RE: [FW1] SMTP connection log

[Rick McMaster <RMcMaster@FW1-NOSPAMEPLUS.com>]

Solaris considers all devices as files, including incoming TCP connections.
Solaris also limits the number of open files that a single process can have
open at the same time.  This limit can be changed in the /etc/system file.
I would bet that the asmtpd process had the maximum number of open files set
and received another inbound connection request.  Try increading the max
file opens in /etc/system and see if that takes care of your problem.

Rick McMaster, CISSP
Sr. Network Security Engineer
ePlus Technology
http://www.eplus.com
Nasdaq: PLUS


-----Original Message-----
From: Crivianu, Iosif [mailto:ICrivianu@purolator.com]
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 2:47 PM
To: fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com
Subject: [FW1] SMTP connection log



In one night I had an incident, the asmtpd.elg log file was 350 M (normally
the size should be a few K 15 -20 K) with this message: 

smtp_new_connection: accept(0): Too many open files

I'm not storing the mail on the firewall only forwarding, so I would like to
know from were is coming this messages. CP told me the message is comming
from Solaris, but the log file is from the firewall not from OS.
 
Maybe somebody experience the same problem.
 
Thanks

p.s Solaris 7, CPfw 4.1 SP3




============================================================================
====
     To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at
               http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html
============================================================================
====


================================================================================
     To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at
               http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html
================================================================================