Re: Backup instructions

Rick,

we are currently concentrating our efforts on the user guide so that this
will not be an issue.  Here are the full instructions:

These instructions assume that you installed Post.Office in the default
locations which are /usr/local/post.office (program executables) and
/var/spool/post.office (the spooling directories).  If you selected other
locations you will need to adjust the instructions accordingly.  To
determine the current locations of your Post.Office, Program, and Mailbox
directories list the contents of the /etc/post.office.conf file.
1. Log on as a Mac OS X Admin User.
Shutdown Post.Office by opening the Terminal application and typing:
 sudo /usr/local/post.office/post.office shutdown
2. Back up the following items making sure to maintain permissions and
links:
? /usr/local/post.office (the Post.Office executables)
? /var/spool/post.office (the Post.Office account and configuration
information)
? /var/spool/mailbox (the mailbox information)
? /etc/post.office.conf (your configuration file)
The easiest way to do this on Mac OS X is to issue the Terminal command:
sudo tar zcvfp po_backup.tgz  \
/usr/local/post.office /var/spool/post.office \
/var/spool/mailbox /etc/post.office.conf
3. Restart Post.Office by simply re-booting or by opening the Terminal
application and entering:
sudo /usr/local/post.office/post.office


9.2.1 Restoring the Mail System on Mac OS X
The restoration instructions guide you in replacing the current copies of
the Program, Spooling, and Mailbox directories with the versions you stored
after your last backup. To determine the current locations of your Program,
Spooling, and Mailbox directories list the contents of the
/etc/post.office.conf file.
If you backed up your Post.Office system as instructed (see Section 9.1.1),
you should have copies of the following items in an archive:
? the Post.Office executables
? your Post.Office account and configuration information
? your mailbox information
? your configuration file
Assuming you took that precaution, please:
1. If  Post.Office is running , shut it down by typing:
sudo /usr/local/post.office/post.office shutdown
2. Restore the three file system directories (containing the Post.Office
executables, the Post.Office account and configuration information, and your
mailbox information), as well as the configuration file from your backup, on
top of the current versions.   This can be performed by moving the
"po_backup.tgz" that was created in your home directory during the backup
process to the root of your hard drive and then issuing the Terminal
command: 
sudo tar zxvfp /po_backup.tgz
3. Start the Post.Office server:
 sudo /usr/local/post.office/post.office


--Eric

on 2/26/03 2:53 PM, Rick Roberts at rroberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> To track down a problem on my server, the Tenon folks have advised me
> not to run Retrospect on it. I still need to backup, so naturally, I
> figure I'd login to Post.Office and visit the help pages for guidance.
> This is what I found:
> 
> Backup Instructions:
> 
> These instructions assume that you have installed Post.Office in the
> default locations which are /usr/local/post.office (program
> executables), /var/spool/post.office (the spooling directories), and
> /var/spool/mailbox (the pop/IMAP mailbox directory). If you selected
> other locations you will need to adjust the instructions accordingly.
> To determine the current locations of your Post.Office, Program, and
> Mailbox directories list the contents of the /etc/post.office.conf file.
> 
> 1. Log on as root.
> 2. Shutdown Post.Office by typing:
> 
> /usr/local/post.office/post.office  shutdown
> 
> 3. Back up the following items making sure to maintain permissions
> and links:
> o /var/spool/post.office (the Post.Office account and
> configuration information)
> o /var/spool/mailbox (the mailbox information)
> o /etc/post.office.conf (your configuration file)
> 
> I'm a Mac guy. What does "Back up the following items making sure to
> maintain permissions and links" mean exactly? What's wrong with
> including the syntax?! Argh.
> 
> Rick Roberts
> Atlanta, GA
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