Errors filling up /var/log/messages

[Philip Parsons]

I have never changed that location and I have confirmed it is showing at that location as well

[root at mailscanner log]# ls -la  /var/run/MailScanner.pid
-rw------- 1 root root 6 Mar 15 09:29 /var/run/MailScanner.pid



From: MailScanner [mailto:mailscanner-bounces+pparsons=techeez.com at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Jerry Benton
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 1:01 PM
To: MailScanner Discussion <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
Subject: Re: Errors filling up /var/log/messages

Check your settings to make sure MailScanner is writing your PID to a directory that exists. (/var/run/MailScanner.pid is best to use.) If the PID cannot be created because you are using something like /var/run/MailScanner/MailScanner.pid, then the cron that checks MailScanner will start a new instance every hour. Pretty soon you are running a ton of MailScanner processes and run out of memory and then ClamAV cannot start or have memory to operate if it is started.



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Jerry Benton
www.mailborder.com<http://www.mailborder.com>



On Mar 16, 2016, at 3:57 PM, Philip Parsons <pparsons at techeez.com<mailto:pparsons at techeez.com>> wrote:

I have the following errors filling up my messages log file

[LibClamAV] mpool_malloc(): Attempt to allocate 8388608 bytes

I am pretty certain it is related to freashclam processes but cannot find a reason why ?

I know it is not the clamav list which I have just joined but hoping someone might have a fix..


Thank you.
Philip Parsons
IT Specialist
Techeez IT Consulting
250-818-2879
Skype ID: techeez
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