Michael P. Varre wrote: > I'm running spamd + vpopmail + qmailscanner + mysql + > clamuko. I have a problem where every once in a while > hundreds of spamd processes are spawning. It absolutely > crushes the server. I have determined it is not because > of any large lists being sent/received to/from the box. > I have also determined it is not a spammer. There aren't > really that many clients on the box, and it is dedicated > for mail services. No open relay, etc. > You should limit the number of concurrent spamd processes by using the -m option. I use -m 20 to limit spamd to 20 concurrent processes. I have found that stopping syslog will totally choke spamd regardless of the whether or not you use the -m option. I was using the stock init scripts for syslog which came with the Redhat distribution. Everytime I would stop or restart syslog using these scripts, spamd would choke and within a minute or so, and I would have hundreds of processes running and a locked up system. Restarting syslogd with the -HUP does not cause this problem.
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