On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 at 12:35 Viktor Dukhovni <[email protected]> wrote:
> > But copying queue files is not recommended. That takes some care > to get right. It is better to relay any queued mail from the old > server to the new, or just turn off the inflow of new mail into > the old server and let the queue "drain" until it is empty. > > Don't forget: > > # postfix upgrade-configuration > > after copying old configs to a new server. If you're on a Debian > system, that's made more difficult by Debian's failure to ensure > that "postfix-files" corresponds accurately to what is actually > installed. You might need to adjust $daemon_directory/postfix-files > to match reality. > Due to special circumstances where I'm working, I will need to copy the queues. You mention that it takes some care to get right. Would these be the timestamps on the files? Because cp now has a -a (archive) option. If the postfix is started with the old configs in place, is it necessary to run postfix upgrade-configuration. Ivan.
