Hi Randy, Did you find a fix for this problem. Rather has your cvsup and rebuild worked?
Regards David Randy Bush wrote: >>> 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.287 / Virus Database: 270.12.5/2083 - Release Date: 04/27/09 > 18:00:00 > -- ## 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/
