[BlueOnyx:06705] Re: cced gone wild

[MuntadaNet Webmaster]

Jeff,

I saw you had this issue and what you did by looking back through old 
email.  However, same as you, I need to find the culprit.  I have 
already done a power cycle but the problem is already building 
backup.  So right now, I have stopped cced so at least the services 
can function.  Not sure what repercussions I am introducing though so 
looking for some immediate assistance/help.

Good to know though that there is someone else with this issue.

Regards,

Rashid

At 06:40 PM 3/16/2011, Jeff Jones wrote:
>Hi Rashid,
>
>I think this may be a similar issue to mine.
>
>For me - the following occurs:
>
>Steady, linear rise in new processes created on the server, 2 every 5 minutes
>Admin GUI stops working
>Restarting AdmSrv doesn't get GUI working
>Websites continue to work until RAM on server is exhausted
>Unable to restart HTTPD
>Unable to restart cced
>Unable to restart server
>
>The only way to recover is a physical power cycle.
>
>I only have one BX server that has this problem, and it occurs about 
>once every 6 months.
>
>I have set up an SNMP monitoring alert on system processes that 
>alerts me when the number of processes rises above normal - in this 
>way I can manually intervene and restart the box at night in a 
>'controlled' manner.
>
>But I would really like some tips on how to investigate this problem 
>further in order to find the culprit.....
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jeff
>
>On 16 Mar 2011, at 22:18, MuntadaNet Webmaster wrote:
>
> > On one of my servers, cced keeps spawning more and more
> > processes.  Can someone give me an idea of what to look for to
> > prevent this?  It is causing a Denial of Service eventually in which
> > the only recovery is cycling the power.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Rashid
> >
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