Environment
Novell GroupWise 5.5.
Novell GroupWise 5.5 Enhancement Pack
Novell GroupWise 6
Novell GroupWise 6.5
GroupWise 2012Novell GroupWise 5.5 Enhancement Pack
Novell GroupWise 6
Novell GroupWise 6.5
Novell GroupWise 7
Novell GroupWise 8
GroupWise 2014 R2
GroupWise 18
Situation
User deleted a Personal Address Book (PAB).
How to restore a Personal Address Book.
How to restore a Personal Address Book.
Resolution
* Restore a copy of the user database (<post office>\OFUSER\USERXXX.DB) that contains the PAB.
* Exit the GW Client if running and rename the current USERXXX.DB in the <post office>\OFUSER directory.
* Copy the restored USERXXX.DB into the <post office>\OFUSER directory
* Launch the GroupWise client and export the PAB. (In one incident it was necessary to exit and reload the POA for the deleted PAB to show using the restored USERXXX.DB.)
* Copy the current USERXXX.DB back in place and import the address book.
You can also log in to a back up location of a post office directory and export the address book to a *.NAB file that can be imported in to the live GroupWise account. To import and export address books see TID 7004826
* Exit the GW Client if running and rename the current USERXXX.DB in the <post office>\OFUSER directory.
* Copy the restored USERXXX.DB into the <post office>\OFUSER directory
* Launch the GroupWise client and export the PAB. (In one incident it was necessary to exit and reload the POA for the deleted PAB to show using the restored USERXXX.DB.)
* Copy the current USERXXX.DB back in place and import the address book.
You can also log in to a back up location of a post office directory and export the address book to a *.NAB file that can be imported in to the live GroupWise account. To import and export address books see TID 7004826
To learn how to log in to a back up of the post office for mail or address book retrieval see TID 7004827
Additional Information
Formerly known as TID# 10023748