Odd quirks after updating to 5.2...

From: Peter Losher (Peter_Losher_at_isc.org)
Date: 02/04/04

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Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 02:08:26 -0800

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    Ever since I updated one of our other boxes from 5.1 to 5.2, I have been
    having issues with the periodic processes not finishing up properly,
    which after a week or so fills up all the permitted forked processes,
    and then causes FreeBSD to deprive itself of resources.

    I also have seen the system freeze at least once during a make
    installworld, perhaps it fall under this?

    http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2004-January/031656.html

    (heavy I/O causing freeze)

    The box is a Dell PowerEdge 1650, and has run 5.x flawlessly beforehand
    for over a year. (this isn't the same box that handles part of
    ftp.freebsd.org) And none of our other boxes that we have migrated to
    5.2 have shown this problem.

    - -=-
    root 12875 0.0 0.1 908 636 ?? Is 3:01AM 0:00.00 /bin/sh -c
    periodic daily
    root 12876 0.0 0.1 924 652 ?? I 3:01AM 0:00.01 /bin/sh
    - - /usr/sbin/periodic daily
    root 12883 0.0 0.1 948 660 ?? I 3:01AM 0:00.03 /bin/sh
    - - /usr/sbin/periodic daily
    root 12884 0.0 0.1 924 652 ?? I 3:01AM 0:00.00 /bin/sh
    - - /usr/sbin/periodic daily
    root 12976 0.0 0.1 916 644 ?? I 3:01AM
    0:00.00 /bin/sh /etc/periodic/daily/450.status-security
    root 12977 0.0 0.1 924 652 ?? I 3:01AM 0:00.01 /bin/sh
    - - /usr/sbin/periodic security
    root 12983 0.0 0.1 948 660 ?? I 3:01AM 0:00.00 /bin/sh
    - - /usr/sbin/periodic security
    root 12984 0.0 0.1 924 652 ?? I 3:01AM 0:00.00 /bin/sh
    - - /usr/sbin/periodic security
    root 12986 0.0 0.1 924 652 ?? I 3:01AM 0:00.01 /bin/sh
    - - /etc/periodic/security/100.chksetuid
    root 12992 0.0 0.1 924 652 ?? I 3:01AM 0:00.00 /bin/sh
    - - /etc/periodic/security/100.chksetuid
    root 12997 0.0 0.1 924 652 ?? I 3:01AM 0:00.00 /bin/sh
    - - /etc/periodic/security/100.chksetuid
    - -=-

    Best Wishes - Peter
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