>> work0.psg.com:/var/spool/exim/db# exim_tidydb /var/spool/exim retry
>> Tidying Exim hints database /var/spool/exim/db/retry
>> top shows
>> PID USERNAME THR PRI NICE SIZE RES STATE C TIME WCPU COMMAND
>> 38730 root 1 62 0 7772M 3432M pfault 1 0:25 16.26% exim_tidydb
>> system locks up and requires remote power bar
> Then the system is fairly hosed. You should be able to run the tidy as
> exim, IIRC, but even so a lock-up like that is rare.
yep. and is happening on at least three systems, two of them where the
only mail is five outbound log reports a day. all were cvsupped about
the same time some weeks back when this all started.
> My thoughts turn to the FreeBSD-SA-09:07.libc and the libc updates for
> db security issues and wondering whether the patch for your branch is
> bad -- it seems the most likely recent change.
started maybe two-three weeks ago. but could have been a month gap
before a cvsup back then. have cvsupped in the last two days again.
am now doing a full cvsup, no -s, and blown away /usr/obj, before
building kernel and world. will do so again now, just in case. then i
will force exim rebuild.
that's all i can think of. eye of newt?
randy
