> > Is running amavisd-nanny -c 1 >/dev/null > > from cron every hour (or so) sufficient to ensure that? > > I guess so, although I'm not doing this myself. > It can't hurt to put its output to a log file to be able > to investigate past events if need occurs. And if > a need for killing a child process arises more often > than once in a blue moon, it needs to be investigated. > > Mark
@hourly date >> /var/log/mail/amavisd-nanny.log ; amavisd-nanny -c 1 >/dev/null 2>> /var/log/mail/amavisd-nanny.log Something like this? Maybe sounds strange, what for is this? I have done this now, but do not understand the meaning :) Christian -- Roessner-Network-Solutions Bachelor of Science Informatik Nahrungsberg 81, 35390 Gießen F: +49 641 5879091, M: +49 176 93118939 USt-IdNr.: DE225643613 http://www.roessner-network-solutions.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev _______________________________________________ AMaViS-user mailing list AMaViS-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user Please visit http://www.ijs.si/software/amavisd/ regularly For administrativa requests please send email to rainer at openantivirus dot org