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Date:      Thu, 25 Nov 2004 00:18:22 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>
To:        Andrei Grudiy <gruand@interexc.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 100.chksetuid in /etc/periodic/security resets the mashine
Message-ID:  <20041124234936.K2006@carver.gumbysoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <20041115084956.GA24138@interexc.com>
References:  <20041115084956.GA24138@interexc.com>

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Please don't crosspost lists, particularly -security (which is totally
unrelated) and -questions and another list (which is generally redundant).
I've reset the cc: to -stable since thats the only one of the 3 I'm
subscribed to. Thanks!

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, Andrei Grudiy wrote:

>  Hello, kolleages!
>  I have a problem.
>  When I (or system) start the script 100.chksetuid in
>  /etc/periodic/security my machine resets.

This is probably a hardware problem.  chksetuid does a full scan of the
filesystem(s) and either the load from the scan or some secondary effect
(low voltage, overtemperature, bad memory) causes the reset.  Also,
spontaneous resets are tough to cause in software running in protected
mode without help from bad hardware :-) I'd check the usual suspects: turn
off any overclocking, check heat sinks, fans, and temperature sensors, and
if your machine's vendor offers a diagnostic tool, run it on repeat for a
day or two.

Also set up a serial console and run the script manually and see if you
are getting a panic or some other output.

>  The machine:
>  Timecounter "i8254"  frequency 1193182 Hz
>  CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.06GHz (3056.82-MHz 686-class CPU)
>  System version:
>  FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE #0: Mon Nov  8 06:50:54 PST 2004

This seems like a server-class machine, which may also have some onboard
monitoring which may have logged something.

-- 
Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@gumbysoft.com          |  www.FreeBSD.org



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