[Dovecot] 1.0rc7: Login process died too early - shutting down

[Vince Valenti]

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