This one time, at band camp, martin f krafft said: > Occasionally, my mail server's logs will fill with messages like > > Aug 28 17:26:21 seamus postfix/smtpd[12708]: warning: milter > unix:/var/run/clamav/clamav-milter.ctl: can't read SMFIC_MAIL > reply packet header: Connection timed out > > On inspection, the clamav-milter process will still be running: > > clamav 27894 0.0 12.2 282092 62404 ? Ssl Aug22 6:00 > /usr/sbin/clamav-milter --max-children=2 -olq --pidfile > /var/run/clamav/clamav-milter.pid > local:/var/spool/postfix/var/run/clamav/clamav-milter.ctl > > Restarting it, however, fixes the problem. > > Next time this happens, I'll attach strace. This bug just for > posterity.
It sounds like it may just be busy and not answering any more requests. Is this a reasonably busy mail server? Because you've left the max-children at the defaults, which is way too low for any real mail load. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ,''`. Stephen Gran | | : :' : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | `. `' Debian user, admin, and developer | | `- http://www.debian.org | -----------------------------------------------------------------
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