Leon, > I thought of disaster recovery backup. > I've read the man pages but still not clear about backing up Bayesian > DB files (I don't use SQL DB for now). > > 1) Is the following command is legit? > sa-learn --sync --showdots --backup > backup.txt
I guess so. It's been long time since I used it (with a move to SQL), but SA docs still suggests it (sql/README.bayes). > Is this command make backup of bayes_seen, bayes_toks, user_prefs, > auto-whitelist altogether? Just the bayes_seen and bayes_toks I believe. > 2) Should I stop SA(amavisd-new) from running during this backup? Preferably if you can afford it (but it can take a long time). A good compromise is probably to just disable bayes autolearning, so the database would run essentially in read-only mode, and SA/amavisd may still be running. > 3) Where can I read amore about AWL backup and .mutex files (I'm not > familiar with those)? I don't think there is an equivalent to sa-learn --backup for AWL. Just stop amavisd and copy the database. Or do a db_dump if you have a Berkeley database. It is probably not a big deal to start AWL from scratch if the database is lost. About .mutex I don't know. A general suggestion\ is to have a lock_method flock in local.cf Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ AMaViS-user mailing list AMaViS-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/
