[Dovecot] 2.1: timeout waiting for lock?

[Ralf Hildebrandt]

Mar 15 09:46:11 postamt dovecot: pop3(username): Error: Couldn't open INBOX: Timeout while waiting for lock
Mar 15 09:46:11 postamt dovecot: pop3(username): Couldn't open INBOX top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/0, size=0
Mar 15 09:47:26 postamt dovecot: pop3(username): Error: Couldn't open INBOX: Timeout while waiting for lock
Mar 15 09:47:26 postamt dovecot: pop3(username): Couldn't open INBOX top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/0, size=0
Mar 15 09:51:01 postamt dovecot: pop3(username): Error: Couldn't open INBOX: Timeout while waiting for lock
Mar 15 09:51:01 postamt dovecot: pop3(username): Couldn't open INBOX top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/0, size=0

during that time, I wasn't able to access the mailbox using imap. I
then issued

doveadm kick username

and all over sudden the mailbox was accessible (via IMAP)

# doveadm kick username
kicked connections from the following users:
username 

# /usr/local/scripts/find_abnormal_imap  
Mar 15 11:38:48 postamt dovecot: imap: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=24545 uid=0 code=kill)

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