[CLUG] Problems With Exim4

[Gerard Hooton]

I guess I am trying to find out if having all these processes running
for exim is normal? I have seen this grow to 100+ This is a small system
with very little mail traffic on it.

//Ger




On Wed, 2008-12-10 at 14:11 +0000, Michele Neylon :: Blacknight wrote:
> And I repeat - what is the problem?
> 
> 
> On 10 Dec 2008, at 14:08, Gerard Hooton wrote:
> 
> > Yes, but the all have PPID =  10020 which is the PID of the firs one.
> > //Ger
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 2008-12-10 at 13:26 +0000, Michele Neylon :: Blacknight wrote:
> >> On 10 Dec 2008, at 10:18, Gerard Hooton wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello All,
> >>>
> >>> I am having problems with Exim4.6
> >>> I am seeing multiple copies of it running
> >>>
> >>> ps -elf |grep exim
> >>>
> >>> 5 S 102      10020     1  0  80   0 -  3491 -      09:30 ?
> >>> 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m
> >>> 1 S 102      10080 10020  0  80   0 -  3493 -      09:34 ?
> >>> 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m
> >>> 1 S 102      10096 10020  0  80   0 -  3493 -      09:35 ?
> >>> 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m
> >>> 1 S 102      10098 10020  0  80   0 -  3493 -      09:35 ?
> >>> 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m
> >>> 1 S 102      10101 10020  0  80   0 -  3493 -      09:35 ?
> >>> 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> This list is growing over time
> >>>
> >>> I note that they all have a PPID = PID of the first one.
> >>
> >> No they don't - each process has a separate unique ID as per the
> >> output you've provided
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> You'd be better off posting to the main ILUG list ...
> >>
> >> Secondly it's normal for most daemons to run multiple processes, so
> >> unless it's not actually working what is the problem?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Mr Michele Neylon
> >> Blacknight Solutions
> >> Hosting & Colocation, Brand Protection
> >> http://www.blacknight.com/
> >> http://blog.blacknight.com/
> >> Intl. +353 (0) 59  9183072
> >> US: 213-233-1612
> >> UK: 0844 484 9361
> >> Locall: 1850 929 929
> >> Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090
> >> Fax. +353 (0) 1 4811 763
> >> -------------------------------
> >> Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business
> >> Park,Sleaty
> >> Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland  Company No.: 370845
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Cork mailing list
> >> Cork at linux.ie
> >> http://mail.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/cork
> > --  
> > Gerard Hooton.
> > Department of Microelectronic Engineering U.C.C.
> > Butler Building,
> > Enterprise Centre,
> > North Mall.
> > Cork.
> >
> > Tel: +353 21 4904576
> > Fax: +353 21 4904573
> > http://www.ue.ucc.ie/
> >
> >
> 
> Mr Michele Neylon
> Blacknight Solutions
> Hosting & Colocation, Brand Protection
> http://www.blacknight.com/
> http://blog.blacknight.com/
> Intl. +353 (0) 59  9183072
> US: 213-233-1612
> UK: 0844 484 9361
> Locall: 1850 929 929
> Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090
> Fax. +353 (0) 1 4811 763
> -------------------------------
> Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business  
> Park,Sleaty
> Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland  Company No.: 370845
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Cork mailing list
> Cork at linux.ie
> http://mail.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/cork
-- 
Gerard Hooton.
Department of Microelectronic Engineering U.C.C.
Butler Building,
Enterprise Centre,
North Mall.
Cork.

Tel: +353 21 4904576
Fax: +353 21 4904573
http://www.ue.ucc.ie/