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Migrating a users mailbox [message #126822]

Mon, 04 January 2016 01:07

DeepThought
Messages: 72
Registered: March 2014

Hi all,

I have a client who has had a management split, as a result some employees have moved form the old company to the new company.

Both companies are running Kerio Connect.

Is it possible to move the users data from the old server to the new server and attach the old mailbox as a subfolder of the users new account - similar to the option you are offered when deleting a users account you can copy the data to the administrator account?

Thanks

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Re: Migrating a users mailbox [message #126887 is a reply to message #126822]

Wed, 06 January 2016 05:10

My IT Indy
Messages: 223
Registered: October 2004
Location: indianapolis

You could use rsync (or another syncing tool) and just move their entire folder to the new server. When you re-create their new account with the same prefix it will see their folder and adopt their data.

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My IT Indy
Kerio Certified Reseller and Hosted Provider
http://www.myitindy.com

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Re: Migrating a users mailbox [message #126897 is a reply to message #126822]

Wed, 06 January 2016 11:19

DeepThought
Messages: 72
Registered: March 2014

Thanks - however their account has already been setup - could I drop the mail box folder from the old server to the new server into the users folder?

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Re: Migrating a users mailbox [message #126902 is a reply to message #126897]

Wed, 06 January 2016 15:33

j.a.duke
Messages: 239
Registered: October 2006

If the account short name is the same, copying their folder from the old to new server should work.

Cheers,
Jon

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Re: Migrating a users mailbox [message #126920 is a reply to message #126902]

Wed, 06 January 2016 19:08

Bud Durland
Messages: 586
Registered: December 2013
Location: Plattsburgh, NY

j.a.duke wrote on Wed, 06 January 2016 09:33

If the account short name is the same, copying their folder from the old to new server should work.

I've done something similar, but be advised that existing mail in the 'new' mail box may be lost / overwritten.

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Re: Migrating a users mailbox [message #126936 is a reply to message #126920]

Thu, 07 January 2016 02:03

j.a.duke
Messages: 239
Registered: October 2006

Bud Durland wrote on Wed, 06 January 2016 13:08

j.a.duke wrote on Wed, 06 January 2016 09:33
If the account short name is the same, copying their folder from the old to new server should work.

I've done something similar, but be advised that existing mail in the 'new' mail box may be lost / overwritten.

Bud,

Thank you for adding that. I meant to mention that, but got interrupted while typing the post and ended up hitting submit...

Cheers,
Jon

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Re: Migrating a users mailbox [message #127012 is a reply to message #126936]

Sun, 10 January 2016 10:24

livetundra
Messages: 9
Registered: January 2016

j.a.duke wrote on Thu, 07 January 2016 02:03

Bud Durland wrote on Wed, 06 January 2016 13:08
j.a.duke wrote on Wed, 06 January 2016 09:33
If the account short name is the same, copying their folder from the old to new server should work.

I've done something similar, but be advised that existing mail in the 'new' mail box may be lost / overwritten.

Bud,

Thank you for adding that. I meant to mention that, but got interrupted while typing the post and ended up hitting submit...

Cheers,
Jon

did you get this to work?

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Re: Migrating a users mailbox [message #127119 is a reply to message #127012]

Wed, 13 January 2016 08:08

JJJCR
Messages: 85
Registered: April 2012
Location: phil

here's my 2 cents for migrating to another server.

I had done this quite a few times, hope this will help someone.

Anyway here's what i did:
1-Stop the Kerio mail service (old server)
2-Restore the latest backup to the new server of course
3-Copy the mail store from the old server to the new server (it will takes ages depends on the size of user mailbox) (rysnc comes handy on this if you're on Linux)
Reason for copying or overwriting the mail store; any email that was not included on the backup will be copied over. (so no email lost

hopefully)
4-Pray hard that the new server will work smoothly
Start the mail service on the new server
5-Sip a can of beer if everything works fine

[Updated on: Wed, 13 January 2016 08:10]

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Re: Migrating a users mailbox [message #127144 is a reply to message #127119]

Wed, 13 January 2016 23:44

Bud Durland
Messages: 586
Registered: December 2013
Location: Plattsburgh, NY

Been there, have the t-shirt. For Step 3, RoboCopy works quite well in Windows (I used it to avoid step 2 as well, since my kerio backup was not relaible). Rsync in Linux, but some trickery may be required if transferring a very large mail store, to avoid file count limits in rSync.

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Re: Migrating a users mailbox [message #127171 is a reply to message #126822]

Thu, 14 January 2016 21:48

bruggles
Messages: 150
Registered: April 2008

FAST COPY also works just make sure if it be ROBO of FASTCOPY you run it on the Source Server.

Good Luck.

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