Ralf Hildebrandt
2010-Aug-11 15:37 UTC
[Dovecot] 1.2: Inotify instance limit for user exceeded, disabling?
>From my log:Aug 10 12:23:39 postamt dovecot: IMAP(megow): Inotify instance limit for user exceeded, disabling. Increase /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances # wc -l subscriptions 95 # cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances 128 Why does 95 exceed 128? -- Ralf Hildebrandt Gesch?ftsbereich IT | Abteilung Netzwerk Charit? - Universit?tsmedizin Berlin Campus Benjamin Franklin Hindenburgdamm 30 | D-12203 Berlin Tel. +49 30 450 570 155 | Fax: +49 30 450 570 962 ralf.hildebrandt at charite.de | http://www.charite.de
Timo Sirainen
2010-Aug-11 16:04 UTC
[Dovecot] 1.2: Inotify instance limit for user exceeded, disabling?
On Wed, 2010-08-11 at 17:37 +0200, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote:> >From my log: > Aug 10 12:23:39 postamt dovecot: IMAP(megow): Inotify instance limit for user exceeded, disabling. Increase /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances > > # wc -l subscriptions > 95That's irrelevant.> # cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances > 128 > > Why does 95 exceed 128?You're using virtual users and you have over 128 connections running IDLE command. I suppose I should update that error message a bit.. This is the second time this has been asked me today. Maybe: "Inotify instance limit for user vmail (UID 1234) exceeded, disabling."