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docs: don't recommend sudo to run the migration script

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The migration script tries switching EUID by itself and will error out
with a recommendation to try sudo if it cannot.

(cherry picked from commit a38e14460f7b35fb7ef3f0e4ced87d89754c87f9)
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Martin Weinelt
2025-11-26 20:07:57 +01:00
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@@ -59,13 +59,16 @@ For remediating this issue the following steps are required:
- ``--layout default`` unless ``useFSLayout`` is enabled, then ``--layout folder`` - ``--layout default`` unless ``useFSLayout`` is enabled, then ``--layout folder``
- The value of ``mailserver.mailDirectory``, which defaults to ``/var/vmail`` - The value of ``mailserver.mailDirectory``, which defaults to ``/var/vmail``
The script should be run under the user who owns the ``mailDirectory``.
If run as root it will try to switch into the appropriate user by itself.
The script will not modify your data unless called with ``--execute``. The script will not modify your data unless called with ``--execute``.
Example: Example:
.. code-block:: bash .. code-block:: bash
sudo -u virtualMail ./nixos-mailserver-migration-03.py --layout default /var/vmail ./nixos-mailserver-migration-03.py --layout default /var/vmail
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