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Re: [cobalt-users] Sendmail dying

You may have to set your number of open files to a greater amount. This would be a performance issue if you are sending _large_ volumes of mail all certain times. Check you logs for high volumes also check to make sure that you aren't being used for a spam relay. The clue to this is control files in sendmail, if memory serves. I can't remember off the top of my head how to do it, but if the unit you are running is using a version 2.2x kernel, it's a simple echo, if you're running an older version, you will need to recompile the kernel. If anyone can remember the command that would help, or check out Redhat's support site for info on it. Try looking for "changing the number of open files in Linux" 

Hope this helps.

ChriS

At 02:03 PM 05/22/2000 -0400, you wrote:

We have a RaQ3 with approximately 85 vhosts on it all of which have mail.
Sendmail has just been dying about once a day recently.  I called Cobalt
support and they believe it's under too heavy a load (why they believe this
is beyond me).

Are there any logs on the server that can point a finger as to why sendmail
dies?  When it dies it usually takes 15 minutes or so to restart too.  Is
that normal?  I've dug through the archives for this list and haven't found
a similar issue.  Maybe I'm just lucky!

Thanks,
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Grant Cummings
Support Manager
Wholesaleisp.net
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