On Mon, 2 May 2005, Quadriplegic Leprechaun wrote:

Hi,

I am using the dovecot imap server on Linux 2.6.8.1.

I get the following error when running it: imap(quad): Panic: file index-sync.c: line 25 (index_storage_sync_size): assertion failed: (messages > ibox->synced_messages_count)

This usually occurs when I use imapfilter to move messages from one folder to another, while my client (thunderbird) is connected.

You should include a backtrace with this report, as this will show what is happening in the code.

In order to do this, you need to enable core dumps. This works for me: Set this in the config: "mail_drop_priv_before_exec = yes" Start dovecot like this: "ulimit -c unlimited ; /path/to/dovecot"

Now, when you get this error, you should have a core file in the users home directory.

Run gdb like this: "gdb /path/too/program_that_crashed /path/to/core" Within gdb, type "bt full"

You should get something with function names, variables, etc. listed. If you are using a precompiled rpm, it may have debugging turned off. In this case, there's not much (as in none) useful information.

Todd

On Mon, 2005-05-02 at 17:34 +0100, Quadriplegic Leprechaun wrote:

Hi,

I am using the dovecot imap server on Linux 2.6.8.1.

I get the following error when running it: imap(quad): Panic: file index-sync.c: line 25 (index_storage_sync_size): assertion failed: (messages > ibox->synced_messages_count)

This usually occurs when I use imapfilter to move messages from one folder to another, while my client (thunderbird) is connected.

We are seeing the same problem with the (updated) dovecot package from FC1 called dovecot-0.99.10.5-0.FC1. The client is microsoft outlook.

I wont upgrade to 1.0-stable now because I am going on a vacation for 3 weeks on Friday (I never change important things before I leave).

Is there a workaround?

TIA Anders