From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 7 10:20:18 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7B9DB365 for ; Tue, 7 Jan 2014 10:20:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wg0-x235.google.com (mail-wg0-x235.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c00::235]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 08ED5173C for ; Tue, 7 Jan 2014 10:20:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wg0-f53.google.com with SMTP id k14so17106023wgh.32 for ; Tue, 07 Jan 2014 02:20:16 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=Mn54UdeKxnATNgGzkhy1nn466JzM3AsJcRMfpRsWnZ8=; b=lHIC8ufDVvdeFhNVaZWLElMk0zH+ECVxNLJYEg6P5+lcA9NnApnPYOJ1lqQh5vt7Y9 6gHJG25M3wzmL0o4kH7FZU0zTRKb4x7GFsXqO9T5+kjYgSGdOUSpcuKLejV2/1WdtunE emOtpALxkL0s68MV7ZZTl1cGN2qDS3dzKa1ZLWmdtGxSNeiIWA0/omSTmMtqmdxKxmtg rKtxVGWX9n6IPjf8Gax5OWLe84lxJ+i9bGCvivXN7MMCjFJNdzOhyZfzUUWQbd9FCJuT +/g6Lh8czMXou/IjKJwrAYr3K90wVxkhDiJYJr/dtLPI/BkXAY0uKsc4ipmrX7eYF+Kk +/rg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.91.135 with SMTP id ce7mr16324913wib.14.1389090016477; Tue, 07 Jan 2014 02:20:16 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.180.78.229 with HTTP; Tue, 7 Jan 2014 02:20:16 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 15:50:16 +0530 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Server hang From: eras mus To: Polytropon Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.17 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Trond_Endrest=F8l?= X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2014 10:20:18 -0000 Dear List, With reference to my previous mail. The fsck output is in http://pastebin.com/vch0DbAx . And not in the previous link. On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 3:46 PM, eras mus wrote: > Dear List, > > With your help able to fix rc.conf. Able to start in normal mode. again > the server is hanging. No connection from LAN and also from server console > So in single user mode ran fsck. The fsck commands runs fine util it > comes for /usr. After giving these messsage http://pastebin.com/jujRwp6g It > is waiting for more than a hour.No other output. Is it normal phenomena? > Will it take more time. > > Please Note: As some one adviced here for memory check. Out of 4 RAMS > tried removing RAM one by one and checked whether system is hanging. It > still hangs . > > > > On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Polytropon wrote: > >> On Tue, 7 Jan 2014 13:05:00 +0530, eras mus wrote: >> > Dear List, >> > >> > I tried editing /etc/rc.conf file in between server hanged . Now the >> > rc.conf is incomplete. There is a line with incomplete quotes. >> > So the machine in starting in single user mode . No editor is working . >> > when /usr is mounter ee editor is there. But The file could not be >> edited >> > and saved since it is read only. >> > >> > How to overcome this read only mode and edit the file. >> >> This indicates a severe error, as you have correctly observed. >> Step 1 is to make / writeable: >> >> # mount -u / >> >> which is a "shortcut" for >> >> # mount -u -o rw / >> >> You will also need to mount partitions like /usr to make your >> normal editor working (for example /usr/bin/ee): >> >> # mount /usr >> >> or even >> >> # mount -a >> >> In case this step is not _possible_, you can still use an editor >> present on / (typically /rescue/vi): >> >> # /rescue/vi /etc/rc.conf >> >> Apply the quotes as required and :wq (write file and quit the >> editor). Then you should be able to let the system reboot normally. >> >> >> -- >> Polytropon >> Magdeburg, Germany >> Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 >> Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... >> > >