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

[Aki Tuomi]

Ok... so for some reason the default_vsz_limit is too low for MacOS.

Can you try

default_vsz_limit = 2G?

We don't recommend setting it to 0.

Aki

> On 01/11/2021 14:45 Don Feliciano <don.feliciano at icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Different:
> 
> Nov 01 08:44:36 master: Error: service(imap-login): command startup failed, throttling for 8.000 secs
> Nov 01 08:44:36 imap-login: Fatal: master: service(imap-login): child 17371 returned error 89 (Fatal failure)
> 
> 
> > On Nov 1, 2021, at 8:42 AM, Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at open-xchange.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 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
>