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 > *Cyrus <https://cyrus.topicbox.com/latest>* / Info / see discussions > <https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info> + participants > <https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/members> + delivery options > <https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/subscription> Permalink > <https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/T56fa392e69ba2632-Mff3df3f564c8863adb8f6f09> > ------------------------------------------ Cyrus: Info Permalink: https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/T56fa392e69ba2632-M7c8df2049e21128dc4f70149 Delivery options: https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/subscription
