Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 13:31:45 -0500 From: "Kevin T. Likes" <klikes@isd.state.in.us> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [Swap problem on 3.1-RELEASE] Message-ID: <200003141831.NAA87501@jaka.isd.state.in.us> In-Reply-To: Your message of "13 Mar 2000 17:23:28 %2B0700." <20000313152329.16913.qmail@nwcst277.netaddress.usa.net>
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I replied to the original sender of this message but got no reply. I'm not sure what settings would be relevant (FreeBSD is very configurable). The main thing puzzling me trying to track this down is why swapinfo shows swap used when "ps augxww" shows no processes in a "W" state. --ktl In message <20000313152329.16913.qmail@nwcst277.netaddress.usa.net>, Fawaz writ es: >There could be 100+ reasons.. Well you give more details >about the settings you use ?! > >Cheers. > >"Kevin T. Likes" <klikes@isd.state.in.us> wrote: > >We have a system running 3.1-RELEASE with fwtk as a gateway for e-mail and >other services. Within the last couple of months, this machine has begun >crashing regularly with out of swap messages. The system begins with very >little swap usage, which grows very slowly until there is a sudden jump. > >We've tried using 'ps' to track down what processes might be hanging, but no >processes show as being swapped at all. In addition, I've watched they system > >run under brief unusual loads (downloading spooled mail from our secondary >mail server) without using any swap at all. > >Any ideas what might be using up this swap space or strategies in tracking it > >down? > >Kevin T. Likes >State of Indiana > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > >When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. > >Sincerely, >Fawaz Talal > >____________________________________________________________________ >Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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