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]

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.