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

[Jeff A. Earickson]

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 at valenti.us>
> To: dovecot at 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
>