[CentOS] CPU utils almost 100%-- solved---but still a query

On Tue, 2009-07-14 at 13:04 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
> fabian wrote:
> >> fabian wrote:
> >>
> >>> apprecite some help n advice how to get reid of this directory
> >> Is /var/ on a separate file system? It sounds like there is just
> >> a massive amount of files there, if /var is split out then you
> >> can move all other data off of /var and reformat it, and copy the
> >> data back.
> >>
> >> Otherwise perhaps just run rm -rf havp and wait till it finishes,
> >> maybe take a few minutes, hours, or days.
> >>
> >> Do you know what havp is? I'd suggest finding it's configuration
> >> and fixing it so it doesn't create so many files.
> >>
> >> nate
> >>
> > 
> > Thanks nate for ur immediate reply
> > 
> > really apprecite
> > 
> > by the way i had tried to rm -rf havp but it was jus takin a real long time
> > actually the var partition is on different file system
> > but the partition also servers as a data for our ftp server
> > 
> > i will try to move the data
> > 
> > but was jus wondering if somethin easier could be there to solve it
> > 
> > as of now after disabling the cron script the systems being workin fine
> > for almost a week with no problems
> > 
> > but have to find the solulation for the problem
> 
> Is this really a (normal) side effect of enabling mandatory locks on the 
> file system as havp claims to require?  (And the reason that unix-like 
> systems rarely use mandatory locks)?
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Kinda yeap there is a point in it.

Who is the HAVP Directory Owner Fabian>? root clamav or squid or havp?

You did compile all the source to your CURRENT Squid correct and CURRENT
kernel? Each update of squid and havp clamav needs an Updated compile. I
find that's the main problems.

John