Oh, that time is an exponential backoff on mysql not responding.

So where is the time dovecot waits before backing off configured?

On 04/06/2017 01:04 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:


On 04/06/2017 12:50 PM, George Kontostanos wrote:
On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 7:10 PM, Robert Moskowitz <[email protected]> wrote:
It seems dovecot is impatient with connecting with mysql, as I see in
maillog entries like:

Apr 6 11:48:30 z9m9z dovecot: dict: Error: mysql(localhost): Connect failed to database (postfix): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
'/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (13) - waiting for 5 seconds before retry
Apr 6 11:48:35 z9m9z dovecot: dict: Error: mysql(localhost): Connect failed to database (postfix): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
'/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (13) - waiting for 25 seconds before retry

I suspect it does connect eventually. This is a test system with only 1GB
of memory and free reports:

total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem:        1025484      696344       24556 21528 304584      251552
Swap:        524284       92168      432116


The production box has 2GB, so if the problem is mysql is swapping out, that will be 'fixed', if it is processor, well this is an ARMv7 duo core, as is
the production box.  I am considering buying the new quad core.

Is there anything I can do to get dovecot more patient with mysql, or just
ignore there messages?

thank you
I really don't understand how you reached to the conclusion that
dovecot is impatient.

Well, it waits a varying amount of time before reporting the connection failed. Not a fixed amount of time.

Why mysql takes so long to connect via a sock is separate, but I suspect it is the low memory and duo core limitations.

Maybe the question is more what is mysql not doing to take so long to respond to the connection.

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