dsync connection issue

subscription1
Tue, 01 Jan 2019 17:29:21 -0000

Thanks for you suggestion, but I couldn't quite get it to work.

I ended up rsyncing the mail folders (there were only a few email
accounts) a temporary folder on the new server and then used dsync to
restore the mailfolders.

Thanks again for your help

Leo


On 28/12/18 10:07 am, Sami Ketola wrote:
>
>> On 27 Dec 2018, at 19.13, Subscription <leo1subscr at
zudiewiener.com> wrote:
>>
>> but when I try to do a backup with the following command from the old
to the new site
>>
>> sudo doveadm -D -o imapc_user=user1 at oldserver  -o
imapc_password=pw-oldserver backup -R -u user1 at newserver imapc:
>>
>
> Since both of your servers are running dovecot it would be probably better
to use native doveadm protocol (over ssh pipe if required) to do the migration
instead of using imapc.
>
> something like:
>
> doveadm backup -u user1 at newserver -R ssh oldserver sudo /usr/bin/doveadm
dsync-server -u user1 at oldserver
>
> allowing sudo and ssh login with keys.
>
> Sami