[Dovecot] Dovecot connection error because of the desynchronization between a index file and it's log file

kkm kkm at biosoft.kaist.ac.kr
Mon Sep 10 08:07:42 EEST 2007


Today, i lost connection with the mail server.
I think that there are some problem with the index file and it's log file.

Following is the log for losing connection.

Sep 10 11:18:01 biosoft dovecot: POP3(hjnam): Transaction log file
/home/hjnam/mail/.imap/INBOX/dovecot.index.log: marked corrupted
Sep 10 11:18:01 biosoft dovecot: POP3(hjnam): Fixed index file
/home/hjnam/mail/.imap/INBOX/dovecot.index: seen_messages_count
4294967295 -> 0
Sep 10 11:18:02 biosoft dovecot: POP3(hjnam): Corrupted index cache file
/home/hjnam/mail/.imap/INBOX/dovecot.index.cache: record points outside file
Sep 10 11:18:04 biosoft dovecot: POP3(hjnam): file
mail-index-sync-ext.c: line 118 (mail_index_sync_deinit_handlers):
assertion failed: (size <= synch_size)
Sep 10 11:18:04 biosoft dovecot: child 24912 (pop3) killed with signal 6

Thanks in advance.

-Kyungman Kim



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