Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 15:52:27 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Cassandra Perkins <cassy@loop.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sendmail 8.8.6 and Running Out of Swap Message-ID: <19970919155227.30484@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970918220425.6668A-100000@patty.loop.net>; from Cassandra Perkins on Thu, Sep 18, 1997 at 10:11:46PM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970918220425.6668A-100000@patty.loop.net>
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On Thu, Sep 18, 1997 at 10:11:46PM -0700, Cassandra Perkins wrote: > Since I upgraded from sendmail 8.6.12 to 8.8.6, the systemp started > reporting the kernel messages: > > Sep 18 20:00:42 patty /kernel: swap_pager: out of space > Sep 18 20:00:42 patty /kernel: Process 15473 killed by vm_pageout -- out > of swap > > The mail server has 32MB of RAM and 128MB swap. The server doesn't > appears any more active than before. Is there a possible bug or option in > the new sendmail version that could be causing this problem? There's no a priori reason to expect that this is related to sendmail; the only thing pointing to is is the upgrade. Take a look at your process sizes (ps and top) and swap space usage (pstat -s). They should point you towards the real culprit. Swap usage seems to be on the increase. A year ago, I got by quite happily with 50 MB on a 32 MB system. Now I have increased memory to 96 MB, but frequently use up to 200 MB swap. I can't make up my mind whether this reflects changes in my habits or changes in the system. Greg
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