multiple exim4 processes
I am running exim4, and it runs in multiple processes: # ps -C exim4 PID TTY TIME CMD 19722 ?00:00:00 exim4 19723 ?00:00:00 exim4 19724 ?00:00:00 exim4 19725 ?00:00:00 exim4 19727 ?00:00:00 exim4 defunct 19731 ?00:00:00 exim4 19732 ?00:00:00 exim4 19733 ?00:00:00 exim4 19734 ?00:00:00 exim4 19736 ?00:00:00 exim4 defunct 19738 ?00:00:00 exim4 19739 ?00:00:00 exim4 19740 ?00:00:00 exim4 19741 ?00:00:00 exim4 19743 ?00:00:00 exim4 defunct 19747 ?00:00:00 exim4 19748 ?00:00:00 exim4 19749 ?00:00:00 exim4 19750 ?00:00:00 exim4 19752 ?00:00:00 exim4 defunct 19767 ?00:00:00 exim4 19768 ?00:00:00 exim4 19769 ?00:00:00 exim4 19770 ?00:00:00 exim4 19772 ?00:00:00 exim4 defunct and this is after I stoped the server. Is this normal? Thanks, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: multiple exim4 processes
On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 02:24:17AM -0700, Vadik wrote: | I am running exim4, and it runs in multiple processes: This is normal. | and this is after I stoped the server. Is this normal? No. After stopping the server it shouldn't still be running. Well, it is possible (probable, even) that cron runs an exim queue runner process periodically. If you have a lot of mail in the queue to be delivered then you could get several delivery processes running at once. If there is some problem (eg network blocked by ISP) then the delivery processes could run for a considerable amount of time before terminating. HTH, -D -- Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion. Proverbs 11:22 www: http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: multiple exim4 processes
Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 02:24:17AM -0700, Vadik wrote: | I am running exim4, and it runs in multiple processes: This is normal. | and this is after I stoped the server. Is this normal? No. After stopping the server it shouldn't still be running. at once. If there is some problem (eg network blocked by ISP) then the delivery processes could run for a considerable amount of time before terminating. Thank you, This explains the behavior. For some reason Exim4 open relaying, and someone was relaying a lot of spam, most of which didn't have valid email, so exim4 was trying for a while. After I manually killed all exim4 process it works fine. Now the question remain, why did exam4 open relaying. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
