Agent_runner and tar running all the time

[shultis]

After the trials of almost upgrading to 8.2, and getting the server semi-stable, I'm faced with some high load averages because agent_runner is running 24/7 and tar is using up a ton of CPU.

I've gone through the backup settings for each site, and they are all set to backup between 11:00 pm and 5:00 am, and the server clock is correct.

These backups are showing up on the ftp server correctly, and within the time period, so it appears that it's not one of the scheduled backups that I know about, but it's really slowing the box down.

Anyone know where the control for agent_runner is, or suggestions as to where I should look to try and get it to stop, at least during the day? I've searched the forums, and haven't found anything.

 

[nmathon]

Hello,

I have exactly the same problem. Did you find a solution ?

Thanks,

Nicolas

 

[Reggie98]

Problem with agent_runner and new or updated plesk server

This might be the same problem as I have had when migrating to a new server.
After a few days, the server started to crash. Logging in with SSH and running "ps -aux" showed lots of python applications with "agent_runner" listed (how I found this thread).

It seems the problem is that a new server or upgraded plesk does not set the correct ownership on the tmp directory in the "/var/lib/psa/dumps" directory as detailed in the following thread:

http://forum.swsoft.com/showthread.php?threadid=33185

To solve the problem, login with SSH and run the command:

chown psaadmsaadm /var/lib/psa/dumps/tmp

Hope this helps