Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 22:00:07 -0600 From: itchibahn <freebsd@isot.com> To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Local package initialization Message-ID: <1044849607.3e4723c7418cf@webmail.isot.com> In-Reply-To: <003201c2d072$c71ed150$0201a8c0@scorpio> References: <003201c2d072$c71ed150$0201a8c0@scorpio>
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Did as you suggested, and found few several packages were installed by previous engineers. They weren't neccessary, so I pkg_delete them. And also stopped apache.sh from auto starting. Fixed. Thanks. Quoting Jeff Palmer <scorpio@drkshdw.org>: > When the boot process hangs there, usually it's because the machine > is trying to start a program that you've installed. There are a couple > things which could slow it down. DNS lookups are probably the most > common. If you are starting a daemon that needs to use DNS, it may > not be able to resolve your hostname. Therefore, it'll wait until the > lookup TTL expires. > > I've seen sendmail, mysql, postgresql, and other such daemons cause this > issue. > > Another thing it could be, is a misconfigured daemon. For instance, > if you recently installed postgresql, and forgot to initialize the > database, the daemon won't be able to start, but fbsd is waiting for a > clean exit code to continue booting. > > My advice, > > Reboot the machine. When it hangs, look at the package it mentions > immediately before it hangs. And the package mentioned immediately > after hitting control+c. It'll very likely be one of those two > utilities are misconfigured. > > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG] > > On Behalf Of itchibahn > > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 2:18 PM > > To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: Local package initialization > > > > I'm running FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE, and getting stuck at the end of boot > > process: > > > > "Local package initialization" > > > > When this is reached, it sets there forever. I have to CTRL-C and > > continues to > > login prompt. Any ways to fix this? Thanks. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > This mail sent through ISOT. To find out more > > about ISOT, visit http://isot.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through ISOT. To find out more about ISOT, visit http://isot.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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