Excessive logging in 10.6
sandboxd and syslogd have basically taken over my computer, using 60% and 120% CPU respectively.
Something is making sandboxd repeatedly log things like:
Feb 3 00:29:57 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: syslogd(15) deny file-read-data /private/var/log/asl/StoreData
Feb 3 00:29:57 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: syslogd(15) deny mach-task-name
Feb 3 00:29:57 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: syslogd(15) deny file-read-data /private/var/log/asl/StoreData
Feb 3 00:29:57 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: syslogd(15) deny mach-task-name
Feb 3 00:29:59: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Feb 3 00:29:57 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: * process 16 exceeded 500 log message per second limit - remaining messages this second discarded *
Feb 3 00:29:57 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: syslogd(15) deny mach-task-name
Feb 3 00:30:00: --- last message repeated 499 times ---
Feb 3 00:29:58 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: * process 16 exceeded 500 log message per second limit - remaining messages this second discarded *
Feb 3 00:29:58 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: syslogd(15) deny mach-task-name
It's trying to log more than 500 things in a second.
I do know that something is evidently trying to get into private/var/log/asl/StoreData what is that? and why is it protected?
It LOOKS like something is trying to log something, but isn't being allowed, and so sandboxd ends up logging that it disallowed someone else from logging. And it's trying to do this in a tight loop.
anyone seen anything like this?
BTW: If this isn't the right forum, can someone point me at the right one?
Something is making sandboxd repeatedly log things like:
Feb 3 00:29:57 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: syslogd(15) deny file-read-data /private/var/log/asl/StoreData
Feb 3 00:29:57 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: syslogd(15) deny mach-task-name
Feb 3 00:29:57 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: syslogd(15) deny file-read-data /private/var/log/asl/StoreData
Feb 3 00:29:57 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: syslogd(15) deny mach-task-name
Feb 3 00:29:59: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Feb 3 00:29:57 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: * process 16 exceeded 500 log message per second limit - remaining messages this second discarded *
Feb 3 00:29:57 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: syslogd(15) deny mach-task-name
Feb 3 00:30:00: --- last message repeated 499 times ---
Feb 3 00:29:58 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: * process 16 exceeded 500 log message per second limit - remaining messages this second discarded *
Feb 3 00:29:58 Brians-mini sandboxd[16]: syslogd(15) deny mach-task-name
It's trying to log more than 500 things in a second.
I do know that something is evidently trying to get into private/var/log/asl/StoreData what is that? and why is it protected?
It LOOKS like something is trying to log something, but isn't being allowed, and so sandboxd ends up logging that it disallowed someone else from logging. And it's trying to do this in a tight loop.
anyone seen anything like this?
BTW: If this isn't the right forum, can someone point me at the right one?
Mac Mini, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
