MailScanner 4.40.11 restarting after every batch

Fri Apr 15 14:32:21 IST 2005

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Martin,

In MailScanner.conf I have:

Custom Functions Dir =
/usr/local/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/CustomFunctions

Which is the directory I had copied MailWatch.pm.
I switched from the require 'MailScanner/MaiLWatch.pm' syntax to the
CustomFunctions directory and automatic loading during the upgrade to
4.40.11.
With versions 4.39.6 and earlier, I used the require
'MailScanner/MailWatch.pm', which always works.
I don't know if I would have had the same problem with version eariler then
4.40.11 and putting the MailWatch.pm in the CustomFunctions directory.

Adri.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Hepworth [mailto:martinh at SOLID-STATE-LOGIC.COM]
> Sent: 15 April, 2005 15:11
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: MailScanner 4.40.11 restarting after every batch
>
>
> Adri
>
> most odd..
>
> and you've definitely got
>
> Custom Functions Dir =
> /opt/MailScanner/lib/MailScanner/CustomFunctions
>
> or where-ever you need to put the CustomFunctions dir..
>
> --
> Martin Hepworth
> Snr Systems Administrator
> Solid State Logic
> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>
>
> Adri Koppes wrote:
> > Julian,
> >
> > Here's the output. Seems it can't call MailWatchLogging,
> eventhough the
> > MailWatchInit is getting callled.
> >
> > Adri.
> >
> >
> > Starting MailScanner...
> > In Debugging mode, not forking...
> > SA bayes lock is /usr/local/etc/mail/spamassassin/bayes.lock
> > Bayes lock is at /usr/local/etc/mail/spamassassin/bayes.lock
> > Use of uninitialized value in numeric ne (!=) at
> > /usr/local/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/WorkArea.pm line 88.
> > Use of uninitialized value in numeric ne (!=) at
> > /usr/local/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/WorkArea.pm line 97.
> > INFO:: Meaningless output that goes nowhere, to keep SAVI happy
> > Use of uninitialized value in hash element at
> > /usr/local/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/SweepOther.pm line 158.
> > Use of uninitialized value in hash element at
> > /usr/local/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/SweepOther.pm line 342.
> > Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at
> > /usr/local/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/Message.pm line 4347.
> > Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at
> > /usr/local/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/Message.pm line 4347.
> > Use of uninitialized value in addition (+) at
> > /usr/local/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/Message.pm line 4364.
> > Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at
> > /usr/local/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/Message.pm line 4347.
> > Use of uninitialized value in int at
> > /usr/local/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/Message.pm line 3404.
> > Use of uninitialized value in addition (+) at
> > /usr/local/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/Message.pm line 3408.
> > Undefined subroutine
> &MailScanner::CustomConfig::MailWatchLogging called at
> > /usr/local/lib/MailScanner/MailScanner/Config.pm line 121.
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Julian Field [mailto:MailScanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK]
> >>Sent: 15 April, 2005 14:52
> >>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >>Subject: Re: MailScanner 4.40.11 restarting after every batch
> >>
> >>
> >>Get it in a state where it isn't working by putting it back to the
> >>layout you started with. Then kill MailScanner. Then set
> "Debug = yes"
> >>in MailScanner.conf and restart MailScanner.
> >>    service MailScanner stop
> >>then edit MailScanner.conf
> >>then
> >>    service MailScanner startin
> >>    service MailScanner startout
> >>then test MailScanner with
> >>    check_MailScanner
> >>and look for any error messages. It should pickup and process
> >>1 batch of
> >>messages and then stop.
> >>Then put it back to normal by setting "Debug = no" in
> MailScanner.conf
> >>and then
> >>    service MailScanner restart
> >>and you will be running normally again.
> >>
> >>Hopefully the error messages it prints will give you some
> idea of what
> >>is really wrong.
> >>
> >>Adri Koppes wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Martin,
> >>>
> >>>hmmm seems the cause is a different one!
> >>>I just moved the MailWatch.pm from CustomFunctions backup
> >>
> >>and inserted a
> >>
> >>>'require MailScanner/Mailwatch.pm' in CustomConfig.pm.
> >>>Restarted MailScanner and now it seems to work fine again....
> >>>Looks like there's something funny happening, when the
> >>
> >>MailWatch.pm is auto
> >>
> >>>loaded by MS from the CustomFunctions directory.
> >>>
> >>>Adri.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>From: Martin Hepworth [mailto:martinh at SOLID-STATE-LOGIC.COM]
> >>>>Sent: 15 April, 2005 14:35
> >>>>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >>>>Subject: Re: MailScanner 4.40.11 restarting after every batch
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Adri
> >>>>
> >>>>hmm well looks like that's the problem then, even if it did
> >>>>work with 4.39
> >>>>
> >>>>try Walker Aumann's modified version of MailWatch.pm and see
> >>>>if you get
> >>>>the same results..
> >>>>
> >>>>--
> >>>>Martin Hepworth
> >>>>Snr Systems Administrator
> >>>>Solid State Logic
> >>>>Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Adri Koppes wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Martin,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Just commented out the Always Lookup Last to diable
> >>
> >>MailWatch and no
> >>
> >>>>>restarts in the last 10 min.
> >>>>>Before commenting it out, MailWatch was still logging
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>properly, despite the
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>restarts.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Adri.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>From: Martin Hepworth [mailto:martinh at SOLID-STATE-LOGIC.COM]
> >>>>>>Sent: 15 April, 2005 14:08
> >>>>>>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >>>>>>Subject: Re: MailScanner 4.40.11 restarting after every batch
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Adri
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>is logging to the mysql DB for Mailwatch OK??
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>What happens if you take out the Call to MailWatch.PM in
> >>>>>>"Always Looked
> >>>>>>Up Last"
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>--
> >>>>>>Martin Hepworth
> >>>>>>Snr Systems Administrator
> >>>>>>Solid State Logic
> >>>>>>Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Adri Koppes wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Martin,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>I can see MS starting all it's children (3 in my
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>configuration) on the
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>install startup.
> >>>>>>>Then after each batch, MS delivers the messages and I can
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>see it restarting,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>using a different PID each time.
> >>>>>>>Checking the previous child seems to have died, since I
> >>
> >>only see 3
> >>
> >>>>>>>mailscanner processes in ps/top.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Adri.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>>From: Martin Hepworth [mailto:martinh at SOLID-STATE-LOGIC.COM]
> >>>>>>>>Sent: 15 April, 2005 13:47
> >>>>>>>>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >>>>>>>>Subject: Re: MailScanner 4.40.11 restarting after every batch
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Adri
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>you sure this isn't just MS starting all it's
> children? How many
> >>>>>>>>Children should it be starting?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>have you looked ove the last 30 minutes or so and
> made sure the
> >>>>>>>>processed ID's are being reused in the logs.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>--
> >>>>>>>>Martin Hepworth
> >>>>>>>>Snr Systems Administrator
> >>>>>>>>Solid State Logic
> >>>>>>>>Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Adri Koppes wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Hi,
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>I just upgraded to MailScanner 4.40.11 on FreeBSD 4.10,
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>using portupgrade
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>and the port made by J. Koopman.
> >>>>>>>>>Before I was running 4.39.6 without any problems, but after
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>the upgrade,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>MailScanner seems to restart every time it completes a
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>batch, without any
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>errors or calling any Csutom End Functions.
> >>>>>>>>>I also have MailWatch 0.5.1 installed with the custom
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>MailWatch.pm module in
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>the CustomFunctions directory.
> >>>>>>>>>Here's a snip from the maillog
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Apr 15 13:25:07 bsd MailScanner[27422]: New Batch: Scanning
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>1 messages, 4207
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>bytes
> >>>>>>>>>Apr 15 13:25:20 bsd MailScanner[27422]: Virus and Content
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Scanning: Starting
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Apr 15 13:25:23 bsd MailScanner[27422]: Uninfected:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Delivered 1 messages
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Apr 15 13:25:24 bsd sendmail[27512]: j3FBOQ8S027485:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>to=<xxx at mydomain.nl>,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>delay=00:00:57, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=esmtp24, pri=123217,
> >>>>>>>>>relay=[192.168.0.3] [192.168.0.3], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (OK)
> >>>>>>>>>Apr 15 13:25:24 bsd MailScanner[27513]: MailScanner E-Mail
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Virus Scanner
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>version
> >>>>>>>>>4.40.11 starting...
> >>>>>>>>>Apr 15 13:25:24 bsd MailScanner[27513]: Config: calling
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>custom init function
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>MailWatchLogging
> >>>>>>>>>Apr 15 13:25:26 bsd MailScanner[27513]: Enabling
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>SpamAssassin auto-whitelist
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>functionality...
> >>>>>>>>>Apr 15 13:25:31 bsd MailScanner[27513]: SophosSAVI 3.91
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>(engine 2.28)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>recognizing 102051 viruses
> >>>>>>>>>Apr 15 13:25:31 bsd MailScanner[27513]: SophosSAVI using
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>180 IDE files
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Apr 15 13:25:31 bsd MailScanner[27513]: ClamAV scanner
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>using unrar command
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>/usr/local/bin/unrar
> >>>>>>>>>Apr 15 13:25:31 bsd MailScanner[27513]: Using
> locktype = flock
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Otherwise MailScanner is working ok, all  ail gets scanned
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>and delivered.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Any ideas what might be causing this?
> >>>>>>>>>Thanks,
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Adri.
> >>>>>>>>>
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