Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 10:52:40 -0500 From: Walter <walterk1@earthlink.net> To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: 4.6.2 spurious reboot, fwiw Message-ID: <3DBABA48.52A91834@earthlink.net> References: <3DBA9F2A.B53419B@earthlink.net> <20021026145223.GA19530@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi>
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Matthew Seaman wrote: > On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 08:56:58AM -0500, Walter wrote: > > .. my > > FBSD 4.6.2 system rebooted a little after 2 last night. > > Do you have a UPS? Sounds to me like you had a momentary dip in the > mains voltage. PC's can be very sensitive to that sort of thing, and > will reboot themselves when other equipment (clocks, radios, videos) > just carry on reguardless. Yes, I do. So, I checked it by pulling its pull out of the wall (while the HD was not active, no log-ons, etc.). The computer stopped. It looks like my UPS battery is dead. A similar entry in the log appeared after reboot as appeared for 2 am. Good call. > Of course, simply by running FreeBSD you've foxed 99% of the script > kiddies and nasty-ware out in the wild. But that's no cause for > complacency: any one fancy a dose of the Scalper worm? > > Cheers, > > Matthew > Better securing my computer is in the plans, but after I reinstall FBSD after claiming the 600MB of the HD I left for DOS and dual-boot. After getting FBSD running, I can't think of a reason to hold onto DOS any more. Thanks. Walter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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