Re: [Evolution] smtp config file

[Murray Trainer <mtrainer central-data net>]

Hi,
   I just had to modify the smtp server for about 1500 users - see
script below :-)

Murray

#!/bin/sh
gconftool-2 --get /apps/evolution/mail/accounts | sed
s/oldsmtpserver.net/newsmtpserver.net/g > /var/tmp/account.temp
gconftool-2 --unset /apps/evolution/mail/accounts
/opt/gnome/bin/gconftool-2 --type=list --list-type=string
--set /apps/evolution/mail/accounts "`cat /var/tmp/account.temp`"
rm -f /var/tmp/account.temp

> On Tue, 2007-04-17 at 16:54 -0400, Chris Murphy wrote:
> > Thanks for picking this up.  Tried your commands but with the
> > following errors:
> >
> > First, no account's directory:
> >
> > I couldn't find an accounts folder:
> > [clmurph chris mail]$ ls ~/.gconf/apps/evolution/mail/
> > composer  display  format  %gconf.xml  junk  message_window  prompts
> > subscribe_window
>
> pssst .... it is the %gconf.xml file ;)
>
> > So I tried it on the whole folder:
> > [clmurph chris .gconf]$ gconftool-2
> > --get /public/home/clmurph/.gconf/apps/evolution/mail/
> > Failed to get value for
> > `/public/home/clmurph/.gconf/apps/evolution/mail/': Bad key or
> > directory name: "/public/home/clmurph/.gconf/apps/evolution/mail/":
> > Can't have a period (.) right after a slash (/)
> >
> > [clmurph chris .gconf]$ gconftool-2 --get apps/evolution/mail/
> > Failed to get value for `apps/evolution/mail/': Bad key or directory
> > name: "apps/evolution/mail/": Must begin with a slash (/)
>
> As said, Must being with a slash
>
> gconftool-2 --get /apps/evolution/mail/accounts
>
>
> > I've never used this before, any help would be appreciated.  I would
> > like to do this without moving the directory to a temp dir with no .'s
> > but maybe I'm missing something.
> >
> >
> > Ritesh Khadgaray wrote: 
> > > heya,
> > >
> > > On Tue, 2007-04-17 at 15:06 -0400, Chris Murphy wrote:
> > >   
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I have looked through the archives and done a couple dozen grep's in my 
> > > > home folder, but I can't find where evolution stores your account setup 
> > > > info.  What I want to do is change the smtp server for my entire company 
> > > > without having to log in as each individual user and change it.  If I 
> > > > could change it in a config file by scripting sed or something similar 
> > > > to switch it in each person's home that would be great.
> > > >     
> > >
> > > This is saved as a gconf key, and is not searchable via grep due to
> > > string substitution , i.e., & with &amp and like-wise .
> > >
> > > The command-set below may help, and i have _not tested_ this .
> > >
> > >
> > > gconftool-2 --get /apps/evolution/mail/accounts > /tmp/account_list
> > > sed s/old_smtp/new_smtp/ account_list > account_list_modified
> > > gconftool --unset /apps/evolution/mail/accounts
> > > gconftool-2 --load < /tmp/account_list_modified
> > >
> > >
> > > ps : on a additional note, i believe evolution has ldap backend for
> > > settings .
> > >
> > >   
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Chris
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