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
