[Dovecot] dovecot/log not running

[Timo Sirainen]

Something's very wrong. I have no idea what. doveconf -n output might help.

On 7.9.2012, at 14.39, Mark Hinch wrote:

> I'm running 2.1.7 as downloaded/installed by Debian (and
> then appropriately setup for my config, ...). It almost
> works. I can send/receive email from thunderbird, squirrelmail, ...
> However there are two anomalies:
> 1.  dovecot/log is not running. After restarting dovecot (and waiting
> 30 seconds), I have this in the log files:
> 
> Sep  6 17:42:16 hinch4 dovecot: master: Dovecot v2.1.7 starting up (core dumps disabled)
> Sep  6 17:42:56 hinch4 dovecot: master: Error: service(anvil): Initial status notification not received in 30 seconds, killing the process
> Sep  6 17:42:56 hinch4 dovecot: master: Error: service(log): Initial status notification not received in 30 seconds, killing the process
> Sep  6 17:42:56 hinch4 dovecot: master: Error: service(ssl-params): Initial status notification not received in 30 seconds, killing the process
> Sep  6 17:42:56 hinch4 dovecot: master: Error: service(log): child 31286 killed with signal 9
> 
> After 30 seconds, a "ps -ef | grep dovecot" yields:
> 
> dovenull  1858 20223  0 18:56 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/imap-login
> root      1859 20223  0 18:56 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/auth -w
> mhinch    1860 20223  0 18:56 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/imap
> root      1862 14520  0 18:56 pts/3    00:00:00 grep dovecot
> root     20223     1  0 18:54 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/dovecot -c /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> dovenull 25144 20223  0 18:55 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/imap-login
> dovecot  25147 20223  0 18:55 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/anvil
> root     25148 20223  0 18:55 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/config
> dovecot  25161 20223  0 18:55 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/auth
> root     25174 20223  0 18:55 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/ssl-params
> mhinch   25208 20223  0 18:55 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/imap
> 
> Seems like everything is there except dovecot/log.  ssl-params and anvil came back (?!?).
> A  "doveadm log find" dumps this in the log:
> Sep  6 18:52:24 hinch4 dovecot: doveadm: Debug: This is Dovecot's debug log (1346975543)
> Sep  6 18:52:24 hinch4 dovecot: doveadm: This is Dovecot's info log (1346975543)
> Sep  6 18:52:24 hinch4 dovecot: doveadm: Warning: This is Dovecot's warning log (1346975543)
> Sep  6 18:52:24 hinch4 dovecot: doveadm: Error: This is Dovecot's error log (1346975543)
> Sep  6 18:52:24 hinch4 dovecot: doveadm: Fatal: This is Dovecot's fatal log (1346975543)
> 
> However, further debugging that I try to do (see next problem) does not result in ANY
> further input to the log files, even though I have all known logging turned on. So I *think*
> that logging is not actually running. If I can get that started, then I'll take a crack at the
> next problem myself ...
> 
> 2. However, as long as I have your attention, my next problem is that it
> seems like dovecot/imap-login hangs(?). After a few hours, I have something like:
> 
> # ps -ef | grep dovecot
> dovecot    530 31186  0 18:49 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/auth
> root     13277 31186  0 17:47 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/config
> dovenull 13664 31186  0 18:44 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/imap-login
> root     20207 14520  0 18:54 pts/3    00:00:00 grep dovecot
> dovenull 27599 31186  0 18:45 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/imap-login
> dovenull 27601 31186  0 18:45 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/imap-login
> dovenull 27603 31186  0 18:45 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/imap-login
> dovenull 27607 31186  0 18:45 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/imap-login
> root     31186     1  0 17:42 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/dovecot -c /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> dovecot  31289 31186  0 17:42 ?        00:00:00 dovecot/anvil
> 
> with exactly 100 imap-login processes. I'm the only meaningful user
> on the machine (unless somebody is imap DoS-ing me), so this does not
> make much sense. Obviously thunderbird is polling the machine and each
> time is leaving around a imap-log process. As far as I can tell, thunderbird
> successfully logs in (i.e., I get mail) though I can't be sure whether these
> are successful logins or not (no logging!). What hangs imap-log processes for hours at a time?
> After a while of course, dovecot will not start any new imap-login processes
> so Thunderbird cannot get any more mail until I restart
> dovecot. Then everything is OK for another 12 hours or so.
> 
> Ideas on either problem?
> 
> -Mark
>