Problem with cyrus replication: failing to update user/mailbox

[Rudy Gevaert]

Edward Prendergast wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've given up on cyrus-murder for now and am just focusing on replication. 
> 
> When I run /usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/sync_client -v -l -u user.info at client.office
> it errors on the master:

-u takes usernames, not mailbox names.  Try -u info at client.office

Also note that before 2.3.10 there is some inconsistency in the use when 
using unix hierarchy seperator.

> 
> Oct 25 13:52:29 chrisnux sync_client[10651]: USER received NO response:
> IMAP_MAILBOX_NONEXISTENT Failed to access inbox for info at client.office:
> Mailbox does not exist
> Oct 25 13:52:29 chrisnux sync_client[10651]: CREATE received NO response:
> Create client.office!user.info failed: Invalid mailbox name
> Oct 25 13:52:29 chrisnux sync_client[10651]: Error in
> do_user(info at client.office): bailing out!
> 
> The slave is log says this:
> Oct 26 13:59:50 eddnux syncserver[4271]: accepted connection
> Oct 26 13:59:50 eddnux syncserver[4271]: cmdloop(): startup
> Oct 26 13:59:50 eddnux syncserver[4271]: login: chrisb [192.168.1.10] cyrus
> PLAIN User logged in
> Oct 26 13:59:50 eddnux syncserver[4271]: Failed to access inbox for
> info at client.office
> Oct 26 13:59:50 eddnux syncserver[4271]: can not unlink
> /var/lib/imap/user/i/info at client.office.seen: No such file or directory
> Oct 26 13:59:50 eddnux syncserver[4271]: can not unlink
> /var/lib/imap/user/i/info at client.office.mboxkey: No such file or directory
> Oct 26 13:59:50 eddnux syncserver[4271]: Unlocked
> 
> But I'm not sure how to copy across the mailbox if the user doesn't already
> exist? I tried:
> 
> [root at chrisnux /]# /usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/sync_client -v -l -m INBOX
> Which returns:
> MAILBOXES INBOX
> 
> And returns the same in the log, no errors:
> Oct 25 14:05:57 chrisnux sync_client[10714]: MAILBOX INBOX
> 
> The slave has this to say after INBOX transfer:
> 
> Oct 26 13:52:06 eddnux syncserver[4262]: executed
> Oct 26 13:52:06 eddnux syncserver[4262]: accepted connection
> Oct 26 13:52:06 eddnux syncserver[4262]: cmdloop(): startup
> Oct 26 13:52:06 eddnux syncserver[4262]: login: chrisb [192.168.1.10] cyrus
> PLAIN User logged in
> Oct 26 13:52:06 eddnux syncserver[4262]: Unlocked
> Oct 26 13:53:17 eddnux master[3994]: process 4262 exited, status 0
> 
> No errors here either.
> 
> Expcert from master imapd.conf:
> defaultdomain: chris.office
> virtdomains: yes
> sync_host: 192.168.1.7
> sync_authname: cyrus
> sync_password: secret
> 
> sync_machineid: 1
> sync_log: yes
> 
> I have the following line in cyrus.conf's START section:
> syncclient       cmd="/usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/sync_client -r"
> 
> and have set imap & lmtpunix to support uuid in the SERVICES section:
> imap          cmd="imapd" listen="imap" prefork=5 provide_uuid=1
> lmtpunix      cmd="lmtpd" listen="/var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp" prefork=1
> provide_uuid=1
> 
> Except from slave imapd.conf:
> defaultdomain: eddnux.office
> virtdomains: yes
> 
> Slave cyrus.conf contains this in the SERVICES section:
> syncserver       cmd="/usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/sync_server" listen="csync"
> 
> Any help with this problem would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Edward
> 
> 
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