Plesk for Linux
kb: how-to
ABT: Group A
Applicable to:
- Plesk for Linux
Question
How to restore mail accounts from a full domain backup to Plesk?
Answer
Option 1. Restore mail account using Plesk GUI:
- Log into Plesk;
- Go to Domains > example.com > Backup Manager;
- Select the latest available backup or backup for the required date;
- Select Selected objects, set the type of object Mail account;
- Select required mail account from the list and click on it to move mail account to the selected list (to the right-hand side):
- Click OK.
Option 2. Restore mail account using the command line interface:
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Connect to the server via SSH;
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Run the
pleskrestorecommand, for example:# /usr/local/psa/bin/pleskrestore --restore /var/lib/psa/dumps/domains/example.com/backup_info_xxxxxxxxxxx.xml -only-mailnames list:john@example.com,annaroe@example.com
For more options about the
pleskrestoreutility, refer to command below:# /usr/local/psa/bin/pleskrestore --help
Comments
1 comment
It is possibile to restore a mailbox to another/new mailbox instead of the same mailbox?
Example: User aa@bb.com want to restore a backup of one week ago without losing his last email. Would it be possibile to restore the email to a temporary mailbox temp_aa@bb.com?
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