"socketfilterfw" process using 2.25 GB RAM- Why?
Why has this process ballooned to such an extreme memory hog? Can I just kill it?
MacPro, Mac OS X (10.6.5)
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I found this which you can try:
Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder and enter or paste the following at the prompt:
Or since this is related to the firewall try turning off the firewall if you have it activated.
Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder and enter or paste the following at the prompt:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.alf globalstate -int 0
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.alf firewallunload -int 1
sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw -k (or kill the PID)
Press RETURN after each line. You will be asked to authenticate the first time. Enter your admin password which is not echoed.
Or since this is related to the firewall try turning off the firewall if you have it activated.
