a followup to my last note. using clamav-milter with --external seems to cause significant load issues: the system load average seemed top climb without bound -- i shut things down when it hit around 40.
i shutdown clamd and clamav-milter and restarted clamav-milter without the --external option. again, the load average climbs (but not as quickly). before long, i start getting errors logged on the console (see below). ultimately, clamav-milter dies itself. all of this seems to be new with .90. ideas? rp rick pim [EMAIL PROTECTED] information technology services (613) 533-2242 queen's university, kingston ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Congratulations, gentlemen. Thanks to the diligence of the FBI, this particular vacuum cleaner will never fall into the wrong hands." -- Howard Hughes (the Rocketeer) console logs: Feb 14 16:01:42 sennit sendmail[16617]: l1EKuitu016617: Milter (clamav): timeout before data read (above error repeated a dozen times for different sequence numbers) LibClamAV Warning: Encrypted PDF files not yet supported Feb 14 16:05:51 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.anbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR ERROR: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.anbOgG: No viruses detected ERRORLibClamAV Warning: l1EL4uTI017774: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.anbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR Feb 14 16:05:51 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: l1EL4uTI017774: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.anbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR Feb 14 16:05:52 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.bnbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR ERROR: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.bnbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR/export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.hnbOgG: Too many open files Feb 14 16:05:53 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: Temporary quarantine file /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.hnbOgG creation failed LibClamAV Warning: l1EL4ta2017765: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.bnbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR Feb 14 16:05:53 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: l1EL4ta2017765: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.bnbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR Feb 14 16:05:53 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.WmbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR ERROR: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.WmbOgG: No viruses detected ERRORLibClamAV Warning: l1EL4BYL017677: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.WmbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR Feb 14 16:05:53 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: l1EL4BYL017677: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.WmbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR Feb 14 16:05:53 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.MkbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR ERROR: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.MkbOgG: No viruses detected ERRORLibClamAV Warning: l1EL3uZK017640: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.MkbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR Feb 14 16:05:54 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: l1EL3uZK017640: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.MkbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.tnbOgG: Too many open files Feb 14 16:05:55 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: Temporary quarantine file /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.tnbOgG creation failed /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.ynbOgG: Too many open files Feb 14 16:05:55 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: Temporary quarantine file /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.ynbOgG creation failed /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.DnbOgG: Too many open files Feb 14 16:05:56 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: Temporary quarantine file /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.DnbOgG creation failed /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.InbOgG: Too many open files Feb 14 16:05:56 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: Temporary quarantine file /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.InbOgG creation failed /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.NnbOgG: Too many open files Feb 14 16:05:56 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: Temporary quarantine file /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.NnbOgG creation failed /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.SnbOgG: Too many open files Feb 14 16:05:56 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: Temporary quarantine file /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.SnbOgG creation failed ERROR: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.6lbOgG: No viruses detected ERRORLibClamAV Warning: l1EL4Oq5017703: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.6lbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR Feb 14 16:05:57 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.6lbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR Feb 14 16:05:57 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: l1EL4Oq5017703: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.6lbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR LibClamAV Error: Can't create temporary file /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-630a9c803cb6aee77d6c8e6d651b03c2/textportionZnbOgG: Too many open files LibClamAV Error: fileblobDestroy: textportion not saved: report to http://bugs.clamav.net /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.4nbOgG: Too many open files Feb 14 16:05:58 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: Temporary quarantine file /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.4nbOgG creation failed /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.9nbOgG: Too many open files Feb 14 16:05:58 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: Temporary quarantine file /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.9nbOgG creation failed ERROR: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.XnbOgG: No viruses detected ERRORLibClamAV Warning: l1EL537c017814: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.XnbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR Feb 14 16:05:59 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.XnbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR Feb 14 16:05:59 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: l1EL537c017814: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.XnbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.dobOgG: Too many open files Feb 14 16:05:59 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: Temporary quarantine file /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.dobOgG creation failed ERROR: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.nnbOgG: No viruses detected ERRORLibClamAV Warning: l1EL50sd017810: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.nnbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.nnbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit clamav-milter[16437]: l1EL50sd017810: /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb/msg.nnbOgG: No viruses detected ERROR LibClamAV Error: cl_statdbdir(): Can't open directory /export/home/clamav/share/clamav Database error - clamav-milter is stopping Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17822]: l1EL5BDh017822: Milter (clamav): read returned -1: Connection refused by web51409.mail.yahoo.com Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17822]: l1EL5BDh017822: Milter (clamav): init failed to open /export/home/clamav/tmp/clamav-10856503f8bb8211ccd5ac5dc3cf31eb: Invalid argument Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17641]: l1EL3uwm017641: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17723]: l1EL4Ux0017723: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17554]: l1EL3L71017554: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17755]: l1EL4glN017755: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17721]: l1EL4YKb017721: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17640]: l1EL3uZQ017640: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17543]: l1EL3Iee017543: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17763]: l1EL4iqn017763: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17529]: l1EL3GsY017529: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17555]: l1EL3R0K017555: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17537]: l1EL3Kp0017537: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17636]: l1EL3suM017636: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17612]: l1EL3qju017612: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17615]: l1EL3rom017615: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[16742]: l1EKux49016742: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17606]: l1EL3mFs017606: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17593]: l1EL3gYj017593: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17549]: l1EL3TKr017549: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17657]: l1EL43Xt017657: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17608]: l1EL3nLv017608: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17597]: l1EL3hkn017597: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17637]: l1EL40xx017637: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17745]: l1EL4dkn017745: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17616]: l1EL3rqV017616: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17679]: l1EL4Jn1017679: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17571]: l1EL3UWT017571: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17567]: l1EL3SeC017567: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17629]: l1EL3wXO017629: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17647]: l1EL3xmF017647: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17787]: l1EL50p7017787: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17697]: l1EL4R3l017697: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17660]: l1EL44SW017660: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17770]: l1EL4mEO017770: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17650]: l1EL45Le017650: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17761]: l1EL4iRB017761: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17749]: l1EL4eWV017749: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17725]: l1EL4ZrW017725: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17158]: l1EKx0Ht017158: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17748]: l1EL4jsE017748: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17673]: l1EL4FSh017673: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17680]: l1EL4JX9017680: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17739]: l1EL4eiu017739: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17678]: l1EL4Gwx017678: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17738]: l1EL4wi2017738: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17707]: l1EL4UPU017707: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17788]: l1EL4t5W017788: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17689]: l1EL4Jaa017689: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17776]: l1EL4pKX017776: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17766]: l1EL4pbf017766: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:00 sennit sendmail[17795]: l1EL527W017795: milter_read(clamav): cmd read returned 0, expecting 5 Feb 14 16:06:01 sennit sendmail[17853]: l1EL5DMO017853: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe Feb 14 16:06:02 sennit sendmail[17811]: l1EL56NE017811: Milter (clamav): write(D) returned -1, expected 6: Broken pipe Feb 14 16:06:02 sennit sendmail[17831]: l1EL5DU9017831: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe Feb 14 16:06:02 sennit sendmail[17769]: l1EL4qvQ017769: Milter (clamav): write(D) returned -1, expected 114: Broken pipe Feb 14 16:06:02 sennit sendmail[17817]: l1EL59Mm017817: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe Feb 14 16:06:02 sennit sendmail[17829]: l1EL57ss017829: Milter (clamav): write(D) returned -1, expected 6: Broken pipe Feb 14 16:06:03 sennit sendmail[17860]: l1EL5Elq017860: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe Feb 14 16:06:03 sennit sendmail[17839]: l1EL5ElB017839: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe Feb 14 16:06:03 sennit sendmail[17611]: l1EL3oak017611: Milter (clamav): write(Q) returned -1, expected 5: Broken pipe Feb 14 16:06:04 sennit sendmail[17846]: l1EL5Fuc017846: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe Feb 14 16:06:04 sennit sendmail[17818]: l1EL59R8017818: Milter (clamav): write(D) returned -1, expected 6: Broken pipe ^C sennit console login: Feb 14 16:06:08 sennit sendmail[17834]: l1EL5DGC017834: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe Feb 14 16:06:09 sennit sendmail[17877]: l1EL5Lc0017877: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe Feb 14 16:06:10 sennit sendmail[17864]: l1EL5LB1017864: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe Feb 14 16:06:10 sennit sendmail[17854]: l1EL5IVP017854: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe Feb 14 16:06:10 sennit sendmail[17871]: l1EL5NMd017871: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe Feb 14 16:06:14 sennit sendmail[17896]: l1EL5Q1W017896: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe Feb 14 16:06:15 sennit sendmail[17886]: l1EL5NaL017886: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe Feb 14 16:06:16 sennit sendmail[17880]: l1EL5Qux017880: Milter (clamav): local socket name /var/clamav/clmilter.sock unsafe _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html