Fatal: master: service(imap): child 20258 killed with signal 6 (core not dumped - set service imap { drop_priv_before_exec=yes })

[CJ Keist]

Added info:  These errors seem to come from users using mbox format.


On 7/10/14, 9:04 AM, CJ Keist wrote:
> All,
>    Just move our mail servers over to a new mail server running postfix
> 2.11.1 and dovecot 2.2.13 and getting the subject line errors in my
> /var/adm/files.  People are complaining of loosing their connections to
> the mail server.
>
> I've been able to google this error but haven't found fix for this yet.
>   NOt sure where to put the drop-priv option in the config files either.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Var adm message:
> Jul 10 08:54:29 mail2 dovecot: [ID 583609 mail.crit] imap(chen): Fatal:
> master: service(imap): child 20258 killed with signal 6 (core not dumped
> - set service imap { drop_priv_before_exec=yes })
>
> Here is config output:
>
> root at mail2:/userM/mail-services/dovecot/sbin# ./dovecot -n
> # 2.2.13: /userM/mail-services/dovecot/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> # OS: SunOS 5.11 i86pc
> auth_failure_delay = 5 secs
> auth_mechanisms = plain login cram-md5
> auth_worker_max_count = 300
> base_dir = /userM/mail-services/dovecot/var/run/dovecot/
> disable_plaintext_auth = no
> hostname = mail2.engr.colostate.edu
> 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 duplicate
> 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
> }
> passdb {
>    driver = passwd
> }
> postmaster_address = cjay at engr.colostate.edu
> service auth {
>    unix_listener /var/lib/postfix/private/auth {
>      mode = 0666
>    }
>    unix_listener auth-userdb {
>      group = postfix
>      mode = 0666
>      user = postfix
>    }
>    user = root
> }
> service imap-login {
>    inet_listener imap {
>      port = 143
>    }
>    inet_listener imaps {
>      port = 993
>      ssl = yes
>    }
> }
> service pop3-login {
>    inet_listener pop3 {
>      port = 110
>    }
>    inet_listener pop3s {
>      port = 995
>      ssl = yes
>    }
> }
> ssl_cert = </userM/mail-services/dovecot/etc/ssl/dovecot.pem
> ssl_key = </userM/mail-services/dovecot/etc/ssl/privkey.pem
> userdb {
>    args = blocking=yes
>    driver = passwd
> }
> protocol imap {
>    mail_max_userip_connections = 50
> }
> protocol lda {
>    mail_plugins = sieve
> }
>
>

-- 
C. J. Keist                     Email: cj.keist at colostate.edu
Systems Group Manager           Solaris 10 OS (SAI)
Engineering Network Services    Phone: 970-491-0630
College of Engineering, CSU     Fax:   970-491-5569
Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1301

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