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How to Move Users, In Bulk, from one Partition to Another (Doc ID 1573069.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 31, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Communications Messaging Server - Version 5.2.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

How can I use mboxutil -r in a script to move a large number of users from one partition to another?

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 Assumptions
 Note about single-copy
 Performance Considerations
 Operational Considerations
 Moving a Single User
 Check and Exit Status and Save the Output
 Moving Many Users with One Command
 Caution about the format of the input file
 Alternatively, Process a List
 Another reason to do them one at a time or via a list and a script
 How long will it take?
 What about the mailMessageStore attribute?
 Using imquotacheck to find large mailbox references
 Common Store Errors
References


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