cvt_cyrusdb_all

[Christian Schulte]

Am Mittwoch, 6. August 2003 00:31 schrieb Norman Zhang:
> Hi,
>
> After installing cyrus-imapd, I was prompted to convert the
> /var/lib/imap/mailboxes.db. But I get the following error not being able
> convert db3 to flat. Would someone please tell me how can I fix this?
>
> Regards,
> Norman
>
> [root at mail root]# rpm -Uvh cyrus-imapd-2.1.13-1mdk.i586.rpm
> Preparing...    ###########################################[100%]
> 1:cyrus-imapd   ###########################################[100%]
>
> This is the first time that this package is being installed
> but there's an existing /var/lib/imap/mailboxes.db file so
> it's not possible to know if the current configuration of the
> various cyrus databases corresponds to the compiled in options.
> Please BACK UP your configuration and spool directory and run
> the /usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/cvt_cyrusdb_all utility.
> Remember to assign a password to user cyrus in order
> to administer the server.
>
> [root at mail root]# /usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/cvt_cyrusdb_all
> chmod: changing permissions of `/var/lib/imap/tmp': Operation not permitted
> -bash: line 1: cd: /root: Permission denied
> file: Using regular magic file `/usr/share/cyrus-imapd/rpm/magic'
> Converting from /var/lib/imap/mailboxes.db (db3) to
> /var/lib/imap/mailboxes.db.flat (flat)
> fatal error: can't initialize old database
> ERROR: unable to convert /var/lib/imap/mailboxes.db from db3 to flat
> file: Using regular magic file `/usr/share/cyrus-imapd/rpm/magic'

Maybe you have to run cvt_cyrusdb_all as the cyrus user ?

--Christian