invalid vsize-hdr

Wed Mar 10 16:07:35 EET 2021

Here's the output:
$ sudo doveadm force-resync -u pstrangfeld "*"
doveadm(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid size: 36
doveadm(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid size: 36

$ sudo doveadm force-resync -u user "*"
doveadm(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid size: 36
doveadm(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid size: 36

I did it twice, the same output comes each time.  Is there something 
else I should get?  Does this take a while to finish processing?

Chris

On 3/10/2021 1:17 AM, Aki Tuomi wrote:
>> On 10/03/2021 00:26 Christopher Wensink <cwensink at five-star-plastics.com> wrote:
>>
>>   
>> Good afternoon everyone,
>>
>> I have one account on our internal dovecot server that keeps throwing
>> the same repeated error:
>>
>> The user is on a Windows 10 computer running the latest version of
>> Thunderbird.  Here's the log:
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Mar  9 13:03:16 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has
>> invalid size: 36
>> Mar  9 13:09:53 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 13:18:57 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 13:25:09 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 13:29:07 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 13:31:03 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 13:37:20 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 13:42:26 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 13:47:21 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 13:50:11 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 13:53:46 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 13:59:40 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 14:03:52 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 14:08:54 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 14:11:53 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 14:17:02 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 14:21:14 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 14:24:00 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 14:28:43 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 14:33:00 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 14:38:24 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Connection closed (IDLE
>> running for 0.001 + waiting input for 0.001 secs, 2 B in + 10+10 B out,
>> state=wait-input) in=1578244 out=2878370
>> Mar  9 14:40:51 mario2 dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<user>,
>> method=PLAIN, rip=10.5.1.77, lip=10.5.1.17, mpid=97537, TLS,
>> session=<AvLvkCC9w9kKBQFN>
>> Mar  9 14:41:30 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> Mar  9 14:44:14 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Connection closed (IDLE
>> running for 0.002 + waiting input for 0.001 secs, 2 B in + 10+10 B out,
>> state=wait-input) in=319541 out=1272761
>> Mar  9 14:44:14 mario2 dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<user>,
>> method=PLAIN, rip=10.5.1.77, lip=10.5.1.17, mpid=97671, TLS,
>> session=<85YInSC95NkKBQFN>
>> Mar  9 14:46:37 mario2 dovecot: imap(user): Error: vsize-hdr has invalid
>> size: 36
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> I have tried the following:
>>    -Restarting the workstation
>>    - Compacting folders in Thunderbird
>>    - Repaired the Inbox Folder in Thunderbird
>>    - Restarting the dovecot service
>>    - Set the connections in Thunderbird Account settings to not check for
>> messages automatically (manual only)
>>    - Set the user to own all folders and sub-folders in his home
>> directory on the server
>>
>> I found old message in the archives from 2017 that had the same error
>> but I did not see a posted solution.
>>
>> dovecot --version 2.2.36 (lfl0bfa63)
>>
>> config file:
>>
>> [root at mario2 dovecot]# cat dovecot.conf
>> ## Dovecot configuration file
>>
>> # If you're in a hurry, see http://wiki2.dovecot.org/QuickConfiguration
>>
>> # "doveconf -n" command gives a clean output of the changed settings. Use it
>> # instead of copy&pasting files when posting to the Dovecot mailing list.
>>
>> # '#' character and everything after it is treated as comments. Extra spaces
>> # and tabs are ignored. If you want to use either of these explicitly,
>> put the
>> # value inside quotes, eg.: key = "# char and trailing whitespace  "
>>
>> # Most (but not all) settings can be overridden by different protocols
>> and/or
>> # source/destination IPs by placing the settings inside sections, for
>> example:
>> # protocol imap { }, local 127.0.0.1 { }, remote 10.0.0.0/8 { }
>>
>> # Default values are shown for each setting, it's not required to uncomment
>> # those. These are exceptions to this though: No sections (e.g.
>> namespace {})
>> # or plugin settings are added by default, they're listed only as examples.
>> # Paths are also just examples with the real defaults being based on
>> configure
>> # options. The paths listed here are for configure --prefix=/usr
>> # --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var
>>
>> # Protocols we want to be serving.
>> #protocols = imap pop3 lmtp
>> protocols = imap pop3
>> # A comma separated list of IPs or hosts where to listen in for connections.
>> # "*" listens in all IPv4 interfaces, "::" listens in all IPv6 interfaces.
>> # If you want to specify non-default ports or anything more complex,
>> # edit conf.d/master.conf.
>> #listen = *, ::
>> listen = *, ::
>>
>> # Base directory where to store runtime data.
>> #base_dir = /var/run/dovecot/
>>
>> # Name of this instance. In multi-instance setup doveadm and other commands
>> # can use -i <instance_name> to select which instance is used (an
>> alternative
>> # to -c <config_path>). The instance name is also added to Dovecot processes
>> # in ps output.
>> #instance_name = dovecot
>>
>> # Greeting message for clients.
>> #login_greeting = Dovecot ready.
>>
>> # Space separated list of trusted network ranges. Connections from these
>> # IPs are allowed to override their IP addresses and ports (for logging and
>> # for authentication checks). disable_plaintext_auth is also ignored for
>> # these networks. Typically you'd specify your IMAP proxy servers here.
>> #login_trusted_networks =
>> login_trusted_networks = 10.5.1.0/24
>> # Space separated list of login access check sockets (e.g. tcpwrap)
>> #login_access_sockets =
>>
>> # With proxy_maybe=yes if proxy destination matches any of these IPs,
>> don't do
>> # proxying. This isn't necessary normally, but may be useful if the
>> destination
>> # IP is e.g. a load balancer's IP.
>> #auth_proxy_self =
>>
>> # Show more verbose process titles (in ps). Currently shows user name and
>> # IP address. Useful for seeing who are actually using the IMAP processes
>> # (eg. shared mailboxes or if same uid is used for multiple accounts).
>> #verbose_proctitle = no
>>
>> # Should all processes be killed when Dovecot master process shuts down.
>> # Setting this to "no" means that Dovecot can be upgraded without
>> # forcing existing client connections to close (although that could also be
>> # a problem if the upgrade is e.g. because of a security fix).
>> #shutdown_clients = yes
>>
>> # If non-zero, run mail commands via this many connections to doveadm
>> server,
>> # instead of running them directly in the same process.
>> #doveadm_worker_count = 0
>> # UNIX socket or host:port used for connecting to doveadm server
>> #doveadm_socket_path = doveadm-server
>>
>> # Space separated list of environment variables that are preserved on
>> Dovecot
>> # startup and passed down to all of its child processes. You can also give
>> # key=value pairs to always set specific settings.
>> #import_environment = TZ
>>
>> ##
>> ## Dictionary server settings
>> ##
>>
>> # Dictionary can be used to store key=value lists. This is used by several
>> # plugins. The dictionary can be accessed either directly or though a
>> # dictionary server. The following dict block maps dictionary names to URIs
>> # when the server is used. These can then be referenced using URIs in format
>> # "proxy::<name>".
>>
>> dict {
>>     #quota = mysql:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext
>>     #expire = sqlite:/etc/dovecot/dovecot-dict-sql.conf.ext
>> }
>>
>> # Most of the actual configuration gets included below. The filenames are
>> # first sorted by their ASCII value and parsed in that order. The
>> 00-prefixes
>> # in filenames are intended to make it easier to understand the ordering.
>> !include conf.d/*.conf
>>
>> # A config file can also tried to be included without giving an error if
>> # it's not found:
>> !include_try local.conf
>> -----------
>>
>> I need assistance.  I appreciate the help.
>>
>> Chris
> Have you tried `doveadm force-resync -u user "*"` ?
>
> Aki
>

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Christopher Wensink
IS Administrator
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