[Dovecot] unkillable imap process(es) with high CPU-usage

[Robert Schetterer]

just again to the list wasnt in reply

Robert Schetterer schrieb:
> Hi Gene , small tips depending suse
> 
> Gene Steinberg schrieb:
>> On Feb 14, 2009, at 9:57 AM, agent59624285 wrote:
>>
>>> I have this EXACT same problem after upgrading to SuSE 11.1, which
>>> uses this
>>> exact kernel version!!
>>>
>>> After reading this, I was excited to think that if I killed the nfsserver
>>> daemon (which I had running for no good reason), that it would sort my
>>> problem....
>>>
>>> Sure enough, my computer - which up to now had been going unresponsive
>>> every
>>> 24 hours - was running fine for 72 hours and then BOOM... it happened
>>> again.
>>>
>>> Just wanted to let people know that it seems that at the minute, the
>>> dovecot
>>> that ships with SuSE and the kernel they are using in 11.1 exhibit this
>>> problem.

---my reply

> 
> Suse kernels are not like vanilla kernels,
> they are deeply patched an mostly have stuff from the next kernel
> version allready in
> you might use yast for upgrading latest suse kernel it might fixed allready
> a short look gives
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/tristanhoffmann/openSUSE_11.1/
> gives dovecot 1.1.11 which is latest
> also loadable by yast or just download rpm and upgrade wtih rpm -u
> 
> standart rep for mail stuff is
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/mail/openSUSE_11.1/
> but here dovecot is not at latest
> but it shouldnt be any big problem downloading src and
> prepare the spec with latest src dovecot
> and compile by yourself
> which is the best way and gives you the suse splitted packs
> too and the advantage to see compile stuff
> for sure you need some others libs etc cause of dependencies
> befor but they are mostly downloadable also by yast
> 
> be aware that suse sometimes splits up funktions
> in own packs like
> dovecot-autocreate11, dovecot-antispam11
> etc this musnt be the same by versions compile from home suse users
> 
> also help full send a mail to the build service,
> normally it takes only days and the newest version gets compiled
> 
> 
> use http://software.opensuse.org/search
> if looking for newer versions of software

-----

> 
>>> Gino
>>>
>> This is sounding similar to the problem I have with my setup:
>>
>> 1. High CPU usage.
>>
>> 2. Can't kill IMAP.
>>
>> 3. Server becomes unresponsive.
>>
>> I'm using CentOS 5.2 64-bit version with the latest cPanel.
>>
>> So what am I missing, other than the problem nobody else is having is
>> clearly something they ARE having?
>>
>> Peace,
>> Gene
> 
> 


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MfG Robert Schetterer

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