Answering my own question: removing the existing mailbox and running again worked. I don’t know why, I think it should have made the existing mailbox equivalent to the backupped one, shouldn’t it?
Gerben Wierda Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture <http://enterprisechess.com/> Mastering ArchiMate <http://masteringarchimate.com/> Architecture for Real Enterprises <https://www.infoworld.com/blog/architecture-for-real-enterprises/> at InfoWorld On Slippery Ice <https://eapj.org/on-slippery-ice/> at EAPJ > On 23 Dec 2019, at 01:47, Gerben Wierda <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am migrating an old dovecot 2.2.30 (macOS High SIerra, macO S Server) to a > new server with dovecot 2.3.7 (macOS Mojave, macports). > > To get the data over, I’m trying to do a reverse backup with doveadm between > an old and a new mail server, but failing to do so. I’m trying (from the new > server, the old server is 192.168.2.67): > > doveadm -Dv \ > -o imapc_host=192.168.2.67 \ > -o imapc_user=gerben \ > -o imapc_password=’[snip]' \ > -o imapc_features='rfc822.size fetch-headers’ \ > -o mail_prefetch_count=20 \ > -o mail_fsync=never \ > -o imapc_ssl=starttls \ > -o imapc_ssl_verify=no \ > backup -R -u gerben imapc: > > It seems to start to work: > > dsync(gerben): Debug: imapc(192.168.2.67:143): Created new connection > dsync(gerben): Debug: imapc(192.168.2.67:143): Looking up IP address > (reconnect_ok=true, last_connect=1577059834) > dsync(gerben): Debug: imapc(192.168.2.67:143): Connecting to 192.168.2.67:143 > dsync(gerben): Info: imapc(192.168.2.67:143): Connected to 192.168.2.67:143 > (local 192.168.2.66:50804) > dsync(gerben): Debug: imapc(192.168.2.67:143): Server capabilities: IMAP4rev1 > LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE STARTTLS LOGINDISABLED > XAPPLEPUSHSERVICE > dsync(gerben): Debug: imapc(192.168.2.67:143): Starting SSL handshake > dsync(gerben): Debug: imapc(192.168.2.67:143): SSL handshake successful, > ignoring invalid certificate: SSL certificate doesn't match expected host > name 192.168.2.67: No match to 2 SubjectAltNames > dsync(gerben): Debug: imapc(192.168.2.67:143): Server capabilities: IMAP4rev1 > LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE XAPPLEPUSHSERVICE > AUTH=CRAM-MD5 AUTH=PLAIN AUTH=LOGIN AUTH=DIGEST-MD5 AUTH=GSSAPI > dsync(gerben): Debug: imapc(192.168.2.67:143): Authenticating as gerben > dsync(gerben): Debug: imapc(192.168.2.67:143): Server capabilities: IMAP4rev1 > LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE IDLE SORT SORT=DISPLAY > THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT MULTIAPPEND URL-PARTIAL > CATENATE UNSELECT CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 > CONDSTORE QRESYNC ESEARCH ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS > BINARY MOVE XAPPLEPUSHSERVICE COMPRESS=DEFLATE QUOTA ACL RIGHTS=texk > dsync(gerben): Debug: imapc(192.168.2.67:143): Authenticated successfully > dsync(gerben): Debug: imapc: root=, index=, indexpvt=, control=, inbox=, alt= > dsync(gerben): Debug: fts: Indexes disabled for namespace '' > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Namespace has location imapc: > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Local mailbox tree: INBOX > guid=184a4c066b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382187 uid_next=18 > subs=no last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Local mailbox tree: INBOX > guid=c92f64f79f0d1ed01e6d5b314f04886c uid_validity=1232523592 uid_next=482711 > subs=no last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Local mailbox tree: Notspam_train > guid=e0cc8c076b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382188 uid_next=10 > subs=no last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Local mailbox tree: zzz-Old > guid=c71fb29dcfd52e98ffb476033482311a uid_validity=1246525241 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Local mailbox tree: Sent > guid=e8c3b0076b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382189 uid_next=17 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=1570382187 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Local mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Werk > guid=493c1b0ff8829799ae854dcdd35bdc49 uid_validity=1246525654 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Local mailbox tree: Spam_train > guid=7076d5076b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382190 uid_next=3719 > subs=no last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Local mailbox tree: > zzz-Old/Werk/UitNFIMailboxen guid=1da8c05ea358b80ee1c2f3a01cc7f2cc > uid_validity=1232523595 uid_next=118 subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Local mailbox tree: Trash > guid=4810f5076b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382191 uid_next=3 > subs=no last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Local mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Werk/RvdR > guid=44c6bc132d8b2818930a6bcf0d2a5706 uid_validity=1232523595 uid_next=349 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Local mailbox tree: Junk > guid=f8a063086b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382194 uid_next=1 > subs=no last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Local mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Werk/Nieuwe Baan > guid=75a5c26e35145b08ff594eb249867d0e uid_validity=1232523595 uid_next=380 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Local mailbox tree: Subfolder > guid=d8d293340d2c9a5d1d3a00009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382195 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=1570384909 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Local mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Werk/NFI > guid=3d3c4682642c7ccb58523e0726a0ecff uid_validity=1232523595 uid_next=289 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Local mailbox tree: Subfolder/SUbSubFolder > guid=08fb2d1a402c9a5d1d3a00009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382196 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=1570384960 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Local mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Projects > guid=7843f3ba3f3bfb3c4c965c1bd59b219a uid_validity=1246525385 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Local mailbox tree: Archive > guid=d89d4d148903005e6b5501009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382197 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=1570382187 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Local mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Projects/TeX > guid=2063d233e1533d17e6910c2d1c3d802c uid_validity=1232523594 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Local mailbox tree: Drafts > guid=60cd72148903005e6b5501009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382198 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=1570382187 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Local mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Projects/TeX/Word > Hell guid=bbd58ddde1f98e962507f8868f2b8372 uid_validity=1232523594 > uid_next=123 subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Local mailbox tree: > zzz-Old/Projects/TeX/TUG2003 guid=af8b9bd0abed0f24ff41acd3e0f6cfcf > uid_validity=1232523594 uid_next=202 subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Local mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Projects/TeX/TUG > ADC guid=2c828ce4f978e96b8199cd3364cf831a uid_validity=1232523594 > uid_next=127 subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Remote mailbox tree: INBOX > guid=c92f64f79f0d1ed01e6d5b314f04886c uid_validity=1232523592 uid_next=482711 > subs=no last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Remote mailbox tree: zzz-Old > guid=c71fb29dcfd52e98ffb476033482311a uid_validity=1246525241 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Remote mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Werk > guid=493c1b0ff8829799ae854dcdd35bdc49 uid_validity=1246525654 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Remote mailbox tree: > zzz-Old/Werk/UitNFIMailboxen guid=1da8c05ea358b80ee1c2f3a01cc7f2cc > uid_validity=1232523595 uid_next=118 subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Remote mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Werk/RvdR > guid=44c6bc132d8b2818930a6bcf0d2a5706 uid_validity=1232523595 uid_next=349 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Remote mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Werk/Nieuwe Baan > guid=75a5c26e35145b08ff594eb249867d0e uid_validity=1232523595 uid_next=380 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Remote mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Werk/NFI > guid=3d3c4682642c7ccb58523e0726a0ecff uid_validity=1232523595 uid_next=289 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Remote mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Projects > guid=7843f3ba3f3bfb3c4c965c1bd59b219a uid_validity=1246525385 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Remote mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Projects/TeX > guid=2063d233e1533d17e6910c2d1c3d802c uid_validity=1232523594 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Remote mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Projects/TeX/Word > Hell guid=bbd58ddde1f98e962507f8868f2b8372 uid_validity=1232523594 > uid_next=123 subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Remote mailbox tree: > zzz-Old/Projects/TeX/TUG2003 guid=af8b9bd0abed0f24ff41acd3e0f6cfcf > uid_validity=1232523594 uid_next=202 subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Remote mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Projects/TeX/TUG > ADC guid=2c828ce4f978e96b8199cd3364cf831a uid_validity=1232523594 > uid_next=127 subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Local mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Projects/TeX/TUG > guid=0ff5d314b54457b60c266634bca9898a uid_validity=1232523594 uid_next=242 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Remote mailbox tree: zzz-Old/Projects/TeX/TUG > guid=0ff5d314b54457b60c266634bca9898a uid_validity=1232523594 uid_next=242 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=0 > > etc. Then, at some point, it changes to: > > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Mailbox AAA Superjunk: > local=00000000000000000000000000000000/0/0, > remote=3232b6d3762f0d825fa9c7a1499b292f/0/1: mailbox not selectable yet > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Mailbox APG: > local=00000000000000000000000000000000/0/0, > remote=d857f802643888ecbec4214ad6b7717e/0/1: mailbox not selectable yet > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Mailbox Administrator: > local=00000000000000000000000000000000/0/0, > remote=8be9e36e5e0d2a6a87de584aaca0193f/0/1: mailbox not selectable yet > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Mailbox Apple: > local=00000000000000000000000000000000/0/0, > remote=e85a0aa21c23f5abd2975a89b6820d63/0/1: mailbox not selectable yet > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Mailbox Apple Mail To Do: > local=00000000000000000000000000000000/0/0, > remote=6275568b3221fc326872b07eefccd0b2/0/1: mailbox not selectable yet > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Mailbox Archive: > local=d89d4d148903005e6b5501009e3b11ac/0/1, > remote=51a58e1d1d5c491aac71488647b20224/0/1: GUIDs conflict - will be merged > later > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Mailbox Bounces: > local=00000000000000000000000000000000/0/0, > remote=3479a3b099333fa68dd4b912625af777/0/1: mailbox not selectable yet > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Mailbox Calendar Events: > local=00000000000000000000000000000000/0/0, > remote=498953ab9976b9c77b62da8cb4dd790a/0/1: mailbox not selectable yet > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Mailbox DMARC: > local=00000000000000000000000000000000/0/0, > remote=decbde7a60591d2b65d074f75f07845f/0/1: mailbox not selectable yet > > with lots of 'mailbox not selectable yet' > > After I see all the remote (old server) mailboxes being mentioned such, then > I see > > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Deleting mailbox 'Archive' (GUID > d89d4d148903005e6b5501009e3b11ac): UIDVALIDITY changed (1295434254 -> > 1570382197) > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Deleting mailbox 'Drafts' (GUID > 60cd72148903005e6b5501009e3b11ac): UIDVALIDITY changed (1232523592 -> > 1570382198) > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Deleting mailbox 'INBOX' (GUID > 184a4c066b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac): UIDVALIDITY changed (1232523592 -> > 1570382187) > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Deleting mailbox 'Junk' (GUID > f8a063086b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac): UIDVALIDITY changed (1295433962 -> > 1570382194) > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Deleting mailbox 'Notspam_train' (GUID > e0cc8c076b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac): Mailbox doesn't exist > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Deleting mailbox 'Sent' (GUID > e8c3b0076b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac): Mailbox doesn't exist > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Deleting mailbox 'Spam_train' (GUID > 7076d5076b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac): Mailbox doesn't exist > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Deleting mailbox 'Subfolder/SUbSubFolder' > (GUID 08fb2d1a402c9a5d1d3a00009e3b11ac): Mailbox doesn't exist > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Deleting mailbox 'Subfolder' (GUID > d8d293340d2c9a5d1d3a00009e3b11ac): Mailbox doesn't exist > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain M: Deleting mailbox 'Trash' (GUID > 4810f5076b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac): Mailbox doesn't exist > dsync(gerben): Debug: doveadm-sieve: Iterating Sieve mailbox attributes > dsync(gerben): Debug: sieve: Pigeonhole version 0.5.7.1 () initializing > dsync(gerben): Debug: sieve: include: sieve_global is not set; it is > currently not possible to include `:global' scripts. > dsync(gerben): Debug: sieve: Sieve imapsieve plugin for Pigeonhole version > 0.5.7.1 () loaded > dsync(gerben): Debug: sieve: Sieve Extprograms plugin for Pigeonhole version > 0.5.7.1 () loaded > dsync(gerben): Debug: sieve: file storage: Using active Sieve script path: > /private/var/mail/nl.rna.mail/rules/gerben/dovecot.sieve > dsync(gerben): Debug: sieve: file storage: Using script storage path: > /private/var/mail/nl.rna.mail/rules/gerben/gerben > dsync(gerben): Debug: sieve: file storage: Using permissions from > /private/var/mail/nl.rna.mail/rules/gerben/gerben: mode=0700 gid=-1 > dsync(gerben): Debug: sieve: file storage: Relative path to sieve storage in > active link: gerben/ > dsync(gerben): Debug: sieve: file storage: sync: Synchronization active > dsync(gerben): Debug: sieve: file storage: quota: Storage limit: 52428800 > bytes > dsync(gerben): Error: Mailbox INBOX sync: mailbox_delete failed: INBOX can't > be deleted. > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Remote mailbox tree: INBOX > guid=184a4c066b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382187 uid_next=18 > subs=no last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Remote mailbox tree: Notspam_train > guid=e0cc8c076b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382188 uid_next=10 > subs=no last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Remote mailbox tree: Sent > guid=e8c3b0076b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382189 uid_next=17 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=1570382187 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Remote mailbox tree: Spam_train > guid=7076d5076b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382190 uid_next=3719 > subs=no last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Remote mailbox tree: Trash > guid=4810f5076b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382191 uid_next=3 > subs=no last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Remote mailbox tree: Junk > guid=f8a063086b219a5dd73700009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382194 uid_next=1 > subs=no last_change=0 last_subs=0 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Remote mailbox tree: Subfolder > guid=d8d293340d2c9a5d1d3a00009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382195 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=1570384909 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Remote mailbox tree: Subfolder/SUbSubFolder > guid=08fb2d1a402c9a5d1d3a00009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382196 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=1570384960 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Remote mailbox tree: Archive > guid=d89d4d148903005e6b5501009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382197 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=1570382187 > dsync(gerben): Debug: brain S: Remote mailbox tree: Drafts > guid=60cd72148903005e6b5501009e3b11ac uid_validity=1570382198 uid_next=1 > subs=yes last_change=0 last_subs=1570382187 > dsync(gerben): Debug: imapc(192.168.2.67:143): Disconnected > > But nothing has been copied over and while it states it has deleted local > mailboxes (such as Subfolder/SUbSubFolder), they are still there. In other > words: nothing happens. > > Well, not quite. The first time I ran this, local directory > /var/mail/nl.rna.mail/rules/gerben/gerben/tmp was created. > > Can anyone see here what is going wrong? > > Gerben Wierda > Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture <http://enterprisechess.com/> > Mastering ArchiMate <http://masteringarchimate.com/> > Architecture for Real Enterprises > <https://www.infoworld.com/blog/architecture-for-real-enterprises/> at > InfoWorld > On Slippery Ice <https://eapj.org/on-slippery-ice/> at EAPJ >
