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# 1  
Old 03-28-2003
Data Urgent problem with wtmpx
Hi everybody I have a problem with wtmpx. Accounting file. I activated it. It works but to well Smilie Writes the same message every minute. "faxmodem" As you can see it does not take to long until my /var file is soon full.


Thanks

Peter
# 2  
Old 03-30-2003
Which process (application) is writing the faxmodem message? Are you using fax modem software (sorry, seems like a dump question).? Which fax modem software are you using? Do you have the source code?
# 3  
Old 03-31-2003
Hi Neo,

It's hard to explain, something is write it I stopped my fax software along time ago. I was using a free ware "Hylfax" before. I stopped it and when I use a grep I can't find anything using the faxmodem.

My fax solution is a special snna software that send my faxs as a file to a windows fax box. It has nothing to do with the faxmodem. I just don't have any ideas Smilie Even search in google didn't bring anything...

Peter
# 4  
Old 03-31-2003
Would you be willing to post the output of your ps -ef or ps -aux command?
# 5  
Old 03-31-2003
Sorry it alittle long, but this is product machine...

Thanks again nero for the support....

Peter
Code:
     UID   PID  PPID  C    STIME TTY      TIME CMD
    root     0     0  0   Mar 15 ?        0:01 sched
    root     1     0  1   Mar 15 ?       140:07 /etc/init -
    root     2     0  0   Mar 15 ?        0:01 pageout
    root     3     0  2   Mar 15 ?       574:48 fsflush
    root   828     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/saf/sac -t 300
  daemon   204     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/nfs/statd
    root   206     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/autofs/automountd
    root    52     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/sysevent/syseventd
    root    54     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/sysevent/syseventconfd
    root    65     1  0   Mar 15 ?        2:38 /usr/lib/picl/picld
    root    60     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:01 devfsadmd
    root   187     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:04 /usr/sbin/inetd -s -t
  oracle 25247     1  0 09:58:02 ?        4:39 oracleFFM (LOCAL=NO)
    root   296     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/vold
    root   287     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/sadm/lib/smc/bin/smcboot
    root   288   287  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/sadm/lib/smc/bin/smcboot
    root   280     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:03 /usr/lib/utmpd
    root   163     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/rpcbind
    root   217     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:27 /usr/sbin/syslogd
    root   236     1  0   Mar 15 ?        1:04 /usr/sbin/nscd
    root   202     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/nfs/lockd
phodders 28484     1  0 13:14:12 ??       0:00 /usr/dt/bin/dtterm -sb -sl 5000 -display 172.18.17.25:0.0 -title FRA006
    root   259     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:18 /usr/lib/lpsched
    root   272     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/power/powerd
    root   221     1  0   Mar 15 ?        1:35 /usr/sbin/cron
    root   302     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/sendmail -bd -q15m
    root  4358  3703  0   Mar 19 pts/4    0:00 ksh -o vi
    root   825     1  0   Mar 15 ?        3:34 /usr/local/samba/bin/nmbd -D
    root   434     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/snmp/snmpdx -y -c /etc/snmp/conf
  oracle  3303     1  0   Mar 28 ?        0:01 ora_smon_TEST
    root 19517  3508  0   Mar 25 pts/6    0:00 ksh -o vi
  oracle   583     1  0   Mar 28 ?        0:00 ora_pmon_ESAB
  daemon   378   377  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/ab2/dweb/sunos5/bin/dwhttpd /usr/lib/ab2/dweb/data
    root   391     1  0   Mar 15 ?        1:24 /usr/local/bin/prngd /var/spool/prngd/pool
  daemon   377     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/ab2/dweb/sunos5/bin/dwhttpd /usr/lib/ab2/dweb/data
    root   856   828  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/saf/ttymon
   hoell 18990     1  0 08:38:28 ?        0:00 ADSAMP -b -s ITREXSLDN41
    root   411     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/local/sbin/sshd
    root   452     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/dmi/dmispd
    root   829     1  0   Mar 15 console  0:00 /usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -h -p fra006 console login:  -T sun -d /dev/console -l c
  bbuser   572     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:12 /bin/sh /export/home/bb18c1/bin/bbrun /export/home/bb18c1/bin/bb-local.sh
    root   495     1  0   Mar 15 ?       10:51 ./ccsisdn
    root   477     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/dmi/snmpXdmid -s fra006
    root   448     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:45 /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -daemon
 merkeld  3492     1  0   Mar 24 ??       0:03 /usr/dt/bin/dtterm -sb -sl 5000 -display 172.18.16.221:0.0 -title FRA006
  bbuser   607     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:13 /bin/sh /export/home/bb18c1/bin/bbrun /export/home/bb18c1/ext/bb-swap.sh
    root   810   434  0   Mar 15 ?        0:39 mibiisa -r -p 32794
    root  4017  2683  0   Mar 27 pts/2    0:00 ksh -o vi
    root   794     1  0   Mar 15 ?        0:03 /usr/local/samba/bin/smbd -D
  oracle  7379     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:01 ora_smon_POOL
    root 10239 10947  0   Mar 24 pts/10   0:00 ksh -o vi
   hoell 20086 20084  0 10:17:54 pts/8    0:01 -ksh
    root 10206 17804  0   Mar 24 pts/12   0:00 rlogin fra006-test -l root
  oracle  3301     1  0   Mar 28 ?        0:27 ora_ckpt_TEST
   hoell  5252  5250  0 12:22:20 pts/7    0:00 -ksh
phodders  2681     1  0   Mar 27 ??       0:05 /usr/dt/bin/dtterm -sb -sl 5000 -display 172.18.17.25:0.0 -title FRA006
  oracle   593     1  0   Mar 28 ?        0:00 ora_reco_ESAB
  oracle  7467     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:01 ora_smon_LDN
phodders  2683  2681  0   Mar 27 pts/2    0:00 /bin/csh
  bbuser 15593   572  0 13:10:02 ?        0:00 sleep 298
    root 28495 28486  0 13:14:16 pts/3    0:00 ksh -o vi
    root  6522   187  0 10:23:28 ?        0:00 in.ftpd
  oracle   589     1  0   Mar 28 ?        0:00 ora_ckpt_ESAB
   hoell 18987     1  0 08:38:14 ?        0:00 ADSAMP -b -s ITREXSFFM41
  oracle  7377     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:13 ora_ckpt_POOL
  oracle  7463     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:01 ora_lgwr_LDN
  oracle  7465     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:19 ora_ckpt_LDN
steppkej 11375  5452  0 12:35:23 pts/9    0:00 IWP5
  oracle  7429     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:00 ora_reco_FFM
 merkeld  3506     1  0   Mar 24 ??       0:13 /usr/dt/bin/dtterm -sb -sl 5000 -display 172.18.16.221:0.0 -title FRA006
  oracle  7373     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:00 ora_dbw0_POOL
phodders 17442 17440  0   Mar 27 pts/1    0:00 /bin/csh
  oracle  7469     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:00 ora_reco_LDN
 merkeld 10947  3506  0   Mar 24 pts/10   0:00 /bin/csh
   hoell 23064 20086  0 13:01:17 pts/8    0:00 vi backup-wpdaten
  oracle   587     1  0   Mar 28 ?        0:00 ora_lgwr_ESAB
  oracle 19404     1  0 09:55:58 ?        0:00 oracleLDN (LOCAL=NO)
  oracle  7439     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:00 /u01/oracle/product/817/bin/tnslsnr LISTENER -inherit
  oracle  3297     1  0   Mar 28 ?        0:00 ora_dbw0_TEST
  oracle  7421     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:01 ora_dbw0_FFM
  bbuser 15823   607  0 13:10:03 ?        0:00 sleep 300
 merkeld  3494  3492  0   Mar 24 pts/5    0:00 /bin/csh
  oracle  7419     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:00 ora_pmon_FFM
phodders 17440     1  0   Mar 27 ??       0:03 /usr/dt/bin/dtterm -sb -sl 5000 -display 172.18.17.25:0.0 -title FRA006
  oracle  7381     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:00 ora_reco_POOL
    root  8988   794  0 13:07:08 ?        0:00 /usr/local/samba/bin/smbd -D
  oracle 12231     1  0 10:25:33 ?        2:36 oracleLDN (LOCAL=NO)
    root  3701   187  0   Mar 19 ?        0:00 in.rlogind
  oracle  7461     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:01 ora_dbw0_LDN
    root  3703  3701  0   Mar 19 pts/4    0:00 ksh -o vi
    root 28505 28495  0 13:14:34 pts/3    0:00 ps -ef
    root 21947 21940  0 09:12:52 pts/11   0:00 ksh -o vi
  oracle  3305     1  0   Mar 28 ?        0:00 ora_reco_TEST
  oracle  7423     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:04 ora_lgwr_FFM
  oracle  7425     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:13 ora_ckpt_FFM
    root 11090  4358  0   Mar 19 pts/4    0:00 ksh
  oracle 22852     1  0 12:50:50 ?        0:00 oracleFFM (LOCAL=NO)
phodders 28486 28484  0 13:14:12 pts/3    0:00 /bin/csh
   hoell   997 18990  0                   0:01 <defunct>
    root 17802   187  0   Mar 19 ?        0:00 in.rlogind
    root 17804 17802  0   Mar 19 pts/12   0:00 ksh -o vi
  oracle 19402     1  0 09:55:57 ?        0:00 oracleLDN (LOCAL=NO)
    root 17449 17442  0   Mar 27 pts/1    0:00 ksh -o vi
  oracle   591     1  0   Mar 28 ?        0:00 ora_smon_ESAB
   hoell  2826   221  0 08:00:00 ?        0:00 sh -c /usr/iwp5/bin/watch.pl 1>/usr/iwp5/bin/watch.log  2>&1
  oracle 16424     1  0 09:54:55 ?        0:02 oracleLDN (LOCAL=NO)
  oracle   948     1  0 11:37:30 ?        0:01 oraclePOOL (LOCAL=NO)
  oracle 12229     1  0 10:25:33 ?        0:00 oracleLDN (LOCAL=NO)
  oracle  3299     1  0   Mar 28 ?        0:00 ora_lgwr_TEST
    root 10207 10206  0   Mar 24 pts/12   0:00 rlogin fra006-test -l root
   hoell 12117 18990  0 10:25:10 ?        1:49 ADSAMP -b -s ITREXSLDN41
    root  3548  3494  0   Mar 24 pts/5    0:00 ksh -o vi
  oracle  7427     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:01 ora_smon_FFM
phodders 21940  2681  0 09:12:42 pts/11   0:00 /bin/csh
  oracle 25155     1  0 09:58:01 ?        0:00 oracleFFM (LOCAL=NO)
  oracle  7375     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:00 ora_lgwr_POOL
   hoell 24710 18987  0 09:57:45 ?        3:08 ADSAMP -b -s ITREXSFFM41
    root 20084   187  0 10:17:54 ?        0:00 in.telnetd
  oracle   585     1  0   Mar 28 ?        0:00 ora_dbw0_ESAB
 ccsuser  5547   794  0   Mar 27 ?        6:38 /usr/local/samba/bin/smbd -D
   hoell 22170 18990  0                   0:00 <defunct>
   hoell  2828  2826  0 08:00:00 ?        0:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/iwp5/bin/watch.pl
   hoell 19398 18990  0 09:55:42 ?        0:00 ADSAMP -b -s ITREXSLDN41
  oracle 22850     1  0 12:50:50 ?        0:00 oracleFFM (LOCAL=NO)
 merkeld  3508  3506  0   Mar 24 pts/6    0:00 /bin/csh
  oracle 26218     1  0 12:08:42 ?        0:02 oracleFFM (LOCAL=NO)
steppkej  5452  5450  0 12:33:14 pts/9    0:00 /usr/bin/ksh menue
    root  6525   187  0 10:23:29 ?        0:00 in.ftpd
    root  5450   187  0 12:33:14 ?        0:00 in.rlogind
  oracle  7371     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:00 ora_pmon_POOL
  oracle  7459     1  0   Mar 29 ?        0:00 ora_pmon_LDN
   hoell 20376 18987  0 12:50:02 ?        0:00 ADSAMP -b -s ITREXSFFM41
  oracle  3295     1  0   Mar 28 ?        0:00 ora_pmon_TEST
  oracle 28492     1  0 13:14:12 ?        0:00 oracleFFM (LOCAL=NO)
    root  5250   187  0 12:22:19 ?        0:00 in.telnetd
  oracle 28238     1  0 12:42:00 ?        0:00 oracleFFM (LOCAL=NO)8

# 6  
Old 03-31-2003
One other request, just to be sure, can you post the output of crontab -l (for root) so we can see if any cron jobs are running every minute that might effect this and not (easily) show up in the process table.

BTW, I edited your post and wrapped you output the the \[code\] directive to make it easier to read.
# 7  
Old 04-01-2003
So here is my crontab. But I don't have anything running every minute that has some thing to do with a faxmodem..

Thanks again

Code:
#ident  "@(#)root       1.19    98/07/06 SMI"   /* SVr4.0 1.1.3.1       */
#
# The root crontab should be used to perform accounting data collection.
#
# The rtc command is run to adjust the real time clock if and when
# daylight savings time changes.
#
* * * * 1-5  /usr/local/bin/dwz_call.sh         1> /tmp/call1.log 2>&1
* * * * 1-5 sh -c "/usr/users/sysmgr/bin/select_swift.sh"       > /dev/null
* * * * 1-5 csh -c "/usr/users/sysmgr/bin/sebfile_call.sh" 1>/tmp/call.log 2>&1
* * * * 1-5 csh -c "/usr/users/sysmgr/bin/more_call.sh"         > /dev/null
05 1 * * 2-6 ksh -c "/usr/users/sysmgr/bin/backup_disk.sh"              >/dev/nu
ll
00 23 31 * * csh -c "/usr/users/sysmgr/bin/eom_new.sh"  1>/tmp/eom.log 2>&1
10 3 * * 0,4 /etc/cron.d/logchecker
10 3 * * 0   /usr/lib/newsyslog
15 3 * * 0 /usr/lib/fs/nfs/nfsfind
01 2 * * * [ -x /usr/sbin/rtc ] && /usr/sbin/rtc -c > /dev/null 2>&1
30 3 * * * [ -x /usr/lib/gss/gsscred_clean ] && /usr/lib/gss/gsscred_clean
#00 6 * * 3 csh -c "/usr/users/sysmgr/bin/clean_up.sh"  >> /tmp/clean_up.log
30 6 * * 1-5 sh -c "/usr/local/bin/spoolfileF"          > /dev/null
32 6 * * 1-5 sh -c "/usr/local/bin/spoolfileL"          > /dev/null
34 6 * * 1-5 sh -c "/usr/local/bin/spoolfileE"          > /dev/null
00 8,16 * * 1-5 ksh -c "/usr/local/bin/wertpapierkurse.sh" > /dev/null
08 20 * * 1-5 csh -c "/usr/local/bin/wmdaten.sh"                > /dev/null
00 16 * * 1-5 sh -c "/usr/users/sysmgr/bin/check_settlement.sh" > /dev/null
00 17 * * 1-5 sh -c "/usr/iwp5/bin/dwz_kontrolle1.sh"           > /dev/null
30 17 * * * sh -c "/usr/local/bin/last_hoell.sh"                > /dev/null
00 18 * * 1-5 sh -c "/usr/local/bin/dwzreport.sh"               > /dev/null
01 21 * * 1-5 sh -c "/usr/users/sysmgr/bin/copy_kurse.sh"       > /dev/null
# 45 21 * * 1-5 sh -c "/usr/users/sysmgr/bin/check_xetra.sh"    > /dev/null
45 21 * * 1-5 sh -c "/usr/users/sysmgr/bin/check_ngt.sh"        > /dev/null
00 22 * * * sh -c "/usr/local/bin/wtmpx.sh"               > /dev/null
#00 9,10,12,14,16,18,20,22 * * 1-5 ksh -c "/usr/local/bin/fax_log_save.sh"     >
 /dev/null
#00,10,20,30,40,50 10-21 * * 1-5 ksh -c "/usr/local/sbin/faxmodem ttyb"        >
/dev/null 2>&1
30 23 * * 1-5 sh -c "/usr/users/sysmgr/bin/copy_gii.sh" > /usr/iwp5/bin/copy_gii
.log
#
# Eingefuegt am 06.08.02 KL
#
#00 04 * * 1-5 /usr/iwp5/bin/datacheck.sh
#00 05 * * 1-6 /usr/iwp5/bin/rebuild.sh 1>/usr/iwp5/bin/rebuild.cronlog 2>&1
# A. Stumpf, cubes GmbH, 4.11.02 Faxsoftware cleanup
50 4 * * * /usr/ccs_user/clean

 
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