<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7036.0"> <TITLE>Lots of Nagios Processes</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  Not sure what went off with this server last night but my processes log below shows lots of Nagios entries, does any know why this would happen and how I could prevent it in future Thanks all root 1 0 0 May25 ? 00:00:35 init [3] root 2 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [migration/0] root 3 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:02 [ksoftirqd/0] root 4 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [watchdog/0] root 5 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [events/0] root 6 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [khelper] root 7 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [kthread] root 10 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:12 [kblockd/0] root 11 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [kacpid] root 113 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [cqueue/0] root 116 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [khubd] root 118 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [kseriod] root 177 7 0 May25 ? 00:06:57 [kswapd0] root 178 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [aio/0] root 331 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [kpsmoused] root 354 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [ata/0] root 355 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [ata_aux] root 358 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_0] root 359 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_1] root 360 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:12 [kjournald] root 380 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [kauditd] root 406 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/udevd -d root 1061 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [hda_codec] root 1310 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [kmpathd/0] root 1316 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [kmirrord] root 1337 7 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [kjournald] root 1339 7 0 May25 ? 00:04:27 [kjournald] root 1341 7 0 May25 ? 00:04:52 [kjournald] root 1465 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:06 cpuspeed -d -n root 1752 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 klogd -x rpc 1781 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 portmap root 1799 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 rpc.statd root 1806 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/courierlogger -pid=/var/spool/authdaemon/pid -start /usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond root 1807 1806 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond root 1831 1807 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond root 1832 1807 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond root 1833 1807 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond root 1834 1807 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond root 1835 1807 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond root 1838 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 rpc.idmapd dbus 1850 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon --system root 1858 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 hcid: processing events root 1864 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sdpd root 1883 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 [krfcommd] root 1916 1 0 May25 ? 00:03:14 pcscd root 1933 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/hidd --server root 1945 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:06 automount root 1961 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/acpid root 1977 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:53 /usr/sbin/sshd root 2167 1 0 May25 ? 00:01:13 /usr/libexec/postfix/master postfix 2176 2167 0 May25 ? 00:00:43 qmgr -l -t fifo -u root 2177 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t exps2 root 2199 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:02 /usr/sbin/httpd-matrixsa root 2209 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:03 crond xfs 2229 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 xfs -droppriv -daemon root 2244 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/atd root 2252 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:32 /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/yum-updatesd avahi 2261 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:02 avahi-daemon: running [qx4.local] avahi 2262 2261 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 avahi-daemon: chroot helper process haldaemo 2270 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:06 hald root 2271 2270 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 hald-runner haldaemo 2277 2271 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.socket root 2278 2271 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/hald-addon-cpufreq haldaemo 2284 2271 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-keyboard: listening on /dev/input/event2 haldaemo 2287 2271 0 May25 ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-keyboard: listening on /dev/input/event0 ntp 2331 1 0 May25 ? 00:00:03 ntpd -u ntp:ntp -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g root 2388 1 0 May25 tty1 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty1 root 2389 1 0 May25 tty2 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2 root 2393 1 0 May25 tty3 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3 root 2396 1 0 May25 tty4 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4 root 2399 1 0 May25 tty5 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5 root 2423 1 0 May25 tty6 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6 root 9728 7 0 Jul22 ? 00:01:44 [pdflush] root 2876 1 0 Aug11 ? 00:01:54 xinetd -stayalive -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid root 3606 1 0 Sep23 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --log-error=/var/log/mysqld.log mysql 3642 3606 0 Sep23 ? 01:16:11 /usr/libexec/mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf --basedir=/usr --datadir=/home/data --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysql root 16677 7 0 Sep29 ? 00:00:08 [pdflush] root 27558 1 0 Oct03 ? 00:00:03 /sbin/syslogd -m 0 apache 2427 2199 0 Oct04 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd-matrixsa apache 2428 2199 0 Oct04 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd-matrixsa root 2434 1 0 Oct04 ? 00:00:00 cupsd root 2453 1 0 Oct04 ? 00:00:46 python2 MatrixSALaunch.py ThreadedAppServer admin 5399 5398 0 Oct05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server nagios 6668 1 0 Oct05 ? 00:00:00 ./SCREEN nagios 6669 6668 0 Oct05 pts/0 00:00:00 /bin/bash nagios 6686 6669 0 Oct05 pts/0 00:00:00 /bin/bash nagios 6691 6686 0 Oct05 pts/0 00:00:13 ./update 500 postfix 5791 2167 0 08:35 ? 00:00:00 pickup -l -t fifo -u nagios 9064 6691 0 08:59 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9192 6691 0 09:00 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9324 6691 0 09:01 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9384 6691 0 09:01 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9425 6691 0 09:02 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9426 6691 0 09:02 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9437 6691 0 09:02 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9440 6691 0 09:02 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9456 6691 0 09:02 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9470 6691 0 09:02 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9480 6691 0 09:02 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 9494 6691 0 09:02 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9587 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9588 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9589 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9590 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9592 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9593 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9594 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9595 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9596 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9597 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9599 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9601 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9602 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9603 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9604 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9606 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9618 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9619 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9620 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9622 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9623 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9624 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9664 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:02 ./update 500 nagios 9666 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:02 ./update 500 nagios 9667 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:02 ./update 500 nagios 9668 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:02 ./update 500 nagios 9669 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9671 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9673 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9685 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9686 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9689 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9690 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9692 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9693 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9694 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9695 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9696 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 9697 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9698 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9709 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9711 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9712 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:02 ./update 500 nagios 9714 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9716 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9717 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9719 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9720 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9723 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9724 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9732 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9734 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9737 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9739 6691 0 09:03 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9792 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9795 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 9796 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9797 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9812 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9813 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9814 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9823 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9824 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9825 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9826 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9827 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9828 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9829 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9830 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9831 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9832 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9842 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9845 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9849 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9851 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9870 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9871 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9873 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9880 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9884 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9887 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9890 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9891 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9894 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9896 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9897 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9901 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9902 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9903 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9905 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9906 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9907 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9908 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9913 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9916 6691 0 09:04 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9924 6691 0 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6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9947 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9949 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9952 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9955 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9965 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9969 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9970 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9971 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9972 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9976 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9977 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9978 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9979 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9980 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9981 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9982 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9984 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9985 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9986 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9987 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9988 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9993 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9995 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9996 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9997 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 9998 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 10002 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 10005 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 10011 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 10012 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 10014 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 10015 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 10016 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 10025 6691 0 09:05 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 10029 6691 0 09:06 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 10031 6691 0 09:06 pts/0 00:00:01 ./update 500 nagios 10032 6691 0 09:06 pts/0 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10214 6691 0 09:08 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10215 6691 0 09:08 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10220 6691 0 09:08 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10236 6691 0 09:08 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10237 6691 0 09:08 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10239 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10251 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10254 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10263 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10300 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10304 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10305 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10306 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10309 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10310 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10311 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10312 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10314 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 00:00:00 ./update 500 nagios 10315 6691 0 09:09 pts/0 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