Starting And Stopping Unix Services; Periodic System Maintenance; Backing Up Logs Data - Symantec 10490452 - Mail Security 8220 Administration Manual

198 Administering the system

Periodic system maintenance

Starting and stopping UNIX services

Periodic system maintenance

Backing up logs data

Table 10-2 describes the UNIX services of Symantec Mail Security for SMTP.
Table 10-2 UNIX services
Service Description
bcc Serves Control Center pages via HTTP
sms_ldapsync Synchronizes user and group data from LDAP directories
smssmtp_mysql Retrieves data stored in the MySQL database
smssmtpbase Transfers configuration information between the Control Center
and each Scanner.
Smssmtpconnector Downloads updated virus definitions and antispam filters
smssmtpmta Mail transfer agent that routes email
Start or stop UNIX services
Follow these procedures to start or stop UNIX services.
To start UNIX services
Log in as root or use sudo to type a command of the form:
◆
/etc/init.d/<service> start
For example:
/etc/init.d/bcc start
To stop UNIX services
Log in as root or use sudo to type a command of the form:
◆
/etc/init.d/<service> stop
For example:
/etc/init.d/bcc stop
System maintenance of the Symantec software should be done as part of your
regular server maintenance schedule, including the tasks below.
In general, there is no reason to store stale logs. For troubleshooting purposes,
logs that are not set to Information (which provides the most detail) have