I am sorry to bother this list with this since directions seem so clear but I am not getting them.
Included with distribution is a script to repair db... #!/bin/sh # # stop cyrus-imapd service cyrus-imapd stop # backup existing mailboxes.db mv /var/lib/imap/mailboxes.db /var/lib/imap/mailboxes.db.$$ find /var/spool/imap/?/user -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 | \ while read i; do echo $(basename $i) echo "user.$i<\t>default<\t>$i<\t>lrswipcda<\t>cyrus<\t>lrswipcda" >> /tmp/newmboxlist.txt done # we have everyone's base directory in /tmp/newmboxlist.txt, now we # import the new list /usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/ctl_mboxlist -u </tmp/newmboxlist.txt # and reconstruct to get subfolders into the list find /var/spool/imap/?/user -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 | \ while read i; do /usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/reconstruct -rf user.$i done *** seems reasonable but when I execute it... it doesn't work - cyrus doesn't have privileges to execute 'service cyrus-imapd stop' and root doesn't have privileges to run ctl_mboxlist command. OK - so I stop cyrus-imapd as root and then try to run the rest as cyrus... administrator craig public_folder root line 1: no partition found line 2: no partition found line 3: no partition found line 4: no partition found $ cat /tmp/newmboxlist user./var/spool/imap/a/user/administrator<\t>default<\t>/var/spool/imap/a/user/administrator<\t>lrswipcda<\t>cyrus<\t>lrswipcda user./var/spool/imap/c/user/craig<\t>default<\t>/var/spool/imap/c/user/craig<\t>lrswipcda<\t>cyrus<\t>lrswipcda user./var/spool/imap/p/user/public_folder<\t>default<\t>/var/spool/imap/p/user/public_folder<\t>lrswipcda<\t>cyrus<\t>lrswipcda user./var/spool/imap/r/user/root<\t>default<\t>/var/spool/imap/r/user/root<\t>lrswipcda<\t>cyrus<\t>lrswipcda And I'm getting nowhere fast those the paths are there (ignoring the .user) -bash-2.05b$ ls - l /var/spool/imap/a/user/ /var/spool/imap/c/user/ /var/spool/imap/p/user/ /var/spool/imap/r/user/ /var/spool/imap/a/user/: total 4 drwx------ 7 cyrus mail 4096 Feb 3 00:05 administrator /var/spool/imap/c/user/: total 16 drwx------ 61 cyrus mail 16384 Feb 5 11:47 craig /var/spool/imap/p/user/: total 4 drwx------ 7 cyrus mail 4096 Feb 2 14:46 public_folder /var/spool/imap/r/user/: total 4 drwx------ 2 cyrus mail 4096 Feb 5 11:01 root man ctl_mboxlist makes me think the result of the command to 'dump' the mailboxlist didn't work correctly because when I instead did... $ /usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/ctl_mboxlist -d > /tmp/newmboxlist.txt looked list this (first line) user.administrator default administrator lrswipcda and this worked...BUT... when I logged on, my inbox was empty, my folders looked fine and the inbox files when I : $ ls /var/spool/imap/c/user/craig/ 1. 113. 129. 139. 1491. 162. 178. 193. 208. 24. 39. 51. 67. 81. 97. freshrpms postgres SPAMBOX 10. 114. 1290. 1398. 15. 163. 179. 194. 209. 25. 4. 52. 68. 82. 98. gnue psyche SPAM-learn 100. 115. 13. 14. 150. 164. 18. 195. 21. 26. 40. 53. 69. 83. 99. horde samba SPAM-NOT 101. 116. 130. 140. 1503. 165. 180. 196. 210. 27. 400. 54. 7. 84. 995. imp saved subscriptions 102. 117. 1309. 141. 1504. 166. 181. 197. 211. 28. 409. 55. 70. 85. amanda ipcop save_inbox suncou 103. 118. 131. 142. 151. 167. 182. 198. 212. 29. 41. 56. 71. 86. cyrus.cache jokes scooters taroon 104. 119. 1310. 143. 152. 168. 183. 199. 213. 3. 417. 57. 72. 87. cyrus.header kronolith security tobyhouse 105. 12. 132. 144. 153. 169. 184. 2. 214. 30. 42. 58. 73. 88. cyrus-imap ldap-umich Sent Trash 106. 120. 1321. 145. 154. 17. 185. 20. 215. 31. 43. 59. 730. 89. cyrus.index linux-plug Sent_2002 turba 107. 121. 1324. 1457. 155. 170. 186. 200. 216. 32. 44. 6. 74. 9. Deleted Items logs Sent_2003 vaio 108. 122. 133. 146. 156. 171. 187. 201. 217. 33. 45. 60. 75. 90. dell ltsp Sent_2004 VIRUSBOX 109. 123. 134. 1463. 157. 172. 188. 202. 218. 34. 46. 61. 76. 91. Drafts motta Sent Items vocp 11. 124. 135. 147. 158. 173. 189. 203. 219. 35. 47. 62. 77. 92. evolution mythtv Sent_Items webmin 110. 125. 136. 148. 159. 174. 19. 204. 22. 36. 48. 63. 78. 93. exxe netatalk sent-mail whitebox 111. 126. 137. 1484. 16. 175. 190. 205. 220. 37. 49. 64. 79. 94. fedora nilsson Sent_Messages xusers 1119. 127. 1376. 1489. 160. 176. 191. 206. 223. 38. 5. 65. 8. 95. fmexperts openldap Sent-new 112. 128. 138. 149. 161. 177. 192. 207. 23. 384. 50. 66. 80. 96. fmpro-l openvpn shrike all of the numbered files should be showing in my inbox but don't show up. Any suggestions appreciated Thanks Craig --- Cyrus Home Page: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyruswiki.andrew.cmu.edu List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html