/etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py process flooding system

[FortuneExpress]

There is a process (/etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py) that is overwhelming our NAS. After a reboot the process disappears and the system runs fine. The moment we run the following:

echo Hello | mail -s "Test" myaddress@website.com
Where myaddress@website is my actual corporate email.

Dozens of these processes are generated and the system is overwhelmed.

Here is the output from ps aux

Code:

USER		 PID %CPU %MEM	VSZ   RSS TT  STAT STARTED	   TIME COMMAND
root	   85258 16.4  0.2 152400 52124 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.61 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84658 14.6  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85435 13.9  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.64 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85359 13.6  0.2 155548 53008 ??  D	 1:35PM	0:01.66 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85329 13.5  0.2 157604 53024 ??  LL	1:35PM	0:01.64 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85345 13.5  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85508 13.5  0.1 150860 49680 ??  RL	1:36PM	0:01.48 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84670 13.4  0.2 152140 50904 ??  RL	1:35PM	0:01.58 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85226 13.4  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85103 13.2  0.2 155548 52968 ??  RL	1:35PM	0:01.64 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85195 13.0  0.2 155548 53008 ??  D	 1:35PM	0:01.64 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85105 12.9  0.2 155292 52616 ??  RL	1:35PM	0:01.62 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84689 12.8  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.66 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84613 12.7  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84608 12.6  0.2 155548 53008 ??  D	 1:35PM	0:01.64 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84626 12.6  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.64 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84653 12.6  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84860 12.6  0.2 160284 53468 ??  D	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84897 12.6  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.64 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85025 12.6  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.64 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85315 12.5  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84727 12.4  0.2 162860 54120 ??  D	 1:35PM	0:01.68 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84683 12.2  0.2 155548 53008 ??  D	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85244 12.2  0.1 150604 49392 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.46 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85076 11.9  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85114 11.1  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.66 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85190 11.0  0.2 151372 50160 ??  RL	1:35PM	0:01.53 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85200 10.8  0.2 152140 51004 ??  RL	1:35PM	0:01.59 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85001 10.7  0.2 160284 53468 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.67 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85104 10.7  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85144 10.6  0.2 162860 54120 ??  S	 1:35PM	0:01.67 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85266 10.6  0.2 155548 53008 ??  D	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85249 10.5  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.66 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85165 10.1  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85134 10.0  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85044  9.9  0.2 151884 50596 ??  RL	1:35PM	0:01.52 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85065  9.9  0.2 160284 53368 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85189  9.8  0.2 155548 53008 ??  L	 1:35PM	0:01.66 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85032  9.7  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85155  9.6  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.66 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85160  9.5  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.66 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85446  9.5  0.1 143436 42168 ??  RL	1:35PM	0:00.94 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84631  9.4  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85115  9.4  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.64 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84701  9.3  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.66 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   85423  9.3  0.1 144204 42928 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:00.99 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t
root	   84977  9.1  0.2 155548 53008 ??  R	 1:35PM	0:01.65 /usr/local/bin/python2 /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py -t

I've tried running the kill command below but the processes are unrelenting.
sudo pkill -f sendmail /etc/find_alias_for_smtplib.py

From what I know this process is a sendmail wrapper is is run every time mail is sent. Only it shouldnt be acting like this...

We are running FreeNAS-9.3-STABLE-201509022158

Any help would be appreciated!

 

[dlavigne]

That's quite an old version of FreeNAS...