What is the correct way to use doveadm to backup emails?
I am trying to backup my email server with dovecot. I have read the doveadm command documentation but it is unclear on how to use it.
I have create a test directory /dove_backup and then trying to backup with:
doveadm backup -A maildir:/dove_backup but the command throws error as it does not have permissions to write to the directory.
After granting 777 permissions it does write but there are no directories of the users but only files.
backup dovecot
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I am trying to backup my email server with dovecot. I have read the doveadm command documentation but it is unclear on how to use it.
I have create a test directory /dove_backup and then trying to backup with:
doveadm backup -A maildir:/dove_backup but the command throws error as it does not have permissions to write to the directory.
After granting 777 permissions it does write but there are no directories of the users but only files.
backup dovecot
edited Dec 16 at 16:02
Rui F Ribeiro
38.9k1479129
asked Dec 16 at 15:48
Fabrizio Mazzoni
1106
add a comment |
I am trying to backup my email server with dovecot. I have read the doveadm command documentation but it is unclear on how to use it.
I have create a test directory /dove_backup and then trying to backup with:
doveadm backup -A maildir:/dove_backup but the command throws error as it does not have permissions to write to the directory.
After granting 777 permissions it does write but there are no directories of the users but only files.
backup dovecot
edited Dec 16 at 16:02
Rui F Ribeiro
38.9k1479129
asked Dec 16 at 15:48
Fabrizio Mazzoni
1106
I am trying to backup my email server with dovecot. I have read the doveadm command documentation but it is unclear on how to use it.
I have create a test directory /dove_backup and then trying to backup with:
doveadm backup -A maildir:/dove_backup but the command throws error as it does not have permissions to write to the directory.
After granting 777 permissions it does write but there are no directories of the users but only files.
backup dovecot
backup dovecot
edited Dec 16 at 16:02
Rui F Ribeiro
38.9k1479129
asked Dec 16 at 15:48
Fabrizio Mazzoni
1106
edited Dec 16 at 16:02
Rui F Ribeiro
38.9k1479129
asked Dec 16 at 15:48
Fabrizio Mazzoni
1106
edited Dec 16 at 16:02
Rui F Ribeiro
38.9k1479129
edited Dec 16 at 16:02
Rui F Ribeiro
38.9k1479129
edited Dec 16 at 16:02
Rui F Ribeiro
38.9k1479129
38.9k1479129
asked Dec 16 at 15:48
Fabrizio Mazzoni
1106
asked Dec 16 at 15:48
Fabrizio Mazzoni
1106
asked Dec 16 at 15:48
Fabrizio Mazzoni
1106
1106
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Simply tar czf mailstorage.tgz /path/to/maillocation. doveadm backup is intended to syncronize the mail storages between two instances of the dovecot, not for creating the archives.
answered Dec 16 at 18:06
Kondybas
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Oh ok. So a simple backup is enough. The issue is that files will sometimes change as the server is running and the backup says it has failed.
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 18:07
1
You canrsync -aR --del -q /pathto/mailstorage /temp/mailstoragefew times (only first run will be lasting for a while) and then tar the copy.
– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:26
Thanks. So in order to keep an updated copy I can create a cron that will run the command daily and it will do a diff update?
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 19:48
1
Sure. Alsorsyncis able to copy the tree over the network so you can syncronize between different hosts.
– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:57
add a comment |
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Simply tar czf mailstorage.tgz /path/to/maillocation. doveadm backup is intended to syncronize the mail storages between two instances of the dovecot, not for creating the archives.
answered Dec 16 at 18:06
Kondybas
49827
Oh ok. So a simple backup is enough. The issue is that files will sometimes change as the server is running and the backup says it has failed.
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 18:07
1
You canrsync -aR --del -q /pathto/mailstorage /temp/mailstoragefew times (only first run will be lasting for a while) and then tar the copy.
– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:26
Thanks. So in order to keep an updated copy I can create a cron that will run the command daily and it will do a diff update?
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 19:48
1
Sure. Alsorsyncis able to copy the tree over the network so you can syncronize between different hosts.
– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:57
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Simply tar czf mailstorage.tgz /path/to/maillocation. doveadm backup is intended to syncronize the mail storages between two instances of the dovecot, not for creating the archives.
answered Dec 16 at 18:06
Kondybas
49827
Oh ok. So a simple backup is enough. The issue is that files will sometimes change as the server is running and the backup says it has failed.
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 18:07
1
You canrsync -aR --del -q /pathto/mailstorage /temp/mailstoragefew times (only first run will be lasting for a while) and then tar the copy.
– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:26
Thanks. So in order to keep an updated copy I can create a cron that will run the command daily and it will do a diff update?
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 19:48
1
Sure. Alsorsyncis able to copy the tree over the network so you can syncronize between different hosts.
– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:57
add a comment |
Simply tar czf mailstorage.tgz /path/to/maillocation. doveadm backup is intended to syncronize the mail storages between two instances of the dovecot, not for creating the archives.
answered Dec 16 at 18:06
Kondybas
49827
Simply tar czf mailstorage.tgz /path/to/maillocation. doveadm backup is intended to syncronize the mail storages between two instances of the dovecot, not for creating the archives.
answered Dec 16 at 18:06
Kondybas
49827
answered Dec 16 at 18:06
Kondybas
49827
answered Dec 16 at 18:06
Kondybas
49827
answered Dec 16 at 18:06
Kondybas
49827
49827
Oh ok. So a simple backup is enough. The issue is that files will sometimes change as the server is running and the backup says it has failed.
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 18:07
1
You canrsync -aR --del -q /pathto/mailstorage /temp/mailstoragefew times (only first run will be lasting for a while) and then tar the copy.
– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:26
Thanks. So in order to keep an updated copy I can create a cron that will run the command daily and it will do a diff update?
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 19:48
1
Sure. Alsorsyncis able to copy the tree over the network so you can syncronize between different hosts.
– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:57
add a comment |
Oh ok. So a simple backup is enough. The issue is that files will sometimes change as the server is running and the backup says it has failed.
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 18:07
1
You canrsync -aR --del -q /pathto/mailstorage /temp/mailstoragefew times (only first run will be lasting for a while) and then tar the copy.
– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:26
Thanks. So in order to keep an updated copy I can create a cron that will run the command daily and it will do a diff update?
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 19:48
1
Sure. Alsorsyncis able to copy the tree over the network so you can syncronize between different hosts.
– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:57
Oh ok. So a simple backup is enough. The issue is that files will sometimes change as the server is running and the backup says it has failed.
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 18:07
Oh ok. So a simple backup is enough. The issue is that files will sometimes change as the server is running and the backup says it has failed.
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 18:07
1
1
You can
rsync -aR --del -q /pathto/mailstorage /temp/mailstorage few times (only first run will be lasting for a while) and then tar the copy.– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:26
You can
rsync -aR --del -q /pathto/mailstorage /temp/mailstorage few times (only first run will be lasting for a while) and then tar the copy.– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:26
Thanks. So in order to keep an updated copy I can create a cron that will run the command daily and it will do a diff update?
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 19:48
Thanks. So in order to keep an updated copy I can create a cron that will run the command daily and it will do a diff update?
– Fabrizio Mazzoni
Dec 16 at 19:48
1
1
Sure. Also
rsync is able to copy the tree over the network so you can syncronize between different hosts.– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:57
Sure. Also
rsync is able to copy the tree over the network so you can syncronize between different hosts.– Kondybas
Dec 16 at 19:57
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