Re: [Dovecot] 1.1rc1: Maximum number of mail processes exceeded

2008-02-25 Thread Ralf Hildebrandt
* Timo Sirainen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Feb 25, 2008, at 11:25 AM, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote: > >> I'm getting "Maximum number of mail processes exceeded" messages when >> 512 imap Processes are active. > > Note that only max_mail_processes affects this. I probably fucked this up. It works now. I t

Re: [Dovecot] 1.1rc1: Maximum number of mail processes exceeded

2008-02-25 Thread Timo Sirainen
On Feb 25, 2008, at 11:25 AM, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote: I'm getting "Maximum number of mail processes exceeded" messages when 512 imap Processes are active. Note that only max_mail_processes affects this. Warning: fd limit 1024 is lower than what Dovecot can use under full load (more than 1712

Re: [Dovecot] 1.1rc1: Maximum number of mail processes exceeded

2008-02-25 Thread Tomi Hakala
Ralf Hildebrandt wrote: So how can I raise the filedescriptor limit above 1024 (linux-2.6.24.2, Debian)? In /etc/security/limits.conf, set ## domain typeitemlimit * softnofile 8192 * hardnofile 8192 And in /etc/profi

Re: [Dovecot] 1.1rc1: Maximum number of mail processes exceeded

2008-02-25 Thread Ralf Hildebrandt
* Jan van den Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Before you start Dovecot type this in you shell: > > ulimit -n 65000 > > I don't know how the use of the 'unlimited' word works: maybe this is > only 1024? According to http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~brecht/servers/openfiles.html the contents of /etc/securi

Re: [Dovecot] 1.1rc1: Maximum number of mail processes exceeded

2008-02-25 Thread Jan van den Berg
den: maandag 25 februari 2008 10:25 Aan: dovecot@dovecot.org Onderwerp: [Dovecot] 1.1rc1: Maximum number of mail processes exceeded I'm getting "Maximum number of mail processes exceeded" messages when 512 imap Processes are active. Dovecot reports: Warning: fd limit 1024 is lower t

[Dovecot] 1.1rc1: Maximum number of mail processes exceeded

2008-02-25 Thread Ralf Hildebrandt
I'm getting "Maximum number of mail processes exceeded" messages when 512 imap Processes are active. Dovecot reports: Warning: fd limit 1024 is lower than what Dovecot can use under full load (more than 1712). Either grow the limit or change login_max_processes_count and max_mail_processes settin