double the settings for: login_max_connections login_max_processes_count
and I'll bet this issue will go away. I had the same problem on Solaris 9. Runs great after that tweak.
Jeff Earickson Colby College
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006, Vince Valenti wrote:
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:35:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Vince Valenti <vince-dovecot@valenti.us> To: dovecot@dovecot.org Subject: [Dovecot] 1.0rc7: Login process died too early - shutting down
Hello:
Not sure if this is 1.0rc7 specific or not, but everything was working great until Dovecot died completely with this information in the log:
Aug 21 14:44:16 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.11 Aug 21 14:44:16 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.4 Aug 21 14:44:16 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.17 Aug 21 14:44:17 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.32 Aug 21 14:44:17 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.24 Aug 21 14:44:17 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.37 Aug 21 14:44:17 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.50 Aug 21 14:44:17 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.44 Aug 21 14:44:17 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.57 Aug 21 14:44:19 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.6 Aug 21 14:44:19 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.31 Aug 21 14:44:19 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.5 Aug 21 14:44:19 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.23 Aug 21 14:44:19 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.3 Aug 21 14:44:19 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.26 Aug 21 14:44:19 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.41 Aug 21 14:44:19 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.59 Aug 21 14:44:19 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.64 Aug 21 14:44:19 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.55 Aug 21 14:44:19 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.39 Aug 21 14:44:19 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.47 Aug 21 14:44:20 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.33 Aug 21 14:44:20 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.51 Aug 21 14:44:20 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.36 Aug 21 14:44:20 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.63 Aug 21 14:44:20 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.60 Aug 21 14:44:20 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.62 Aug 21 14:44:20 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.38 Aug 21 14:44:20 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.43 Aug 21 14:44:20 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.40 Aug 21 14:44:20 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.48 Aug 21 14:44:20 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.34 Aug 21 14:44:20 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.45 Aug 21 14:44:20 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.46 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.69 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.66 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.67 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.65 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.72 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.73 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.68 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.71 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.70 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.95 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.97 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.102 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.116 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.110 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.117 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.109 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.133 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.92 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.87 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.104 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.78 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.122 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.135 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.88 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.93 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.86 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.74 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.131 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.129 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.103 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.123 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.85 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.79 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.114 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.170 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.171 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.172 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.173 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.174 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.175 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.178 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.177 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.176 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.179 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.180 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.181 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.182 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.183 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.184 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.185 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.186 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.187 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.188 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.189 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.190 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.191 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.192 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.193 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.194 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.195 Aug 21 14:44:23 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.196 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.197 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.200 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.204 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.198 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.205 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.208 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.206 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.199 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.201 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.202 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.203 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.207 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected: rip=213.13.124.18, lip=67.59.79.209 Aug 21 14:44:24 sh01 dovecot: Login process died too early - shutting down
This is a FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE box with Dovecot built from ports (with kqueue). This box has 253 IP addresses bound to it and Dovecot is listening on everything. It looks like 213.13.124.18 was connecting to every IP, but I'm not sure why this would cause Dovecot to crash.
Any ideas?
Thanks, -Vince