>> work0.psg.com:/var/spool/exim/db# exim_tidydb /var/spool/exim retry >> Tidying Exim hints database /var/spool/exim/db/retry >> top shows >> PID USERNAME THR PRI NICE SIZE RES STATE C TIME WCPU COMMAND >> 38730 root 1 62 0 7772M 3432M pfault 1 0:25 16.26% >> exim_tidydb >> system locks up and requires remote power bar > Then the system is fairly hosed. You should be able to run the tidy as > exim, IIRC, but even so a lock-up like that is rare.
yep. and is happening on at least three systems, two of them where the only mail is five outbound log reports a day. all were cvsupped about the same time some weeks back when this all started. > My thoughts turn to the FreeBSD-SA-09:07.libc and the libc updates for > db security issues and wondering whether the patch for your branch is > bad -- it seems the most likely recent change. started maybe two-three weeks ago. but could have been a month gap before a cvsup back then. have cvsupped in the last two days again. am now doing a full cvsup, no -s, and blown away /usr/obj, before building kernel and world. will do so again now, just in case. then i will force exim rebuild. that's all i can think of. eye of newt? randy -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
