Re: duplicate mailboxes upon migrating (different name forms)

Thanks, Ellie. 2.4.18-3 to 3.0.13-5

Unfortunately, i no longer have the possibility of replicating. I have to
fix it in place on the new server or accept that everything is lost.


On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 7:57 PM ellie timoney <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi brian,
>
> It might be informative to specify what Cyrus version is on your old and
> new servers, in case there's quirks that need highlighting.
>
> Is there a safe way for me to massage this into working order? (Without
> having to transfer all the files again.)
>
>
> Even if there was, would you trust it?
>
> Should i delete, and recreate, the mailboxes?
>
>
> We usually recommend people upgrade Cyrus by replicating from the original
> server to a new server.  This will fairly transparently take care of
> configuration/feature differences between the two installs, unlike a file
> system copy, because the receiving server will just store the things it
> receives in the way it expects them to be stored.
>
> This isn't always an option for people (not everyone has the luxury of
> redundant hardware), but since you're moving to a new server anyway, I
> think this is what you should do (after deleting all the broken stuff from
> the previous attempt).
>
> We have some upgrading (to 3.4) documentation here:
> https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/upgrade.html
>
> If you're upgrading to some older version, there's old upgrade
> documentation at:
> https://www.cyrusimap.org/3.2/imap/download/upgrade.html
> https://www.cyrusimap.org/3.0/imap/download/upgrade.html
>
> If you're not upgrading, but just moving to a new server running the same
> version, I'd still suggest replicating.
>
> You may wish to upgrade your old server in place to the latest release
> from its current series first -- e.g. if you're running 3.0.7, first
> upgrade to 3.0.15.  Please check all the release notes for any versions
> you're skipping over.
>
> If you're currently running something older than the 2.4 series, then I
> think -- sorry, my memory is woolly -- you'll probably need to upgrade in
> place to 2.4 before you'll be able to replicate to something newer.
>
> Cheers,
>
> ellie
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