Re: periodic daily produces ridiculously huge report files

From: Michael Grimm <trashcan_at_ellael.org>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2023 15:49:13 UTC
Michael Grimm <trashcan@ellael.org> wrote

> Ever since either upgrading to MAIN or WITHOUT_INET6=yes [1] I noticed that periodic daily still runs in the morning failing to mail ridiculously huge report files (>= 90 *GB*).
> 
> [1] Can't remember when this started.

FTR: It started with WITHOUT_INET6=yes. Recompiling world and kernel including IPv6 support brings "netstat -i -d -W -n" back to normal behavior. No more of netstat producing producing huge amounts of garbage. 

> But I would like to know, if this has to do with WITHOUT_INET6=yes or FreeBSD 14?
> Or something different ...
> 
> Did someone of you experiences equal behaviour of "netstat -i -d -W"?
> Anyone with WITHOUT_INET6=yes willing to test this?

Anyone?

Regards,
Michael