Jul 12th, 2010
Finding Exim Unexpected or Fatal Errors
Finding Exim Unexpected or Fatal Errors
The below log file receives all entries exim doesn’t know how to handle. It’s generally a really bad thing when log entries are being written here, and they should be thoroughly investigated.
/var/log/exim/paniclog (FreeBSD)
When certain serious errors occur, Exim writes entries to its panic log. If the error is sufficiently disastrous, Exim bombs out after-wards. Panic log entries are usually written to the main log as well, but can get lost amid the mass of other entries. The panic log should be empty under normal circumstances. It is therefore a good idea to check it (or to have a cron script check it) regularly, in order to become aware of any problems.
Reference:
General Information and Configuration for Exim Logs:
http://exim.org/exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/ch49.html
