Title: WARNING overcommit_memory + Redis is loading… [45+ min]] Last modified: September 13, 2025 --- # WARNING overcommit_memory + Redis is loading… [45+ min]] * Resolved [bibliata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bibliata/) * (@bibliata) * [9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-overcommit_memory-redis-is-loading-45-min/) * 7602:M 13 Sep 2025 03:46:18.617 # WARNING overcommit_memory is set to 0! Background save may fail under low memory condition. To fix this issue add ‘vm.overcommit_memory = 1’ to /etc/sysctl.conf and then reboot or run the command ‘sysctl vm.overcommit_memory =1’ for this to take effect. – This warning seems have started after the last plugin update7672:M 13 Sep 2025 03:47:50.621 # Could not create server TCP listening socket ::1:6379: bind: Cannot assign requested address – this has been there but still binding and followed by:4551:M 13 Sep 2025 04:31:02.374 * Server initialized4551: M 13 Sep 2025 04:31:02.374 * Loading RDB produced by version 6.0.164551:M 13 Sep 2025 04:31:02.374 * RDB age 4298 seconds4551:M 13 Sep 2025 04:31:02.374 * RDB memory usage when created 25301.50 Mb * /etc$ redis-cli ping LOADING Redis is loading the dataset in memoryand stays there for 45min with no start… Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Plugin Author [Till Krüss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tillkruess/) * (@tillkruess) * [9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-overcommit_memory-redis-is-loading-45-min/#post-18639929) * I’d disable persistence all together in Redis: `appendonly no` * [https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/management/persistence/](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/management/persistence/) * Thread Starter [bibliata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bibliata/) * (@bibliata) * [9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-overcommit_memory-redis-is-loading-45-min/#post-18640146) * THANKS, did so, but still: root:~# sed -e ‘/save/ s/^#*/#/’ -i /etc/redis/redis. conf && sudo ser vice redis-server restartJob for redis-server.service failed because a timeout was exceeded.root:~# systemctl status redis-server.service● redis-server.service – Advanced key-value storeLoaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ redis-server.service; enabled; vendor preset: enable>Active: activating (start) since Sat 2025-09-13 11:56:51 CEST; 1min 4s agoDocs: [http://redis.io/documentation](http://redis.io/documentation), man:redis-server(1)Main PID: 4723 (redis-server)Status: “Redis is loading…”Tasks: 6 (limit: 57712)Memory: 7.2GCPU: 1min 4.559sCGroup: /system.slice/redis-server. service└─4723 “/usr/bin/redis-server 127.0.0.1:6379” “” “” “” “” “” “” “” * Sep 13 11:56:51 systemd[1]: Starting Advanced key-value store… * Thread Starter [bibliata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bibliata/) * (@bibliata) * [9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-overcommit_memory-redis-is-loading-45-min/#post-18640156) * This is not a good and permanent solution but at least starts redis (for now): redis-server –daemonize yes * Thread Starter [bibliata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bibliata/) * (@bibliata) * [9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-overcommit_memory-redis-is-loading-45-min/#post-18640356) * 38250349 9.86G 223 0 623 (+7) 767 LOAD 38562520 9.94G 224 0 631 (+8) 775 LOAD38874990 10.02G 237 0 637 (+6) 793 LOAD39185006 10.09G 236 0 642 (+5) 796 LOAD39506536 10.17G 235 0 654 (+12) 806 LOAD39830487 10.25G 232 0 665 (+11) 813 LOADReconnecting… 1129125 336.97M 1 0 9 (+-656) 10 LOAD1664863 472.34M 1 0 17 (+8) 17 LOAD2286036 660.19M 2 0 23 (+6) 22 LOAD2807568 792.65M 1 0 27 (+4) 25 LOAD * Thread Starter [bibliata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bibliata/) * (@bibliata) * [8 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-overcommit_memory-redis-is-loading-45-min/#post-18641911) * redis-server –daemonize yes shows only some of the larger websites on the instances but many smaller ones are still at: Error establishing a Redis connection To disable Redis, delete the `object-cache.php` file in the `/wp-content/` directory. What would cause such partial redis presence? Any way to delete the redis storage file and start fresh?Or should the whole redis be deleted and re-installed? // THANKS * Plugin Author [Till Krüss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tillkruess/) * (@tillkruess) * [8 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-overcommit_memory-redis-is-loading-45-min/#post-18642316) * This is outside the scope of support for Redis Object Cache, you’re better to ask GPT or Stack Overflow. * Thread Starter [bibliata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bibliata/) * (@bibliata) * [8 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-overcommit_memory-redis-is-loading-45-min/#post-18642368) * ```wp-block-code Thanks We reverted back to the previous version of the plugin and everything works fine nowLoading the Redis file and stopping at 10GB is probably a limit problemHowever, all options to increase memory from the redis config file change nothing in its behavior. This is from the system log:root:~# redis-cli --stat38250349 9.86G 223 0 623 (+7) 767 LOAD38562520 9.94G 224 0 631 (+8) 775 LOAD38874990 10.02G 237 0 637 (+6) 793 LOAD39185006 10.09G 236 0 642 (+5) 796 LOAD39506536 10.17G 235 0 654 (+12) 806 LOAD39830487 10.25G 232 0 665 (+11) 813 LOADReconnecting…1129125 336.97M 1 0 9 (+-656) 10 LOAD1664863 472.34M 1 0 17 (+8) 17 LOAD2286036 660.19M 2 0 23 (+6) 22 LOAD2807568 792.65M 1 0 27 (+4) 25 LOAD ``` * Plugin Author [Till Krüss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tillkruess/) * (@tillkruess) * [8 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-overcommit_memory-redis-is-loading-45-min/#post-18642410) * You might be chasing ghosts because the last release was a minor bug fix: [https://github.com/rhubarbgroup/redis-cache/compare/2.6.4…2.6.5](https://github.com/rhubarbgroup/redis-cache/compare/2.6.4...2.6.5) * Thread Starter [bibliata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bibliata/) * (@bibliata) * [8 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-overcommit_memory-redis-is-loading-45-min/#post-18642435) * Thanks, We would like to get this fixed so we can use the plugin again What would cause Reconnecting… in the middle of loading the REDIS file? * Thread Starter [bibliata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bibliata/) * (@bibliata) * [8 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-overcommit_memory-redis-is-loading-45-min/#post-18658765) * Is it also possible that the update reset the default databases to 16 in redis. conf? 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