On 8/14/2018 12:55 AM, Aki Tuomi wrote:>
> On 13.08.2018 19:51, Daniel Miller wrote:
>> When doing a filesystem backup of an moderate sdbox mailstore (300GB)
>> - are there any files that can be safely excluded from the backup?
>> Like *.log or *.backup?? Or are they all "vital" for
recovery?
>>
>> I'm already excluding the sdbox/virtual folders as it looks like
they
>> get created and updated as needed.
>>
> Hi, can you provide 'doveconf -n'. sdbox/virtual folders are not
part of
> sdbox mail format. In general, if you want to avoid data loss, you can
> only omit dovecot.index.cache files, but omitting these can come with
> high impact when they are regenerated. Omitting dovecot.index.log or
> dovecot.index will cause loss of flags.
>
> Aki
I have virtual folders enabled & defined.
What does "high impact" mean?? A few seconds to a few minutes on
initial
mailbox opening for regeneration?? I can live with that as this is for
emergency backup/restore purposes.
doveconf -n
# 2.2.31 (65cde28): /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# Pigeonhole version 0.4.17 (e179378)
# OS: Linux 4.4.0-131-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
auth_cache_size = 4 k
auth_master_user_separator = *
auth_mechanisms = plain login
default_login_user = nobody
default_vsz_limit = 1 G
dict {
? acl = mysql:/usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext
}
disable_plaintext_auth = no
imap_client_workarounds = tb-extra-mailbox-sep
imap_idle_notify_interval = 29 mins
listen = *
mail_attachment_hash = %{sha512}
mail_plugins = fts fts_solr acl zlib virtual
mail_prefetch_count = 10
mail_shared_explicit_inbox = yes
mailbox_list_index = yes
managesieve_notify_capability = mailto
managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope
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mmap_disable = yes
namespace inbox {
? hidden = no
? inbox = yes
? list = yes
? location ? mailbox "Deleted Messages" {
??? auto = no
??? autoexpunge = 30 days
??? special_use = \Trash
? }
? mailbox Drafts {
??? auto = subscribe
??? special_use = \Drafts
? }
? mailbox INBOX/Archives {
??? auto = no
??? special_use = \Archive
? }
? mailbox Sent {
??? auto = subscribe
??? special_use = \Sent
? }
? mailbox "Sent Items" {
??? auto = no
??? special_use = \Sent
? }
? mailbox "Sent Messages" {
??? auto = no
??? special_use = \Sent
? }
? mailbox Trash {
??? auto = subscribe
??? autoexpunge = 30 days
??? special_use = \Trash
? }
? mailbox virtual/Flagged {
??? comment = All my flagged messages
??? special_use = \Flagged
? }
? prefix ? separator = /
? subscriptions = yes
? type = private
}
namespace usershares {
? list = children
? location = sdbox:/var/mail/%%d/%%n/sdbox
? prefix = shared/%%n/
? separator = /
? subscriptions = no
? type = shared
}
namespace virtual {
? list = children
? location = virtual:/var/mail/%d/%n/sdbox/virtual
? prefix = virtual/
? separator = /
? subscriptions = no
}
passdb {
? args = /usr/local/etc/dovecot/master-users
? driver = passwd-file
? master = yes
}
passdb {
? args = /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext
? driver = ldap
}
plugin {
? acl = vfile:/usr/local/etc/dovecot/global-acls:cache_secs=300
? acl_shared_dict = proxy::acl
? fts = solr
? fts_autoindex = yes
? fts_solr = break-imap-search url=http://127.0.0.1:8983/solr/dovecot/
? mailbox_alias_new = Sent Messages
? mailbox_alias_new2 = Sent Items
? mailbox_alias_new3 = Deleted Messages
? mailbox_alias_old = Sent
? mailbox_alias_old2 = Sent
? mailbox_alias_old3 = Trash
? sieve = file:~/sieve;active=~/.dovecot.sieve
}
protocols = imap lmtp sieve
service auth {
? unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
??? group = postfix
??? mode = 0660
??? user = postfix
? }
? unix_listener auth-userdb {
??? group = mail
??? mode = 0600
??? user = vmail
? }
}
service config {
? unix_listener config {
??? user = vmail
? }
}
service dict {
? unix_listener dict {
??? group = mail
??? mode = 0660
??? user = vmail
? }
}
service doveadm {
? user = vmail
}
service imap-login {
? process_min_avail = 10
? service_count = 1
}
service imap-postlogin {
? executable = script-login /usr/local/etc/dovecot/post-login.sh
? user = $default_internal_user
}
service imap {
? executable = imap imap-postlogin
}
service lmtp {
? process_min_avail = 5
? unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-lmtp {
??? group = mail
??? mode = 0666
??? user = vmail
? }
}
service managesieve-login {
? inet_listener sieve {
??? port = 4190
? }
? inet_listener sieve_deprecated {
??? port = 2000
? }
? process_min_avail = 0
? service_count = 1
}
ssl_cert = </usr/local/etc/dovecot/ssl/certs/mail.amfes.com.crt
ssl_key =? # hidden, use -P to show it
userdb {
? driver = prefetch
}
userdb {
? args = /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext
? driver = ldap
}
verbose_proctitle = yes
protocol lmtp {
? mail_plugins = fts fts_solr acl zlib virtual sieve
? postmaster_address = postmaster at amfes.com
}
protocol lda {
? mail_plugins = fts fts_solr acl zlib virtual sieve
}
protocol imap {
? mail_max_userip_connections = 50
? mail_plugins = fts fts_solr acl zlib virtual imap_acl imap_zlib
mailbox_alias
}
local 192.168.0.4 {
? protocol imap {
??? ssl_cert = </etc/letsencrypt/live/mail.amfes.com/fullchain.pem
??? ssl_key =? # hidden, use -P to show it
? }
}
Daniel