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List:       vchkpw
Subject:    Re: [vchkpw] transfer (rename) domain
From:       Tom Collins <tom () tomlogic ! com>
Date:       2006-09-25 23:47:34
Message-ID: 759B4A67-F15A-4741-A749-78677727AA33 () tomlogic ! com
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On Sep 21, 2006, at 6:03 AM, Shane Chrisp wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-09-21 at 12:58 +0200, Jerkovic Bosko wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Im having a problem.
>> I had one domain domain.com and we have a lot of users there, now we
>> decided to transfer all users to another domain
>> domain2.com. How can this be done ? We are using vpopmail + mysql.  
>> Any
>> help ?
>
> I think this will work.
>
> 1. Create the new domain using vadddomain
> 2. Update the mysql vpopmail table changing the domain field from
> domain.com to domain2.com
> 3. Physically mv or rsync the users dir from the domain.com to
> domain2.com directory.
>
> I guess the 2nd and 3rd steps would be best done with the smtp/pop/ 
> imap
> access being off.
>
> Im sure if im wrong or someone knows a simpler or better way, they  
> will
> say so.

Easier to keep everything as-is and add an alias to the original  
domain.  If you want, you can tweak the users/assign file to make the  
new name look like the "real" domain name, and have the old name as  
the alias.

I'd avoid actually changing the domain path though.  You'll have to  
update all user entries in vpasswd (or the database backend),  
user's .qmail files (in case they have a vacation message),  
autoresponders and mailing lists.  All make use of full pathnames  
(IIRC).

Tom Collins
Tom Logic LLC
PO Box 5717
Napa, CA 94581
(707) 265-6622
(707) 265-6646 fax
tom@tomlogic.com

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