db directory filling up - normal or config error?

[Carl Brewer]

On 12/02/2016 00:34, Patrick Boutilier via Info-cyrus wrote:
> It fits because your Cyrus is configured to use BerkleyDB for some 9or
> all) of the databases.
>
> You should not have to stop Cyrus. Running this command (with proper -h
> location) should show you what log files are no longer used:
>
> db_archive -h /var/imap/db
>
>
> And this command should get rid of them:
>
> db_archive -d -h /var/imap/db

Thank you!  On my NetBSD 5 box this is db4_archive, as it's got db4 
installed.

Carl


>
>
>
> On 02/09/2016 10:53 PM, Carl Brewer via Info-cyrus wrote:
>> On 10/02/2016 9:08 AM, Patrick Boutilier via Info-cyrus wrote:
>>> Not sure if Cyrus is supposed to clean up (been using skiplist
>>> exclusively for years now) but according to this link you can remove the
>>> old log files.
>>>
>>> http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/doc/BerkeleyDB/ref/transapp/logfile.html
>>
>>
>> How does that fit in with Cyrus?  Do I need to stop imapd before I use
>> db_archive?
>>
>> thank you!
>>
>> Carl
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 02/09/2016 04:05 PM, Carl Brewer via Info-cyrus wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I asked this a few months ago, but now it's getting urgent.  I have a
>>>> NetBSD 5.x server, running Cyrus imapd 2.4.17 from pkgsrc, /var/imap/db
>>>> is getting very full :
>>>>
>>>> bash-4.3# du -sh db
>>>> 7.0G    db
>>>>
>>>> (this is on a reasonably small server)
>>>>
>>>> and it grows every day, it's full of these :
>>>>
>>>> -rw-------   1 cyrus  mail  10485760 Feb  1 03:47 log.0000000953
>>>> -rw-------   1 cyrus  mail  10485760 Feb  2 03:48 log.0000000954
>>>> -rw-------   1 cyrus  mail  10485760 Feb  3 03:47 log.0000000955
>>>> -rw-------   1 cyrus  mail  10485760 Feb  4 03:46 log.0000000956
>>>> -rw-------   1 cyrus  mail  10485760 Feb  5 03:47 log.0000000957
>>>> -rw-------   1 cyrus  mail  10485760 Feb  6 03:46 log.0000000958
>>>> -rw-------   1 cyrus  mail  10485760 Feb  7 03:46 log.0000000959
>>>> -rw-------   1 cyrus  mail  10485760 Feb  8 03:46 log.0000000960
>>>> -rw-------   1 cyrus  mail  10485760 Feb  9 03:47 log.0000000961
>>>> -rw-------   1 cyrus  mail  10485760 Feb 10 03:48 log.0000000962
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> a new one every day.  This is not sustainable on this little server.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure if cyrus itself is supposed to clean these up?
>>>>
>>>> My cyrus.conf is :
>>>> # standard standalone server implementation
>>>>
>>>> START {
>>>>    # do not delete this entry!
>>>>    recover       cmd="ctl_cyrusdb -r"
>>>>
>>>>    # this is only necessary if using idled for IMAP IDLE
>>>> #  idled                cmd="idled"
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> # UNIX sockets start with a slash and are put into /var/imap/socket
>>>> SERVICES {
>>>>    # add or remove based on preferences
>>>>    imap          cmd="imapd" listen="localhost:imap" prefork=0
>>>>    imaps         cmd="imapd -s" listen="imaps" prefork=0
>>>>    pop3          cmd="pop3d" listen="pop3" prefork=0
>>>>    pop3s         cmd="pop3d -s" listen="pop3s" prefork=0
>>>>    #sieve                cmd="timsieved" listen="sieve" prefork=0
>>>>
>>>>    # these are only necessary if receiving/exporting usenet via NNTP
>>>> #  nntp         cmd="nntpd" listen="nntp" prefork=0
>>>> #  nntps                cmd="nntpd -s" listen="nntps" prefork=0
>>>>
>>>>    # at least one LMTP is required for delivery
>>>> #  lmtp         cmd="lmtpd" listen="lmtp" prefork=0
>>>>    lmtpunix      cmd="lmtpd" listen="/var/imap/socket/lmtp" prefork=0
>>>>
>>>>    # this is only necessary if using notifications
>>>> #  notify       cmd="notifyd" listen="/var/imap/socket/notify"
>>>> proto="udp" prefo
>>>> rk=1
>>>>      # Carl, 20140806
>>>>     smmapd       cmd="smmapd" listen="/var/imap/socket/smmapd"
>>>> prefork=1
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> EVENTS {
>>>>    # this is required
>>>>    checkpoint    cmd="ctl_cyrusdb -c" period=30
>>>>
>>>>    # this is only necessary if using duplicate delivery suppression,
>>>>    # Sieve or NNTP
>>>>    delprune      cmd="cyr_expire -E 3" at=0400
>>>>
>>>>    # this is only necessary if caching TLS sessions
>>>>    tlsprune      cmd="tls_prune" at=0400
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Have I done something wrong, config-wise?  Or is there a way to safely
>>>> purge these db log files?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you!
>>>>
>>>> Carl
>>>>
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