how to disbale courierlogger processes

[its_joe]

Hello,

We have one centos vps, with whm 11 on it. This VPS continuously have following process running and that is eating too much of memory on the server

1953 root 18 0 1580 416 348 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 courierlogger
1954 root 15 0 1688 544 464 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 couriertcpd
1960 root 25 0 1576 336 280 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 courierlogger
1961 root 25 0 1688 520 440 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 couriertcpd
1969 root 18 0 1584 420 348 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 courierlogger
1972 root 15 0 1684 540 464 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 couriertcpd
1980 root 25 0 1576 336 280 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 courierlogger
1981 root 25 0 1688 516 440 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 couriertcpd
1989 root 25 0 1580 420 348 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 courierlogger


please tell us how to disable this processes, because after killing it, it again starts.

Waiting for the reply

its_joe

[its_joe]

Anyone here ?????????

[cPanelDavidG]

Those processes utilizing large amounts of memory may be indicative of another issue. I recommend letting our technical analysts assist you with resolving these issues: http://tickets.cPanel.net/submit

[cpanelkenneth]

Originally Posted by its_joe

Hello,

We have one centos vps, with whm 11 on it. This VPS continuously have following process running and that is eating too much of memory on the server

1953 root 18 0 1580 416 348 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 courierlogger
1954 root 15 0 1688 544 464 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 couriertcpd
1960 root 25 0 1576 336 280 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 courierlogger
1961 root 25 0 1688 520 440 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 couriertcpd
1969 root 18 0 1584 420 348 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 courierlogger
1972 root 15 0 1684 540 464 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 couriertcpd
1980 root 25 0 1576 336 280 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 courierlogger
1981 root 25 0 1688 516 440 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 couriertcpd
1989 root 25 0 1580 420 348 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 courierlogger


please tell us how to disable this processes, because after killing it, it again starts.

Waiting for the reply

its_joe

Those are your IMAP and POP3 services. If you don't want your users to receive mail, you can disable Courier in WHM >> Service Configuration >> Mailserver Configuration.

You can also replace Courier with Dovecot, which tends to have a lower memory footprint overall.

[Spiral]

I would agree on the 'dovecot' suggestion if you are dealing with a 'vps' account
instead of an actual real dedicated server.

Those tend to have limited resources and 'dovecot' won't consume as
much memory which should work better for you in that situation.