[Dovecot] Reproduced the Login process died too early issue.
Tim Schafer
tim_schafer at shipfsp.com
Mon Aug 28 23:01:20 EEST 2006
Does this look normal, or a sign of a file descriptor leak?
This is for the PID of dovecot
root 8683 0.0 0.0 1780 648 ? Ss 12:04 0:00 /usr/sbin/dovecot
/proc/8683/fd:
total 166
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 0 -> /dev/null
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 1 -> /dev/null
lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 10 -> socket:[38738409]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 100 -> pipe:[38742424]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 101 -> pipe:[38742543]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 102 -> pipe:[38791074]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 103 -> pipe:[38742626]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 104 -> pipe:[38742678]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 105 -> pipe:[38742795]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 106 -> pipe:[38743029]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 107 -> pipe:[38743206]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 108 -> pipe:[38748259]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 109 -> pipe:[38746877]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 11 -> pipe:[38736404]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 110 -> pipe:[38743569]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 111 -> pipe:[38751233]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 112 -> pipe:[38743700]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 113 -> pipe:[38745128]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 114 -> pipe:[38745222]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 115 -> pipe:[38745581]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 116 -> pipe:[38745914]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 117 -> pipe:[38743833]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 118 -> pipe:[38749189]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 119 -> pipe:[38745293]
l-wx------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 12 -> pipe:[38736404]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 120 -> pipe:[38745431]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 121 -> pipe:[38753290]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 122 -> pipe:[38745614]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 123 -> pipe:[38745795]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 124 -> pipe:[38745855]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 125 -> pipe:[38793395]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 126 -> pipe:[38781326]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 128 -> pipe:[38761203]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 129 -> pipe:[38763230]
lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 13 -> socket:[38736407]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 130 -> pipe:[38749542]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 131 -> pipe:[38752293]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 132 -> pipe:[38752149]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 133 -> pipe:[38750478]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 134 -> pipe:[38750494]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 135 -> pipe:[38755412]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 136 -> pipe:[38752188]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 137 -> pipe:[38752316]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 138 -> pipe:[38753156]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 139 -> pipe:[38753334]
lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 14 -> socket:[38736440]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 140 -> pipe:[38761926]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 141 -> pipe:[38758676]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 142 -> pipe:[38792354]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 143 -> pipe:[38753421]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 144 -> pipe:[38793513]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 145 -> pipe:[38759449]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 146 -> pipe:[38754008]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 147 -> pipe:[38754316]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 148 -> pipe:[38755237]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 149 -> pipe:[38764938]
lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 15 -> socket:[38736442]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 150 -> pipe:[38793132]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 151 -> pipe:[38756617]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 152 -> pipe:[38774149]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 153 -> pipe:[38782050]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 154 -> pipe:[38760977]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 155 -> pipe:[38761340]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 156 -> pipe:[38774177]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 157 -> pipe:[38761452]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 158 -> pipe:[38766618]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 159 -> pipe:[38793398]
lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 16 -> socket:[38740466]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 160 -> pipe:[38765052]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 161 -> pipe:[38765101]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 162 -> pipe:[38793501]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 163 -> pipe:[38766870]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 164 -> pipe:[38779766]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 165 -> pipe:[38787280]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 166 -> pipe:[38787431]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 169 -> pipe:[38784785]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 17 -> pipe:[38736444]
lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 18 -> socket:[38793511]
lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 19 -> socket:[38736445]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 2 -> /dev/null
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 20 -> pipe:[38738126]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 21 -> pipe:[38738586]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 22 -> pipe:[38736490]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 23 -> pipe:[38737137]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 24 -> pipe:[38737654]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 25 -> pipe:[38736484]
lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 26 -> socket:[38793393]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 27 -> pipe:[38736634]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 28 -> pipe:[38736682]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 29 -> pipe:[38736712]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 3 -> /dev/null
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 30 -> pipe:[38736733]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 31 -> pipe:[38736881]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 32 -> pipe:[38737050]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 33 -> pipe:[38736939]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 34 -> pipe:[38737109]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 35 -> pipe:[38737127]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 36 -> pipe:[38738561]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 37 -> pipe:[38737163]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 38 -> pipe:[38737354]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 39 -> pipe:[38737459]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 4 -> /dev/null
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 40 -> pipe:[38737647]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 41 -> pipe:[38737537]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 42 -> pipe:[38791093]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 43 -> pipe:[38737579]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 44 -> pipe:[38738012]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 46 -> pipe:[38737715]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 47 -> pipe:[38738112]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 48 -> pipe:[38748983]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 49 -> pipe:[38787129]
lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 5 -> socket:[38736397]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 50 -> pipe:[38738636]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 51 -> pipe:[38793367]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 52 -> pipe:[38738099]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 53 -> pipe:[38738263]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 54 -> pipe:[38738404]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 55 -> pipe:[38738557]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 56 -> pipe:[38770824]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 57 -> pipe:[38738747]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 58 -> pipe:[38739970]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 59 -> pipe:[38738835]
lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 6 -> socket:[38736400]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 60 -> pipe:[38739197]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 61 -> pipe:[38738769]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 62 -> pipe:[38770963]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 63 -> pipe:[38738553]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 64 -> pipe:[38739683]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 65 -> pipe:[38743938]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 66 -> pipe:[38738812]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 67 -> pipe:[38738926]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 68 -> pipe:[38738548]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 69 -> pipe:[38740713]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 7 -> eventpoll:[38736401]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 70 -> pipe:[38777465]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 71 -> pipe:[38739396]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 72 -> pipe:[38739567]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 73 -> pipe:[38790176]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 74 -> pipe:[38793326]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 75 -> pipe:[38740468]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 76 -> pipe:[38739634]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 77 -> pipe:[38739721]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 78 -> pipe:[38753557]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 79 -> pipe:[38739945]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 8 -> pipe:[38736402]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 80 -> pipe:[38749646]
lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 81 -> socket:[38793396]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 82 -> pipe:[38744102]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 83 -> pipe:[38740483]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 84 -> pipe:[38742230]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 85 -> pipe:[38742972]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 86 -> pipe:[38793069]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 87 -> pipe:[38746043]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 88 -> pipe:[38740635]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 89 -> pipe:[38740701]
l-wx------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 9 -> pipe:[38736402]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 90 -> pipe:[38743576]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 91 -> pipe:[38740998]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 92 -> pipe:[38741023]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 93 -> pipe:[38741325]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 94 -> pipe:[38741360]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 95 -> pipe:[38786744]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 96 -> pipe:[38743013]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 97 -> pipe:[38793101]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 98 -> pipe:[38777964]
lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Aug 28 12:59 99 -> pipe:[38742363]
Regards,
Tim Schafer
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Timo Sirainen said the following on 8/26/2006 12:54 PM:
> On Sat, 2006-08-26 at 19:53 +0200, Johnny Vestergaard wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> I tried for some time to reproduce the "Login process died too early
>> issue".
>> It seems related to when the system run out of file descriptors, to
>> force the issue i forwarded 3k of messages trough the server(using
>> thunderbird).
>
> So something leaks file descriptors. Could you check which Dovecot
> process is leaking them? Assuming Linux, look at /proc/*/fd/ directories
> where * being pids of dovecot, imap-login and imap processes. I'd guess
> one of the imap processes has lots of fds to some file?
>
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