It's probably Nagios. Does the blizzard of emails stop when you stop the Nagios service?
How about stopping the Nagios server, turning off all notifications in the configuration files, and then restarting it? Peter Doherty wrote: > Hello, > > I have a kind of custom nagios setup, so maybe this is a byproduct of > that... > I had to reboot my nagios server today, and it didn't come right back > up. By the time it did, it realized that the service checks weren't > fresh, and started sending out lots of notifications. I stopped > sendmail to keep from flooding my inbox...so here's the question: > > I just want to clear out the outgoing email queue. mailq and sendmail > -bp both show nothing queued up. When I restart sendmail, it starts > sending again. > Has nagios passed all the emails over to sendmail, and I just need to > clear out sendmail's queue, or is nagios holding onto them while > sendmail isn't running, and then once it sees sendmail running, it > starts dumping email into the queue? > > Which is it, and how do I clear them from the queue? > > Thank you. > --Peter > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are > powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and > easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development > software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. > Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com > _______________________________________________ > Nagios-users mailing list > Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users > ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting > any issue. > ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null > -- Kevin Keane Owner The NetTech Find the Uncommon: Expert Solutions for a Network You Never Have to Think About Office: 866-642-7116 http://www.4nettech.com This e-mail and attachments, if any, may contain confidential and/or proprietary information. Please be advised that the unauthorized use or disclosure of the information is strictly prohibited. The information herein is intended only for use by the intended recipient(s) named above. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the e-mail and any copies, printouts or attachments thereof. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null
