over 30 radiusd processes

[Craig Campbell]

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 at 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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