Per User Backup for FOSS edition

[aprobst]

I would like to take some questions with you. I'm using version 6.0.1_GA_1816.DEBIAN5 DEBIAN5 FOSS edition. Run scripts zimbra_backup_full.sh, zimbra_backup_all_users.sh, zimbra_backup_user.sh, zimbra_functions.sh e zimbra_restore_user.sh. The backup is successful. Let's assume that my disk where you installed Zimbra der problem. I need to reinstall zimbra, how can I restore all e-mail accounts and personal information (messages, contacts, calendar). If I go back to zimbra entire folder and run the installation know that everything will go back as it was before, but if I want to do a fresh install and recover only some accounts, is it possible?

Thanks

[Ono-Sendai]

That is what the full system backup would be for. These backup scripts are useful for individual mailbox backups which allow you to restore an individual mailbox in the event that a user decides to delete all of his/her email and then clear the trash or some other equally intelligent "stupid user trick".

As I stated in my posts above the restore using these backup scripts is serviceable, but not perfect. I have not yet been able to get the calendar to restore properly, but all other data can be restored properly if you follow the proper procedure which is not documented with the scripts.

Keep in mind that these backup are tied to the user ID or whatever its called by zimbra which means if the user account/mailbox is removed then the backup is useless.

A full system backup will allow you to fully restore the server in the event that your machine takes a dump one afternoon, but it is not a great solution if you need to restore one users mailbox from three days ago.

Hope this helps
Ono-sendai