute to 
> point to these without stopping and starting dovecot? And after a 
> while unlink the original locations? Or would this mess up dovecot's 
> internal state?
>
> Thanks
>
> Alex
>


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