reconstruct [-n | -f] [-i] [-e] [-p partition] 
{-r [ mailbox...] | mailbox...}

reconstruct [-p partition [ -u user ] ] -m

reconstruct -l
reconstruct -q

-f

Forces reconstruct to perform a fix on the mailbox or mailboxes.

-l

Reconstruct lright.db.

-e

Removes the store.exp file before reconstructing. This eliminates any internal store record of removed messages which have not been cleaned out by the store process.

Running a reconstruct -e will not recover removed messages if reconstruct does not detect damage. A -f will force the reconstruct and -e to take effect, removing the store.exp file.

-i

Sets the store.idx file length to zero before reconstructing. 

Running a reconstruct -e will not recover removed messages if reconstruct does not detect damage. A -f will force the reconstruct and -e to take effect, removing the store.exp file.

-m

Performs a consistency check and, if needed, repairs the mailboxes database. This option examines every mailbox it finds in the spool area, adding or removing entries from the mailboxes database as appropriate. The utility prints a message to the standard output file whenever it adds or removes an entry from the database. 

-n

Checks the message store only, without performing a fix on the mailbox or mailboxes. The -n option cannot be used by itself, unless a mailbox name is provided. When a mailbox name is not provided, the -n option must be used with the -r option; the -r option may be combined with the -p option. For example, any of the following commands are valid:

reconstruct -n user/dulcinea/INBOX
reconstruct -n -r
reconstruct -n -r -p primary
reconstruct -n -r user/dulcinea/

-p partition

The -p option is used with the -m option and limits the scope of the reconstruction to the specified partition. If the -p option is not specified, reconstruct defaults to all partitions. Specifically it fixes folder.db and quota.db, but not lright.db. This is because fixing the lright.db requires scanning the acls for every user in the message store. Performing this for every partition is not very efficient. To fix lright.db run reconstruct -l.

Specify a partition name; do not use a full path name. 

-q

Fixes any inconsistencies in the quota subsystem, such as mailboxes with the wrong quota root or quota roots with the wrong quota usage reported. The -q option can be run while other server processes are running.

-r [mailbox]

Repairs and performs a consistency check of the partition area of the specified mailbox or mailboxes. The -r option also repairs all sub-mailboxes within the specified mailbox. If you specify -r with no mailbox argument, the utility repairs the spool areas of all mailboxes within the user partition directory.

-u user

The -u option is used with the -m option and limits the scope of the reconstruction to the specified user. The -u option must be used with the -p option. If the -u option is not specified, reconstruct defaults to all partitions or to the partition specified with the -p option.

Specify a user name; do not use a full path name. 

reconstruct user/dulcinea/INBOX

reconstruct -n user/dulcinea/INBOX

reconstruct -n -r