From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 25 15:20:35 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FDE916A4CE for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:20:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wjv.com (fl-65-40-24-38.sta.sprint-hsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B76DF43D5C for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:20:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by wjv.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i7PFKWPX053260 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:20:33 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i7PFKWNi053259 for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:20:32 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv) Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:20:32 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040825152032.GB52986@wjv.com> References: <000701c48a55$c9303710$95150c0a@CARLOSXP> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: Where i can check a log about the last reboot time of my freebsd box X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:20:35 -0000 At Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 08:12 , our malformed and occasionally flatulent friend JJB spewed forth this fount of brain juice: > owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org wrote: > > > Hi, im having troubles with a freebsd box, suddenly this fbox > > reboots many times on a day, every hour at least, :(, i dont > > know what could be happening, this fbox was working great, i'd > > like to know if a log on the system could helpme to check if a > > program or process is making some bad things.. With this box > > i share internet to many clients.. am worried :(. thanks in > > advance. > > Carlos Alarc?n > A normal running system that suddenly starts rebooting its self is > more that likely an overheating problem caused by a thick layer of > dust on the motherboard chips or early signs of a failing power > supply. You will not find any log error messages about this. If he had looked more carefully at the log he posted, a good many of the 'reboot' lines had one right before it that said 'crash'. So there was at least an error indication, but he didn't seem to ask about it - just the 'reboot' lines. Both of your suppositions fit the problem. I thought it was mildly interesting in that at least some of the reboots were preceded by a 'crash' line. That would indicate to me that it really is heat or power, as it is inconsistent in it's reboots. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com