Error deleting INBOX when doing an imap sync
Hi
I am trying to set up a new mail server with dovecot. I got it all installed and set up successfully but am running into problems trying to migrate from my current email server. I tried the following command:
doveadm -Dv -o imapc_host=[current-imap-host] -o imapc_user=[current-user] -o imapc_password=[password] -o imapc_features=rfc822.size -o mail_fsync=never backup -R -u [user] imapc:
It connects fine but eventually fails with the following errors:
dsync([user]): Error: Mailbox INBOX sync: mailbox_delete failed: INBOX can't be deleted.
dsync([user]): Debug: brain S: Remote mailbox tree: INBOX guid=[xxx] uid_validity=1591096439 uid_next=1 subs=no last_change=0 last_subs=0
dsync([user] Debug: imapc([current-imap-host]:143): Disconnected
I am guessing the new INBOX is not compatible with the Inbox on my current mail server so it is trying to delete it. If so is there a way I can change my configuration to allow it to be deleted?
order matters. try:
-u <user> -R imapc:
I am guessing the new INBOX is not compatible with the Inbox on my current mail server so it is trying to delete it. If so is there a way I can change my configuration to allow it to be deleted?
start from clean setup for the first backup run. Ie delete local mails. or move them away.
Sami
On 03/06/2020 18.17, Des Magner wrote:
dsync([user]): Error: Mailbox INBOX sync: mailbox_delete failed: INBOX can't be deleted.
Pretty sure I experienced this. I think what its telling you is the destination mailbox already exists, and it doesn't want to delete it. This is probably because you tried some syncs before, maybe unsuccessfully.
So, if you clear out the destination mail directory and re-try the backup, it should work. Or maybe if you've already backed up a load of emails into the destination, you might like to look at one-way sync instead? I haven't tried this myself, and don't know if it works, so will defer to other far wiser people on this list.
P.
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Des Magner
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Plutocrat
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Sami Ketola