[Dovecot] unable to read mail - file istream-raw-mbox.c: line 499...

[Chris H.]

Quoting "Chris H." <chris#@1command.com>:

> Greetings all,
> I (nor anyone else) am suddely unable to read mail.
> Dovecot dumps the following in it's log:
> # BEGIN LOG ENTRIES #
> dovecot: Jan 07 18:15:52 Info: imap-login: Login: user=<username>, 
> method=PLAIN, rip=::1, lip=::1, TLS
> dovecot: Jan 07 18:15:52 Error: IMAP(username): file 
> istream-raw-mbox.c: line 499 (istream_raw_mbox_get_body_size): 
> assertion failed: (rstream->mail_size != (uoff_t)-1)
> dovecot: Jan 07 18:15:52 Error: child 1584 (imap) killed with signal 6
> # END LOG ENTRIES #
>
> NOTE: 'username' represents the users name at that time.
>
> The users subscribed to folders all show up. But no mail is visable.
> Dovecot is leaving username.lock files in /var/mail as well. It 
> doesn't do this
> on my other servers running dovecot. They are using older versions of dovecot
> tho.
> Does anyone know what might be causing these problems?
>
> Relavent info follows:
> Dovecot version: 1.0.r15
> OS: freebsd-5.5
>
> Thank you for all your time and consideration

SOLVED

I was able to cure the problem by removing:

mail_read_mmaped = yes

from dovecot.conf.
Now all works as expeted/ intended.

woohoo! :)

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> -- 
> panic: kernel trap (ignored)
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panic: kernel trap (ignored)



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