dovecot/config processes open, and consuming all memory

[Aki Tuomi]

As https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/service_configuration/#client-limit says, 0 means to apply default_client_limit, which defaults to 100.

Aki

> On 16/08/2022 20:11 EEST filipe at digirati.com.br <filipe at digirati.com.br> wrote:
> 
>  
> currently the client_limt is at zero, and I believe this is unlimited
> 
> service config {
>    chroot =
>    client_limit = 0
>    drop_priv_before_exec = no
>    executable = config
>    extra_groups =
>    group =
>    idle_kill = 1 mins
>    privileged_group =
>    process_limit = 0
>    process_min_avail = 16
>    protocol =
>    service_count = 100
>    type = config
>    unix_listener config {
>      group =
>      mode = 0600
>      user =
>    }
>    user =
>    vsz_limit = 2 G
> }
> 
> On 16/08/2022 18:06, Aki Tuomi wrote:
> > Can you try increasing client_limit for service config, to maybe, say, 1000? There should be no reason to have lots of multiple config processes, so it sounds more like the client limit is being reached.