<![CDATA[iRedMail — Problem of Dovecot in Monit's logfile]]> 2010-01-29T07:14:53Z PunBB http://www.iredmail.org/forum/topic581-problem-of-dovecot-in-monits-logfile.html <![CDATA[Re: Problem of Dovecot in Monit's logfile]]> You need to manually kill all dovecot processes still running. I also suggest you don't use monit, I know from my own experience it can cause huge problems if not properly configured.

]]> http://www.iredmail.org/forum/user381.html 2010-01-29T07:14:53Z http://www.iredmail.org/forum/post2524.html#p2524 <![CDATA[Re: Problem of Dovecot in Monit's logfile]]> Now the service of dovecot is death "Execution failed" and cannot be restarted manually and the webmail service does not work because dovecot cause IMAP stop working

I am not sure the reason but I this problem happen after installation of Monit. I may try to stop it and wait for few day to see this case occur or not.

[HKT Jan 27 00:56:58] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 02:13:42] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 27 02:13:42] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 02:13:42] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 27 02:13:42] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 02:13:43] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 02:14:44] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 05:27:38] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 27 05:27:38] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 05:27:38] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 27 05:27:38] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 05:27:39] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 05:28:40] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 06:18:09] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 27 06:18:09] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 06:18:09] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 27 06:18:09] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 06:18:10] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 06:19:10] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 12:16:40] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 27 12:16:40] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 12:16:40] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 27 12:16:40] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 12:16:41] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 12:17:42] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 17:19:42] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 27 17:19:42] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 17:19:42] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 27 17:19:42] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 17:19:43] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 17:20:44] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 22:43:48] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 27 22:43:48] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 22:43:48] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 27 22:43:48] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 22:43:49] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 22:44:49] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 22:50:54] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 27 22:50:54] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 22:50:54] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 27 22:50:54] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 22:50:55] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 22:51:55] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 28 08:38:36] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 28 08:38:36] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 28 08:38:36] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 28 08:38:36] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 28 08:38:37] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 28 08:39:37] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 28 11:39:24] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 28 11:39:24] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 28 11:39:24] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 28 11:39:24] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 28 11:39:25] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 28 11:40:26] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 28 15:01:25] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 28 15:01:25] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 28 15:01:25] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 28 15:01:25] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 28 15:01:26] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 28 15:02:27] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 28 18:52:47] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 28 18:52:47] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 28 18:52:47] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 28 18:52:47] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 28 18:52:48] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 28 18:53:49] error    : 'dovecot' failed to start
[HKT Jan 28 18:53:49] error    : 'dovecot' process is not running
[HKT Jan 28 18:53:49] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 28 18:53:49] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 28 18:54:49] error    : 'dovecot' failed to start
[HKT Jan 28 18:54:49] error    : 'dovecot' process is not running
[HKT Jan 28 18:54:49] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 28 18:54:49] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 28 18:55:49] error    : 'dovecot' failed to start
[HKT Jan 28 18:55:50] error    : 'dovecot' process is not running
[HKT Jan 28 18:55:50] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 28 18:55:50] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 28 18:56:50] error    : 'dovecot' process is not running
[HKT Jan 28 18:56:50] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 28 18:56:50] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 28 18:56:50] error    : 'dovecot' failed to start
[HKT Jan 28 18:57:51] error    : 'dovecot' failed to start
[HKT Jan 28 18:57:51] error    : 'dovecot' service timed out and will not be checked anymore
[HKT Jan 29 10:19:08] info     : restart service 'dovecot' on user request
[HKT Jan 29 10:19:08] info     : Awakened by User defined signal 1
[HKT Jan 29 10:19:08] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 29 10:19:08] info     : monit daemon at 19811 awakened
[HKT Jan 29 10:19:08] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 29 10:19:32] info     : stop service 'dovecot' on user request
[HKT Jan 29 10:19:32] info     : monit daemon at 19811 awakened
[HKT Jan 29 10:19:32] info     : Awakened by User defined signal 1
[HKT Jan 29 10:20:08] error    : 'dovecot' failed to start
[HKT Jan 29 10:20:46] info     : start service 'dovecot' on user request
[HKT Jan 29 10:20:46] info     : monit daemon at 19811 awakened

]]> http://www.iredmail.org/forum/user528.html 2010-01-29T02:30:25Z http://www.iredmail.org/forum/post2523.html#p2523 <![CDATA[Problem of Dovecot in Monit's logfile]]> After I started to use Monit to monitoring iredmail.

I found that the log file showing dovecot not so well and restarted by Monit.

I have check the config. of Monit without any problem. What problem ?

[HKT Jan 25 12:45:52] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 25 12:45:52] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 25 12:45:52] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 25 12:45:52] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 25 12:45:53] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 25 12:46:54] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 25 13:35:21] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 25 13:35:21] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 25 13:35:21] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 25 13:35:21] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 25 13:35:22] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 25 13:36:23] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 25 21:36:59] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 25 21:36:59] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 25 21:36:59] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 25 21:36:59] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 25 21:37:00] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 25 21:38:01] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 25 22:48:40] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 25 22:48:40] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 25 22:48:40] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 25 22:48:40] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 25 22:48:41] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 25 22:49:42] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 25 23:31:06] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 25 23:31:06] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 25 23:31:06] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 25 23:31:06] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 25 23:31:07] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 25 23:32:07] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 00:14:31] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 26 00:14:31] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 00:14:31] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 26 00:14:31] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 00:14:32] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 00:15:33] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 01:08:02] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 26 01:08:02] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 01:08:02] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 26 01:08:02] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 01:08:03] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 01:09:03] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 07:20:34] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 26 07:20:34] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 07:20:34] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 26 07:20:34] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 07:20:35] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 07:21:35] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 10:02:05] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 26 10:02:05] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 10:02:05] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 26 10:02:05] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 10:02:06] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 10:03:07] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 13:02:52] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 26 13:02:52] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 13:02:52] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 26 13:02:52] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 13:02:53] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 13:03:54] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 17:34:34] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 26 17:34:34] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 17:34:34] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 26 17:34:34] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 17:34:35] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 17:35:36] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 18:18:00] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 26 18:18:00] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 18:18:00] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 26 18:18:00] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 18:18:01] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 18:19:01] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 18:24:04] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 26 18:24:04] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 26 18:24:04] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 26 18:24:04] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 18:24:05] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 26 18:25:06] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 00:24:36] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 27 00:24:36] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 00:24:36] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 27 00:24:36] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 00:24:37] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 00:25:38] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 00:55:56] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 27 00:55:56] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 00:55:56] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 27 00:55:56] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 00:55:57] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 00:56:58] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 02:13:42] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 27 02:13:42] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 02:13:42] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 27 02:13:42] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 02:13:43] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 02:14:44] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 05:27:38] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 27 05:27:38] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 05:27:38] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 27 05:27:38] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 05:27:39] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 05:28:40] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 06:18:09] error    : IMAP error: * OK Waiting for authentication process to respond..
[HKT Jan 27 06:18:09] error    : 'dovecot' failed protocol test [IMAP] at INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL
[HKT Jan 27 06:18:09] info     : 'dovecot' trying to restart
[HKT Jan 27 06:18:09] info     : 'dovecot' stop: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 06:18:10] info     : 'dovecot' start: /etc/init.d/dovecot
[HKT Jan 27 06:19:10] info     : 'dovecot' connection passed to INET[localhost:993] via TCPSSL

]]> http://www.iredmail.org/forum/user528.html 2010-01-27T04:01:29Z http://www.iredmail.org/forum/post2492.html#p2492