I am runnning 2.1.6 on Redhat Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.3 (Tikanga)).
 
This server relays all records to an identical server radius-b and radius-c
Similarly radius-b relays its records back to radius-a (except those from radius-a)
radius-c is just for testing.
 
All relaying appears to be working correctly.
 
These server currently receiving accounting records only.
 
radius-a seems to be getting the bulk of the radius records.  Normally, it has a single process.
Last night it spawned a bunch of children that seem to be loitering... 
 
radius-b and radius-c don't have more than a single radiusd process.
 
Any idea what is going on?  Why all the children?  Do I need to be concerned?  Is this normal?
 
From the detail log, is seems that the message rate increase to about 2000-2400/minute at that time for about 3 minutes, then dropped to <1000/min.
[root@radius-a radius]# ps -aef | grep radiusd
radiusd   5426 21400  0 03:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd   5738 21400  0 03:29 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd   8239 21400  0 03:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd   8240 21400  0 03:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd   8241 21400  0 03:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd   8242 21400  0 03:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd   8243 21400  0 03:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd   8244 21400  0 03:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd   9029 21400  0 03:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd   9104 21400  0 03:29 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  14154 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  14426 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  15039 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  15040 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  16082 21400  0 03:36 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  17295 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
root     19242 20229  0 11:42 pts/0    00:00:00 grep radiusd
radiusd  19974 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  20670 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  20673 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  20674 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  20675 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  20679 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  20680 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  21207 21400  0 03:31 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  21208 21400  0 03:31 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  21209 21400  0 03:31 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  21300 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  21301 21400  0 03:33 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  21400     1  0 Oct07 ?        00:02:40 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  26543 21400  0 03:34 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  26683 21400  0 03:31 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  28411 21400  0 03:34 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  29065 21400  0 03:31 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  30648 21400  0 03:34 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  30649 21400  0 03:34 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
radiusd  30893 21400  0 03:31 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/sbin/radiusd
 
Thanks,
-craig
 
 
 


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