Also came to mind that if you have the maildirs in place, you can just point dovecot to those maildirs, there is no need to import/convert them.
Aki > On 09/06/2023 14:08 EEST Aki Tuomi via dovecot <dovecot@dovecot.org> wrote: > > > Yes, the trick is to use doveadm sync/backup, not doveadm import, as the > guide explains. > > Aki > > > On 09/06/2023 13:51 EEST t Seeger <tseeger...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Thank you for the link, unfortunately I am missing the crucial clue. I get > > the directories backed up, but I don't get them imported properly.... all > > mails are displayed as unseen. i tried with simple pasting and the doveadm > > import command. Is there a trick to preserve the flags? Maybe it is because > > the old dovecot server uses short username without the @ and the domain > > name and the new one uses the mail address to identify the user. > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 3:26 PM aki.tuomi via dovecot <dovecot@dovecot.org> > > wrote: > > > Please see https://doc.dovecot.org/admin_manual/migrating_mailboxes/ > > > > > > Aki > > > > > > -------- Original message -------- > > > From: tseeger...@gmail.com > > > Date: 6/8/23 16:10 (GMT+02:00) > > > To: dovecot@dovecot.org > > > Subject: Migration dovecot server with local users to dovecot with > > > virtual mailboxes > > > > > > Hello, > > > we are using a dovecot server with NIS, we want to transfer it to a new > > > setup. As backend a mysql server will be used in the future. > > > My problem is, if I just copy the maildir or use "doveadm import" all > > > mails are flagged as "unseen". How can i preserve the flags? > > > > > > This is how I have tried it so far. > > > root@mail / $ doveadm import -s -u testuser@testdomain.local > > > maildir:/tmp/testuser-maildir-230608/Maildir/:INDEX=MEMORY "" "All" > > > > > > As a "workaround" I tried to change the flags. > > > root@mail / $ doveadm -v flags add -u testuser@testdomain.local "Seen" > > > "ALL" > > > This led partially to the desired success, the mails are shown as "seen", > > > but the folders (e.g. Roundcube) still show unread mails. > > > > > > dovecot -n > > > ############################################ > > > # 2.3.13 (89f716dc2): /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf > > > # Pigeonhole version 0.5.13 (cdd19fe3) > > > # OS: Linux 5.10.0-23-cloud-amd64 x86_64 Debian 11.7 > > > # Hostname: mail.testdomain.local > > > auth_mechanisms = plain login > > > mail_fsync = always > > > mail_gid = vmail > > > mail_home = /var/vmail/mailboxes/%d/%n > > > mail_location = maildir:~/mail:LAYOUT=fs:INDEX=MEMORY > > > mail_privileged_group = vmail > > > mail_uid = vmail > > > managesieve_notify_capability = mailto > > > managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope encoded-character > > > vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric relational regex > > > imap4flags copy include variables body enotify environment mailbox date > > > index ihave duplicate mime foreverypart extracttext imapsieve > > > vnd.dovecot.imapsieve > > > mmap_disable = yes > > > namespace inbox { > > > inbox = yes > > > location = > > > mailbox Drafts { > > > auto = subscribe > > > special_use = \Drafts > > > } > > > mailbox Sent { > > > auto = subscribe > > > special_use = \Sent > > > } > > > mailbox Spam { > > > auto = subscribe > > > special_use = \Junk > > > } > > > mailbox Trash { > > > auto = subscribe > > > special_use = \Trash > > > } > > > prefix = > > > } > > > passdb { > > > args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf > > > driver = sql > > > } > > > plugin { > > > imapsieve_mailbox1_before = file:/var/vmail/sieve/global/learn-spam.sieve > > > imapsieve_mailbox1_causes = COPY > > > imapsieve_mailbox1_name = Spam > > > imapsieve_mailbox2_before = file:/var/vmail/sieve/global/learn-ham.sieve > > > imapsieve_mailbox2_causes = COPY > > > imapsieve_mailbox2_from = Spam > > > imapsieve_mailbox2_name = * > > > quota = maildir:User quota > > > quota_exceeded_message = User %u has exhausted allowed storage space. > > > sieve = > > > file:/var/vmail/sieve/%d/%n/scripts;active=/var/vmail/sieve/%d/%n/active-script.sieve > > > sieve_before = /var/vmail/sieve/global/spam-global.sieve > > > sieve_global_extensions = +vnd.dovecot.pipe > > > sieve_pipe_bin_dir = /usr/bin > > > sieve_plugins = sieve_imapsieve sieve_extprograms > > > } > > > protocols = imap lmtp sieve > > > service auth { > > > unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth { > > > group = postfix > > > mode = 0660 > > > user = postfix > > > } > > > unix_listener auth-userdb { > > > group = vmail > > > mode = 0660 > > > user = vmail > > > } > > > } > > > service imap-login { > > > inet_listener imap { > > > port = 143 > > > } > > > process_min_avail = 1 > > > service_count = 1 > > > } > > > service lmtp { > > > unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp { > > > group = postfix > > > mode = 0660 > > > user = postfix > > > } > > > user = vmail > > > } > > > service managesieve-login { > > > inet_listener sieve { > > > port = 4190 > > > } > > > } > > > ssl = required > > > ssl_ca = </etc/dovecot/private/ca-testdomain.local_tls_srv_crt.crt > > > ssl_cert = </etc/dovecot/private/mail.testdomain.local_tls_srv_crt.crt > > > ssl_cipher_list = > > > ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 > > > ssl_dh = # hidden, use -P to show it > > > ssl_key = # hidden, use -P to show it > > > ssl_min_protocol = TLSv1.2 > > > userdb { > > > args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf > > > driver = sql > > > } > > > protocol imap { > > > imap_idle_notify_interval = 29 mins > > > mail_max_userip_connections = 20 > > > mail_plugins = " quota imap_quota imap_sieve" > > > } > > > protocol lmtp { > > > mail_plugins = " sieve notify push_notification quota" > > > postmaster_address = postmaster@testdomain.local > > > } > > > ############################################ > > > > > > Thanks for your help > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dovecot mailing list -- dovecot@dovecot.org > > > To unsubscribe send an email to dovecot-le...@dovecot.org > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dovecot mailing list -- dovecot@dovecot.org > > > To unsubscribe send an email to dovecot-le...@dovecot.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dovecot mailing list -- dovecot@dovecot.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to dovecot-le...@dovecot.org > _______________________________________________ > dovecot mailing list -- dovecot@dovecot.org > To unsubscribe send an email to dovecot-le...@dovecot.org _______________________________________________ dovecot mailing list -- dovecot@dovecot.org To unsubscribe send an email to dovecot-le...@dovecot.org
