/var/log/messages filling up

[RootChaos]

Hi Guys

Our /var/log/messages file is filling up with strange looking entries like below. Anyone got the same problem ?

As far as we know, the Plesk server i running without any problems but the entries keeps on creating, we are on a 12 Gig messages file at the moment...

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Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service ftp, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18804]: service smtps, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)
Oct 6 08:37:37 flash xinetd[18803]: service poppassd, accept: Invalid argument (errno = 22)

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[Logan]

The reason of this issue is that you had multiple instances of xinetd running at the same time.

I have detected this issue on some servers with FC3 and Plesk 7.5.4

I don't know if it's a Plesk or a Fedora issue.

 

[Griffith]

Do you have watchdog installed.. I had the same problem.. can't relly remember what I did to fix it, but I THINK it was watchdog...

 

[212801]

I have the same problem and same error messages (only ftp service).
Has anybody a solution for that?

Tanks a lot