Question : Python process taking up CPU time in Fedora 2

Hello--

I have a Fedora 2 box running mail (@mail). The box hangs intermittently and has to be restarted. Nothing in the /var/log/messages file. Upon observing the system over a period of time using top, I noticed that the system hangs when a process called "Python" takes up about 98% of CPU time.

The problem is intermittent and sometimes comes up within 5 minutes of system restart, sometimes within half hour and some times after an hour..

I would appreciate any suggestions on how to solve this issue.

Thanks in advance,
G

Answer : Python process taking up CPU time in Fedora 2

It really looks like yoru spam (or antivirus) checker sucks.

Try to deactivate it first of all.

Then, maybe you cn find an upgrade, or another spam/virus checker ?