processes

[Willem Kuiters]

Hello,

I have recently upgraded from version 3 to Mailscanner 4.22-5 using the
debian package. I have adapted the new configuration files. I now end up
after a while with quite a few Mailscanner processes in my process
tables. Looking in mail.log shows that apparently Mailscanner restarts
every hour. Here's an excerpt:


Sep 16 18:00:02 bragann MailScanner[1307]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus Scanner version 4.22-5 starting... 
Sep 16 18:00:02 bragann MailScanner[1307]: Using locktype = posix 
Sep 16 18:00:02 bragann MailScanner[1307]: Creating hardcoded struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type) 
Sep 16 18:01:30 bragann exim[1308]: 2003-09-16 18:01:30 Start queue run: pid=1308
Sep 16 18:01:30 bragann exim[1308]: 2003-09-16 18:01:30 End queue run: pid=1308
Sep 16 18:11:19 bragann MailScanner[1307]: New Batch: Scanning 3 messages, 11291 bytes 
Sep 16 18:11:19 bragann MailScanner[1307]: Virus and Content Scanning: Starting 
Sep 16 18:11:20 bragann MailScanner[1307]: Uninfected: Delivered 3 messages 

.....

Sep 16 18:31:37 bragann MailScanner[601]: Virus and Content Scanning: Starting 
Sep 16 18:31:38 bragann MailScanner[601]: Uninfected: Delivered 1 messages 
Sep 16 18:31:38 bragann MailScanner[601]: MailScanner child dying of old age 
Sep 16 18:31:38 bragann MailScanner[1344]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus Scanner version 4.22-5 starting... 

.......

Sep 16 19:00:02 bragann MailScanner[1404]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus Scanner version 4.22-5 starting... 
Sep 16 19:00:03 bragann MailScanner[1404]: Using locktype = posix 
Sep 16 19:00:03 bragann MailScanner[1404]: Creating hardcoded struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type) 
Sep 16 19:01:30 bragann exim[1407]: 2003-09-16 19:01:30 Start queue run: pid=1407
Sep 16 19:01:30 bragann exim[1407]: 2003-09-16 19:01:30 End queue run: pid=1407
Sep 16 19:12:24 bragann MailScanner[1404]: New Batch: Scanning 1 messages, 2689 bytes 
Sep 16 19:12:24 bragann MailScanner[1404]: Virus and Content Scanning: Starting 
Sep 16 19:12:25 bragann MailScanner[1404]: Uninfected: Delivered 1 messages 
Sep 16 19:12:25 bragann MailScanner[1404]: New Batch: Scanning 2 messages, 13820 bytes 
Sep 16 19:12:27 bragann MailScanner[1404]: Virus and Content Scanning: Starting 
Sep 16 19:12:28 bragann MailScanner[846]: New Batch: Found 4 messages waiting 
Sep 16 19:12:28 bragann MailScanner[846]: New Batch: Scanning 2 messages, 9235 bytes 
Sep 16 19:12:28 bragann MailScanner[1307]: New Batch: Found 3 messages waiting 
Sep 16 19:12:28 bragann MailScanner[1307]: New Batch: Scanning 1 messages, 3287 bytes 
Sep 16 19:12:28 bragann MailScanner[1404]: Uninfected: Delivered 2 messages 
Sep 16 19:12:28 bragann MailScanner[1404]: New Batch: Found 4 messages waiting 
Sep 16 19:12:28 bragann MailScanner[1404]: New Batch: Scanning 1 messages, 5034 bytes 

..........

Sep 16 20:00:02 bragann MailScanner[1688]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus Scanner version 4.22-5 starting... 
Sep 16 20:00:03 bragann MailScanner[1688]: Using locktype = posix 
Sep 16 20:00:03 bragann MailScanner[1688]: Creating hardcoded struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type) 

.....

Sep 16 21:55:01 bragann MailScanner[736]: MailScanner child dying of old age 
Sep 16 21:55:01 bragann MailScanner[2056]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus Scanner version 4.22-5 starting... 
Sep 16 21:55:02 bragann exim[2055]: 2003-09-16 21:55:02 19zLue-0000X3-00 => willem <willem at localhost> D=procmail T=procmail_pipe
Sep 16 21:55:02 bragann exim[2055]: 2003-09-16 21:55:02 19zLue-0000X3-00 Completed
Sep 16 21:55:02 bragann MailScanner[2056]: Using locktype = posix 
Sep 16 21:55:02 bragann MailScanner[2056]: Creating hardcoded struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type) 
Sep 16 21:55:04 bragann Sophos-autoupdate[2062]: Sophos successfully updated in /usr/local//373.200309162155 
Sep 16 22:00:01 bragann MailScanner[2096]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus Scanner version 4.22-5 starting... 
Sep 16 22:00:02 bragann MailScanner[2096]: Using locktype = posix 
Sep 16 22:00:02 bragann MailScanner[2096]: Creating hardcoded struct_flock subroutine for linux (Linux-type) 
Sep 16 22:01:29 bragann exim[2097]: 2003-09-16 22:01:29 Start queue run: pid=2097

Here is part of what "ps -A" gives:

  674 ?        00:00:00 kdeinit
  735 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
  845 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 1014 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 1306 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 1307 ?        00:00:01 MailScanner
 1344 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 1355 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 1403 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 1404 ?        00:00:01 MailScanner
 1687 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 1688 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 1847 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 1848 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 1958 ?        00:00:00 kdeinit
 1969 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 2015 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 2056 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 2095 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner
 2096 ?        00:00:00 MailScanner

What could be the problem here? This is my personal machine I use for
tests, so the load is minimal.

Thanks for any hints,

Willem
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