[Dovecot] Panic: file mail-index-sync-ext.c: line 212 (sync_ext_reorder): assertion failed: (offset < (uint16_t)-1)

[Sandro Tosi]

Hello Stan,
thanks for your reply.

On 04/28/2010 09:16 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> Dennis Guhl put forth on 4/28/2010 1:59 AM:
>    
>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 11:36:41AM +0200, Sandro Tosi wrote:
>>      
>>> Hello,
>>> we are using dovecot v1.2.10 on debian stable (lenny) systems with
>>>        
>> This is not directly a solution for your problem, but debian stabel
>> does not include dovecot 1.2 only 1.0. You got this doveot version
>> from backports where 1.2.11 is current.
>>
>> So it might be worth a shot to upgrade your dovecot to 1.2.11 and have
>> a look if it still fails.
>>      
> Yes, definitely go up to 1.2.11 if you're using mbox storage format.  There
> are some serious mbox fixes in 1.2.11.  Also take note of this in the Debian
> provided dovecot.conf regarding nfs locking:
>    

we use Maildir, not mbox.

> ##
> ## mbox-specific settings
> ##
>
> # Which locking methods to use for locking mbox. There are four available:
> #  dotlock: Create<mailbox>.lock file. This is the oldest and most NFS-safe
> #           solution. If you want to use /var/mail/ like directory, the users
> #           will need write access to that directory.
> #  dotlock_try: Same as dotlock, but if it fails because of permissions or
> #               because there isn't enough disk space, just skip it.
> #  fcntl  : Use this if possible. Works with NFS too if lockd is used.
> #  flock  : May not exist in all systems. Doesn't work with NFS.
> #  lockf  : May not exist in all systems. Doesn't work with NFS.
> #
> # You can use multiple locking methods; if you do the order they're declared
> # in is important to avoid deadlocks if other MTAs/MUAs are using multiple
> # locking methods as well. Some operating systems don't allow using some of
> # them simultaneously.
> #
> # The Debian value for mbox_write_locks differs from upstream Dovecot. It is
> # changed to be compliant with Debian Policy (section 11.6) for NFS safety.
> #       Dovecot: mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl
> #       Debian:  mbox_write_locks = fcntl dotlock
> #
>
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