Topic: 99% CPU usage

[edb]

Has anyone run into this before?

SME v6.0.1 running SpamAssasin, here is a snapshot of the top command:

1:50pm  up 20 days,  1:49,  1 user,  load average: 2.17, 1.77, 1.39
140 processes: 136 sleeping, 4 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped
CPU states: 51.7% user, 41.2% system,  6.9% nice,  0.0% idle
Mem:   126368K av,  114448K used,   11920K free,       0K shrd,   33828K buff
Swap:  264952K av,  112764K used,  152188K free                    1020K cached
  PID USER     PRI  NI  SIZE  RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM   TIME COMMAND
31596 qmaild    16   0 24192   32    16 R    99.6  0.0  9319m spamd
23632 root      10   0  1000 1000   732 R     0.3  0.7   0:01 top

This server has been doing this off and on since I first installed SpamAssasin and it will usually use 99% CPU for a few hours and then drop back off to a normal 5-10% after a few hours but now it has been running this way for a week and I need a fix.

Appreciate any help. Thanks in advance

Ed

[cc_skavenger]

whos howto did you follow for the spam install??

[edb]

I just used the script found in this forum by Greg Swallow and Knuddi's SA script.

[Knuddi]

Hi edb,

Does this FAQ entry match your setup?

Q:
Installation hangs or SpamFilter (Spamassassin) uses a lot of CPU resources

A:
If Spamassassin seems to take up a lot of CPU time or the installation hang while "Discovering Razor Servers" then your server is most likely behind a firewall. Make sure to open the following ports. Outgoing TCP port 2703 (Razor2) and TCP port 7 (Echo). Razor2 uses TCP pings to discover what servers are closest to it.

[edb]

Thanks Knuddi, I'll try opening the ports on the firewall.

[CharlieBrady]

Hi edb,

Does this FAQ entry match your setup?

Q:
Installation hangs or SpamFilter (Spamassassin) uses a lot of CPU resources

A:
If Spamassassin seems to take up a lot of CPU time or the installation hang while "Discovering Razor Servers" then your server is most likely behind a firewall. Make sure to open the following ports. Outgoing TCP port 2703 (Razor2) and TCP port 7 (Echo). Razor2 uses TCP pings to discover what servers are closest to it.

All TCP outbound ports are already open. The SME server firewall only restricts inbound connections.

[Knuddi]

This FAQ is also primarily for users that have a seperate firewall outside the SME.

[edb]

Hi Knuddi

You were right. I opened the ports on my external firewall and everything seems to be fine now. Thanks

Ed