In theory, what would happen if you didn't dump the mailbox list before upgrading?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Siemborski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 5:06 PM > To: Robert Covell > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: DBERROR db3: 4 lockers > > > On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Robert Covell wrote: > > > We are in the process of replacing our 1.5.24 Cyrus box with a new > > 2.1.15 box. After we got everything setup, tested and > stabilized we > > rebooted the box and got: > > > > Sep 25 16:12:09 mail1b ctl_cyrusdb[152]: checkpointing > cyrus databases > > Sep 25 16:12:09 mail1b lmtpd[155]: DBERROR db3: 4 lockers Sep 25 > > 16:12:09 mail1b ctl_cyrusdb[152]: done checkpointing cyrus > databases > > Sep 25 16:12:09 mail1b imapd[156]: DBERROR db3: 4 lockers Sep 25 > > 16:12:11 mail1b imapd[172]: DBERROR db3: 4 lockers > > Note that in reality, esepcially for smaller sites, these > messages on their own aren't a severe concern. Only if the > number is rapidly increasing should they be worried about. > > > Is the recommendation of using skiplist with mailboxes.db > still valid? > > Or do we need to shutdown the cyrus server before we shutdown? If > > shutting it down before a reboot what is the preferred > method? We are > > still in a position to change the format if necessary > before migrating > > 800+ users... > > Yes. You will need to recompile the cyrus server to do this. > You will also want to dump the mailbox list beforehand, and > undump it afterwords (as with any 1.x -> 2.x upgrade). > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Rob Siemborski * Andrew Systems Group * Cyert Hall 207 * > 412-268-7456 Research Systems Programmer * /usr/contributed Gatekeeper > >