On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 11:52 -0500, Jeff Bernier wrote: > I have seen those FAQs, and they instruct on moving ALL lists. I have > just one list to move. I am able to go into the mailman/lists and > mailman/archives directories and pull out just the objects belonging > to the list I want to move... but when I look in the mailman/data > directory, I cannot identify any files or directories relating to my > ONE list. I am concerned that if I copy the entire contents of > mailman/data to the new server, I will break something.
Here are the scripts I use. DON'T use these as-is, just read code to understand the procedure. This script gets run on as root on the box from which the list is being moved: #!/bin/sh if [ "$1" = "" ]; then echo 'Usage: tar_list.sh <listname>' exit fi if [ ! -e /var/lib/mailman/lists/$1 ]; then echo "$1: No such list!" exit fi mkdir /tmp/$1 cd /var/lib/mailman/lists/ echo Creating $1_list.tar.gz .... tar -czvf $1_list.tar.gz $1 mv $1_list.tar.gz /tmp/$1 cd /var/lib/mailman/archives/private/ echo Creating $1_archive.tar.gz .... tar -czvf $1_archive.tar.gz $1 mv $1_archive.tar.gz /tmp/$1 echo Creating $1_archive_mbox.tar.gz .... tar -czvf $1_archive_mbox.tar.gz $1.mbox mv $1_archive_mbox.tar.gz /tmp/$1 if [ -L /var/lib/mailman/archives/public/$1 ]; then touch /tmp/$1/$1_archive_is_public fi ----------------------- This script gets run as user mailman on the receiving box: #!/bin/sh if [ "$1" = "" ]; then echo 'Usage: untar_list.sh <listname>' exit fi cd ~/tmp/ echo "Give root password on remote system ..." scp r...@shanti-vpn.fmp.com:/tmp/$1/* . cd /var/lib/mailman/lists/ echo "" echo "Creating list $1 ..." tar -xzvpf ~/tmp/$1_list.tar.gz cd /var/lib/mailman/archives/private/ echo "" echo "Creating archive for $1 ..." tar -xzvpf ~/tmp/$1_archive.tar.gz echo "Creating archive mbox for $1 ..." tar -xzvpf ~/tmp/$1_archive_mbox.tar.gz if [ -e ~/tmp/$1_archive_is_public ]; then ln -s /var/lib/mailman/archives/private/$1 /var/lib/mailman/archives/public/$1 fi echo"" echo "If no errors, delete files in ~/tmp and delete /tmp/$1 directory on remote system" --------------------------- If you're using an older version of mailman on either system which puts things under /usr/local/mailman then you'll need to make allowances for this in the paths. Note that the tarball containing the list to be moved contains a zero-length file, <listname>_archive_is_public which is just a flag file to direct the script on the receiving side to create the appropriate symlink for public archives. These scripts work fine for me, and I've used them successfully, with minor variations, on two different major moves. -- Lindsay Haisley | "The difference between | PGP public key FMP Computer Services | a duck is that one leg | available at 512-259-1190 | is both the same" | http://pubkeys.fmp.com http://www.fmp.com | - Anonymous | ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9