SOLVED: Re: Dovecot does not start on MacOS 12.01

[Don Feliciano]

I just tried that solution, but it doesn't work. Only default_vsz_limit = 0 seems to work.

> On Nov 1, 2021, at 2:38 AM, Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at open-xchange.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> That solution is bit overly broad way to solve this, I would instead recommend
> 
> service log {
>  vsz_limit = 0
> }
> 
> so that only service log is affected.
> 
> Aki
> 
>> On 31/10/2021 20:36 Don Feliciano <don.feliciano at icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> A kind person who isn’t on the mailing list share the solution to this with me:
>> 
>> default_vsz_limit = 0
>> 
>> 
>>> On Oct 28, 2021, at 12:12 PM, Don Feliciano <don.feliciano at icloud.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Same issue in 2.3.17
>>> 
>>> dovecot-2.3.17.tar.gz:
>>> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/dovecot/2.3.17 --libexecdir=/usr/local/Cellar/dovecot/2.3.17/libexec --sysconfdir=/usr/local/etc --localstatedir=/usr
>>> make install
>>> 
>>> dovecot-2.3-pigeonhole-0.5.17.tar.gz:
>>> ./configure --with-dovecot=/usr/local/Cellar/dovecot/2.3.17/lib/dovecot --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/dovecot/2.3.17
>>> make
>>> make install
>>> 
>>> sudo /usr/local/opt/dovecot/sbin/dovecot -F
>>> Warning: fd limit (ulimit -n) is lower than required under max. load (256 < 1000), because of default_client_limit
>>> Oct 28 12:08:48 service(log): Fatal: setrlimit(RLIMIT_DATA, 268435456): Invalid argument
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 27, 2021, at 11:08 AM, Don Feliciano <don.feliciano at icloud.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I've been happily running Dovecot on my Mac for many years (installed via Homebrew). After upgrading to Monterey (MacOS 12.01), it no longer starts:
>>>> 
>>>> $ sw_vers
>>>> ProductName: macOS
>>>> ProductVersion: 12.0.1
>>>> BuildVersion: 21A559
>>>> 
>>>> $ uname -a
>>>> Darwin dfelicia-mac 21.1.0 Darwin Kernel Version 21.1.0: Wed Oct 13 17:33:23 PDT 2021; root:xnu-8019.41.5~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64
>>>> 
>>>> $ sudo dovecot -F
>>>> Oct 27 10:11:18 service(log): Fatal: setrlimit(RLIMIT_DATA, 268435456): Invalid argument
>>>> 
>>>> $ mount
>>>> /dev/disk1s2s1 on / (apfs, sealed, local, read-only, journaled)
>>>> devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
>>>> /dev/disk1s5 on /System/Volumes/VM (apfs, local, noexec, journaled, noatime, nobrowse)
>>>> /dev/disk1s3 on /System/Volumes/Preboot (apfs, local, journaled, nobrowse)
>>>> /dev/disk1s6 on /System/Volumes/Update (apfs, local, jour naled, nobrowse)
>>>> /dev/disk1s1 on /System/Volumes/Data (apfs, local, journaled, nobrowse)
>>>> 
>>>> $ sudo dovecot -n
>>>> # 2.3.16 (7e2e900c1a): /usr/local/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
>>>> # Pigeonhole version 0.5.16 (09c29328)
>>>> # OS: Darwin 21.1.0 x86_64 apfs
>>>> # Hostname: dfelicia-mac
>>>> default_internal_group = mail
>>>> default_internal_user = _dovecot
>>>> default_login_user = _dovenull
>>>> first_valid_uid = 100
>>>> listen = 127.0.0.1
>>>> log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
>>>> mail_location = maildir:/usr/local/var/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 index ihave duplicate mime foreverypart extracttext
>>>> 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 {
>>>> args = login
>>>> driver = pam
>>>> }
>>>> protocols = imap
>>>> service imap-login {
>>>> inet_listener imap {
>>>> address = 127.0.0.1
>>>> port = 143
>>>> }
>>>> inet_listener imaps {
>>>> address = 127.0.0.1
>>>> ssl = no
>>>> }
>>>> }
>>>> ssl = no
>>>> userdb {
>>>> driver = passwd
>>>> }
>>>> 
>>>> $ ulimit -Ha
>>>> core file size (blocks, -c) unlimited
>>>> data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited
>>>> file size (blocks, -f) unlimited
>>>> max locked memory (kbytes, -l) unlimited
>>>> max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited
>>>> open files (-n) unlimited
>>>> pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 1
>>>> stack size (kbytes, -s) 65532
>>>> cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited
>>>> max user processes (-u) 2784
>>>> virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> <dovecot-sysreport-dfelicia-mac-1635346907.tgz>
>>> 
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