[Dovecot] Log messages

Stephen Davies sdavies at sdc.com.au
Mon Apr 30 04:08:37 EEST 2012 

Hello.

I have been on leave for several weeks and have managed to lose all emails 
received since December due to a server crash.

I asked about log synch error back in March and have (repeatedly) deleted all 
.imap files but the errors continue.

# 2.1.1: /usr/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 2.6.33.5-desktop-2mnb i686 Mandriva Linux 2010.2 
mail_access_groups = mail
mail_location = mbox:~/Mail:INBOX=/var/spool/mail/%u
managesieve_notify_capability = mailto
managesieve_sieve_capability = fileinto reject envelope encoded-character 
vacation subaddress comparator-i;ascii-numeric relational regex imap4flags copy 
include variables body enotify environment mailbox date ihave
namespace inbox {
  inbox = yes
  location = 
  mailbox Drafts {
    special_use = \Drafts
  }
  mailbox Junk {
    special_use = \Junk
  }
  mailbox Sent {
    special_use = \Sent
  }
  mailbox "Sent Messages" {
    special_use = \Sent
  }
  mailbox Trash {
    special_use = \Trash
  }
  prefix = 
}
passdb {
  driver = pam
}
plugin {
  sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
  sieve_dir = ~/sieve
}
protocols = imap pop3 lmtp sieve sieve
ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem
ssl_key = </etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem
userdb {
  driver = passwd
}
protocol lmtp {
  mail_plugins = sieve
}
protocol lda {
  mail_plugins = sieve
}


Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=929952 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Archive/dovecot.index: 
Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=548744 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Davies/dovecot.index: 
Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=541084 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/FieldNET/dovecot.index: 
Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=539768 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Invoices 
Out/dovecot.index: Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=492896 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Lawrence and 
Hanson/dovecot.index: Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=530300 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Logger 
Call/dovecot.index: Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=524384 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Logger 
Reset/dovecot.index: Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=500144 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/River 
Murray/dovecot.index: Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=532680 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/SMS 
Emails/dovecot.index: Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=515436 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Soil Moisture 
Alert/dovecot.index: Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=578508 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Water Management 
Alarm/dovecot.index: Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=648164 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Water 
Usage/dovecot.index: Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=492876 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Weather 
Summaries/dovecot.index: Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Error: Log synchronization error 
at seq=2,offset=495744 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Zerna/dovecot.index: 
Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:38 server dovecot: lda(john): Error: Log synchronization error at 
seq=2,offset=578596 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Water Management 
Alarm/dovecot.index: Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:38 server dovecot: lda(john): Error: Log synchronization error at 
seq=2,offset=578684 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Water Management 
Alarm/dovecot.index: Extension header update points outside header size
Apr 30 09:00:38 server dovecot: lda(john): Error: Log synchronization error at 
seq=2,offset=578880 for /home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Water Management 
Alarm/dovecot.index: Extension header update points outside header size

At about the same time, I asked about fsck warnings.
These also continue despite deleting all .,imap files.
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Archive/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Davies/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/FieldNET/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Invoices Out/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Lawrence and Hanson/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Logger Call/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Logger Reset/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/River Murray/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/SMS Emails/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Soil Moisture Alert/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Water Management Alarm/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Water Usage/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Weather Summaries/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:12 server dovecot: imap(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Zerna/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:38 server dovecot: lda(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Water Management Alarm/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:38 server dovecot: lda(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Water Management Alarm/dovecot.index
Apr 30 09:00:38 server dovecot: lda(john): Warning: fscking index file 
/home/john/Mail/INBOX/.imap/Water Management Alarm/dovecot.index

The file system involved is local and sieve rules are now working.

Cheers and thanks,
Stephn

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Stephen Davies Consulting P/L                             Voice: 08-8177 1595
Adelaide, South Australia.                                Fax  : 08-8177 0133
Records & Collections Management.                         Mobile:040 304 0583

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