Am 07.09.2012 12:11, schrieb Angel L. Mateo: > Hello, > > I'm planning to activate quota control in dovecot, with maildir > quota backend. I have about 70k users in my system directed to 4 backend > servers (with a director to ensure that a user is always directed to the > same server).
sounds good, first look > > I have tried to activate it in one of my nodes. The problem is that > load of it has increase a lot, as much as the system was unusable > (maildir is in nfs storage, with indexes in local disks). that might not be the optimal storage solution > > What do you think is the best to activate it? yes ,until its better investigated, cause your systems shouldnt get unusable > > I have think that I could use doveadm commands to calculate an > initial quota (on low load periods) and then activate quota, hoping that > although quota is not correct, it would be used. Should this work? > > with 70 k users , you should be able to hire professional help from timo and/or other dovecot specialists however you ever will have to post your config/logs/general-setup-big-picture if asking for help -- Best Regards MfG Robert Schetterer