Hello, 2008/2/27, Mark Tinguely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >From the MRTG data I can see that suddenly on a currently not very > > busy machine the load averege went over 15 or more. This happened > > around 10 in the morning. Not many entries in httpd access log, smtp > > server was not too much loaded (at that time it generally produces a > > load average of about 1). > > > By any chance, do you run SpamAssassin? I have seen load average bursts with > SA. It seems to me that spam sites are bursting spam to attempt to bring > down the anti-spam filters. > > As mentioned by others a "ps" (or I prefer "pstree") list will help > solve the issue.
Thanks. I do have SA but I studied the logs carefully and no outside connections, except for one with a vary small message desitined for mailman subscription arrived at around that time. -- Zbigniew Szalbot _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"