"Too many open files in system" problems

Discussion in 'Installation/Configuration' started by Berry, Oct 30, 2007.

  1. Berry

    Berry New Member

    Hello guys!

    I hope some of you, Linux guru's could help me with problem that I face from day to day.

    I have had "Perfect Debian Sarge, with ISPConfig", upgraded to Etch, HE-VPS with 512MB RAM (guaranteed) etc. Now, every day around a 8PM there comes to server overload (CPU goes over 10-15) and server stops to respond for minute or two. Log files and my tries of shell commands return "Too many open files in system"

    Please advise me how could I try to isolate the source of the problem? And maybe any idea what could be doing that problem?

    Thank you in advance for any suggestion!
     
  2. volksman

    volksman New Member

    check your crontabs....as root run:

    crontab -e

    You will also want to check what scripts are set in /etc/cron.d* (there are a bunch of them).

    that should be a start....you can also try tailing your /var/log/messages (or /var/log/syslog) file for more details. Also the 'top' command may help... :)
     
  3. Berry

    Berry New Member

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    nothing suspicous to me. Here is a PS AUX output during problem :

    Code:
    USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
    root         1  0.0  0.0   1868   640 ?        Ss   init
    root      5934  0.0  0.0   1736   640 ?        S    /usr/sbin/syslogd --no-forward
    root     12160  0.0  0.0   1668   392 ?        S    /usr/sbin/courierlogger -pid=/var/run/courier/authdaemon/pid
    root     12161  0.0  0.0   1860   584 ?        S    /usr/lib/courier/courier-authlib/authdaemond
    root     12208  0.0  0.0   1672   320 ?        S    /usr/sbin/courierlogger -pid=/var/run/courier/imapd.pid -sta
    root     12209  0.0  0.0   1776   544 ?        S    /usr/sbin/couriertcpd -address=0 -maxprocs=40 -maxperip=20 -
    root     12236  0.0  0.0   1672   320 ?        S    /usr/sbin/courierlogger -pid=/var/run/courier/imapd-ssl.pid
    .... COURRIER PROCESSES......
    lp       13557  0.0  0.0   1772   488 ?        Ss   /usr/sbin/lpd -s
    root     13637  0.0  0.0   2596  1324 ?        S    /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe
    mysql    13734  1.5  0.7 203432 31416 ?        Sl   /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --u
    root     13736  0.0  0.0   1480   508 ?        S    logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i -t mysqld
    ossecm   15970  0.0  0.0   1896   492 ?        S    /var/ossec/bin/ossec-maild
    root     15984  0.0  0.0   1748   420 ?        S    /var/ossec/bin/ossec-execd
    ossec    16004  0.0  0.0   2228  1100 ?        S    /var/ossec/bin/ossec-analysisd
    root     16048  0.0  0.0   1604   432 ?        S    /var/ossec/bin/ossec-logcollector
    root     16080  1.1  0.0   1764   488 ?        S    /var/ossec/bin/ossec-syscheckd
    ossec    16113  0.0  0.0   1772   428 ?        S   /var/ossec/bin/ossec-monitord
    ...POSTFIX PROCESSES....
    root     22332  0.0  0.0   4856  1212 ?        Ss   /usr/sbin/sshd
    root     22429  0.0  0.0   2188   804 ?        Ss   /usr/sbin/xinetd -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid -stayalive
    root     25655  0.0  0.0   4060  1308 ?        Ss   /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -u 107:110 -g
    root     25715  0.0  0.0   2132   884 ?        Ss   /usr/sbin/cron
    root     28064  0.0  0.2  13116  8376 ?        Ss   /root/ispconfig/httpd/bin/ispconfig_httpd -DSSL
    root     28078  0.0  0.0   2564  1252 ?        S    /bin/bash /root/ispconfig/sv/ispconfig_wconf
    108      28102  0.0  0.1  13116  7216 ?        S    /root/ispconfig/httpd/bin/ispconfig_httpd -DSSL
    root      5513  0.0  0.0   7800  2356 ?        Ss   sshd: root@pts/0
    root      8146  0.0  0.0   5028  1684 pts/0    Ss   -bash
    root     18211  0.0  0.0   4740  1620 ?        Ss   /usr/lib/postfix/master
    postfix  18220  0.0  0.0   4748  1628 ?        S    pickup -l -t fifo -u -c
    postfix  18221  0.0  0.0   4784  1716 ?        S    qmgr -l -t fifo -u -c
    bind     19968  0.0  0.0  37792  3248 ?        Ssl  /usr/sbin/named -u bind -t /var/lib/named
    nobody   21583  0.0  0.0   2508   928 ?        Ss   proftpd: (accepting connections)
    108      21615  0.0  0.0   2852  1244 ?        Ss   /home/admispconfig/ispconfig/tools/clamav/bin/freshclam -d -
    root     32604  0.0  0.1  12568  4504 ?        Ss   /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    root     32607  0.0  0.0   1608   432 ?        S    /root/ispconfig/cronolog --symlink=/var/log/httpd/ispconfig_
    www-data 32636  0.0  0.1  12736  4380 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 32637  0.0  0.1  12760  4372 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 32639  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    [apache2] <defunct>
    www-data  1348  0.0  0.1  12728  4420 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  1701  0.0  0.1  12748  4356 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  1704  0.0  0.1  12728  4324 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  1706  0.0  0.1  12736  4348 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 15406  0.0  0.1  12728  4332 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 17514  0.0  0.1  13000  4592 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 17710  0.0  0.1  12748  4400 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 17711  0.0  0.1  12736  4356 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 17714  0.0  0.1  12844  4340 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 21592  0.0  0.1  12744  4336 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 26564  0.0  0.1  12744  4412 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 27759  0.0  0.1  12736  4320 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 28227  0.0  0.1  12716  4328 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 28484  0.0  0.1  12716  4160 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 28587  0.0  0.1  12764  4364 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 32075  0.0  0.1  13012  4596 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  3660  0.0  0.1  12744  4408 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  3844  0.0  0.1  12764  4452 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  3846  0.0  0.1  12736  4360 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  4057  0.0  0.1  12808  4396 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  4058  0.0  0.1  12740  4332 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  7185  0.0  0.1  12728  4316 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  7382  0.0  0.1  12744  4404 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  7549  0.0  0.1  12728  4340 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  7550  0.0  0.1  12716  4196 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  7552  0.0  0.1  12736  4332 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 24173  0.0  0.1  12812  4424 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 24174  0.0  0.1  12864  4404 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 24175  0.0  0.1  12816  4404 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 24176  0.0  0.1  12716  4224 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    postfix  30376  0.0  0.0   4800  1700 ?        S    tlsmgr -l -t unix -u -c
    postfix  30451  0.0  0.0   4748  1592 ?        S    anvil -l -t unix -u
    postfix  30489  0.0  0.0   4760  1972 ?        S    trivial-rewrite -n rewrite -t unix -u -c
    postfix  30538  0.0  0.0   4816  2040 ?        S    cleanup -z -t unix -u -c
    10059     9769  0.8  0.5  41676 24312 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10059    21651  0.2  0.3  32428 15164 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    postfix  21705  0.0  0.0   4788  2024 ?        S    local -t unix
    10059    22102  0.4  0.5  41676 24300 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10126    26035  0.2  0.3  31036 13644 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10151    28171  0.1  0.2  27464 12384 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10059    28357  0.2  0.3  32480 15164 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10059    30564  0.3  0.3  32664 15476 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10151    30624  0.1  0.2  26980 11868 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    postfix   3850  0.0  0.0   4816  2044 ?        S    cleanup -z -t unix -u -c
    postfix   5522  0.0  0.0   5008  2472 ?        S    smtp -t unix -u -c
    www-data  9484  0.0  0.0  12584  3960 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    10151     9632  0.3  0.3  31296 13868 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    www-data  9653  0.0  0.1  12988  4576 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data  9654  0.0  0.1  12712  4320 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    10151    11280  0.2  0.2  26980 11864 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10151    11525  0.2  0.2  26544 11296 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10059    11605  0.4  0.3  32412 15216 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10059    12070  0.5  0.3  31928 14704 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    www-data 12144  0.0  0.0  12584  3772 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 13360  0.0  0.1  12992  4544 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 13364  0.0  0.0  12592  3788 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 13537  0.0  0.0  12716  3992 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 13538  0.0  0.0  12584  3784 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 13539  0.0  0.0  12584  3896 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 13540  0.0  0.0  12716  3992 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    10126    13746  0.4  0.3  31036 13644 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10059    13948  0.5  0.3  32652 15360 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10151    14022  0.4  0.3  31296 13868 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10151    15447  0.3  0.2  26976 11860 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    www-data 15839  0.0  0.1  12756  4312 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    10151    15891  0.4  0.3  31296 13860 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    www-data 15998  0.0  0.0  12720  4028 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 16001  0.0  0.1  12740  4332 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 17491  0.0  0.1  12752  4284 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 17659  0.0  0.0  12584  3868 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 17660  0.0  0.0  12584  3896 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    10151    18070  0.4  0.2  26548 11364 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    www-data 22115  0.0  0.1  12740  4320 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 22278  0.0  0.0  12700  4120 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    www-data 22280  0.0  0.1  12740  4308 ?        S    /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
    10047    26600  5.0  0.3  31308 16288 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10047    27766  5.8  0.3  31308 16328 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10151    27843  4.0  0.2  26544 11292 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    10083    28072  6.6  0.3  28512 13376 ?        S    /usr/bin/php4-cgi
    root     28146  0.0  0.0   1480   396 ?        S    sleep 10
    
    Any idea? How to limit users CPU/mem/open file usage?
     
  4. falko

    falko Super Moderator ISPConfig Developer

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