From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 6 22:52:51 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4618516A4CE for ; Sat, 6 Nov 2004 22:52:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from inertia.drifthost.com (inertial.drifthost.com [66.90.101.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2338B43D2D for ; Sat, 6 Nov 2004 22:52:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from steve@drifthost.com) Received: from [203.142.133.217] (helo=Steve) by inertia.drifthost.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.43 (FreeBSD)) id 1CQZQa-0009cf-0g; Sun, 07 Nov 2004 09:53:00 +1100 From: "Steven Adams" To: "'DanGer'" , Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 09:52:38 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: <605159368.20041106112514@wilbury.sk> Thread-Index: AcTEUTojTmF3mnmpTbqmvZavfkgqjwAAfBlQ X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - inertia.drifthost.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [26 6] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - drifthost.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Message-Id: <20041106225251.2338B43D2D@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: Big Problem, Load Avg Very High X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: drift@FreeBSD.ORG List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 22:52:51 -0000 This is a live server. I cant format it or take it down for over 5-6hours... In theory you should be able to update to 5.3 from 5.2.1 correct>? Steven Adams steve@drifthost.com DriftNet Web Services http://www.drifthost.com Home: +61 2 94274857 Fax: +61 2 94274857 Mobile +61 (0) 404 085644 -----Original Message----- From: DanGer [mailto:danger@wilbury.sk] Sent: Saturday, 6 November 2004 9:25 PM To: questions@freebsd.org; Steven Adams Subject: Re: Big Problem, Load Avg Very High Saturday, November 6, 2004, 6:41:50 AM, you wrote: > Hi, hello > I run FreeBSD 5.2.1 with the following hardware you can upgrade to 5.3, it's now -release > I am really confussed what else I can do to find out what is causing this > problem as the server completely locks up when it goes to 50+ load. > It seems that its copying a lot of information to the swap drive and is > running out of ram, which I don't know why it seems apache is taking up all > of the ram for some weird reason? don't you use apache 2.x ? if so, there is a new DDoS "feature" :) info: http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6A0010KBPE.html > Here is my demsg, I hope you guys can help! -- Good luck +----------==/\/\==----------+ (__) FreeBSD | DanGer | \\\'',) The | DanGer@IRCnet ICQ261701668 | \/ \ ^ Power | http://danger.homeunix.org | .\._/_) To +----------==\/\/==----------+ Serve [ Uz sa zase tvaris prilis vazne. ]