Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 08:34:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Shaun <sfinn@thecore.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: Cassandra Perkins <cassy@loop.com>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sendmail 8.8.6 and Running Out of Swap Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970919083036.3394A-100000@guardian.thecore.com> In-Reply-To: <19970919155227.30484@lemis.com>
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On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, Greg Lehey wrote: > On Thu, Sep 18, 1997 at 10:11:46PM -0700, Cassandra Perkins wrote: > > Since I upgraded from sendmail 8.6.12 to 8.8.6, the systemp started > > reporting the kernel messages: > > > > Sep 18 20:00:42 patty /kernel: swap_pager: out of space > > Sep 18 20:00:42 patty /kernel: Process 15473 killed by vm_pageout -- out > > of swap > > > > The mail server has 32MB of RAM and 128MB swap. The server doesn't > > appears any more active than before. Is there a possible bug or option in > > the new sendmail version that could be causing this problem? > > There's no a priori reason to expect that this is related to sendmail; > the only thing pointing to is is the upgrade. Take a look at your > process sizes (ps and top) and swap space usage (pstat -s). They > should point you towards the real culprit. > > Swap usage seems to be on the increase. A year ago, I got by quite > happily with 50 MB on a 32 MB system. Now I have increased memory to > 96 MB, but frequently use up to 200 MB swap. I can't make up my mind > whether this reflects changes in my habits or changes in the system. I experienced a similiar problem about a week ago. Same complaint on the console with sendmail and out of swap. It actually turned out to be procmail attempting to deliver a 40MB email. Once I removed the large message from the mailq everything went back to normal. +------------------- http://www.download.net ----------------------+ | Shaun M. Finn TechnoCore Communications, Inc. | | sfinn@thecore.com Internet Web Services & Access | | VOICE: (732)928-7400 P.O. Box 106 | | FAX: (732)928-7402 Jackson, NJ 08527-0106 | +------------------- http://www.thecore.com/ ----------------------+
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