[EXT] Re: SOLVED: Re: Dovecot does not start on MacOS 12.01

[Aki Tuomi]

Do you get exactly same error message with that config or something else?

Aki

> On 01/11/2021 14:39 Don Feliciano <don.feliciano at icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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 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 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 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 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: Darw in 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
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>