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Issue postfix hangs after lots of restarts when deleting a lot of domains or domain aliasses at once

Linulex

Linulex

Silver Pleskian
I tried to create a issue report but keep getting this message:
"Oops! We ran into some problems. Please try again later. More error details may be in the browser console."

so i'll post it here for now

when deleting a subscription/domain with a lot of domains aliasses, hostings and mail alliasses, plesk keeps sending postfix a restart command and postfix eventualy hangs.


/var/log/messages:

Code: 
Aug 13 14:07:03 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'mailname_delete' for object with ID '447' (task=3894 process=3894 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:03 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'mailname_delete' for object with ID '447' (task=3894 process=3894 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:03 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'mailname_delete' for object with ID '448' (task=3895 process=3895 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:03 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'mailname_delete' for object with ID '448' (task=3895 process=3895 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:04 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'ftpuser_delete' for object with ID '0' (task=3896 process=3896 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:04 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'ftpuser_delete' for object with ID '0' (task=3896 process=3896 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:07 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'phys_hosting_delete' for object with ID '400' (task=3897 process=3897 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:07 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'phys_hosting_delete' for object with ID '400' (task=3899 process=3899 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:07 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'phys_hosting_delete' for object with ID '400' (task=3900 process=3900 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:07 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'phys_hosting_delete' for object with ID '400' (task=3901 process=3901 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:07 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'phys_hosting_delete' for object with ID '400' (task=3898 process=3898 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:07 s8 systemd: Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Stopped Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'phys_hosting_delete' for object with ID '400' (task=3897 process=3897 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'phys_hosting_delete' for object with ID '400' (task=3898 process=3898 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'phys_hosting_delete' for object with ID '400' (task=3899 process=3899 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'phys_hosting_delete' for object with ID '400' (task=3900 process=3900 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'phys_hosting_delete' for object with ID '400' (task=3901 process=3901 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Started Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '167' (task=3903 process=3903 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '167' (task=3902 process=3902 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Stopped Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '167' (task=3902 process=3902 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:08 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '167' (task=3903 process=3903 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Started Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '168' (task=3904 process=3904 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '168' (task=3905 process=3905 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Stopped Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '168' (task=3904 process=3904 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '168' (task=3905 process=3905 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Started Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '169' (task=3906 process=3906 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '169' (task=3907 process=3907 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Stopped Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '169' (task=3906 process=3906 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:09 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '169' (task=3907 process=3907 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Started Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '170' (task=3909 process=3909 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '170' (task=3908 process=3908 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Stopped Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '170' (task=3908 process=3908 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '170' (task=3909 process=3909 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Started Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '171' (task=3910 process=3910 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '171' (task=3911 process=3911 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent...
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Stopped Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: start request repeated too quickly for postfix.service
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Failed to start Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: Unit postfix.service entered failed state.
Aug 13 14:07:10 s8 systemd: postfix.service failed.
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '171' (task=3910 process=3910 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '171' (task=3911 process=3911 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '172' (task=3913 process=3913 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '172' (task=3912 process=3912 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: start request repeated too quickly for postfix.service
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Failed to start Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: postfix.service failed.
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '172' (task=3912 process=3912 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '172' (task=3913 process=3913 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '173' (task=3915 process=3915 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '173' (task=3914 process=3914 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: start request repeated too quickly for postfix.service
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Failed to start Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: postfix.service failed.
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '173' (task=3914 process=3914 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Stopped Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '173' (task=3915 process=3915 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '174' (task=3917 process=3917 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:11 s8 systemd: Started Plesk task: Event 'domain_alias_delete' for object with ID '174' (task=3916 process=3916 trace=25452:6116606664b13).
Aug 13 14:07:12 s8 systemd: start request repeated too quickly for postfix.service
Aug 13 14:07:12 s8 systemd: Failed to start Postfix Mail Transport Agent.
Aug 13 14:07:12 s8 systemd: postfix.service failed.


Regards
Jan
 
Systemd is preventing the restart of the postfix service for some time due to too many restarts.

Workaround:
# systemctl edit postfix.service

Then paste the following:
Code: 
[Service]
StartLimitInterval=0

Then reload:
# systemctl daemon-reload
 
Thanks for the workaround, but that's not the issue.

I know this configuration exist but i should not have to change the default systemd on dozens of servers. Plesk should not send so many restart requests. If i have these problems, then less linux knowledgeable users will have the same problem and they can not alter systemd.

btw, its actualy:

systemd < 230 (centos 7 = 2.19)

[Unit]
StartLimitInterval=

systemd > 230 (almalinux, centos 8 = 2.39)

[Unit]
StartLimitIntervalSec=


regards
Jan
 
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