[Dovecot] odd epoll() errors

[Ralf Hildebrandt]

>From my log:

Dec 29 16:43:58 postamt dovecot: Dovecot v1.1.7 starting up
Dec 29 16:43:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:43:59 postamt dovecot: Temporary failure in creating login processes, slowing down for now
Dec 29 16:43:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:43:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: pop3-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:43:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:43:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:43:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: pop3-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:44:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:44:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: pop3-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:44:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: pop3-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:44:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:44:59 postamt dovecot: child 15976 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:44:59 postamt dovecot: child 15977 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:44:59 postamt dovecot: child 15978 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:44:59 postamt dovecot: child 15979 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:44:59 postamt dovecot: child 15981 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:44:59 postamt dovecot: child 15982 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:44:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:45:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: pop3-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:45:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: pop3-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:45:59 postamt dovecot: child 17052 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:45:59 postamt dovecot: child 17053 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:45:59 postamt dovecot: child 17054 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:45:59 postamt dovecot: child 17055 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:45:59 postamt dovecot: child 17056 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:45:59 postamt dovecot: child 17057 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:45:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:46:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: pop3-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:46:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: pop3-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:46:59 postamt dovecot: child 17984 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:46:59 postamt dovecot: child 17985 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:46:59 postamt dovecot: child 17986 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:46:59 postamt dovecot: child 17987 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:46:59 postamt dovecot: child 17988 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:46:59 postamt dovecot: child 17989 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:46:59 postamt dovecot: child 17990 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:46:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:47:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: pop3-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:47:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: pop3-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:47:59 postamt dovecot: child 18791 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:47:59 postamt dovecot: child 18792 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:47:59 postamt dovecot: child 18793 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:47:59 postamt dovecot: child 18794 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:47:59 postamt dovecot: child 18796 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:47:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:47:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:48:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: pop3-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:48:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:48:59 postamt dovecot: child 19618 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:48:59 postamt dovecot: child 19614 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:48:59 postamt dovecot: child 19620 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 16:48:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:48:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:48:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: pop3-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 16:48:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
...
Dec 29 20:58:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files
Dec 29 20:58:59 postamt dovecot: child 5268 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 20:58:59 postamt dovecot: child 5269 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 20:58:59 postamt dovecot: child 5274 (login) returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
Dec 29 20:58:59 postamt dovecot: Fatal: imap-login: epoll_create(): Too many open files

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