Store mailboxes on a different server

Question

Dear support,
i need to save my mailboxes on a different server. but i didn't success till now, knowing that my sun one version is:
iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003)
libimta.dll 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built 19:16:00, Sep 8 2003)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional version 5.0 Service Pack 4 (Build 2195)
Steps done so far:
1- Create the path
2- Point the default primary partition to the created path on the different server
3-check that store.defaultpartition reflect the correct path
4- By default there is no mailmessagestore attribute created under each user, but i test with adding this attribute and without
Problems faced:
1- When i log with some users i get "quota root does not exist"
2- Other users i'm able to log with but when trying to send i get "Message sent but save copy failed: System I/O error, administrator, check server log for details
3- The message in the queue but never delivered
Appreciate any hints or solutions to store my mailboxes on a different server on the same network
Thank you
T.

Answer 1

I don't quite understand what you're trying to do, unless . .
You want to have some of your users on a different box? That box is running iMS 5.2, right?
The easiest way to migrate existing users from box A to box B is to use the MoveUser utility. This will move the contents of the mailbox, and will also make the required ldap modifications.
The user's ldap attribute, "mailhost" is what sets the machine where that user's mailbox exists. Without changing that, you will not be able to move the store. . .