The default scheduled jobs are displayed in the lower portion of the status page of the
Local Services tab. Not all jobs are enabled by default. The
following jobs are displayed:
- blocklist-compile: Generates a blocklist file that combines data from
SophosLabs and customer lists.
-
pmx-makemap
: Compiles a standard list or map and/or the group-specific list named
members-per-group into a CDB list or map.
-
pmx-mark
: Writes timestamp marks in log files.
- pmx-mlog-stats: Gathers data about the message log to provide Sophos with statistical feedback. It is
recommended that you select the Share data with Sophos feature on the
Support tab of the PureMessage Manager. Doing so will
automatically enable the pmx-mlog-stats job. Providing these
statistics to SophosLabs gains you improved
protection against spam threats.
-
pmx-mlog-watch
: Scans the activity in the message log's in-bound traffic for irregularities
that may indicate spam activity.
-
monitor-analyzer
: Disabled by default, this utility must be configured with extreme caution (see
PureMessage Monitor). A component of
the PureMessage Monitor system.
-
monitor-consolidate
: Disabled by default, this utility must be configured with extreme caution (see
PureMessage Monitor). A component of
the PureMessage Monitor system.
-
monitor-notifier
: Disabled by default, this utility must be configured with extreme caution (see
PureMessage Monitor). A component of
the PureMessage Monitor system.
-
monitor-reactor
: Disabled by default, this utility must be configured with extreme caution (see
PureMessage Monitor). A component of
the PureMessage Monitor system.
-
monitor-refresh-temporary-lists
: Disabled by default, this utility must be configured with extreme caution (see
PureMessage Monitor). A component of
the PureMessage Monitor system.
-
pmx-database-vacuum
: Runs pmx-pg-autovac, an alternative to the
contrib program pg_autovacuum that
maintains persistent state. pmx-pg-autovac performs a vacuum
operation (reclaims storage occupied by deleted tuples) on each table that exceeds a
given number of entries and logs information on these activities. This program is
only essential for users of PostgreSQL version 7.4.
- pmx-prd-reduce-daily: Reduces the last day's data in the PureMessage reporting database.
- pmx-prd-reduce-hourly: Reduces the last hour's data in the PureMessage reporting database.
- pmx-prd-reduce-weekly: Reduces the last week's data in the PureMessage reporting database.
- pmx-prd-reduce-v2: Reduces the data in the PureMessage reporting database's new reports
tables.
-
resource-sync
: Synchronizes resources between local and database stores.
-
pmx-qdigest
: Generates digests of quarantined messages.
-
pmx-qdigest-expire
: Deletes old quarantine digests (those that exceed a specified age) stored in
the var/digest/pending directory.
-
pmx-qexpire
: A wrapper for pmx-store-expire, which can archive and
delete messages from the message store that are older than the specified age.
-
pmx-qmeta-index
: Add message metadata to the quarantine index.
-
pmx-qrelease
: Process centrally stored quarantine action requests.
-
pmx-quarantine-tidy
: A wrapper for pmx-store, which manages message stores, the
indexed collections of messages organized into a directory structure, such as the
messages in the PureMessage quarantine.
-
consume-blocklist-log
: Consumes the data from the blocklist_log and uses it to
populate the reports database.
-
consume-message-log
: Consumes the data from the message_log and uses it to
populate the reports database.
-
consume-pmx-log
: Consumes the data from the pmx_log and uses it to
populate the reports database.
-
consume-quarantine
: Consumes the data from the quarantine and uses it to populate the reports
database.
- oshealth_on_nines: Runs the command-line interface to the PureMessage OS Health Monitor.
- oshealth_on_fours: Runs the command-line interface to the PureMessage OS Health Monitor.
-
reports-time-ranges
: Populates the table prd_period with time ranges for
reporting.
-
pmx-webui-cleanup
: A utility that cleans up End Web User Interface sessions and temporary
files.
Important: By default, the following data update jobs are scheduled to run every
five minutes. It is not recommended that you adjust these settings because doing so will
compromise the level of best protection that is ensured by frequent SophosLabs updates.
- pmx-blocklist-data-update: The Perl Package Manager (PPM), run to upgrade and
install PureMessage blocklist data.
- pmx-antispam-data-update: The Perl Package Manager (PPM), run to upgrade
PureMessage anti-spam data.
- pmx-sophos-data-update: The Perl Package Manager (PPM), run to upgrade
PureMessage
Sophos (anti-virus) data.