About Backups

Discussion in 'General' started by savy2k, Nov 2, 2008.

  1. savy2k

    savy2k New Member

    Does backing up the database backup the users email? I need to transfer from one machine to another. I would like to take all the email off the current server and put it on another server. Then I want to use the current server as a backup...if something goes wrong I want to just plug it in and I am back in business again. But I need to know how to move the users' email to the new server.


    Randy
     
  2. falko

    falko Super Moderator Howtoforge Staff

    No. If you're using Maildir, the emails are in each user's Maildir (e.g. /var/www/web1/user/web1_user/Maildir). If you're using mbox, the emails are in the /var/spool/mail directory.
     
  3. savy2k

    savy2k New Member

    I'm using Maildir, is there a script or something I can use to move everyone's mail to the new server?


    Randy
     
  4. falko

    falko Super Moderator Howtoforge Staff

    I don't know of such a script. I think you have to move the Maildirs one by one.
     

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