Creating users resource folders without Kontact - is it possible?

[Gunnar Wrobel]

Quoting YANQ IT Support <tech at yanq.org.au>:

> Hi There,
>
> A little while ago I asked if it was possible to create users resource
> folders (esp for contacts and calendars) without using Kontact.
>
> This is for a server (running Debian squeeze) which I have inherited.
> I've discovered that the kolab server was originally installed using the
> 'native' debian packages (i.e. apt-get, not openpkg). This is why the
> web-client isn't creating the folders for me - it's just a normal
> installation of horde, not the one that comes with kolab (openpkg version).
>
> So, two questions:
>
> 1. Has anyone had any experience installing the OpenPkg version Kolab
> over the top of the experimental Debian packages? It seems like it might
> be a very tricky exercise and I'm not sure I have the time, resources or
> enough knowledge about kolab to try it.

I don't have any experience with such a migration but I believe it  
should not be too hard.

Assuming you have a backup of the data in your native Kolab  
installation - which you definitely *should* have :) - you could just  
install an OpenPKG variant on a second server and import the data.  
Instructions for that can be found here:  
http://wiki.kolab.org/index.php/Backups_for_kolab2

Cheers,

Gunnar

>
> 2. Can I write, or is there already a script, that will create the
> resource folders for users for me?
>
> I'm guessing it's possible because Bernhard Reiter wrote:
>> You could use a script to create the needed folders and set the annotations
>> of course, but if you are using a defect version of Horde, this  
>> will not help.
>
> All of my users access their mail and calendars using thunderbird /
> lightning both in the office and on their laptops (outside the office).
> So fixing the web-client isn't that important at the moment.
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
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> David Powell
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> Youth Affairs Network of Queensland
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