MailScanner <defunct> and 100% CPU from time to time

[Res]

On Sat, 6 Jan 2007, Sarah Trayser wrote:

> On 05/01/07, Tomoiaga Cristian <cristi at elvsoft.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I have a problem with MailScanner.
>> 
>> Distro: CentOS 4.4
>> CPU: Intel P4 HT
>> MailScanner 2.46
>> 
>> Updateing to 2.46 did not solve the <defunct> problem.


> I suspect you mean version 2.46 of the ConfigServer installation
> script for cPanel servers, rather than the version of MailScanner
> itself. The ConfigServer install script v2.46 installed MailScanner
> v4.56.8.

Sarah,
This might explain what the OP meant, since you use cpanel, does it do 
anything silly to MailScanner.conf that would ordinarily not be done?


Tomoiaga,
Please install the current RPM as suggested earlier, if it persists
you will have to supply us with some info, like virus scanner type, SA?, 
MTA type and version, the type of lockfile set in MailScanner.conf, 
run MailScanner --lint, run MailScanner in debug mode and see if it throws 
any errors, the logfiles are always a good starting point.

Also run this on command line and ensure it outputs at least 0.18

(perl -MSys::Syslog -le "print Sys::Syslog->VERSION";)

if it is less than 0.18, 0.17 I think is OK, but do not use 0.16, it 
had a severe bug that caused issues.

-- 
Cheers
Res

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