Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 17:18:09 -0500 (CDT) From: Jamie <jamie@gnulife.org> To: Max Clark <max.clark@media.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Server spinning out of control... Message-ID: <20030728171247.I71195-100000@floyd.gnulife.org> In-Reply-To: <ILENIMHFIPIBHJLCDEHKKEGACLAA.max.clark@media.net>
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No, we aren't running razor, just the base spamassassin without razor, DCC, or Pyzor. On Mon, 28 Jul 2003, Max Clark wrote: > Are you running razor? Something that I have experienced with spamassassin > is if you have external network checks enabled and spamassassin cannot > connect to the resource uptime goes crazy. > > Max > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Jamie > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 2:57 PM > To: Rus Foster > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Server spinning out of control... > > > > > That is a good idea, thanks. We did check that though. Went through > each user's accounts checking their .forwards and procmaillrc files. > > We are running spamassassin 2.55, and in the global procmailrc file we > call spamc which connects to a spamd running on another machine. > > Are you aware of any other system utilities that might be used to > trace CPU consumption and trap problems? We've taken a lot of stabs in the > dark with what it could be, and we'd like to try some solid diagnostic > utils to shed more light. > > - Jamie > > > > > On Mon, 28 Jul 2003, Rus Foster wrote: > > > > We've got a server that occassionally becomes temporarily useless > > > because the load average shoots up to around 150.0 or so, and then > slowly > > > winds down over a 2 minute period. I cannot seem to find the process > which > > > is putting so much load on the machine. I've tried running top with the > q > > > switch, as well as the "I" switch, and when top opens, I can't see > > > anything consuming large amounts of CPU power or consuming much memory, > > > but the load average will be incredibly high. There isn't anything > unusual > > > in /var/log/messages to indicate anything which might be causing the > load > > > average to go shooting through the ceiling. > > > > Are you running any sort of spam filtering? Could a use put something in > > their ~/.forward? > > > > Rus > > > > www: http://jvds.com | Virtual Servers from just $15/mo > > MSNM: support@jvds.com | Totally Customizable Technology > > e: rghf@jvds.com | forums: http://forums.jvds.com > > 10% donation to FreeBSD.org on each purchase > > > > "A friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself." > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > "A friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself."
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