mqueue.in cleanup

[Randal, Phil]

I use this bash script to clean up orphsned files

 

#!/bin/bash
# clean up orphaned df* files in mqueue.in
# no known cause for these files yet.
/etc/init.d/MailScanner stop
sleep 30
dir="/var/spool/mqueue.in"
file=`find $dir -mtime +1`
for i in ${file}
do m=`basename ${i}`
j=${m:2}
if [ ! -e "${dir}/qf${j}" ]; then
mv ${i} /var/tmp/
fi
done
echo
df -hl
/etc/init.d/MailScanner restart
exit 0

Cheers,

Phil

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Herefordshire Council | Deputy Chief Executive's Office | I.C.T.
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From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
[mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Jan
Agermose
Sent: 15 January 2009 15:23
To: MailScanner discussion
Subject: mqueue.in cleanup



hi

I have a problem on my server in that mqueue.in fills with old files
that are never removed - files back one year - I think its safe to say
they will not get delivered. 

Is there som "find" command that can remove all files older than 14
dayes if its safe to do so or should I clean up in some other way? 

 

regards

Jan