I just upgraded my Ubuntu server from 11.10 to 12.04.1 and that upgraded
Dovecot to 2.0.19. For some reason I'm getting a lot more (5 times)
disconnect in IDLE and inactivity time outs. I'm using only IMAP with
two users. Both users access the server from multiple devices, phone,
tablet and desktop computer. I had previously set the
max_userip_connections to 20 and rarely got the following limits
exceeded message. That's probably being triggered when we are both home
and using all of our devices on the same network. I've now changed it
to 40 and we'll see how that does.
The other is the IDLE and inactivity timeouts. I don't really
understand how IDLE works and I couldn't find an inactivity timeout
setting to play with. There are at this second 32 imap or imap-login
processes running with only two phones and one desktop running. That's
a few more than before the upgrade but not a lot.
--------------------- Dovecot Begin ------------------------
Dovecot limits exceeded:
max_userip_connections: penny from 216.240.58.138 to
216.240.58.140: 56 Time(s)
Dovecot disconnects:
Disconnected in IDLE: 485 Time(s)
Inactivity: 343 Time(s)
no auth attempts: 14 Time(s)
no reason: 21 Time(s)
Everything seems to be working OK so maybe I should just not worry about it?
Thanks,
knute...
# 2.0.19: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
auth_anonymous_username = anonymous
auth_cache_negative_ttl = 1 hours
auth_cache_size = 0
auth_cache_ttl = 1 hours
auth_debug = no
auth_debug_passwords = no
auth_default_realm =
auth_failure_delay = 2 secs
auth_first_valid_uid = 500
auth_gssapi_hostname =
auth_krb5_keytab =
auth_last_valid_uid = 0
auth_master_user_separator =
auth_mechanisms = plain login
auth_realms =
auth_socket_path = auth-userdb
auth_ssl_require_client_cert = no
auth_ssl_username_from_cert = no
auth_use_winbind = no
auth_username_chars =
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ01234567890.-_@
auth_username_format =
auth_username_translation =
auth_verbose = no
auth_verbose_passwords = no
auth_winbind_helper_path = /usr/bin/ntlm_auth
auth_worker_max_count = 30
base_dir = /var/run/dovecot
config_cache_size = 1 M
debug_log_path =
default_client_limit = 1000
default_idle_kill = 60
default_internal_user = dovecot
default_login_user = dovenull
default_process_limit = 100
default_vsz_limit = 256 M
deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: %$
dict_db_config =
director_doveadm_port = 0
director_mail_servers =
director_servers =
director_user_expire = 15 mins
disable_plaintext_auth = yes
dotlock_use_excl = yes
doveadm_allowed_commands =
doveadm_password =
doveadm_proxy_port = 0
doveadm_socket_path = doveadm-server
doveadm_worker_count = 0
first_valid_gid = 1
first_valid_uid = 500
hostname =
imap_capability =
imap_client_workarounds =
imap_id_log =
imap_id_send =
imap_idle_notify_interval = 2 mins
imap_logout_format = bytes=%i/%o
imap_max_line_length = 64 k
import_environment = TZ
info_log_path =
instance_name = dovecot
last_valid_gid = 0
last_valid_uid = 0
lda_mailbox_autocreate = no
lda_mailbox_autosubscribe = no
lda_original_recipient_header =
libexec_dir = /usr/lib/dovecot
listen = *, ::
lmtp_proxy = no
lmtp_save_to_detail_mailbox = no
lock_method = fcntl
log_path = syslog
log_timestamp = "%b %d %H:%M:%S "
login_access_sockets =
login_greeting = Dovecot ready.
login_log_format = %$: %s
login_log_format_elements = user=<%u> method=%m rip=%r lip=%l mpid=%e %c
login_trusted_networks =
mail_access_groups =
mail_attachment_dir =
mail_attachment_fs = sis posix
mail_attachment_hash = %{sha1}
mail_attachment_min_size = 128 k
mail_cache_fields = flags
mail_cache_min_mail_count = 0
mail_chroot =
mail_debug = no
mail_fsync = optimized
mail_full_filesystem_access = no
mail_gid =
mail_home =
mail_location = mbox:~/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u
mail_log_prefix = "%s(%u): "
mail_max_keyword_length = 50
mail_max_lock_timeout = 0
mail_max_userip_connections = 10
mail_never_cache_fields = imap.envelope
mail_nfs_index = no
mail_nfs_storage = no
mail_plugin_dir = /usr/lib/dovecot/modules
mail_plugins =
mail_privileged_group =
mail_save_crlf = no
mail_temp_dir = /tmp
mail_uid =
mailbox_idle_check_interval = 30 secs
mailbox_list_index_disable = no
maildir_copy_with_hardlinks = yes
maildir_stat_dirs = no
maildir_very_dirty_syncs = no
master_user_separator =
mbox_dirty_syncs = yes
mbox_dotlock_change_timeout = 2 mins
mbox_lazy_writes = yes
mbox_lock_timeout = 5 mins
mbox_min_index_size = 0
mbox_read_locks = fcntl
mbox_very_dirty_syncs = no
mbox_write_locks = dotlock fcntl
mdbox_preallocate_space = no
mdbox_rotate_interval = 0
mdbox_rotate_size = 2 M
mmap_disable = no
passdb {
args =
deny = no
driver = pam
master = no
pass = no
}
pop3_client_workarounds =
pop3_enable_last = no
pop3_fast_size_lookups = no
pop3_lock_session = no
pop3_logout_format = top=%t/%p, retr=%r/%b, del=%d/%m, size=%s
pop3_no_flag_updates = no
pop3_reuse_xuidl = no
pop3_save_uidl = no
pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
postmaster_address =
protocols = " imap"
quota_full_tempfail = no
recipient_delimiter = +
rejection_reason = Your message to <%t> was automatically rejected:%n%r
rejection_subject = Rejected: %s
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
service anvil {
chroot = empty
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = anvil
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 4294967295 secs
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 1
protocol =
service_count = 0
type = anvil
unix_listener anvil-auth-penalty {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener anvil {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service auth-worker {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = auth -w
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener auth-worker {
group =
mode = 0600
user = $default_internal_user
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service auth {
chroot =
client_limit = 4096
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = auth
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener auth-client {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener auth-login {
group =
mode = 0600
user = $default_internal_user
}
unix_listener auth-master {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener auth-userdb {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener login/login {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service config {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = config
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type = config
unix_listener config {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service dict {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = dict
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener dict {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service director {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = director
extra_groups =
fifo_listener login/proxy-notify {
group =
mode = 00
user =
}
group =
idle_kill = 4294967295 secs
inet_listener {
address =
port = 0
ssl = no
}
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener director-admin {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener director-userdb {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener login/director {
group =
mode = 00
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service dns_client {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = dns-client
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener dns-client {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
unix_listener login/dns-client {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service doveadm {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = doveadm-server
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener doveadm-server {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service imap-login {
chroot = login
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = imap-login
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
inet_listener imap {
address =
port = 143
ssl = no
}
inet_listener imaps {
address =
port = 993
ssl = yes
}
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = imap
service_count = 1
type = login
user = $default_login_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service imap {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = imap
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1024
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = imap
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener login/imap {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service ipc {
chroot = empty
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = ipc
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener ipc {
group =
mode = 0600
user =
}
unix_listener login/ipc-proxy {
group =
mode = 0600
user = $default_login_user
}
user = $default_internal_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service lmtp {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = lmtp
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = lmtp
service_count = 0
type =
unix_listener lmtp {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service log {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = log
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type = log
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service pop3-login {
chroot = login
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = pop3-login
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
inet_listener pop3 {
address =
port = 0
ssl = no
}
inet_listener pop3s {
address =
port = 0
ssl = yes
}
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = pop3
service_count = 1
type = login
user = $default_login_user
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service pop3 {
chroot =
client_limit = 1
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = pop3
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 1024
process_min_avail = 0
protocol = pop3
service_count = 1
type =
unix_listener login/pop3 {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
service ssl-params {
chroot =
client_limit = 0
drop_priv_before_exec = no
executable = ssl-params
extra_groups =
group =
idle_kill = 0
privileged_group =
process_limit = 0
process_min_avail = 0
protocol =
service_count = 0
type = startup
unix_listener login/ssl-params {
group =
mode = 0666
user =
}
user =
vsz_limit = 18446744073709551615 B
}
shutdown_clients = yes
ssl = yes
ssl_ca =
ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem
ssl_cert_username_field = commonName
ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!LOW:!SSLv2:!EXP:!aNULL
ssl_client_cert =
ssl_client_key =
ssl_key = </etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem
ssl_key_password =
ssl_parameters_regenerate = 168
ssl_verify_client_cert = no
submission_host =
syslog_facility = mail
userdb {
args =
driver = passwd
}
valid_chroot_dirs =
verbose_proctitle = no
verbose_ssl = no
version_ignore = no
protocol imap {
imap_capability = IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID
ENABLE IDLE SORT SORT=DISPLAY THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=REFS MULTIAPPEND
UNSELECT CHILDREN NAMESPACE UIDPLUS LIST-EXTENDED I18NLEVEL=1 ESEARCH
ESORT SEARCHRES WITHIN CONTEXT=SEARCH LIST-STATUS
mail_max_userip_connections = 40
}
--
Knute Johnson