Configuration Backup and Transfer
All Kerio MailServer settings are independent of the operating system and are stored in two files placed in the directory where Kerio MailServer is installed:
- users.cfg
- information about user accounts, groups and aliases
- mailserver.cfg
- all other configuration parameters
Information on these two files are saved in the XML format. They can be therefore modified by hand or re-generated by your applications. Backups or transfers of these files can be easily performed by simple copying.
Warning
We recommend that Kerio MailServer Engine be stopped prior to any manipulation with the configuration files! Information contained within these files is loaded and saved only upon starting or stopping the mailserver. All changes to the configuration performed while the Engine is running are only stored in memory. Changes to configuration files performed while the Engine is running will be rewritten with the configuration stored in memory after the engine is stopped.
