processes not finishing problem

From: Saar Picker <saarp_at_socrates.berkeley.edu>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 10:24:00 -0700 (PDT)

Hello all,

We've been experiencing some strange problems on our DEC8200 high volume
mail server. We're running 4.0D with the latest patch kit.

Every once in a while commands like 'ls' and 'ps' stop returning and
cannot be killed. After a while, the whole machine slows down and dies as
the memory and swap fill up. The 'ls' problem is strange because it will
hang only on certain directories and work on others on the same
filesystem.

Has anyone ever seen anything like this?

Thanks.
-Saar Picker

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