Mehul Ved put forth on 12/21/2009 6:37 AM: > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Mehul Ved <mehul.n....@gmail.com> wrote: >> This is something I found today >> Dec 18 16:23:35 www postfix/pickup[23157]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 19 00:52:16 www postfix/pickup[25514]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 19 05:35:47 www postfix/smtp[27520]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 19 06:38:43 www postfix/local[27540]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 19 18:44:43 www postfix/smtp[30674]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 19 18:46:35 www postfix/local[30718]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 20 05:58:06 www postfix/local[30381]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 20 10:46:21 www postfix/pickup[30721]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 20 15:29:42 www postfix/local[31411]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 20 15:33:50 www postfix/smtp[367]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 20 20:12:54 www postfix/pickup[17393]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 21 06:04:25 www postfix/local[939]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 21 13:35:57 www postfix/pickup[16348]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 21 16:50:13 www postfix/pickup[4898]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> >> And the timing of the first problem coincides with when the problem started. >> So, it turns out I was looking at the wrong thing. I need to find out >> now as to why I am getting this error. > > To add to that, when postfix is running, the server load spikes up to > around 120 as reported by top.
This host is a web server that happens to run postfix correct? Not the other way 'round? Does this web server run apache and php? Were both fully patched up to the day the problems started? I assume you see where I'm going with this. -- Stan
