over 30 radiusd processes

[Alan DeKok]

Craig Campbell wrote:
> Yes, two(2) binaries and one (1) shell script are called via exec as
> follows from the file,

 Could you NOT CC me on messages to the list?  I subscribe, and I read
the messages.

  And fix your mailer.  I saw a *large* number of duplicates.

>    - user (an authentication binary program -         Exec-Program-Wait
> = "/usr/local/sbin/auth -- %{User-Name} %{User-Password}
> %{%{Called-Station-Id}:-Missing} %{%{NAS-IP-Address}:-Missing}
> %{%{Calling-Station-Id}:-Missing} %{%{NAS-Port-Type}:-Missing}
> %{Vendor-Specific}" ,)
> 
>    -acct_user (shell script - Exec-Program =
> "%{exec:/usr/local/sbin/acctstop.sh}", )
> and
>    -attr_rewrite module (a hex translation binary -  replacewith =
> "%{exec:/usr/local/sbin/hexconvert -lX %{User-Name} }")
> 
> Is this bad?
> Is there a better alternative?
> 
> 
> Thanks so much!
> -craig
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan DeKok" <aland at deployingradius.com>
> To: "FreeRadius users mailing list" <freeradius-users at lists.freeradius.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: over 30 radiusd processes
> 
> 
>> Craig Campbell wrote:
>>> 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...
>>
>>  Are you forking shell scripts via "exec"?
>>
>>> 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?
>>
>>  It's not normal.  They're likely zombies that need to go away.  The
>> server normally cleans up any zombie children, but...
>>
>>  Alan DeKok.
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