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Zimbra backup mailbox command line | How-to Guide

by | Apr 10, 2023

Learn more about taking a backup of your Zimbra mailbox via the command line. Our Server Management Support team is here to help you with your questions and concerns.

Zimbra backup mailbox command line

If you are looking for a way to back up your Zimbra mailbox via the command line, you have come to the right place. In fact, this process enables administrators to back up mailboxes in Zimbra, without having to back up the entire server.

Zimbra backup mailbox command line

The entire mailbox’s contents, including the messages, contacts, calendar, Documents notes, and attachments, are managed by the Zimbra mailbox server, a dedicated server. The Zimbra MTA server receives messages, which are then routed via any filters that have been set up.

Let’s take a look at the different steps to backup your Zimbra mailbox via the command line:

  1. First, we have to create a directory where we plan on taking the backup:

    # chmod 777 /backup

    or

    # chown zimbra.zimbra backup

  2. Next, we must log in to our Zombra account and run the following command to take a backup of our mailbox:

    # su - zimbra
    $ zmmailbox -z -m bob@bobcares.com getRestURL "//?fmt=tgz" > /backup/bob@bobcares.com.tar.gz

Once we take the backup of our Zimbra mailbox, we can easily restore it via the following command:

$ zmmailbox -z -m bob@bobcares.com postRestURL "//?fmt=tgz&resolve=reset" /backup/bob@bobcares.com.tar.gz

Our experts would like to point out that when taking a backup of our mailbox via the command line, it includes only the mailbox data. In other words, the backup does not include mailbox settings or configurations.

If you are looking for a way to take a backup of the mailbox including the configuration settings, our experts recommend using the Zimbra backup and restore tools.

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Conclusion

In summary, our Support Techs demonstrated how to take a backup of your Zimbra mailbox via CLI.

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