On Tue, 2004-08-03 at 09:29, Rick Morris wrote: > Hi, > > I installed DBmail 1.2.9 with PostgreSQL support from the FreeBSD ports, > created the appropriate PostgreSQL database, created a user, created the > 'dbmail' user, etc... and edited /usr/local/etc/dbmail.conf > appropriately (AFAIK). > > I also installed Postfix as the MTA, and it is running fine. > > But when I try to run dbmail-imapd, within seconds it spawns so many > processes that the console starts showing the message "dbmail-imapd in > malloc(): warning: recursive call" repeatedly. The same thing happens > when I try dbmail-pop3d. The log fills up with messages like: > > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[44728]: StartServer(): child > [45392] has exited > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[45408]: PerformChildTask(): could > not connect to database > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[45410]: CreateChild(): signal > handler placed, going to perform task now > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[44728]: StartServer(): creating > new child > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[44728]: ParentSigHandler(): got > signal [20] > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[44728]: ParentSigHandler(): got > signal [20] > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[44728]: StartServer(): child > [45394] has exited > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[45412]: CreateChild(): signal > handler placed, going to perform task now > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[44728]: StartServer(): creating > new child > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[44728]: StartServer(): child > [45396] has exited > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[45414]: CreateChild(): signal > handler placed, going to perform task now > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[44728]: StartServer(): creating > new child > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[45410]: dbconnect(): PQconnectdb > failed: FATAL: sorry, too many clients already > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[45410]: PerformChildTask(): could > not connect to database > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[45412]: dbconnect(): PQconnectdb > failed: FATAL: sorry, too many clients already > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[45416]: CreateChild(): signal > handler placed, going to perform task now > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[44728]: StartServer(): child > [45398] has exited > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[45412]: PerformChildTask(): could > not connect to database > Aug 3 01:30:53 bluebox dbmail/imap4d[44728]: StartServer(): creating > new child > > > I am running FreeBSD 4.10. I searched the mailling list for similar > problems and only found one mention of this, in May 2004, with no > resolution. Any ideas what I can look for? > > Regards, > > Rick Morris > _______________________________________________ > Dbmail mailing list > Dbmail@dbmail.org > https://mailman.fastxs.nl/mailman/listinfo/dbmail >
Looks like theres an authentication error Check that dbmail user can read /etc/dbmail.conf and check that the user and host are configured in postgreSQL so the user especified on /etc/dbmail.conf can connect to postgreSQL the user in the /etc/dbmail.conf secction: [DBMAIL] # Database settings host=localhost user=dbmail pass=********** db=dbmail should connect as : psql -U dbmail dbmail -h localhost <--- With password -- ,''`. Leonel Nunez : :' : http://enelserver.com `. `' DEBIAN GNU/LINUX `- A REAL FREE OS
