Topic: sme poor performance

[pwinkler]

We have an athlon 64 3000+ 512mb ddr400 & software raid 40gb ide hdd gigabit & 100mb lan fresh install sme 6.0-01 using the unofficial update script and it is soooo slooow

server manager & webmail seem to take forever to load
and sending mail from outlook is painfully slow

here is the output from ps -ef

UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
root         1     0  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:09 init [7]
root         2     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:07 [keventd]
root         3     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:45 [kapmd]
root         4     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:40 [ksoftirqd_CPU0]
root         5     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:07:21 [kswapd]
root         6     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:09:17 [kscand]
root         7     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:07 [bdflush]
root         8     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:01:14 [kupdated]
root         9     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 [mdrecoveryd]
root        17     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 [raid1d]
root        18     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 [raid1d]
root        19     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 [raid1d]
root        20     1  1 Dec08 ?        00:27:02 [kjournald]
root       111     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 [khubd]
root       366     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 [kjournald]
root       494     1  0 Dec08 tty2     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2
root       495     1  0 Dec08 tty3     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3
root       496     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:16 /usr/local/bin/svscan /service
root       527   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise cvm-unix-local
root       528   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise log
root       529   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise qmail
root       530   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise log
root       531   527  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/cvm-unix-local /var/lib/cvm/cvm-unix-local.
cvmlog     532   528  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/multilog t s5000000 /var/log/cvm
root       533   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise smtpfront-qmail
root       534   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise log
root       535   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise dnscache
root       536   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise log
root       537   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise imap
root       538   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise log
root       539   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise dhcpcd
root       540   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise log
root       541   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise dhcpd
root       542   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise log
root       543   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise pppoe
root       544   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise log
root       545   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise nmbd
root       546   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise log
qmaill     547   534  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:03 /usr/local/bin/multilog t s5000000 /var/log/smtpfron
root       548   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise smbd
root       549   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise log
root       550   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise tinydns
root       551   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise log
root       552   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise popd
root       553   496  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 supervise log
dnslog     554   536  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:16 /usr/local/bin/multilog t s5000000 /var/log/dnscache
qmaill     555   530  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:01 /usr/local/bin/multilog t s5000000 /var/log/qmail
imaplog    556   538  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/multilog t s5000000 /var/log/imap
smelog     557   542  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/multilog t s5000000 /var/log/dhcpd
dnslog     570   551  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/multilog t s5000000 /var/log/tinydns
smelog     571   540  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/multilog t s5000000 /var/log/dhcpcd
qmaill     572   544  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/multilog t s5000000 /var/log/pppoe
root       575   546  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/multilog t s5000000 /var/log/nmbd
root       576   549  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/multilog t s5000000 /var/log/smbd
root       579     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:08 syslogd -m 0
smelog     580   553  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/multilog t s5000000 /var/log/popd
root       585     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:01 klogd -c 1 -2
nobody     745     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/oidentd -m -f -u nobody -g nobody
root      1291     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 [eth0]
root      1490     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:02 crond
root      1543     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 xinetd -stayalive -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid
dnscache  1585   535  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:48 /usr/local/bin/dnscache
root      1696   552  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/tcpserver -v -R -H -l 0 0 110 /var/qm
dns       1742   550  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/tinydns
ldap      1864     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/slapd -u ldap
ldap      1865  1864  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:02 /usr/sbin/slapd -u ldap
ldap      1870  1865  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/slapd -u ldap
ntp       1905     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:18 ntpd -U ntp
qmails    1947   529  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:14 qmail-send
root      1948  1947  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:02 qmail-lspawn ./Maildir/
qmailr    1949  1947  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 qmail-rspawn
qmailq    1950  1947  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:03 qmail-clean
root      2007     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:08 httpd
www       2010  2007  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:05 httpd
www       2011  2007  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:07 httpd
www       2012  2007 25 Dec08 ?        09:03:11 httpd
www       2013  2007  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:08 httpd
www       2014  2007  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:05 httpd
www       2015  2007  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:09 httpd
www       2016  2007  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:10 httpd
www       2017  2007  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:08 httpd
www       2018  2007  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:06 httpd
www       2019  2007  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:09 httpd
qmaild    2062   533  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:01 /usr/local/bin/tcpserver -v -U -R -x /etc/tcprules/t
root      2102     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/spamd -d -c -m5 -H
root      2135     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
root      2290     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:06 /usr/sbin/httpd-admin -f /etc/httpd/admin-conf/httpd
admin     2293  2290  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd-admin -f /etc/httpd/admin-conf/httpd
root      2313     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/safe_mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/my
root      2408   548  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/smbd -F -S
mysql     2414  2313  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf --ba
root      2448   545  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:20 /usr/sbin/nmbd -F -S
mysql     2450  2414  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:03 /usr/libexec/mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf --ba
mysql     2451  2450  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf --ba
mysql     2453  2450  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf --ba
root      2538     1  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/pptpd -f
root      2539     1  0 Dec08 tty1     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty1
admin     2561  2290  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd-admin -f /etc/httpd/admin-conf/httpd
www       4500  2007  0 Dec08 ?        00:00:05 httpd
root      5771   537  0 Dec09 ?        00:00:00 tcpserver -d -H -R -v -X -c 2000 -x imap.tcprules.cd
www      11652  2007  0 Dec09 ?        00:00:01 httpd
admin    17426  2290  0 Dec09 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd-admin -f /etc/httpd/admin-conf/httpd
root      6365  1490  0 Dec09 ?        00:00:00 CROND
root      6370  6365  0 Dec09 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/clamscan
root      6377  6370  5 Dec09 ?        00:07:29 /usr/bin/clamscan --remove --recursive --infected --
root      6378  6370  0 Dec09 ?        00:00:00 /bin/mail -s [mail2] Clam Antivirus Scan Results - F
qmailq    7012  2102  0 00:19 ?        00:00:59 spamd child
qmailq    7013  2102  0 00:19 ?        00:01:12 spamd child
root      9359  2135  0 01:20 ?        00:00:00 sshd: root@pts/0
root      9367  9359  0 01:20 pts/0    00:00:00 -bash
qmailq   10460  2102  0 02:12 ?        00:00:06 spamd child
qmailq   10466  2102  0 02:12 ?        00:00:07 spamd child
qmailq   10538  2102  0 02:13 ?        00:00:06 spamd child
qmaild   11593  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11595  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11596  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11597  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11598  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11599  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11600  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11601  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11602  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11603  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11604  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11605  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11606  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11609  2062  0 02:22 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11613  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11614  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11615  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11616  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11617 11593  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11618 11604  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11619 11605  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11620 11606  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmaild   11622  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11624  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11626 11609  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmaild   11628  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11631 11613  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11633 11614  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11634 11616  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11635 11615  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11636 11596  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11637 11595  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11638 11598  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmaild   11639  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11640 11597  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11641 11601  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11642 11622  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11643 11603  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11644 11599  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11645 11600  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11646 11624  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11647 11602  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11648 11628  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmaild   11649  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11650  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11651  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11653 11639  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11654 11617  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11655 11649  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmaild   11656  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11657 11654  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmaild   11658  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11659 11650  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmaild   11660  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11661  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11662  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11663 11651  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11664 11656  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11666 11658  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmaild   11667  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11668  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmaild   11669  2062  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11673 11669  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11674 11667  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11675 11668  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11676 11660  0 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11677 11643  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11680 11677  0 02:23 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11682 11661  1 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11683 11662  1 02:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11690 11618  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11692 11690  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11694 11640  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11696 11655  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11698 11694  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11699 11642  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11700 11699  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11701 11696  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11702 11653  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11703 11702  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11704 11619  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11705 11704  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11706 11659  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11707 11706  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11708 11620  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11709 11708  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11710 11666  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11711 11647  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11712 11636  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11713 11673  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11714 11710  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11715 11712  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11716 11711  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11717 11713  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11718 11646  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11719 11718  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11720 11626  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11721 11720  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11722 11641  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11723 11722  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11724 11637  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11725 11724  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11726 11664  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11727 11633  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11728 11726  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11729 11727  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11730 11631  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11731 11683  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11732 11730  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11733 11634  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11734 11644  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11735 11676  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11736 11731  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11737 11733  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11738 11734  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11739 11735  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11740 11674  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11741 11740  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11742 11663  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11743 11635  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11744 11682  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11745 11742  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11746 11743  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11747 11645  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11748 11744  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11749 11675  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11750 11747  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11751 11749  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11752 11648  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11753 11752  0 02:24 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmaild   11789  2062  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11790 11789  2 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmaild   11793  2062  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11794 11790  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11795 11794  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11796 11793  1 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmaild   11798  2062  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11799 11798  1 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11800 11796  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11801 11800  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmailq   11802 11799  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11803 11802  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmaild   11809  2062  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11810 11809 13 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11812 11810  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11813 11812  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmaild   11816  2062  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11817 11816 16 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11818 11817  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11819 11818  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmaild   11821  2062  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
root     11822  9367  0 02:25 pts/0    00:00:00 ps -ef
qmailq   11823 11821  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.
qmailq   11824 11823  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 qmail-queue
qmailq   11825 11824  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 spamc
qmaild   11827  2062  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail
qmailq   11829 11827  0 02:25 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/suidperl -w /dev/fd/3//usr/bin/qmail-queue.

any suggestions?

[marsa_matruh]

How did you installed your software raid? Are your two hdd's on separate IDE controlers?

[pwinkler]

Yes they are definitely on different channels

The slowness didn't start out straight away the server has been up for a month now and is fast getting worse & worse.

There are heaps of emails also that i have been notified about just this last day that are "put into problems directory" and it takes ages to open the antivirus panel to do anything with them!

[mdo]

root 6377 6370 5 Dec09 ? 00:07:29 /usr/bin/clamscan --remove --recursive --infected --

Doesn't that look like your (normally nightly) clamAV batch scan job "clamscan" is running?

Have you installed sysmon (System monitor) which might give you some more ideas about the load and resource usage?

Regards,
Michael

[pwinkler]

Thanks for that, I am running it manually now.

Any other clues as to why the system is running so slow?

[marsa_matruh]

And what's about top?

[pwinkler]

Sorry! Whats about top? Not sure what you mean!

[/quote]

[guest22]

enter 'top' on the console as root.

[pwinkler]

Here is the output from 'top'


 8:49am  up 1 day, 18:34,  2 users,  load average: 3.37, 3.55, 3.45
143 processes: 133 sleeping, 6 running, 4 zombie, 0 stopped
CPU states: 53.8% user, 36.0% system, 10.2% nice,  0.0% idle
Mem:   514152K av,  507520K used,    6632K free,       0K shrd,   26136K buff
Swap:  264952K av,  145344K used,  119608K free                  366428K cached

  PID USER     PRI  NI  SIZE  RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM   TIME COMMAND
19043 root      16   0   636  632   272 R    36.0  0.1   6:17 gzip
 2012 www       17   0  5476   20     8 R    35.4  0.0 810:06 httpd
 6377 root      15  10 91364  24M   552 R N  13.2  4.8  29:50 clamscan
19042 root      10   0   712  712   560 S     7.6  0.1   1:32 tar
18554 www       10   0  2272 1396   716 S     2.6  0.2   0:09 httpd
19029 root       9   0  7544 6068   712 S     2.4  1.1   0:14 perl5.6.1
 2561 admin      9   0  1028  600   284 S     1.6  0.1   0:17 httpd-admin
 2448 root      10   0   876  588   432 S     0.4  0.1   0:34 nmbd
    5 root       9   0     0    0     0 SW    0.2  0.0   9:34 kswapd
    6 root       9   0     0    0     0 SW    0.2  0.0  11:21 kscand
   20 root       9   0     0    0     0 SW    0.2  0.0  33:00 kjournald
 1585 dnscache   9   0  1352  888    84 S     0.2  0.1   0:56 dnscache
    1 root       8   0   472  436   412 S     0.0  0.0   0:11 init
    2 root       9   0     0    0     0 SW    0.0  0.0   0:09 keventd
    3 root       9   0     0    0     0 SW    0.0  0.0   1:21 kapmd
    4 root      19  19     0    0     0 SWN   0.0  0.0   1:05 ksoftirqd_CPU0
    7 root       9   0     0    0     0 SW    0.0  0.0   0:15 bdflush

[raem]

8:49am  up 1 day, 18:34,  2 users,  load average: 3.37, 3.55, 3.45
143 processes: 133 sleeping, 6 running, 4 zombie, 0 stopped
CPU states: 53.8% user, 36.0% system, 10.2% nice,  0.0% idle
Mem:   514152K av,  507520K used,    6632K free,       0K shrd,   26136K buff
Swap:  264952K av,  145344K used,  119608K free                  366428K cached


It's busy !

Try
top -i
to show just the processes that are actually running at the moment, that will give a clue as to what your server is doing (and perhaps why it is going slow).

[marsa_matruh]

6 processes running  
and also 4 zombie processes   . Something wrong there.


Look better like that :
11:40pm  up 79 days,  3:49,  1 user,  load average: 0,16, 0,09, 0,02
132 processes: 131 sleeping, 1 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped
CPU states:  0,7% user,  1,1% system,  0,0% nice, 98,0% idle

1 process running : top  

[gardnc]

Each of these:

qmaild 11593 2062 0 02:22 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/smtpfront-qmail

entries is the ps output is an email being processed by qmail.  You are being flooded with email.  My SME also goes bonkers when there are floods of undeliverable email.  I never found a solution other than (in my own case) not accepting email from the domain that was receiving it.

[pwinkler]

top -i output - and youre right we are bing flooded with email so i pulled the plug on the internet connection until this is fixed!


9:52am  up 1 day, 19:36,  3 users,  load average: 5.92, 4.74, 3.78
169 processes: 161 sleeping, 5 running, 3 zombie, 0 stopped
CPU states: 23.0% user, 77.0% system,  0.0% nice,  0.0% idle
Mem:   514152K av,  507636K used,    6516K free,       0K shrd,   25320K buff
Swap:  264952K av,  133192K used,  131760K free                  350800K cached

  PID USER     PRI  NI  SIZE  RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM   TIME COMMAND
 2012 www       17   0  5476   20     8 R    43.0  0.0 851:31 httpd
14942 www        9   0  2500 1356   944 R     5.0  0.2   0:24 httpd
 6377 root      15  10 91364  18M   552 R N   3.0  3.7  33:14 clamscan
20104 root       9   0  1636 1604  1268 R     0.0  0.3   0:00 sshd
20157 root       9   0  1072 1072   792 R     0.0  0.2   0:00 top

[smeghead]

I agree that you're being flooded with mail so what to do?

a) change the number of threads that the server runs for smtpfront-qmail so that it the load is more controllable and the system doesn't consume as much of its ram:

/sbin/e-smith/db configuration setprop qmail ConcurrencyRemote 10
/sbin/e-smith/db configuration setprop qmail ConcurrencyLocal 10
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event email-update
/etc/init.d/qmail restart

b) install Ray Mitchells/Charlie Bradys mailfront contrib to reject dodgy email before it even gets to your virus/spam scanners; the system then has less to process and consumes less memory.

HTH