> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Greg Harris wrote: > > >> I have not attempted user renames myself (we have a script to copy a > >> mailbox over IMAP, then delete the old mailbox). However, if you are > >> seeing the new mailbox under Other Users, then it sounds like the ACLs > >> were not updated during the move. I don't know if they are supposed to > be > >> automatically updated or not, since this could cause unexpected access > >> changes. > >> > >> Andy > > > > A FAQ covering these issues would probably be helpful to a lot of > people, > > however, a cyradm script should be extraordinarily easy to create, (if > you > > know the perl to do it, which I currently don't.) Andy, you mention a > > script and it seems like the script does exactly what I have done the > long > > hard way. Is there a link to this script? Is it something that is > easily > > run? Slightly off list, but is this a script that could be easily added > to > > web-cyradm? (This would be the most preferred way, so that we can have > > admins unfamiliar with CLI quickly do this stuff). > > I use several different perl scripts to manage mailboxes on Cyrus. You > can find all of these at: > > http://oregonstate.edu/~morgan/cyrus/public/ > > The steps would be: > > 1. Create new user in your auth backend. > 2. Use create_user_inbox.pl to create the new mailbox for the user. > 3. Use copy_user_mailbox.pl to copy the old mailbox to the new mailbox. > 4. Use delete_user_mail.pl to delete the old mailbox. > 5. Remove the old user from your auth backend. > > I have never used web-cyradm, so I have no idea if these could be > integrated into that software... > > Andy
Thanks for the link Andy! Using web-cyradm allows me to combine steps 1&2, and 4&5 and have "non-technical" administrative personnel adding and removing users. It is a rather nice little utility, if you ever get the chance to play with it. As for the FAQ, here is what I have written up for my own reminder of what needs to be done. (It won't be perfect for everyone, but it should be easily adaptable into a FAQ by someone who is more knowledgeable than I.) #To Rename a user and move the mailbox: # Create the new user in web-cyradm (Easiest way) # Disable old account so that things don't get delivered (Change quota so that they are over and change passwd? Any ideas?) # log into cyradm: cyradm --user cyrus localhost # then enter passwd # Copy the mailbox: cp -Rp /var/spool/imap/user/old/* /var/spool/imap/user/new # List all mailboxes: lm user.old* # List rights for all mailboxes: lam user.old* # Add the new user to top mailbox: sam user.new new all #### Do this for each sub mailbox #### # Move old sub mailboxes: renm user.old.sub user.new.sub # Add the new user to the sub mailbox: sam user.new.sub new all # Delete the old user from the sub mailbox: dam user.new.sub old all #### End sub mailbox section #### # Delete the old user from the new top mailbox: dam user.new old all # Set an alias from old user to new user in web-cyradm (Easiest way) # Delete the old user in web-cyradm (Easiest way) Thanks, Greg Harris --- 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
