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Restore mail after server crash

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Restore mail after server crash
« on: February 28, 2007, 07:01:57 AM »
I've making a backup of a client SME server with rsync to my host.
After a crash of that server I make a new installation to this server and put back the files of my rsync backup.
Everything seems to work fine, execpt the mail messages.
When I open the webmail on this server I can only see unknown address and unkbown subject to the restored messages.

Is there any solution to get these messages to a normal state?

Any help is welcome!

Fred W :oops:
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Re: Restore mail after server crash
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2007, 01:14:15 PM »
fpcomputers

> Is there any solution to get these messages to a normal state?

It sounds like you will need to manually chown the Maildir for each user eg
cd /home/e-smith/files/users/username
chown -R username:username Maildir
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De oplossing werkt niet
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2007, 03:59:36 PM »
Ik heb geprobeerd dit uit te voeren en de server geeft geen foutmeldingen.
Echter is er in de mail nog niets veranderd.
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