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Re: /path/to/smtpd : bad command startup -- throttling

From: David A. Gershman (gershmandagertech.net)
Date: Thu Dec 09 2004 - 12:19:18 CST


> David A. Gershman:
> > Wietse Venema wrote:
> > > David A. Gershman:
> > >
> > >>Hello,
> > >>
> > >> I got the following error in my mail.log:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Nov 29 01:05:41 {nostname} postfix/master[724]: warning:
> > >>/usr/local/apps/postfix-2.1.4/sbin/smtpd: bad command startup --
throttling
> > >
> > >
> > > You haven't shown all available information. grep for 724 and smtpd.
> >
> > Just did...no other lines exist for process 724. As for smtpd,
> > naturally all mails coming to the machine will match.
>
> The master logs TWO LINES when a process terminates abnormally.

Sorry, I don't see any other line associated with process 724. However,
the previous line:

  Nov 29 01:05:40 {hostname} postfix/smtpd[20750]: fatal: watchdog timeout

showed up. I figured it was something else since it wasn't from
'master'. Greping for 20750 just showed numerous lines for the running
smtpd daemon...none nearly close to the time of 1:05:40.

David