Re: [SM-USERS] Cannot see address book after server migration

[Paul L. <pa...@sq...>]

> I have moved our squirrelmail installation to a new server after a system
> failure and migrated all users/data etc.
>
> Users have noticed that their address books are empty so I have had a look:
>
> 1) All abook files are in /usr/share/squirrelmail/data
>
> 2) I moved a user's abook file out of the way and created a 'test' user and
> a new file was created in the above folder with the right info in it.
>
> 3) I moved the user's original abook file back in place, checked ownership
> and rights were the same as the new one created earlier, logged out, cleared
> browser cache, logged back in and only the 'test' account is shown even
> though the user's .abook file is their full, original one.

You might do well to actually close the browser, just to be sure.

> 4) I deleted the abook file in /usr/share/squirrelmail/data and the test
> user still shows.
>
> Is something being cached or stored elsewhere!?

Nope, not between logins.  Someone else is doing that beside SM.

Did you configure the abook backend(s) the same?  Sounds like you
might need to dig in the PHP yourself...

> Running SM 1.4.13
>
> Thanks