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["Stefan Hornburg (Racke)" <address@concealed>]

On 7/27/20 4:16 PM, Colas Nahaboo wrote:
> When I had to do it, I opted for a simple approach:
> I did:
> 
>   * a global command line search / replace (sed...) in the config files,
>   * I dumped the mysql database in text form (mysqldump --opt 
> --skip-extended-insert  --skip-dump-date)
>   * I replaced the emails in the dump with the same commands as for the 
> config files
>   * I reloaded the modified dump
> 
> Note that will not change the emails in the archives.
> Using search/replace in text files makes checking and debugging easier in 
> my opinion.
> 
> Colas.

My two cents on that:

  * recent Sympa releases don't use owners in the list configuration files 
anymore
  * take a look at "Dump files" at 
https://sympa-community.github.io/manual/customize/basics-list-config.html

The latter might be safer than manipulate database dumps :-).

Regards
       Racke

> 
> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 at 12:41, Dick Visser <address@concealed 
> <mailto:address@concealed>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi
> 
>     I'm looking for a way to do a mass search/replace of mail addresses in 
> Sympa.
>     We have a large number of mail addresses that need changing, most of
>     them subscribers to lists, but also a number of owners.
> 
>     thx!
> 
>     -- 
>     Dick Visser
>     Trust & Identity Service Operations Manager
>     GÉANT
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Colas Nahaboo - http://colas.nahaboo.net


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