CentOS + Bluequartz POP3 problems
We have experienced some problems with the dovecot server returning the following messages in the maillog file.
auth(default): pam(USERID,USERIP): PAM child process 27643 timed out, killing itauth(default): pam(USERID,USERIP): Child process died
auth(default): PAM: Child 27643 died with signal 9
To fix this problem you can log in as root into the machine and then type the following
/etc/init.d/xinetd stop/etc/init.d/dovecot stop
/etc/init.d/admserv stop
/etc/init.d/dbrecover start
/etc/init.d/admserv start
/etc/init.d/dovecot start
/etc/init.d/xinetd start
This will fix the problem and your users will be able to log in again.