Mac OS X Server 10.4, 10.5: Mail database issues after migrating to a different server

Issue or symptom

After migrating a mail server from a PowerPC-based server to an Intel-based server, or vice-versa, POP and IMAP services may not work and various "DBERROR" messages may appear in the system.log file. This can happen in Mac OS X Server version 10.4, 10.5, or later.

Solution

  1. Make sure that POP and IMAP are not running on the mail server.
  2. Delete the deliver.db file located in the directory specified by the "Database location" field in Server Admin (the default location is /var/imap/db).
  3. In Server Admin, click the Advanced tab, then click the Database pane.
  4. Delete the contents of the db directory located in the directory specified by the "Database location" field in Server Admin (the default location is /var/imap/db). Note: Do not delete the db directory itself, only its contents.



 

 

Published Date: Oct 11, 2016