master: Error: service(log): command startup failed, throttling for 2 secs

[Reindl Harald]

Am 25.10.2014 um 18:18 schrieb Timo Sirainen:
> On 25 Oct 2014, at 08:59, Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Am 25.10.2014 um 17:51 schrieb Timo Sirainen:
>>> On 25 Oct 2014, at 05:19, Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> master: Error: service(log): command startup failed, throttling for 2 secs
>>>>
>>>> i see that due restart on any machine acting as IMAP/POP3 proxy
>>>> why?
>>>
>>> With what Dovecot version? And doveconf -n?
>>
>> at least 2.2.14 and 2.2.15 with a really simple config
>
> Nothing else is logged besides that error? Does the log process start later on? I can't really think of a good reason why it would happen

nothing else, see blow including "journalctl" output starting with the 
ssh-login and the service-status is showing "dovecot/log" finally
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[root at srv-rhsoft:~]$ systemctl status dovecot.service
dovecot.service - Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Proxy
    Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/dovecot.service; enabled)
    Active: active (running) since Sa 2014-10-25 18:19:56 CEST; 52s ago
  Main PID: 1156 (dovecot)
    CGroup: /system.slice/dovecot.service
            ├─1156 /usr/sbin/dovecot -F
            ├─1157 dovecot/anvil
            ├─1158 dovecot/log
            └─1160 dovecot/config

Okt 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net systemd[1]: Started Dovecot 
IMAP/POP3 Proxy.
Okt 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net dovecot[1156]: master: Dovecot 
v2.2.15 starting up for imap (core dumps disabled)
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[root at srv-rhsoft:~]$ cat messages
[root at srv-rhsoft:~]$ > messages
[root at srv-rhsoft:~]$ > maillog
[root at srv-rhsoft:~]$ systemctl restart dovecot
[root at srv-rhsoft:~]$ cat messages
Oct 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft systemd: Stopping Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Proxy...
Oct 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft systemd: Starting Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Proxy...
Oct 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft systemd: Started Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Proxy.
[root at srv-rhsoft:~]$ cat maillog
Oct 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft dovecot: master: Warning: Killed with signal 
15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill)
Oct 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft dovecot: log: Warning: Killed with signal 15 
(by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill)
Oct 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft dovecot: master: Error: service(log): command 
startup failed, throttling for 2 secs
Oct 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft dovecot: master: Dovecot v2.2.15 starting up 
for imap (core dumps disabled)
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Okt 25 18:19:45 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net systemd[1]: Starting Session 11436 
of user root.
Okt 25 18:19:45 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net systemd-logind[824]: New session 
11436 of user root.
Okt 25 18:19:45 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net systemd[1]: Started Session 11436 
of user root.
Okt 25 18:19:45 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net sshd[1057]: 
pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Okt 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net systemd[1]: Stopping Dovecot 
IMAP/POP3 Proxy...
Okt 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net dovecot[31209]: master: Warning: 
Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill)
Okt 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net dovecot[31211]: log: Warning: 
Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill)
Okt 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net dovecot[31209]: master: Error: 
service(log): command startup failed, throttling for 2 secs
Okt 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net systemd[1]: Starting Dovecot 
IMAP/POP3 Proxy...
Okt 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net systemd[1]: Started Dovecot 
IMAP/POP3 Proxy.
Okt 25 18:19:56 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net dovecot[1156]: master: Dovecot 
v2.2.15 starting up for imap (core dumps disabled)
Okt 25 18:20:01 srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net systemd[1]: Starting Session 11439 
of user root.

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